<ul><li>Star Citizen studio Cloud Imperium has shut down its Los Angeles studio.</li><li>The closure comes after mass layoffs and an executive purge at the company.</li><li>Fans argue that the studio's sales and marketing tactics breach EU consumer protection guidelines for video game monetization.</li><li>Star Citizen, originally Kickstarted in 2012, remains in an incomplete but playable alpha stage after years of crowdfunding.</li></ul>

Star Citizen studio shutters its LA offices as players argue CIG’s whaling is anti-consumer

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