Frontier Developments has at last confirmed a release date for the PC version of Elite: Dangerous. Eurogamer reports that the launch version of the game will be made available on December 16th. The game has of course been available for some time now in assorted alpha and beta forms, but …
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The space race has returned. More than 20 years after seminal franchises like Elite, Wing Commander and Star Wars: TIE Fighter set the bar for space simulation gaming, those that helped the genre first blast off are returning to making out-of-this-world games. Chief among them are David Braben, creator of …
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Long absent political thriller has essentially been scrapped
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Elite Dangerous is coming to PS4 and Xbox One, it seems. Speaking to Eurogamer Frontier boss David Braben said in no uncertain terms that he was not announcing a console port of the game. But then pretty much did. "I’ve just got to watch out," he said. "I don’t want …
Read More »How times have changed: Develop legends discuss an evolving industry
To celebrate our 150th issue, we gathered some of our most notable cover stars to mull over how development has changed in the last decade and a half. James Batchelor caught up with the faces of Develop magazine’s past
Read More »David Braben awarded an OBE
David Braben has been appointed OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. TheBBCreports that the honour was given for his services to the UK’s game and computer industries. Braben, who runs UK developer Frontier, co-created space sim Elite with Ian Bell in 1984, which went on to win huge critical …
Read More »Elite developer David Braben receives OBE
Frontier founder recognised for 30-year service to game industry
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Reclaims rights to Elite in £5m buyout of Cambridge IT consultancy
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David Braben discusses what the studio is doing to adapt its upcoming game to virtual reality
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David Braben, Andy Tudor, Patrick O'Luanaigh, James Brooskby and others on what the $2bn purchase means for games
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