Star Citizen Loses Director Who Promised Games’ Release Before 2026

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Another Bump In The Road For Star Citizen!!

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  • Star Citizen director, Carl Jones has left Cloud Imperium Games.
  • There has been no official announcement, but he has been removed from the team as per the official website.
  • He previously stated that Star Citizen and Squadron 42 could be released by 2026.

Cloud Imperium Games, the studio behind highly ambitious games, Star Citizen and Squadron 42 is going through a massive change. While things have happened silently, the game’s director seems to have been removed from the studio. 

According to the official website management section, the director of Star Citizen and company CFO Carl Jones, who had promised that the game would be released by 2026, has been removed from the company. 

Why it matters: With the leadership change, the plans for Star Citizen and its single-player campaign, Squadron 42 could be revised, and the 2026 release may be delayed further.

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Carl Jones has been removed from the management team from CGI’s website without an announcement.

As can be seen in the above screenshot, the official website has removed Carl Jones from the leadership team altogether. Notably, last October marked Jones’ 10th anniversary at the studio

This news comes right after Star Citizen recorded its second-best year in terms of crowdfunding with over $116 Million, just $1 million short of its best year in 2023. Additionally, the game has already raised over $700 Million throughout its development. 

About Us Section Screenshot From 4th Oct, 2024

This news will be particularly worrying for the fans who have been following the development ever since the game was announced. Considering, that it’s majorly a crowdfunded project and Carl Jones was at the centre of it, things could get problematic.

Cloud Imperium Games and Jones, both have been very quiet on the matter so far. So, we don’t know for sure what went wrong; whether he was removed from the office, or left on his own accord. 

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