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Icelandic video game developer
Solid CloudsIndustry |
Video games |
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Founded | 2013; 11 years ago (2013) |
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Founder | Stefán Gunnarsson Stefán Þór Björnsson |
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Number of employees | 15 (2018) |
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Solid Clouds is an Icelandic
video game developer located in
Reykjavík,
Iceland.
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[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.
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[4] Solid Clouds has secured both private and public funding in its foundational years with the largest round in January 2018.
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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.
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[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.
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References
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"Solid Clouds - Icelandic Times". Icelandic Times (in Icelandic). January 21, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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"Ný stjórn hjá Solid Clouds". Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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"Northlandsquare Iceland". Northlandsquare. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
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"Solid Clouds býður í heimsókn – Nörd Norðursins". nordnordursins.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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"NorthStack Raisee $2.5". NorthStack. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
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"The 'new CCP' in Iceland is making a browser strategy game with 1.5M hexagons". VentureBeat. May 13, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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"Venturebeat". Venturebeat. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
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"NorthStack Rvs and Solid Clouds".
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"'Starborne'". Worthplaying. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
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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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"Multiplayer Game". PC Gamer. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
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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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"Nýtt Starborne myndband – Opnað fyrir alfa umsóknir – 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.
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"Ekki hægt að bjóða ríkinu betri fjárfestingakost". Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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"Solid Clouds fyrst til að fá frádrátt fyrir erlendan sérfræðing". Samtök iðnaðarins - íslenskur iðnaður (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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""Mobile strategy games haven't really changed in ten years"". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved July 1, 2018.