Frontier Developments - Revision history

Cholmondely: Fixed link

2021-01-25T18:22:50Z

Fixed link

Cholmondely: /* Financial */ Updated to show PLC status. Did not rewrite the rest of the text (from 2006 or so?).

2020-12-23T09:37:30Z

‎Financial: Updated to show PLC status. Did not rewrite the rest of the text (from 2006 or so?).

Debresser: Minor improvements.

2016-02-10T23:46:15Z

Minor improvements.

Debresser: Minor.

2016-02-10T23:23:57Z

Minor.

Debresser: Add links, update Elite: Dangerous.

2016-02-10T12:49:19Z

Add links, update Elite: Dangerous.

Debresser: Category:Non-fictional organisations

2016-01-18T07:54:33Z

Category:Non-fictional organisations

SandJ: Typos, and removed broken Wikipedia year links.

2012-02-24T21:03:12Z

Typos, and removed broken Wikipedia year links.

SandJ: The Elite Club web site has gone away

2012-02-24T20:57:28Z

The Elite Club web site has gone away

ADCK: fixed links... who keeps on linking dates that dont need to be linked?

2010-05-21T05:51:37Z

fixed links... who keeps on linking dates that dont need to be linked?

Cmdr James at 21:43, 20 January 2008

2008-01-20T21:43:54Z

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 Frontier Developments is the company headed by [[David Braben]]. The company was the developer of [[Frontier|Frontier: Elite II]], [[First Encounters|Frontier: First Encounters]] and [[Elite: Dangerous]]. The company headquarters are at Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, having moved from Saxon Farm, Cambridge, in 2005. The company is registered as a private limited company.
-The Elite community generally has a bit of a "love-hate" relationship with Frontier Developments. Many felt betrayed over the broken promises about the First Encounters source code release and the Elite Club (whose web site has now disappeared) in general, and the [[Great TNK smackdown]] of early 2003. On the other hand, many in the community recognise that Frontier Developments have indeed legitimised the distribution of the games with an official release, and also recognise that the company has been turning a blind eye to [[JJFFE]] which infringes on their copyright.
+The Elite community generally has a bit of a "love-hate" relationship with Frontier Developments. Many felt betrayed over the broken promises about the First Encounters source code release and the Elite Club (whose web site has now disappeared) in general, and the [[Christian Pinder|Great TNK smackdown]] of early 2003. On the other hand, many in the community recognise that Frontier Developments have indeed legitimised the distribution of the games with an official release, and also recognise that the company has been turning a blind eye to [[JJFFE]] which infringes on their copyright.
 == Games ==

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	== Financial ==		== Financial ==
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		+	In 2012 Frontier Developments became a PLC. Details will be found [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02892559 here] on the Companies House website.

	Since Frontier Developments is a private limited company, and not publicly traded, there is very little information on the company's financial performance (which will in turn suggest how likely it is that Elite 4 will be developed). However, publicly available information suggests that the company is rapidly expanding in both numbers of staff and the scope of its work. It also seems likely that games are not the sole source of the company's income - they also appear to sell tools to other companies. There has been speculation in [[alt.fan.elite]] by Frontier's detractors that the company is not on a sound financial footing; fortunately this opinion is entirely incorrect.		Since Frontier Developments is a private limited company, and not publicly traded, there is very little information on the company's financial performance (which will in turn suggest how likely it is that Elite 4 will be developed). However, publicly available information suggests that the company is rapidly expanding in both numbers of staff and the scope of its work. It also seems likely that games are not the sole source of the company's income - they also appear to sell tools to other companies. There has been speculation in [[alt.fan.elite]] by Frontier's detractors that the company is not on a sound financial footing; fortunately this opinion is entirely incorrect.

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-Frontier Developments is the company headed by [[David Braben]]. The company was the developer of [[Frontier|Frontier: Elite 2]], [[First Encounters|Frontier: First Encounters]] and [[Elite: Dangerous]]. The company headquarters are at Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, having moved from Saxon Farm, Cambridge, in 2005. The company is registered as a private limited company.
+Frontier Developments is the company headed by [[David Braben]]. The company was the developer of [[Frontier|Frontier: Elite II]], [[First Encounters|Frontier: First Encounters]] and [[Elite: Dangerous]]. The company headquarters are at Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, having moved from Saxon Farm, Cambridge, in 2005. The company is registered as a private limited company.
 The Elite community generally has a bit of a "love-hate" relationship with Frontier Developments. Many felt betrayed over the broken promises about the First Encounters source code release and the Elite Club (whose web site has now disappeared) in general, and the [[Great TNK smackdown]] of early 2003. On the other hand, many in the community recognise that Frontier Developments have indeed legitimised the distribution of the games with an official release, and also recognise that the company has been turning a blind eye to [[JJFFE]] which infringes on their copyright.
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 == Games ==
-Apart from [[Frontier Elite 2]] and [[First Encounters]], Frontier Developments has developed the following games:
+Apart from [[Frontier|Frontier: Elite II]] and [[First Encounters|Frontier: First Encounters]], Frontier Developments has developed the following games:
 * Virus - a game that followed on from Zarch on the Archimedes

