Cloud Imperium Group acquires long-time collaborator Turbulent

Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) announced today that it is acquiring Turbulent, the Canadian studio that has assisted in the development of CIG’s perpetually developed space sim, Star Citizen. Turbulent becomes one of several studios under CIG, which has locations in Texas, Manchester, Los Angeles, Frankfurt, Montreal and Toronto.

Chris Roberts, CEO of CIG, said in a statement, “We enthusiastically welcome Turbulent to our family of studios, as an integral part of our Star Citizen development. Fundamentally, we recognize the shared cultural values and passions between our two companies, which have helped create a natural synergy and development pipeline for our joint projects over the past decade.”