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'''[http://www.frontier.co.uk/ Frontier Developments]''' is a British video game developer based in Cambridge, England. [[David Braben]] is the founder and CEO. They made several games in the [[:Category:Elite series|Elite series]] such as the space epic [[Elite Dangerous]] and many other games like [https://planetcoaster.com Planet Coaster], RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 & 3 and LostWinds. Frontier Developments is also called ''Frontier'' or ''Fdev''. Frontier had over 400 full-time employees in 2019.<ref>https://www.frontier.co.uk/investors</ref>
'''[http://www.frontier.co.uk/ Frontier Developments]''' is a British video game developer and publisher based in Cambridge, England. [[David Braben]] is the founder and CEO. They made several games in the [[Elite series|''Elite'' series]], most recently the space epic ''[[Elite Dangerous]]'', and many other franchises including [https://planetcoaster.com ''Planet Coaster''], ''RollerCoaster Tycoon'', ''LostWinds'', and ''Jurassic World Evolution''. Frontier Developments is also called ''Frontier'' or ''Fdev''. Frontier had over 400 full-time employees in 2019.<ref>https://www.frontier.co.uk/investors</ref>


== About Frontier Developments ==
== About Frontier Developments ==
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''Frontier’s development strengths are immersive, fun gameplay design and unparalleled artistic quality underpinned and enabled by cutting-edge technology development and a talent for getting the best out of hardware and UI.''<ref name=":0" />
''Frontier’s development strengths are immersive, fun gameplay design and unparalleled artistic quality underpinned and enabled by cutting-edge technology development and a talent for getting the best out of hardware and UI.''<ref name=":0" />


== Growth ==
=== Growth ===
On July 28th 2017, the Chinese investment holding company [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencent Tencent] acquired a 9% stake in Frontier Developments, in a deal worth £17.7 million. Tencent has purchased 3.37 million newly issued ordinary shares, which will be admitted for trading on the AIM Stock Exchange. The market cap (valuation) of Frontier Developments stood at £209 million.<ref>http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-07-28-tencent-buys-9-percent-of-frontier-developments</ref>
On July 28th 2017, the Chinese investment holding company [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencent Tencent] acquired a 9% stake in Frontier Developments, in a deal worth £17.7 million. Tencent has purchased 3.37 million newly issued ordinary shares, which will be admitted for trading on the AIM Stock Exchange. The market cap (valuation) of Frontier Developments stood at £209 million.<ref>http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-07-28-tencent-buys-9-percent-of-frontier-developments</ref>


Community manager Edward Lewis clarified ''"David still owns the majority of the company. The direction and operation of the business remains exactly the same. I'm not a finance/shares expert by any means, but I just wanted to step in and say that I know the above for certain, because I asked."<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/6q2ssj/tencent_buys_9_of_frontier_developments_worth_177/dkvp31z/?context=10000</ref>''
Community manager Edward Lewis clarified ''"David still owns the majority of the company. The direction and operation of the business remains exactly the same. I'm not a finance/shares expert by any means, but I just wanted to step in and say that I know the above for certain, because I asked."<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/6q2ssj/tencent_buys_9_of_frontier_developments_worth_177/dkvp31z/?context=10000</ref>''
==Elite series==
*''[[Elite]]''
*''[[Frontier: Elite II]]''
*''[[Frontier: First Encounters]]''
*''[[Elite Dangerous]]''
**''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]]''
**''[[Elite Dangerous: Beyond]]''


