Frontier Developments

Frontier Developments

Frontier Developments is a British computer and video games development company. The company is based in Cambridge, England, and was originally founded by David Braben to develop "Frontier", the sequel to the groundbreaking "Elite".

"Frontier" was released in 1993 to critical acclaim and commercial success, and a sequel, "First Encounters", followed in 1995. However, the game's publishers Gametek released an unfinished version of this game that contained many bugs, which lead to poor reviews and low sales. Frontier Developments subsequently initiated legal action against Gametek, which was eventually settled in 1999. The company claims to be working on a new "Elite" sequel, under the working title "Elite 4", but this has been in production since 1998 leading many observers to label the game vaporware.

Aside from the "Elite" series, Frontier Developments has been responsible for a number of popular PC and console games, including "Dog's Life" and parts of the RollerCoaster Tycoon series. The company also makes games for the Wallace & Gromit franchise, and has released "Wallace and Gromit in Project Zoo" and a tie-in game for "".

Frontier Developments is a private limited company and was incorporated in January 1994. The company is still headed by David Braben, in the position of Chairman.

Games developed by Frontier Developments

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*"Darxide"
*"V2000"
*"Infestation"
*"Wallace and Gromit in Project Zoo"
*"Darxide EMP"
*"RollerCoaster Tycoon" (Xbox port)
*"RollerCoaster Tycoon 2": "Wacky Worlds" and "Time Twister" expansions
*"Dog's Life"
*"RollerCoaster Tycoon 3"
*"RollerCoaster Tycoon 3": "Soaked!" and "Wild!" expansions
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*"Thrillville"
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*"The Outsider" (upcoming game)
*"Elite 4" (upcoming game)
*"LostWinds" (WiiWare game)
*"LostWinds 2" (upcoming game)

External links

* [http://www.frontier.co.uk Frontier Developments]


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