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 == Legal battles ==
-Like many companies, Frontier Developments has been the initiator of several legal battles. The most famous of these is Frontier's battle with Gametek over the release of Frontier First Encounters. The game's release was rushed and buggy, damaging Frontier Developments reputation and David Braben's in particular (it was common to see articles such as 'Now we know it was Ian Bell who was the genius behind Elite', disparaging Braben). Frontier Developments won their legal action against Gametek in 2000, and this paved the way for the anticipated development of Elite 4. It is understandable why Frontier Developments generally don't talk about game releases until they are close to completion after being burned by missed deadlines in the past.
+Like many companies, Frontier Developments has been the initiator of several legal battles. The most famous of these is Frontier's battle with Gametek over the release of Frontier First Encounters. The game's release was rushed and buggy, damaging Frontier Developments reputation and David Braben's in particular (it was common to see articles such as 'Now we know it was Ian Bell who was the genius behind Elite', disparaging Braben). Frontier Developments won their legal action against Gametek in 2000, and this paved the way for the anticipated development of Elite: Dangerous. It is understandable why Frontier Developments generally don't talk about game releases until they are close to completion after being burned by missed deadlines in the past.
 The legal controversy between Bell and Braben was personal, and did not involve Frontier Developments directly.
-== Financials ==
+== Financial ==
 Since Frontier Developments is a private limited company, and not publicly traded, there is very little information on the company's financial performance (which will in turn suggest how likely it is that Elite 4 will be developed). However, publicly available information suggests that the company is rapidly expanding in both numbers of staff and the scope of its work. It also seems likely that games are not the sole source of the company's income - they also appear to sell tools to other companies. There has been speculation in [[alt.fan.elite]] by Frontier's detractors that the company is not on a sound financial footing; fortunately this opinion is entirely incorrect.

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−	Frontier Developments is the company headed by [[David Braben]]. The company was the developer of Frontier Elite 2 ~~and~~ Frontier First Encounters. ~~The company has strongly hinted that it has plans to develop~~ [[:~~Category:Elite4\|Elite~~ 4]]. The company headquarters are at Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, having moved from Saxon Farm, Cambridge, in 2005. The company is registered as a private limited company.	+	Frontier Developments is the company headed by [[David Braben]]. The company was the developer of [[Frontier\|Frontier: Elite 2]], [[First Encounters\|Frontier: First Encounters]] and [[Elite: Dangerous]]. The company headquarters are at Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, having moved from Saxon Farm, Cambridge, in 2005. The company is registered as a private limited company.

	The Elite community generally has a bit of a "love-hate" relationship with Frontier Developments. Many felt betrayed over the broken promises about the First Encounters source code release and the Elite Club (whose web site has now disappeared) in general, and the [[Great TNK smackdown]] of early 2003. On the other hand, many in the community recognise that Frontier Developments have indeed legitimised the distribution of the games with an official release, and also recognise that the company has been turning a blind eye to [[JJFFE]] which infringes on their copyright.		The Elite community generally has a bit of a "love-hate" relationship with Frontier Developments. Many felt betrayed over the broken promises about the First Encounters source code release and the Elite Club (whose web site has now disappeared) in general, and the [[Great TNK smackdown]] of early 2003. On the other hand, many in the community recognise that Frontier Developments have indeed legitimised the distribution of the games with an official release, and also recognise that the company has been turning a blind eye to [[JJFFE]] which infringes on their copyright.

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 Frontier Developments is the company headed by [[David Braben]]. The company was the developer of Frontier Elite 2 and Frontier First Encounters. The company has strongly hinted that it has plans to develop [[:Category:Elite4|Elite 4]]. The company is headquarted at Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, having moved from Saxon Farm, Cambridge, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005 2005]. The company is registered as a private limited company.
-The Elite Community generally has a bit of a "love-hate" relationship with Frontier Developments. Many felt betrayed over the broken promises about the First Encounters source code release and the [http://elitclub.co.uk| Elite Club] in general, and the [[Great TNK smackdown]] of early [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003 2003]. On the other hand, many in the community recognise that Frontier Developments have indeed legitimised the distribution of the games with an official release, and also recognise that the company has been turning a blind eye to [[JJFFE]] which infringes on their copyright.
+The Elite Community generally has a bit of a "love-hate" relationship with Frontier Developments. Many felt betrayed over the broken promises about the First Encounters source code release and the Elite Club (whose web site has now disappeared) in general, and the [[Great TNK smackdown]] of early [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003 2003]. On the other hand, many in the community recognise that Frontier Developments have indeed legitimised the distribution of the games with an official release, and also recognise that the company has been turning a blind eye to [[JJFFE]] which infringes on their copyright.
 == Games ==

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 Frontier Developments is the company headed by [[David Braben]]. The company was the developer of Frontier Elite 2 and Frontier First Encounters. The company has strongly hinted that it has plans to develop [[:Category:Elite4|Elite 4]]. The company is headquarted at Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, having moved from Saxon Farm, Cambridge, in [[2005]]. The company is registered as a private limited company.
-The Elite Community generally has a bit of a "love-hate" relationship with Frontier Developments. Many felt betrayed over the broken promises about the First Encounters source code release and the [[Elite Club]] in general, and the [[Great TNK smackdown]] of early [[2003]]. On the other hand, many in the community recognise that Frontier Developments have indeed legitimised the distribution of the games with an official release, and also recognise that the company has been turning a blind eye to [[JJFFE]] which infringes on their copyright.
+The Elite Community generally has a bit of a "love-hate" relationship with Frontier Developments. Many felt betrayed over the broken promises about the First Encounters source code release and the [http://elitclub.co.uk| Elite Club] in general, and the [[Great TNK smackdown]] of early [[2003]]. On the other hand, many in the community recognise that Frontier Developments have indeed legitimised the distribution of the games with an official release, and also recognise that the company has been turning a blind eye to [[JJFFE]] which infringes on their copyright.
 == Games ==