Elite: Dangerous Teaser Trailer Released

Frontier release Elite: Dangerous teaser trailer in latest Kickstarter campaign update 

19th December 2012.  Cambridge, UK.  Frontier Developments has today released a teaser trailer video in support of its Kickstarter campaign to fund the development of Elite: Dangerous, the planned reboot of the classic 80s space epic game. The video can be viewed now at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGHM6wu1WY4&feature=youtu.be

The Kickstarter campaign is already a good way towards its target goal of £1.25m with 16 days still to run, and potential backers can join the campaign at the official page here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous. Also announced today however, is a new area on the Frontier site that now enables PayPal pledges for backers unable to contribute via the Kickstarter UK campaign page and can be found here: http://elite.frontier.co.uk/

Media Contact:

Alison Beasley, Lincoln Beasley PR 

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Frontier Developments is an established game development company with 235 talented developers in the UK and Canada who have used Frontier’s own state-of-the-art technology to deliver an outstanding track record of high quality games on time and to budget with publishing partners such as Microsoft, LucasArts, Atari, and Sony.

Elite Returns via Kickstarter with Elite: Dangerous

High-end, Multi-player Sequel to the Classic Open-world Space Trading / Combat Games Featuring Multi-Player and More to be Released Early 2014 

6th November 2012, Cambridge, UK. David Braben’s Frontier Developments has launched a Kickstarter UK project Elite: Dangerous on PC.

“This is the game I have wanted Frontier to make for a very long time. The next game in the Elite series - an amazing space epic with stunning visuals, incredible gameplay and breath-taking scope, and also fully multi-player.” said Frontier founder and CEO David Braben. “Frontier has been working on this project, in the background, for several years now, building a foundation of technology and tools. Imagine what is now possible, squeezing the last drop of performance from modern computers in the way the previous games did in their days? It is not only a question of raw performance, though of course this will make it a gorgeous and incredibly rich experience, but we are pushing the multi-player networking implementation too.”

David Braben co-authored “Elite”, which was one of the most successful games of the 1980s, being the first ‘open world’ game, the first true 3D game which also set many other benchmarks. It made extensive use of procedural generation of content to fit eight galaxies each with 256 star systems and associated planets, economies. legal systems and so on into 22k bytes, less than the size of a typical email today. His “Frontier” sequel, which his company is named after, greatly pushed such techniques further, containing a model of the whole of the Milky Way galaxy with all 1011 or so star systems, and many more planets and moons, each of which players could visit. Frontier is using Kickstarter both as a means of test-marketing the concept to verify there is broader interest in such a game, extending beyond the fans and press who regularly contact David about the game, and raising £1.25M / $2M funds to complete it. “Kickstarter is great because as long as we hit the threshold, it commits us to making the game.” added Braben. “From where we are now, £1.25M/$2M will get us the minimum game based on our tech and artist-directed procedural generation techniques, but I am of course hoping we can get more than that as it will allow us to be even more ambitious and potentially cover other platforms - the community of contributors will be part of the discussion about the specifics of any such decisions.” Be part of it:. www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous

Media Contact:

Alison Beasley, Lincoln Beasley PR 

E: Frontier@lincolnbeasley.co.uk or T: +44 (0)7966 449 130

Frontier Developments is an established game development company with 235 talented developers in the UK and Canada who have used Frontier’s own state-of-the-art technology to deliver an outstanding track record of high quality games on time and to budget with publishing partners such as Microsoft, LucasArts, Atari, and Sony.

LostWinds2: Winter of the Melodias Released!

Season-Switching LostWinds Sequel Lights Up the App Store today for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch! 

Cambridge, UK. 10th May 2012. The award-winning, enchanting ‘LostWinds’ adventure continues on iOS today!

Amazing new season-switching gameplay. Incredible new wind powers at the tips of your fingers. Beautiful visuals. Expansive new environments to explore. Charming new characters, and an absorbing storyline. Each element builds on the success of the first game to make ‘LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias’ an unmissable experience on iPad, iPhone or iPod touch.

Switch seasons back and forth between Winter and Summer at will, and use all Enril the Wind Spirit’s awesome new elemental powers - plus those from the first game - to successfully guide and protect the young boy Toku. Evil Balasar has sent a poisonous, powerful adversary and a host of new minions to thwart your ongoing battle to lift his curse and save the enchanting world of Mistralis.

• Harness the brilliance of nature: Sonte, Spirit of Seasons’ astonishing powers let you instantly transform Mistralis between Summer and Winter at will to aid your progress
• Frozen Winter ponds and waterfalls become teeming Summer pools in which Toku can dive and unlock secrets
• Form snowballs from the air or manipulate moisture-laden clouds to help with your quest
• Master Enril’s rediscovered incredible cyclone power, using it to transport Toku, smash powerful enemies and even drill through the rock around you
• Expansive new regions of Mistralis provide spectacular arenas for Toku’s jumps and glides
• New enemies and familiar foes to buffet, smash, freeze, burn and douse
• New characters to befriend and puzzles to solve on your adventure to reveal the secret of the Melodias’ disappearance..
• Includes Game Center integration and Achievements
• The ‘Snapshot’ feature lets you add game characters to your own photos and share with friends

The already gorgeous game is given even extra depth and added beauty by advanced graphical techniques that realize the full potential of more recent Apple devices:

Realtime Radiosity Dynamic Shadows Dynamic Lights Refractive & Reflective Ice new iPad, iPad 2 & iPhone 4S 

The LostWinds2: Winter of the Melodias App is available now for $3.99 /cn¥25 / £2.49 / €2.99 from the App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lostwinds2-winter-melodias/id488671285

Check out the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEiFxVwt7Pg&feature=youtu.be

For full information and support on LostWinds please visit Frontier’s LostWinds website. http://www.frontier.co.uk/lostwinds

Created by Frontier Developments, LostWinds2: Winter of the Melodias is the sequel to the award-winning, innovative adventure ‘LostWinds’ - a worldwide ‘Game of the Week’ on the AppStore on both iPhone and iPad.

