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Tencent are now the second biggest shareholder of the Cambridge-based studio
Read More »Chinese giant Tencent take 9 per cent of Frontier Developments
Audio Jobs: Finding the best tune
Audio is a very specialised area of the games industry. Some designers have been doing it for decades. So how did they get their jobs, and what do they look for when hiring new audio designers? Sean Cleaver asks UK studios and outsourcers for their advice and experiences
Read More »Interview: Designing the audio for Planet Coaster
The audio team at Frontier talk Develop through the recording and the mixing of the rollercoaster construction game
Read More »Frontier pulls new feature after Elite’s AI hunts players
Developers didn’t expect NPCs to create super weapons
Read More »Rollercoaster Tycoon vs Planet Coaster vs Parkitect
When 2013’s SimCity came out, it was broken. It didn’t work. The servers fell over and the critics and fans did what they do when a game doesn’t work: they crucified it. Even when the game did get up-and-running, eventually, there were a few dissatisfied customers. The game’s developer had …
Read More »Frontier cements total independence with self-published Planet Coaster
Creative director Jonny Watts says that from now on, the Elite developer is only making games ‘for itself’
Read More »Frontier revenue jumps 50% as Elite Dangerous sells 1.4m
Half-year revenue up to £10.9 million as company moved to self-publishing model
Read More »Elite: Dangerous Xbox One full release set for October
Elite: Dangerous is heading for full release on Xbox One next month, developer Frontier has announced. In an AMA post on Reddit, studio CEO David Braben revealed the space sim will depart the console’s Xbox Game Preview Program for official release on October 6th. Braben added that Ships and modules …
Read More »Frontier reveals first Elite Dangerous expansion
Horizons introduces the ability to explore planet surfaces
Read More »Frontier announces new £40 Elite Dangerous expansion
Space sim Elite Dangerous has announced what effectively sounds like a Season Pass for a range of upcoming content. The whole package is called Horizons and the star feature is the Planetary Landings bundle, which for the first time, provides players with the chance to explore a planet’s surface for …
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