Cloud Imperium Games announces they've opened a new studio in Frankfurt, the hotbed of CryENGINE development, to further support creation of Star Citizen, their upcoming space combat game. Here's the plan:

Cloud Imperium™ Games (CIG), the creators of the first person universe space simulator, Star Citizen™, formally announced today the opening of its newest development office in Frankfurt, Germany. Managed by CIG’s Foundry 42 Ltd. in Manchester, the Frankfurt office is comprised of some of the top engineers, artists and designers in Europe, many of whom had responsibility in creating the engine technology, CryEngine, which is the foundational framework for Star Citizen.

“These are some of the top game developers in this part of the world,” said CIG’s co-founder and creative director, Chris Roberts. “We are extremely pleased to have them on our team and working with CIG in all aspects of creating Star Citizen. Their experience in working on CryEngine will pay huge dividends for us in the very near future. Some of their contributions are already showing up in in our single player game, Squadron 42, and our first person shooter elements.”

The new Foundry 42 office sits on the western side of Frankfurt in a new business complex close to the city’s convention center and shopping district. There currently are 21 people on the team, but that number is expected to increase to 50 by the end of the year. Cloud Imperium’s job listings, including those currently open in Frankfurt can be found at https://cloudimperiumgames.com/jobs.