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Development of Zoo Tycoon for Microsoft Xbox One
Development of Zoo Tycoon for Microsoft Xbox One.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0935M Frontier Developments PLC 20 August 2013 \n \n\n20 August 2013\n \nFrontier Developments plc\n \nDevelopment of Zoo Tycoon for Microsoft Xbox One\n \nFrontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV, \"Frontier\" or the \"Company\"), a leading developer of video games with studios in Cambridge, UK and Halifax, Canada, is working with Microsoft to bring the successful Zoo Tycoon franchise to the forthcoming Microsoft Xbox One console, as announced by Microsoft today. \n \nFrontier's proprietary \"Cobra\" technology is being used by an experienced in-house development team to develop Zoo Tycoon. Cobra is an efficient, cross-platform software development system which allows games to be created for personal computers, tablets, smartphone and videogame consoles. It has been used in a wide variety of Frontier games, including RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3, Thrillville, LostWinds® and Coaster Crazy® as well as Frontier games published by Microsoft Studios, and is currently being used in Frontier's highly anticipated Elite: Dangerous game.\n \nFrontier and Microsoft Studios have worked together since 2010, releasing successful game titles including Kinectimals [Xbox360/Kinect], Kinectimals Mobile [WindowsPhone, iOS, Android], Kinectimals Now With Bears [Xbox360/Kinect], Kinect Disneyland Adventures [Xbox360/Kinect] as well as collaborating on Kinect Star Wars [Xbox360/Kinect]. Kinectimals Mobile was the first game to allow gamers to transfer an Xbox360 game character to a smartphone and back allowing continuous play. \n \nMicrosoft intends to publish the game in November as an Xbox One launch title. \n \nDavid Braben, Frontier Developments CEO, said: \n \n\"We are pleased to continue our collaboration with Microsoft by developing one of the first games for the new Xbox One. \n \n\"Zoo Tycoon is a much-loved Microsoft franchise, and Frontier has exceptional experience both in developing 'Tycoon'-type games and leading-edge console development with our Cobra technology.\"\n \nEnquiries:\n\n\n\n\nFrontier Development\n\n\n+44 (0)1223 394 300\n\n\n\n\nDavid Braben, CEO\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Walsh, COO\nNeil Armstrong, CFO\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanaccord Genuity\n\n\n+44 (0) 207 523 8000\n\n\n\n\nSimon Bridges/Cameron Duncan \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\...