Solid Clouds
IndustryVideo games
Founded2013 (2013)
FounderStefán Gunnarsson
Stefán Þór Björnsson
Headquarters
Reykjavík, Iceland
Number of employees
15 (2018)

Solid Clouds is an Icelandic video game developer located in Reykjavík, Iceland.[1][2] It was founded in 2013 by co-founders Stefán Gunnarsson, a graduate in computer science from Reykjavík University, and Stefán Þór Björnsson of Íslandsbanki.[3][4] Solid Clouds has secured both private and public funding in its foundational years with the largest round in January 2018.[5]

In 2013, Solid Clouds began development on Starborne using the Unity engine. It is a combination of 4X and massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game.[6][7] Solid Clouds was selected for the Nordic Showcase 2016 at the annual Slush conference.[8] Development of Starborne has received favorable coverage by video game press for its sixth[9] and seventh[10][11] alpha development rounds.[12][13][14][15][16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "Solid Clouds - Icelandic Times". Icelandic Times (in Icelandic). January 21, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ný stjórn hjá Solid Clouds". Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Northlandsquare Iceland". Northlandsquare. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Solid Clouds býður í heimsókn – Nörd Norðursins". nordnordursins.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "NorthStack Raisee $2.5". NorthStack. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ "The 'new CCP' in Iceland is making a browser strategy game with 1.5M hexagons". VentureBeat. May 13, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Venturebeat". Venturebeat. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ "NorthStack Rvs and Solid Clouds".
  9. ↑ "'Starborne'". Worthplaying. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Starborne, the upcoming 4X MMORTS from Solid Clouds will begin its seventh alpha test on October 18". Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Multiplayer Game". PC Gamer. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Solid Clouds með nýtt sýnishorn úr Starborne – Nörd Norðursins". nordnordursins.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Nýtt Starborne myndband – Opnað fyrir alfa umsóknir – Nörd Norðursins". nordnordursins.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Solid Clouds fyrsta félagið sem fær staðfestingu á skattafrádrætti fjárfesta". Samtök iðnaðarins - íslenskur iðnaður (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Ekki hægt að bjóða ríkinu betri fjárfestingakost". Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Solid Clouds fyrst til að fá frádrátt fyrir erlendan sérfræðing". Samtök iðnaðarins - íslenskur iðnaður (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  17. ↑ ""Mobile strategy games haven't really changed in ten years"". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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