== Games developed by Frontier ==
== Games developed by Frontier ==
[[File:Planet-Coaster.jpg|thumb|200px|Planet Coaster]]
[[File:Planet-Coaster.jpg|thumb|200px|Planet Coaster]]
This is a list of games developed by Frontier.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Developments </ref>
This is a list of all games developed by Frontier.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Developments </ref>
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"
! Year
! Year
! Title
! Title
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|-
|-
|1995
|1995
|''Frontier: First Encounters''
|''[[Frontier: First Encounters]]''
|GameTek
|GameTek
|MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, Linux
|MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, Linux
|-
|-
|1995
|1995
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|''V2000''
|''V2000''
|Grolier Interactive
|Grolier Interactive
|Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
|Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
|-
|-
|2000
|2000
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|''Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo''
|''Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo''
|BAM! Entertainment
|BAM! Entertainment
|Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube
|Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube
|-
|-
|2003
|2003
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|''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3''
|''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3''
|Atari, Inc.
|Atari, Inc.
|Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS
|Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS
|-
|-
|2005
|2005
|''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked!''
|''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked!''
|Atari, Inc.
|Atari, Inc.
|Microsoft Windows, OS X
|Microsoft Windows, OS X
|-
|-
|2005
|2005
|''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild!''
|''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild!''
|Atari, Inc.
|Atari, Inc.
|Microsoft Windows, OS X
|Microsoft Windows, OS X
|-
|-
|2005
|2005
|''Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit''
|''Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit''
|Konami
|Konami
|PlayStation 2, Xbox
|PlayStation 2, Xbox
|-
|-
|2006
|2006
|''Thrillville''
|''Thrillville''
|LucasArts
|LucasArts
|PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable
|PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable
|-
|-
|2007
|2007
|''Thrillville: Off the Rails''
|''Thrillville: Off the Rails''
|LucasArts
|LucasArts
|PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Wii, Microsoft Windows
|PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Wii, Microsoft Windows
|-
|-
|2008
|2008
|''LostWinds''
|''LostWinds''
|Frontier Developments
|Frontier Developments
|iOS, Wii, Microsoft Windows
|iOS, Wii, Microsoft Windows
|-
|-
|2009
|2009
|''LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias''
|''LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias''
|Frontier Developments
|Frontier Developments
|iOS, Wii, Microsoft Windows
|iOS, Wii, Microsoft Windows
|-
|-
|2010
|2010
|''Kinectimals''
|''Kinectimals''
|Microsoft Game Studios
|Microsoft Game Studios
|Xbox 360, Windows Phone, iOS, Android
|Xbox 360, Windows Phone, iOS, Android
|-
|-
|2011
|2011
|''Kinectimals: Now with Bears!''
|''Kinectimals: Now with Bears!''
|Microsoft Studios
|Microsoft Studios
|Xbox 360, Windows Phone, iOS, Android
|Xbox 360, Windows Phone, iOS, Android
|-
|-
|2011
|2011
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|''Zoo Tycoon''
|''Zoo Tycoon''
|Microsoft Studios
|Microsoft Studios
|Xbox 360, Xbox One
|Xbox 360, Xbox One
|-
|-
|2013
|2013
|''Coaster Crazy Deluxe''
|''Coaster Crazy Deluxe''
|Frontier Developments
|Frontier Developments
|Wii U, iOS
|Wii U, iOS
|-
|-
|2014
|2014
|''Tales from Deep Space''
|''Tales from Deep Space''
|Amazon Game Studios
|Amazon Game Studios
|Fire OS, iOS
|Fire OS, iOS
|-
|-
|2014
|2014
|''[[Elite Dangerous]]''
|''[[Elite Dangerous]]''
|Frontier Developments
|Frontier Developments
|Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
|Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
|-
|-
|2015
|2015
|''Screamride''
|''Screamride''
|Microsoft Studios
|Microsoft Studios
|Xbox 360, Xbox One
|Xbox 360, Xbox One
|-
|-
|2015
|2015
|''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]]''
|''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]]''
|Frontier Developments
|Frontier Developments
|Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
|Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
|''Elite Dangerous: Arena''
|''Elite Dangerous: Arena''
|Frontier Developments
|Frontier Developments
|Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
|Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
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|''[http://www.jurassicworldevolutiongame.com/ Jurassic World Evolution]''
|''[http://www.jurassicworldevolutiongame.com/ Jurassic World Evolution]''
|Frontier Developments
|Frontier Developments
|Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
|Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
|-
|2018
|''[[Elite Dangerous: Beyond]]''
|Frontier Developments
|Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
|-
|-
|2019
|2019
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|Frontier Developments
|Frontier Developments
|Microsoft Windows
|Microsoft Windows
|-
|2021
|''[[Elite Dangerous: Odyssey]]''
|Frontier Developments
|Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
|-
|2021
|''[https://www.frontier.co.uk/our-games/jurassic-world-evolution-2 Jurassic World Evolution 2]''
|Frontier Developments
|Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
|}
== Elite Dangerous development staff ==
This is a list of current and former key Frontier Developments staff who worked on ''Elite Dangerous'' and its expansions.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" border="1"
! Name
! Title(s)
|-
|Adam Bourke-Waite
|Senior Designer (2015-2018)<br/>Lead Designer (2018-Present)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/adamwoods Adam Woods]
|Producer (2013-2016)<br/>Senior Producer (2016-2018)<br/>Executive Producer (2018-Present)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/arthur-tolmie Arthur Tolmie]
|Lead Community Manager (2020-Present)
|-
|[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/new-community-manager-bruce-garrido.538492/ Bruce Garrido]
|Senior Community Manager (2020-Present)
|-
|Chris Gregory
|Art Director (2013-Present)
|-
|[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/node/311 Dale Emasiri]
|Social Media Community Manager (2015-2017)
|-
|[[David Braben]]
|Director (2013-Present)
|-
|[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/node/246 Dav Stott]
|Senior Server Developer
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/edward-lewis-2a860b43 Edward Lewis]
|Community Content Manager (2014-2017)<br/>Senior Community Content Manager (2016-2017)<br/>Lead Community Manager and Presenter (2017-2019)
|-
|Erasmus Talbot
|Composer (2014)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/felix-ilsley-2600a15 Felix Ilsley]
|Principal Animator (2013-Present)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/gareth-hughes-5485234 Gareth Hughes]
|Lead Designer (2018-Present)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jimcroft Jim Croft]
|Head of Audio (2013-Present)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/kay-ross-a903182a Dr. Kay Ross]
|Programmer (2013-2016)<br/>Senior Programmer (2016-2020)<br/>Principal Programmer (2020-2021)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/laurence-oldham-a732472 Laurence Oldham]
|Head of Design
|-
|[https://nl.linkedin.com/in/lukebetterton Luke Betterton]
|Game Designer (2018-2021)<br/>Senior Game Designer (2021-Present)
|-
|Mark Allen
|Lead Programmer
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/matthewflorianz Matthew Florianz]
|Senior Audio Designer (2014-2015)<br/>Principal Audio Designer (2018-Present)
|-
|[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/a-big-thanks-to-you-all.358889/#post5633244 Michael Brookes]
|Executive Producer (2013-2017)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/piers-jackson-1957b51 Piers Jackson]
|Game Director (2017-Present)
|-
|[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/new-community-manager-sally-morgan-moore.572082/ Sally Morgan-Moore]
|Production (2016-2019)<br/>Product Management (2019-2020)<br/>Community Manager (2021-Present)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sandro-sammarco-26b455b0 Sandro Sammarco]
|Lead Designer (2015-2018)
|-
|[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/node/326 Steve Kirby]
|Lead Designer (2015-Present)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/will-flanagan-3670a650 Will Flanagan]
|Community Manager (2018-2019)<br/>Lead Community Manager (2019-2020)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/zac-antonaci-ba782836 Zac Antonaci]
|Head of Community (2015-2018)<br/>Director of Publishing (2018-Present)
|-
|[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/new-community-manager-zac-cocken.561564/ Zac Cocken]
|Community Manager (2020-Present)
|}
|}