Press kit: LostWinds Facebook: facebook.com/lostwinds Twitter: @frontierdev

Media Enquiries and Promo Code requests, please contact:

Alison Beasley, Lincoln Beasley PR E: Alison@lincolnbeasley.co.uk T: + 44 (0) 7966 449 130

About Frontier

UK based, award winning, independent developer, Frontier Developments is the team behind global hits including Kinect Disneyland Adventures, the Kinectimals series; RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3, a USA #1 game and part of the second biggest selling PC game franchise of all time; LostWinds® the best-selling WiiWare launch title in 2008 in both Europe and The Americas and was awarded that year’s ‘Best New IP’ award at the Develop Games Industry Excellence Awards. LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias is the critically acclaimed sequel that hit the top of the WiiWare charts worldwide on its release in 2009.

Chairman David Braben is also a founding member of charitable enterprise Raspberry Pi.

Gaikai Launches First Ever Cloud Gaming Facebook App, Streaming Console-Quality Games to 400M+ Users

A VC Backed Start-Up Bridges Social Gaming & Console-Quality Gaming, The Two Largest Video Game Markets - Increasing The Reach of High-End Video Games Over 50x By Making Them Instantly Playable Inside Facebook. 

Los Angeles, USA - Apr. 11, 2012 - Gaikai Inc., the innovative cloud gaming service, today launches the Beta of its Facebook app which will deliver high-end, console quality game experiences directly to consumers from inside the world’s leading social network.

By streaming their games through Gaikai video game publishers can now easily reach hundreds of millions of potential new players in North America and Europe. The beta will allow gamers to try out a selection of games for free.

“People don’t want to leave Facebook to play games – Zynga’s phenomenal success is proof of that,” said David Perry, ceo of Gaikai, “Cloud Gaming means that the game doesn’t need to be downloaded and run on your computer, it literally means the game runs out on the internet, in the cloud, with the experience being streamed to the players. Most video game publishers are now seeking to grow their digital customer base and unlike movie and music services like Netflix and Spotify, Gaikai gives the game publishers relationships with the customers.”

Perry continues, “The power of Facebook is not only in the vast size of the connected audience, but also in the quality of the social ties and interactions that occur within the network. The Facebook social graph fuels our mantra ‘Try it for free’, ‘Share it if you like it’, ‘Buy it if you love it’.”

The first games to try in the Beta v1.0 Launch are:

Saints Row - The Third (usa) Dead Rising 2 - Off the Record (usa) Magicka (usa & Europe) Sniper - Ghost Warrior (usa & Europe) The Witcher 2 - Assassins of Kings (usa & Europe) Orcs Must Die! (usa &Europe) Farming Simulator 2011 (usa & Europe)

“Gaikai’s technology allows us to deliver our games to a wider audience,” stated Kevin Kraff, Vice President of Global Brand Management at thq. “As content creators it’s not only paramount that we give our players great entertainment but also that we give them a choice in how they access it. Streaming inside Facebook is not only revolutionary, but is something that both new and existing players will benefit from.”

Gaikai’s streaming technology allows players to sample games before they buy them and gives publishers a new way to build anticipation, increase sales reach and significantly reduce player acquisition costs.

What you need to play: The Gaikai Facebook app is currently available in North America & Europe. To play you will need to be in a Gaikai coverage area with a broadband internet connection and Java installed. Gaikai works on any pc or Mac using Windows, Mac os or Linux. Gaikai works in all major browsers including Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Safari. Use this link to experience Gaikai’s Facebook app: https://apps.facebook.com/gaikai-games/

Visit http://www.gaikai.com/games to try even more games at Gaikai.com.

For support use this link: http://www.gaikai.com/faq

 

media contact: Gaikai Inc.

Alison Beasley, Lincoln Beasley pr E: alison@lincolnbeasley.co.uk T: + 44 (0) 796 644 9130

About Gaikai Gaikai is the world’s first interactive cloud platform that provides its partners with the ability to deliver state-of-the-art video game and software application experiences instantly to any internet-connected device. Gaikai’s offers its global cloud streaming network as a fully managed service and is live in 88 countries with top-tier partners. Gaikai’s robust service layer is specifically designed to allow Gaikai’s partners to grow their online and offline revenues by improving customer acquisition while extending their reach to new channels previously unavailable using physical media. Headquartered in Southern California, Gaikai is backed by Benchmark Capital, nea, Rustic Canyon Partners, Limelight Networks and Intel Capital.

Companies already using Gaikai’s Technology include:

Walmart.com - http://see.walmart.com/gamecenter/downloads BestBuy.com - http://tinyurl.com/7ucemfm YouTube.com - http://www.youtube.com/EAsportsfootball?playOnGaikai Electronic Arts Origin Store - http://tinyurl.com/7myc6o8 Ubisoft UBIShop - http://tinyurl.com/398eyql Capcom - http://www.deadrising-2.com/ Eurogamer.net - http://www.eurogamer.net/gaikai and many more…

For more information, please visit:

Press Kit: http://www.gaikai.com/press Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GaikaiInc Facebook App: https://apps.facebook.com/gaikai-games/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/gaikai_inc

LostWinds Blossoms - Update & Price Drop for Easter

LostWinds Blossoms - Update and Price Drop for Easter.

The blossom is coming out in Cambridge UK, and so is a new LostWinds update!

To celebrate, Frontier is dropping the price of LostWinds to $0.99, CN¥6, £0.69, €0.79 for a week over Easter, starting 00:00am on Friday 6th April 2012.

The new LostWinds update v1.0.2: • runs at full resolution on the new iPad (3rd generation) • has further control improvements (to both multi-touch and D-Pad) • has performance optimizations that benefit all supported devices • has an improved Photo-mode interface

And will be released before the end of the price drop on Friday 00:00am 13th April 2012.

LostWinds is available on the Apple App Store http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lostwinds/id477973472

And here’s a pic of Toku outside creator, Frontier Developments’, office.

Happy Easter!

GAME Group Adopts Gaikai’s Cloud Gaming Service Beginning Spring 2012.

Retailer’s Aggressive Plans to Grow Digital Business Take Shape with Gaikai. 

