pingelig!
The deadline's already passed (midnight on 31st December 2023). As it has for all five UK entities, so all will receive fines for late filing submission:CIG face devastating £150 fine if they don't muster their accounts by the 31st...
Cloud Imperium Games Faces £150 Fine For Failure To File 2022 Accounts
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So nada special. But it is weird that they always file so late.
(Takes time to percolate all that mystery foreign revenue maybe).
Plus being late two years in a row means they'll be flagged for an audit by HMRC.
Being flagged for an audit doesn't necessarily mean HMRC will conduct one - it's dependent on HMRC's available resources as it involves a number of their auditors for a few weeks (during which the company can be asked to freeze operations).Oh whoops yep!
Oh juicy. That seems like something they might prefer to avoid. (What with all those tax credits for a famously delayed game and that, for a start ).
(Not seeing that in the official wrist-slaps. How'd you hear tell of that?)
E: Didn't realise there are potentially criminal charges/fines on top of the CH fines. Makes it all the odder that they're so tardy.
Nah, SC is doing fine work.Oh dear. Not all the pledges are going to development then.
It means roughly "small-minded', "obsessed with detail".I don't even know what a pingelig is, but I want one!
Is it available in the store, and does it punch above it's weight?
We're thrilled to unveil the incredible cast of characters we've created for Star Citizen, the epic space adventure developed by Cloud Imperium. Working with such a talented team has been an amazing journey.
Are even the in-house artists sitting on their hands now, so they need to contract externals? What do the alleged scores of employees do?So it seems CIG are outsourcing some character assets at the mo. An Armenian contractor has been showing off some stuff over the last 4 months:
No kinks in the subscriber flair pipeline
Everytime a new asset must be made, they have to hire a new contractor as all the others are busy refactoring the assets they're in charge of for the nth time.Are even the in-house artists sitting on their hands now, so they need to contract externals? What do the alleged scores of employees do?
Doors, doors... where did I hear about this concept of air door? Was that in "The Invincible"? Works only in pressurised environments iirc. But if SC had this it would also have to load/stream the next "zone" properly anyway.Alien doors. Concierge doors. You name it!
Extra Exponential Extraordinary. Euler must be happy.Everytime a new asset must be made, they have to hire a new contractor as all the others are busy refactoring the assets they're in charge of for the nth time.
Are even the in-house artists sitting on their hands now, so they need to contract externals? What do the alleged scores of employees do?
A studio full of artists. Arthouse, maybe rather?Allow the Wastrel Roberts to maintain the illusion that he’s a rockstar game developer and the head of a large studio.
Everytime a new asset must be made, they have to hire a new contractor as all the others are busy refactoring the assets they're in charge of for the nth time.