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== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.jurassicworldevolutiongame.com/ Jurassic World Evolution website]
* [http://www.jurassicworldevolutiongame.com/ Jurassic World Evolution website]


== References ==
<references />
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File:Frontier-Logo-transparent.png
Frontier Developments logo

Frontier Developments is a British video game developer and publisher based in Cambridge, England. David Braben is the founder and CEO. They made several games in the Elite series, most recently the space epic Elite Dangerous, and many other franchises including Planet Coaster, RollerCoaster Tycoon, LostWinds, and Jurassic World Evolution. Frontier Developments is also called Frontier or Fdev. Frontier had over 400 full-time employees in 2019.[1]

About Frontier Developments

File:David-Braben-Elite-Frontier.png
David Braben is the founder and CEO of Frontier Developments and co-creator of the Elite series.

Frontier was founded in 1994 by David Braben, co-author of the seminal "Elite", to carry forward his groundbreaking work and development ethos into projects with a scale and ambition that only teams of skilled professionals can tackle.[2]

David plays a very active role in the company. With a talented team of developers and experienced managers he has helped Frontier successfully to navigate three exciting decades of the ever-changing technology landscape of mass-market gaming platforms and overseen Frontier's emergence as one of the worldwide games industry's leading independent developers.[2]

Frontier’s development strengths are immersive, fun gameplay design and unparalleled artistic quality underpinned and enabled by cutting-edge technology development and a talent for getting the best out of hardware and UI.[2]

Growth

On July 28th 2017, the Chinese investment holding company Tencent acquired a 9% stake in Frontier Developments, in a deal worth £17.7 million. Tencent has purchased 3.37 million newly issued ordinary shares, which will be admitted for trading on the AIM Stock Exchange. The market cap (valuation) of Frontier Developments stood at £209 million.[3]

Community manager Edward Lewis clarified "David still owns the majority of the company. The direction and operation of the business remains exactly the same. I'm not a finance/shares expert by any means, but I just wanted to step in and say that I know the above for certain, because I asked."[4]