Los Angeles, USA – March 2nd, 2012 - Gaikai Inc., the innovative cloud gaming service, and Europe’s leading computer and video games retailer The GAME Group plc. (‘GAME’, LSE: GMG) today announced the signing of an agreement which will see the retailer offer streaming game demos to European consumers from its website beginning Spring 2012.

Gaikai’s cloud gaming service forms a significant part of GAME’s strategy to grow revenues from its web and digital business. GAME’s initiatives include an expanded multichannel strategy to increase online market share, exclusive digital products unique from other online and brick-and-mortar offerings, and new purchase methods to increase customer participation and loyalty.

“We are extremely pleased to be working with GAME across Europe to help them expand their digital presence and engagement with online consumers by streaming Gaikai’s portfolio of high quality content,” said Robert Stevenson, EVP at Gaikai. “As gamers continue to increase their digital consumption of the industry’s best games, GAME will be well positioned to lead the way.”

“Gaikai’s ground-breaking game streaming technology fits in well with our strategy of delivering the very best range of games and gaming products to our customers,” said Ian Shepherd, GAME CEO. “We are thrilled to offer our consumers the ability to instantly preview game titles right at that critical moment of the purchase decision making and checkout process.”

Gaikai has spent three years building the fastest interactive cloud gaming network in the world, instantly capable of delivering cutting-edge games without the need for any custom hardware or software. Coupled with relationships with the top video game and platform partners around the world, Gaikai is capable of delivering a broad catalog of the world’s most exciting games of every genre straight to consumers on any Internet connected device, from web browsers and PCs to IP-enabled televisions.

GAME joins major computer and video game industry publishers, media and retail affiliates who have partnered with Gaikai to stream game content to millions of gamers through their sites. GAME is the largest European retailer to become a member of Gaikai’s network, which includes several major video game retail outlets.

Media Contact:

Alison Beasley, Lincoln Beasley PR

E: Alison@lincolnbeasley.co.uk T: + 44 (0) 7966 449130

About The Game Group plc

GAME Group plc is Europe’s leading retailer of pc and video games, video game consoles and related accessories. We operate over 1,300 stores, websites and digital operations in the UK, Eire, Scandinavia, Iberia, Australia and the Czech Republic. Our aim is to be the destination of choice for every consumer.

About Gaikai Inc

Gaikai is the world’s first open interactive cloud platform that provides its partners with the ability to deliver state-of-the-art video game and software application experiences instantly to any internet-connected device. Gaikai’s global cloud streaming network is fully managed and live in dozens of countries with top-tier partners. Gaikai’s robust service layer is specifically designed to allow Gaikai’s partners to grow their online and offline revenues by improving customer acquisition while extending their reach to new channels previously unavailable through physical media. Headquartered in Southern California, Gaikai is backed by Benchmark Capital, TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners, Limelight Networks and Intel Capital.

For more information, please visit:

Web: http://www.gaikai.com

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The Killzone Collection

Presented by Art Dealership Cook & Becker & Guerrilla Games 

22 February 2012 - Utrecht, the Netherlands. Art dealership Cook & Becker, in conjunction with leading game development studio Guerrilla Games has put together a curated selection of artwork from the studio’s famous Killzone game franchise.

The Killzone Collection encompasses iconic concept art, drawings and artworks such as the Into the Pixel 2011 (www.intothepixel.com) finalist Stahl Arms. The artworks are for sale in strictly controlled limited editions and can be purchased directly from Cook & Becker’s online gallery at www.candb.com. Selected works are also on display at Cook & Becker’s physical gallery in Utrecht and will be showcased during the upcoming Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco March 5 – 9.

All works are produced as Museum-grade Certified Art Giclees™, guaranteed to stay in perfect condition for over 100 years. All pieces are hand-numbered and come with an official studio-signed Certificate of Authenticity.

The Killzone Collection is the first on several games related curated art collections Cook & Becker plans to offer this year. “We want to showcase the outstanding visual art and talent in the games & entertainment industry and make these works of art available for contemporary art collectors and enthusiasts.” says Maarten Brands, art dealer at Cook &Becker. “Guerrilla Games is known to deliver ground-breaking and visually spectacular entertainment and has one of the best art teams in the business. So we’re very happy that we’ve been able to partner up and bring this collection to market.”

Press Enquiries: Alison Beasley, Lincoln Beasley PR 

E: Alison@lincolnbeasley.co.uk   T: +44 (0) 7966 449 130

About Cook & Becker

Based in Utrecht, Netherlands, Cook & Becker specializes in art and artists that represent the very best from the international computer & video games, film, entertainment and urban lifestyle industries. We exhibit and sell exclusive works from known artists, illustrators, concept artists, designers, urban/street artists and photographers from around the world. Visit the dealership’s online gallery and store at www.candb.com or contact the gallery directly for an appointment or personal consultancy.

Cook & Becker Nieuwegracht 19 3512lc Utrecht The Netherlands +31 30 320 0530

info@candb.com 

www.candb.com

About Guerrilla

Guerrilla is a growing development studio with an established reputation as one of Europe’s leading game developers. Founded in 2000 as the result of a merger between three smaller studios, Guerrilla now employs over 150 developers from 20 different nationalities. The company is located in the cultural and historical center of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

After the successful release of the original Killzone, Guerrilla was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2005. It went on to create the critically acclaimed handheld spin-off, Killzone: Liberation, as well as the award-winning sequel, Killzone 2. The studio released Killzone 3 to eager audiences in February of 2011, and is currently in the process of developing a second IP.

Cook & Becker Launches Online Gallery and Store for ‘Next Gen’ Art

Representing Leading Artists In Entertainment, Movies, Video Games, Urban Lifestyle and Comics 

16th November 2011. Utrecht, Netherlands. Art dealership Cook & Becker, today announced the opening of its new online gallery for unique and limited edition art from artists working in computer & video games, movies, urban lifestyle and the broader design industries.

Complemented by a physical exhibition space in Utrecht the real-world and online destinations open today. Cook & Becker aims to curate and sell exclusive collections from some of the world’s leading digital artists, who are defining and shaping our time and culture.

