Elite: Dangerous Available Now Frontier
Elite: Dangerous Available Now Frontier Developments launches Elite: Dangerous and announces £10,000 race to Elite contest Cambridge, UK. 16 December 2014. Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV) today launched Elite: Dangerous, the fourth game in the groundbreaking, genre-defining Elite series. Elite: Dangerous is the fourth in the Elite series of games, following on from the seminal 1984 Elite, developed by David Braben and Ian Bell, 1993’s Frontier: Elite 2, and 1995’s Frontier: First Encounters. Elite: Dangerous was crowdfunded via Kickstarter and Frontier Developments’ own website, beginning in November 2012. Throughout 2014, backers have had access to the game’s Alpha, Beta and Gamma stages. The first part of Elite: Dangerous’ ongoing, unfolding story begins today with the Empire in disarray. The Emperor is sick and a bitter fight for succession has already begun, the Federation has a weak President and some frontier States are looking to leave it. Players are free to throw themselves into the story wholeheartedly, participate a little, or not at all. How players choose to respond will directly affect the outcome of the current events, and the unfolding story beyond. Elite: Dangerous is available now at elitedangerous.com/store for £39.99 ($59.99, €49.99). Race to Elite Since 1984, players have aspired to be called Elite. In 1984 only the greatest combat pilots were known by the prestigious title. Today in Elite: Dangerous, Elite status is awarded as recognition for total mastery in combat, trading or exploration, with the best of the best aspiring to become Elite in all three. For most, the journey to Elite will be a long one.
[Show full text]