Games developed by Frontier

File:Planet-Coaster.jpg
Planet Coaster

This is a list of all games developed by Frontier.[5]

Year Title Publisher Platform
1995 Frontier: First Encounters GameTek MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, Linux
1995 Darxide Sega Enterprises Sega 32X
1998 V2000 Grolier Interactive Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
2000 Infestation Ubi Soft Microsoft Windows
2003 Darxide EMP Frontier Developments Pocket PC
2003 Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo BAM! Entertainment Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube
2003 Dog's Life Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation 2
2003 RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Wacky Worlds Infogrames Microsoft Windows
2003 RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Time Twister Atari, Inc. Microsoft Windows
2004 RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Atari, Inc. Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS
2005 RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! Atari, Inc. Microsoft Windows, OS X
2005 RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild! Atari, Inc. Microsoft Windows, OS X
2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Konami PlayStation 2, Xbox
2006 Thrillville LucasArts PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable
2007 Thrillville: Off the Rails LucasArts PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Wii, Microsoft Windows
2008 LostWinds Frontier Developments iOS, Wii, Microsoft Windows
2009 LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias Frontier Developments iOS, Wii, Microsoft Windows
2010 Kinectimals Microsoft Game Studios Xbox 360, Windows Phone, iOS, Android
2011 Kinectimals: Now with Bears! Microsoft Studios Xbox 360, Windows Phone, iOS, Android
2011 Kinect: Disneyland Adventures Microsoft Studios Xbox 360
2012 Coaster Crazy Frontier Developments iOS
2013 Zoo Tycoon Microsoft Studios Xbox 360, Xbox One
2013 Coaster Crazy Deluxe Frontier Developments Wii U, iOS
2014 Tales from Deep Space Amazon Game Studios Fire OS, iOS
2014 Elite Dangerous Frontier Developments Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2015 Screamride Microsoft Studios Xbox 360, Xbox One
2015 Elite Dangerous: Horizons Frontier Developments Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
2016 Elite Dangerous: Arena Frontier Developments Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
2016 Planet Coaster Frontier Developments Microsoft Windows
2018 Jurassic World Evolution Frontier Developments Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2019 Planet Zoo Frontier Developments Microsoft Windows
2021 Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Frontier Developments Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2021 Jurassic World Evolution 2 Frontier Developments Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Elite Dangerous development staff

This is a list of current and former key Frontier Developments staff who worked on Elite Dangerous and its expansions.

Name Title(s)
Adam Bourke-Waite Senior Designer (2015-2018)
Lead Designer (2018-Present)
Adam Woods Producer (2013-2016)
Senior Producer (2016-2018)
Executive Producer (2018-Present)
Arthur Tolmie Lead Community Manager (2020-Present)
Bruce Garrido Senior Community Manager (2020-Present)
Chris Gregory Art Director (2013-Present)
Dale Emasiri Social Media Community Manager (2015-2017)
David Braben Director (2013-Present)
Dav Stott Senior Server Developer
Edward Lewis Community Content Manager (2014-2017)
Senior Community Content Manager (2016-2017)
Lead Community Manager and Presenter (2017-2019)
Erasmus Talbot Composer (2014)
Felix Ilsley Principal Animator (2013-Present)
Gareth Hughes Lead Designer (2018-Present)
Jim Croft Head of Audio (2013-Present)
Dr. Kay Ross Programmer (2013-2016)
Senior Programmer (2016-2020)
Principal Programmer (2020-2021)
Laurence Oldham Head of Design
Luke Betterton Game Designer (2018-2021)
Senior Game Designer (2021-Present)
Mark Allen Lead Programmer
Matthew Florianz Senior Audio Designer (2014-2015)
Principal Audio Designer (2018-Present)
Michael Brookes Executive Producer (2013-2017)
Piers Jackson Game Director (2017-Present)
Sally Morgan-Moore Production (2016-2019)
Product Management (2019-2020)
Community Manager (2021-Present)
Sandro Sammarco Lead Designer (2015-2018)
Steve Kirby Lead Designer (2015-Present)
Will Flanagan Community Manager (2018-2019)
Lead Community Manager (2019-2020)
Zac Antonaci Head of Community (2015-2018)
Director of Publishing (2018-Present)
Zac Cocken Community Manager (2020-Present)

References

  1. ↑ https://www.frontier.co.uk/investors
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.frontier.co.uk/
  3. ↑ http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-07-28-tencent-buys-9-percent-of-frontier-developments
  4. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/6q2ssj/tencent_buys_9_of_frontier_developments_worth_177/dkvp31z/?context=10000
  5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Developments

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