The gallery opens with collections from artists including Jesse van Dijk, Maciej Kuciara, Keita Takahashi, Masaya Matsuura (NanaOn-Sha), and studios such as Guerrilla Games. To be followed by the personal works of other industry luminaries and studios. Their works will be available as uniques or limited edition Certified Art Giclées™ of museum-grade quality and supplied with a lifetime guarantee.

“At Cook & Becker we identified a growing disconnect between the traditional art world and a new generation of artists, art buyers and collectors. It is undeniable that some of the best and most influential artists are working within the entertainment and design industries. Also this new group of autonomous and post-autonomous artistic talent often works completely digital” said Maarten Brands, co-founder of Cook& Becker. “We wanted to do something with this. These types of art have not yet been represented well enough. Something we aim to rectify with truly some of the best international artists working in these spaces.” Cook & Becker has the support of people from the fine arts community as well as artists such Daniel Dociu and bafta winner & Zenimax Visual Design Director, Viktor Antonov. Viktor Antonov added, “The pre-production in games is the creative process in which designers, architects and illustrators push the boundaries of fiction as far as possible. 
For me the best pieces of this process, the ‘concept illustrations’ are complete projects as valuable as the final product – film or game because they represent ideas in their purest form, without industrial or financial constraints.” Cook & Becker’s launch collection will feature limited edition and unique art from leading concept artists including:

• Jesse van Dijk – Concept artist at Bungie Studios, Credits include Killzone 3 and several movie projects, 2011 ‘Into The Pixel’ winner • Maciej Kuciara. Concept Artist at Naughty Dog Inc.. Credits include Crysis 1 & 2 and several movie projects • Julien Renoult - Art Director, Character & Concept Artist. Credits include Renaissance, The Colony and Team Fortress 2 • Roman van der Haven. Autonomous illustrator and character artist. Clients include Nintendo and several game development studios and ad-agency’s. • Guerrilla Games – Developers of Award winning Killzone franchise • Matsuura Masaya – Widely regarded as the ‘Father of the rhythm action’ genre, credits include: Parappa the Rapper, Vib Ribbon, Um Jammer Lammy

Media Enquiries:

Alison Beasley, Lincoln Beasley PR 

E: Alison@lincolnbeasley.co.uk   T: +44 (0) 7966 449 130

About Cook & Becker

Founded in 2011 and based in Utrecht, Netherlands, Cook & Becker specializes in art and artists that represent the very best from the international computer & video games, film, entertainment and urban lifestyle industries. We exhibit and sell exclusive works from known artists, illustrators, concept artists, designers, urban/street artists and photographers from around the world. Visit the gallery’s online gallery and store: www.candb.com or contact the gallery directly at www.cookandbecker.com

Gaikai Affiliate Network Launches with ‘The Escapist’

Joining Gaikai in Pioneering Cloud-Based Game Streaming Across the Web 

Los Angeles, USA. 2nd June 2011. Gaikai, Inc., the innovative cloud-based game streaming service, today launched its Affiliate Network by going live on award-winning site ‘The Escapist.’

Beginning today, ‘The Escapist’ will utilize the power of Gaikai’s Open Cloud platform to stream demos like Electronic Arts’ ‘Dead Space 2’ and ‘Mass Effect 2’ to their audience. Throughout the rest of the year, major video game publishers will make their latest games available in the Gaikai Affiliate Network.

“We’re delighted to kick-off the Gaikai Affiliate Network with ‘The Escapist’ as our inaugural partner. Our streaming technology will complement their trail-blazing style and content,” said Nanea Reeves, Chief Strategy Officer at Gaikai. “We are eager to rapidly grow our Affiliate Network and on-board many more forward-thinking sites in the coming months. Our publishing partners will benefit from access to a vast web of Affiliate Network sites, bringing their games directly to potential customers across the Internet.”

“Integrating Gaikai into ‘The Escapist’ allows us to offer a unique and exciting experience to our readers, while also providing us with an additional revenue stream,” said Newton Grant, VP Business Development and Marketing. “We are excited to join Gaikai as pioneers in one of the most fundamental shifts in video game history.”

The Gaikai Affiliate Network allows websites to engage their audience with the world’s best games in real time. While offering a compelling, frictionless experience for users, websites will also receive a share of the marketing revenue generated from games streamed to consumers, who will play the demos free of charge. This allows affiliate sites to quickly and easily expand their advertising inventory, while creating an entirely new revenue stream.

To join the Gaikai Affiliate Network, candidates can visit www.gaikai.com/affiliates and complete a short form. Registrants who meet the required criteria will receive a simple javascript code and privacy policy snippet to embed in their website. No other website modifications are required. Benefits of the program will include access to an analytics dashboard that will let Gaikai Affiliates filter the type of game content they would like to appear on their sites.

Media enquiries to: Alison Beasley, Lincoln Beasley PR 

E: Alison@lincolnbeasley.co.uk M: + 44 (0) 7966 449130

About Gaikai Inc. Gaikai is the world’s first open interactive cloud platform that provides its partners with the ability to deliver state-of-the-art video game and software application experiences instantly to any Internet connected device. Gaikai’s global cloud streaming network is fully managed and live in dozens of countries. Gaikai’s robust service layer is specifically designed to allow Gaikai’s partners to grow their online and offline revenues by improving customer acquisition while extending their reach to new channels previously unavailable through physical media. Headquartered in Southern California, Gaikai is backed by Benchmark Capital, TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners, Limelight Networks and Intel Capital. For more information, please visit: www.gaikai.com Follow Gaikai online at facebook.com/GaikaiInc twitter.com/Gaikai_Inc and youtube.com/Gaikai

About The Escapist

Founded in 2005, The Escapist is a leading video gaming destination offering video game enthusiasts high-quality, innovative and exclusive content with a considered approach to its audience. The mouthpiece of the gaming generation, The Escapist aims to capture and celebrate the contemporary video gaming lifestyle and the diverse global video game culture by way of in-depth features, thought provoking articles and relevant columns authored by leading video game authorities, as well as cutting-edge video shorts, engaging forums and robust social media elements that incorporate the video gaming experience. Honored with Webby Awards in 2008, 2009, and 2011, and People’s Voice Awards in 2008 and 2011, The Escapist is responsible for the web’s most viewed video game review series, Zero Punctuation, in addition to introducing the first-of-its-kind Internet Film Festival for Gamers and the March Mayhem game developer competition. The Escapist is part of Themis Group, Inc.’s online media arm Themis Media, and currently generates over 55 million page views each month.

