Solid Clouds
| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Stefán Gunnarsson Stefán Þór Björnsson |
| Headquarters | |
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]
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- ^ "Starborne, the upcoming 4X MMORTS from Solid Clouds will begin its seventh alpha test on October 18". Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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- ^ "Solid Clouds með nýtt sýnishorn úr Starborne – Nörd Norðursins". nordnordursins.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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- ^ "Solid Clouds fyrsta félagið sem fær staðfestingu á skattafrádrætti fjárfesta". Samtök iðnaðarins - íslenskur iðnaður (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Ekki hægt að bjóða ríkinu betri fjárfestingakost". Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Solid Clouds fyrst til að fá frádrátt fyrir erlendan sérfræðing". Samtök iðnaðarins - íslenskur iðnaður (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ ""Mobile strategy games haven't really changed in ten years"". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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