Brian Chambers, Vice President of Game Development, Departs Cloud Imperium Games

Here's a personnel move I did not expect to happen over at Cloud Imperium Games.  Brian Chambers, the Vice President of Game Development, has stepped away from the company.

After 11 amazing years at CIG it’s time for me to step aside and watch from the sidelines.

From starting a new studio in Frankfurt to helping run a Dev team of 800+ across 5 separate time zones, it’s been both challenging and incredibly rewarding.

Time for an overdue break then…

— Brian Chambers (@ChambersArt) April 26, 2026

I'm not really sure how to view the departure of Chambers from CIG.  Chambers was one of a group of former Crytek developers who left the company to work for CIG. He founded the Frankfurt office of Foundry 42, the studio that primarily worked on Squadron 42 back in 2015. From the Star Citizen Wiki, Chambers became primarily focused on Squadron 42 in 2019.

I don't know if this is good news for the release of Squadron 42 or bad. Is the game far enough along in development that such a critical leader in the company can leave without issues arising? Rumors have it we might find out sometime in May.