GAIKAI Announces Multi-Year Licensing Agreement With EA

Los Angeles, June 17, 2010. Gaikai Inc. today announced a multi-year licensing agreement with Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS). This agreement enables streaming of several of EA’s PC-based video games directly to any web browser via Gaikai’s technology. Gaikai will offer a number EA franchises, including The Sims™, The Battlefield: Bad Company™ Series, Dragon Age™ Series, Mass Effect™Series, Medal of Honor™ and Need for Speed™ for Gaikai’s new game advertising service. This relationship will result in EA being the first video game publisher in the world with control over instant-on video game streaming technology ready to embrace and push forward the future of digital distribution.

“Gaikai’s innovations open whole new experiences for both current players and new customers looking for the best of interactive entertainment. It also brings new opportunities and capabilities that will improve both our craft and products, including secure beta-testing and the ability to instantaneously bring the latest games into the hands of our waiting audience”, said Richard Hilleman, Chief Creative Director for Electronic Arts.

“EA has some of the most important franchises in the video game industry, and we’re excited to be able to use our streaming technology to help new audiences discover these amazing properties. We are also excited to be powering a cutting-edge digital strategy with EA developers,” said David Perry, CEO of Gaikai Inc.

Gaikai offers the ability to play any game instantly inside the web browser with just one click, no big game download, no game install and no patching. This server-based, cloud-gaming technology is designed to dramatically increase both reach, and audience participation, while bringing down acquisition costs dramatically. By playing games remotely from Gaikai servers around the world, players simply play wherever they are browsing, removing the need to pay for advertising clicks to move gamers around on the Internet. This freedom to play anywhere opens up exciting business models as you can play on any video game retailer site, any news site, publisher sites, or even inside Facebook.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA Sports™, EA™, EA Mobile™ and Pogo™. In fiscal 2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million units. EA’s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about ea’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at www.info.ea.com.

About Gaikai Inc. Gaikai Inc, the new cloud based streaming service for video games and applications headed by game industry veteran David Perry, is headquartered in Southern California and funded by Benchmark Capital, TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners and a fourth mystery investor. The underlying technology for Gaikai was created by co-founders Andrew Gault and Rui Pereira who met while working together in The Netherlands. For more information, please visit: www.gaikai.com

EA, EA Sports, EA Mobile, Pogo, The Sims, Medal of Honor and Need for Speed are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Dragon Age and Mass Effect are trademarks of EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. Battlefield: Bad Company is a trademark of EA Digital Illusions CE AB.

Gaikai Raises $10M+ For Cloud Gaming Service

Rustic Canyon Partners, Benchmark Capital, Triplepoint Capital and Mystery Investor Funding $10M+ of the Gaikai Series B. 

Los Angeles, USA. 24th May 2010. Gaikai Inc., the revolutionary new cloud based video game streaming service today announced some of its Series B investors. TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners, Benchmark Capital (the lead from Series A) and an un-named partner have invested another $10M+ into the innovative and ambitious start up.

Launching in North America soon, Gaikai’s revolutionary cloud based streaming service will allow gamers to experience the latest video games via the Internet at any time, through multiple devices and platforms.

“Gaikai offers video game publishers and retailers an innovative cloud-computing solution that enables the acquisition of new video game players at a dramatically reduced cost. This results in interesting new growth opportunities for the industry. Gaikai is led by exceptional entrepreneurs and we are pleased to be partnering with them to accelerate the transition of the game industry online,” says Nate Redmond, Rustic Canyon Partners.

“Gaikai is poised to take advantage of sweeping changes in how games are bought, sold, and ultimately even played brought about by the industry-wide shift to digital distribution. Benchmark is delighted to join in this round and increase our commitment to Gaikai, David Perry and the team,” says Mitch Lasky, Benchmark Capital.

“We’re proud to have Nate Redmond join the board, given his firm’s deep experience funding companies in the video game space, and to have Benchmark, our Series A investor, participate in this new round. We’re equally excited to have the backing of TriplePoint, who have financed large internet infrastructure build-outs at Facebook and YouTube. With this new financial support, the team at Gaikai is poised to deliver an amazing service to our customers,” says David Perry, Gaikai CEO.

“We’re very excited to be part of this group of premier investors helping to finance and make David Perry’s Gaikai vision a reality and success,” said Kai Tse, Managing Director at TriplePoint Capital. “TriplePoint Capital is actively involved in financing venture backed companies in the gaming ecosystem and we find Gaikai to be among the most exciting innovators with game changing potential.”

“The involvement of TriplePoint Capital, Benchmark, Rustic Canyon Partners and our un-named investor allows us to gear up to our US launch, support more devices and deliver a service that will dramatically reduce the cost of acquiring new customers for video game publishers and retailers worldwide,” said David Perry, CEO of Gaikai Inc.

Gaikai will be announcing other strategic industry investments and partnerships soon.

What is Gaikai?

Gaikai is a service that completely removes the need to pay to move gamers around on the internet (the most expensive part of customer acquisition), if the gamer is presented with a “buy” button on any retailer or publisher website, then stop to consider if they want to buy or not, Gaikai can offer a trial of the game instantly within the web browser, with just one click. (Nothing to install, nothing to download.) At the end of the free trial, the player is returned to the same web page, ready to click the buy button. According to EEDAR 96% of gamers value trials and therefore would value this new frictionless trial technology.

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About Gaikai Inc.

Gaikai Inc, the new cloud based streaming service for games and applications headed by game industry veteran David Perry, is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and funded by Benchmark Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners and TriplePoint Capital.. The underlying technology for Gaikai was created by co-founders Andrew Gault and Rui Pereira who met while working together in The Netherlands. Gaikai’s revolutionary service is due to launch in North America soon. www.gaikai.com

About TriplePoint Capital

TriplePoint Capital is the leading global specialty finance company devoted to serving high-growth private equity and venture capital backed companies throughout their lifespan with debt financing, equity capital, and complementary services. With unparalleled levels of creativity, flexibility and customer service, TriplePoint Capital has been a debt financing provider to Facebook, YouTube, Adify, Amyris, Chegg, Slide, Coskata, Realtime Worlds, Riot Games, imvu, Ilypsa, Proteolix, and numerous other high profile technology and life sciences companies. Headquarted on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California, TriplePoint Capital partners with high-growth companies around the world. For more information, please visit www.triplepointcapital.com.

About Rustic Canyon Partners

Rustic Canyon helps exceptional entrepreneurs build great companies. Their team works collaboratively to partner with entrepreneurs and we contribute our energy, time, and capital to support the passion of founders and management. Based in Southern California, Rustic Canyon invests in early-stage companies within core theses. For more information, please visit www.rusticcanyon.com.

About Benchmark Capital

Benchmark Capital’s strategy is to be the first investor in technology-driven companies that seek to create new markets with significant growth potential. We focus on early-stage investing and take a labor-intensive, service-oriented approach in markets where we have direct experience. These include enterprise software and services, communications &security, semiconductors, mobile computing, consumer services and financial services. For more information, please visit www.benchmark.com

Square Enix to Publish LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias in Japan

Square Enix to Publish LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias in Japan 

18th December 2009. Cambridge, UK. Frontier Developments, one of the games industry’s leading independent developers, is delighted to announce a further partnership with Square Enix to publish ’the best WiiWare game of 2009’ (IGN) LostWinds®: Winter of the Melodias in Japan and Asia. The game will be released in Japan on 22nd December 2009.

“We’re very pleased to be joining forces again with Square Enix to bring the sequel to gamers in Japan and Asia.” said David Braben, Frontier’s Chairman and founder “We’re excited to see gamers’ reaction to the incredible new gameplay mechanics such as Season Switching, the all-new, expansive, beautiful settings and the story of Toku and Enril the Wind Spirit’s and adventure to save Toku’s mother.”

Illustrating the widespread acknowledgement of the game as one of the better Wii titles - disc or download - LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias was rated as No.8 in the Metacritic* chart of Wii titles for the year and is the only WiiWare game to feature in the Top 10 alongside established franchises like Tiger Woods, Guitar Hero and Metroid Prime.

Influential IGN.com also voted LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias as the the best WiiWare game of 2009 for the Nintendo Wii, describing the game’s use of the Wii Remote as ‘masterful’. http://uk.bestof.ign.com/2009/wii/best-wiiware-game.html

If you haven’t downloaded LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias yet, visit www.frontier.co.uk for a chance to win a free copy of the game.

Praise for LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias: “This is not only the best WiiWare game out there, it’s also one of the highest quality Wii titles … LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias is an outstanding achievement for all of gaming…period.” GoNintendo [9.5/10] “Might well be one of the most beautiful games ever created” Videogamer [9/10] “It’s not simply the best WiiWare title on the market, but one of the best Wii games full stop” ign9.1/10 Editor’s Choice “A brilliant sequel that improves on the original in every conceivable department. Essential.” Official Nintendo Magazineuk [9/10]

The original LostWinds picked up Develop Magazine’s ‘Best New ip’ award in July 2008, a prestigious accolade voted on by Frontier’s games industry peers.

For more information about the game visit: http://lostwinds.frontier.co.uk/

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“LostWinds” is a registered trademark of Frontier Developments Limited. Nintendo trademarks are used under license by Nintendo. WiiWare is accessible through the Wii console.

About Frontier Frontier, headed by founder David Braben, co-author of the seminal “Elite”, is based in Cambridge, uk, and has an outstanding track record of gameplay innovation, critical acclaim and commercial success.

It received three BAFTA nominations and several awards for its console games “Dog’s Life” and “Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo”, and scored a Christmas 2004 No.1 position in the usa with its “RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3” PC game, which has also been the recipient of various awards and a prestigious Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences nomination. RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Soaked!”, the first expansion pack for RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3, was released in June 2005 and went on to win ‘Expansion Pack of the Year’ award from PC Gamer magazine in theus, with a second expansion pack “RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild!” released in November 2005. Frontier’s game of the Oscar® winning “Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-rabbit” movie was published by Konami in September 2005.

“Thrillville” was released by LucasArts on Xbox, PlayStation® 2, and PSP and became the best selling original kid’s title in North America in 2006. 2007’s sequel “Thrillville: Off the Rails” for Xbox 360, Windows PC, PlayStation® 2, Wii, and PSP has been publicly reported as being the 35th best selling game in North America and the EU of the 12 month period ending March 2008. In 2008 Frontier released “LostWinds” for WiiWare which was awarded ‘Best New IP’ by Develop Magazine, and is working on its original IP title “The Outsider” on PlayStation® 3, Xbox 360, Windows PC, plus other as-yet-unannounced major projects. All trademarks are acknowledged as the property of their respective owners.

LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias – European Release Set for Friday 9th October 2009.

Will become 100th game released for WiiWare by Nintendo of Europe. 

8th October 2009, Cambridge, uk. Frontier Developments Ltd. (‘Frontier’) today announced that LostWinds®: Winter of the Melodias will be released on Friday 9th October 2009 by Nintendo of Europe, making it the 100th game to be released by Nintendo of Europe on the innovative WiiWare service. David Braben, Frontier’s Chairman and Founder, said: “We launched the original LostWinds game on WiiWare with much anticipation, as it was such an exciting and new way to access games. We are now thrilled to be able to mark the 100th game launch on WiiWare with LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias.”
The eagerly awaited follow-up to last year’s best selling, award-winning WiiWare launch title once again puts the power of the wind in the palm of your hand, as you experience Toku and Enril’s new adventure to save Toku’s mother, lift an ancient curse and thwart the evil Balasar. The elemental powers of Enril the Wind Spirit are used to protect and guide the young boy Toku - power his jumps and glides, suspend and smash new enemies, and explore all-new expanses of the stunningly presented, magical land of Mistralis.
Players can instantly transform Mistralis between Summer and Winter, harnessing the brilliance of nature: frozen Winter ponds and waterfalls become deep, teeming Summer pools and chambers in which to dive and unlock secrets, enemies can be frozen or doused, and the very air itself used to form snowballs or moisture-laden clouds. Other amazing new abilities include the cyclone, which can be used to transport Toku, smash powerful enemies and even drill through the rock of Mistralis’ diverse, richly interactive Chilling Peaks and Melodia City areas. With production values to match the very best Wii disc titles, LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias will be available to download directly to the living rooms of millions of families in Europe exclusively via Nintendo’s WiiWare service. Pricing: 1000 Wii Points. WiiWare is accessible through Wii. Release details in other territories are yet to be confirmed. See http://lostwinds.frontier.co.uk for more details including video footage, screenshots and registration for priority information on the game’s launch and exclusive content. Media Enquires and review code requests to: Alison Beasley, Lincoln Beasley pr E: Alison@lincolnbeasley.co.uk M: +44 (0) 7966 449130 T: +44 (0) 1608 645756 About Frontier Frontier are the developers behind RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3, which was a usa#1 game and is part of the second biggest selling pc game franchise of all time, and Thrillville™, which was the usa’s #1 original kids game in 2006, as well as LostWinds® which was a best-selling WiiWare launch title in 2008 in both Europe and The Americas and was awarded that year’s ‘Best New ip’ award at the Develop Games Industry Excellence Awards. LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias © 2008, 2009 Frontier Developments Limited. All rights reserved. ‘LostWinds’ and ‘Frontier’ and the Frontier logo are registered trademarks of Frontier Developments Limited. All rights reserved. ‘Winter of the Melodias’ is a trademark of Frontier Developments Limited. All rights reserved. Nintendo trademarks used under license. WiiWare is available only through the Wii console. All other trademarks and copyright are acknowledged as the property of their respective owners

The Events of LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias Little time has passed since the events which unfolded between Toku, Enril, Deo and Magmok in “LostWinds”. Notéa’s sudden return from an expedition brings with it saddening news. Whilst searching for the ruins of the Melodia City Toku’s mother, Magdi, has mysteriously disappeared. The only clues to her whereabouts lie within the tattered remains of her treasured journal. As repayment for saving his life, the ancient Guardian Magmok pledges his assistance to Toku and Enril as they head up into the mountains in search of Magdi. Toku and Enril arrive at Summerfalls Village, a picturesque location that has been beset by an eternal winter. Even more worryingly, its people now live in fear of ferocious monsters who hide in the snow. Fearing the worst, and with the chilling cold taking its toll, Toku and Enril seek the help of Sonté the Spirit of Seasons. Sonté’s season changing powers will provide the key to unravelling the plight of Summerfalls, and Toku and Enril come to realize that Magdi’s immediate fate has been entwined with that of the ancient Melodia people centuries ago by the shadowy hand of Balasar. As events continue to take unexpected turns Toku and Enril venture onward. wielding their new powers with care and in the face of potentially fatal dilemmas, Toku and Enril are plunged into a race against time to save not only the life of Toku’s mother but also the future of Mistralis…

Frontier’s LostWinds launches with WiiWare in The Americas

Get Blown Away with WiiWare 

Frontier’s LostWinds™ launches with WiiWareTM in The Americas.

As of 5 a.m. pst today, millions of families in the Americas now have LostWinds™ available in their living rooms - an enchanting adventure bursting with new gameplay ideas that embrace the innovative controller of the WiiTM. www.frontier.co.uk/games/lostwinds

That’s when Nintendo of America launched WiiWareTM, a brand new way of delivering games over the Internet straight to your Wii console, with LostWinds as a launch title.

LostWinds puts the power of the wind in the palm of your hand – from raging tornados to the gentlest breeze – as you wield your Wii Remote™ to guide and protect Toku, a young boy who is the only one who can help you in your quest to release a curse placed on the stunningly presented, magical land of Mistralis. You’ll power Toku’s jumps and glides through different regions, suspend and smash enemies, meet friends and solve puzzles to progress through the game’s environments, which have been designed to encourage and reward exploration using LostWinds’ novel, intuitive and playful control system.

“LostWinds has a great new control mechanic that makes the game feel really fresh – I think the quality of the game and the fact it’s a WiiWare launch title are things we can be really proud of “ said David Braben, Frontier’s Chairman and founder.

LostWinds can be downloaded for 1000 Wii PointsTM, is rated E for Everyone [mild fantasy violence] by the ESRB, and has been created especially for Wii by Frontier, who are the developers behind RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3, which was a USA #1 game and is part of the second biggest selling PC game franchise of all time, and ThrillvilleTM, which was the USA’s #1 original kids game in 2006.

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Nintendo trademarks are used under license by Nintendo. WiiWare is accessible through the Wii console.

About Frontier Frontier, headed by founder David Braben, co-author of the seminal “Elite”, employs over 160 people, is based in Cambridge, UK, and has an outstanding track record of gameplay innovation, critical acclaim and commercial success.

It received three BAFTA nominations and several awards for its console games “Dog’s Life” and “Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo”, and scored a Christmas 2004 No.1 position in the USA with its “RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3” PC game, which has also been the recipient of various awards and a prestigious Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences nomination. RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Soaked!”, the first expansion pack for RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3, was released in June 2005 and went on to win ‘Expansion Pack of the Year’ award from PC Gamer magazine in the USA, with a second expansion pack “RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild!” released in November 2005. Frontier’s game of the Oscar® winning “Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-rabbit” movie was published by Konami in September 2005.

“Thrillville” was released by LucasArts on Xbox, PlayStation® 2, and PSP and became the best selling original kid’s title in North America in 2006. 2007’s sequel “Thrillville: Off the Rails” for Xbox 360, Windows PC, PlayStation® 2, Wii, and PSP has been publicly reported as being the 35th best selling game in North America and the EU of the 12 month period ending March 2008. Frontier has announced “LostWinds” for WiiWare, and is working on its original IP title “The Outsider” on PlayStation® 3, Xbox 360, Windows PC, plus other as-yet-unannounced major projects. All trademarks are acknowledged as the property of their respective owners.

Frontier’s ‘LostWinds’ puts ‘The Power of the Wind in the Palm of Your Hand’ on Wii.

Cambridge, UK. 20th February 2008. David Braben’s Frontier Developments (“FrontierTM”), one of the games industry’s leading independent developers, today announced its first title for WiiWareTM - LostWindsTM; a high quality, enchanting adventure bursting with new gameplay ideas that embrace the innovative controller of the Wii™.

Built with Frontier’s in-house 3D game-engine technology LostWinds puts “the power of the wind in the palm of your hand” as you wield the awesome powers of Enril the wind spirit - from raging tornados to the gentlest breeze – to guide and protect Toku, a young boy who is the only one who can help you release the curse placed upon the world of Mistralis by evil Balasar. Mistralis is a stunningly presented, magical land full of wonder and intrigue that bursts to life with your every action and exploration. The game’s novel, playful control mechanism lets you use Enril’s elemental powers to help Toku in your quest to overcome Balasar – powering his jumps and glides through Mistralis’ different regions, buffeting and smashing enemies, and solving puzzles.

“LostWinds is an innovative game, and an exciting project for many reasons,” commented David Braben. “Not least the fact that it’s one of the large number of excellent concepts that have arisen through our long running internal forum discussions on game ideas. Frontier is packed full of talented game enthusiasts, and contributing creative ideas and feedback is actively encouraged. WiiWare offers a perfect extra outlet for that creativity, and I hope that LostWinds is the first of many games that will follow this process.”

More details on LostWinds can be found at www.frontier.co.uk/games/lostwinds.

LostWinds will be available exclusively via WiiWare.

Frontier is expanding and actively recruiting now for game designers, programmers, artists, animators and production staff with all levels of experience. Please apply via www.frontier.co.uk/jobs.

For further information please contact:

Alison Beasley, Lincoln Beasley PR. T:  M: +44(0) 7966 449130 E: Alison@lincolnbeasley.co.uk

LostWinds game © 2008 Frontier Developments Limited. All rights reserved. ‘LostWinds’ and ‘Frontier’ and the Frontier logo are trademarks of Frontier Developments Limited. All rights reserved. ‘The Outsider’ is a registered trademark of Frontier Developments Limited. All rights reserved. WiiWare, Wii and the Wii logo are trademarks of Nintendo. All other trademarks and copyright are acknowledged as the property of their respective owners.

About Frontier 

Frontier employs over 150 people in Cambridge, UK and is one of the games industry’s leading independent developers. Founded by David Braben - co-author of the seminal ‘Elite’ – Frontier works with a number of top publishers and is currently making games for all leading games platforms including PlayStation®3, Xbox®360, WiiTM, PlayStation®Portable (PSP), and Microsoft Windows® PC.

The studio has received several prestigious BAFTA nominations (e.g. for ‘Dog’s Life’ and ‘Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo’) in addition to an Academy of Interactive Arts Institute nomination for it’s US PC No. 1 hit ‘RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3’. In October 2007 publisher LucasArts and Frontier released “Thrillville: Off the RailsTM”, the sequel to their 2006 best-selling original kids title in North America, ‘Thrillville’.

In addition to ‘LostWinds’ Frontier is also working on the eagerly anticipated Xbox®360, PlayStation®3 and pc title The Outsider® and other exciting, but as yet unannounced, projects.

Frontier releases more screenshots from “The Outsider”

1st April 2006, Cambridge, UK. Frontier Developments Ltd. (‘Frontier’), the leading independent games developer, today released new screenshots from its major game for fifth generation consoles - “The Outsider”. These in-game screenshots of early morning scenes show how Frontier’s engine can use lighting to great effect, showing optical scattering and various film grain/emulsion effects. They are taken from an early game location which will be shown ‘behind closed doors’ at the forthcoming E3 trade show in Los Angeles.

Frontier re-emphasises its position that cutting edge graphics are merely the starting point, they do not make a true ‘next generation’ game. Consequently Frontier has also been focussing on new game-play elements that are now possible on the new console platforms - Frontier’s aim with “The Outsider” is to bring the sort of freedom of action first seen in “Elite” bang up to date.

” The Outsider” is a gripping, high-tech thriller which radically enriches the player’s experience by abandoning the traditional, prescriptive, mostly linear story of current generation games, and replaces it by simulating characters’ motivations and aims. This gives the player genuine freedom to change the story outcomes in a way that has not been seen before - each player will get a truly unique, sophisticated, visceral experience rather than simply switching between ‘good’ or ‘evil’. The techniques used are enabled by the greatly increased processing power available on new machines, including the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Frontier is based on the prestigious Cambridge Science Park and is continuing its sustained growth - it currently has a number of vacancies on several unannounced exciting projects as well as ‘The Outsider’ for 3D modellers, animators, concept artists, game designers, engine technology programmers and game programmers, and is keen to hear now from top quality applicants who can contribute to the future of games at both senior and less experienced levels who are either already experienced in or new to the games industry.

The Outsider game web-page is at www.frontier.co.uk/outsider

About Frontier

BAFTA nominated Frontier is based in Cambridge, UK and is one of the games industry’s leading independent developers, having built upon the innovative creations of founder David Braben, co-author of the seminal ‘Elite’. Frontier work with a number of top publishers and is currently developing for PlayStation2, GameCube, Xbox, PC, and mobile platforms such as Pocket PC and Nokia Series 60 phones. Additionally, Frontier is developing stunning leading edge proprietary technology for the next generation of games consoles.

Frontier has a proven reputation for original game design and commercial success, and aims to revolutionise perceptions of what gaming is all about by using innovative technical and artistic approaches on all leading-edge gaming platforms. It received three BAFTA nominations and various awards for its recent console games “Dog’s Life” and “Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo”, and scored a Christmas 2004 No.1 position in the USA with its RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3 PC, which has also been the recipient of various awards and a prestigious Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences nomination. More information on Frontier can be found at www.frontier.co.uk