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Elite: Dangerous Alpha testing begins in December
Elite: Dangerous Alpha testing begins in December.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 8107Q Frontier Developments PLC 18 October 2013 \n \n\n18 October 2013\n \nFrontier Developments plc \n \nElite: Dangerous - Alpha testing to begin in December 2013 \n \n \nCambridge, UK. Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV, \"Frontier\" or the \"Company\"), a leading developer of video games with studios in Cambridge, UK and Halifax, Canada, today revealed that eligible backers of Elite: Dangerous will be able to get their first taste of the game with the start of the Alpha test phase in December 2013, as expected. \n \nThe Alpha phase will begin with a combat test build - testing the combat systems in a close-to-final form. \n \nAt the end of 2012, Frontier raised £1.6 million via Kickstarter, the crowd funding service, and via its own website. The funds were raised specifically to develop Elite: Dangerous - the latest sequel to the Elite game that CEO David Braben originally co-authored, published in 1984. Backers eligible to access the Alpha test phase in December 2013 are those who contributed £200 or more to develop Elite: Dangerous.\n \n \nEnquiries:\n\n\n\n\nFrontier Developments\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCollege Hill\n\n\n+44 (0) 20 7457 2020\n\n\n\n\nKay Larsen/Adrian Duffield\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \nAbout Frontier Developments\n \nFrontier was founded in 1994 by David Braben, co-author of the seminal Elite game. The Group has 227 full-time employees and operations in Cambridge, UK and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Frontier has a proven track record of software technology development and innovation spanning several decades of rapid technological change. Frontier has leveraged its technology to develop innovative videogames across a wide variety of different game genres and platforms, and has established relationships with globally renowned partners. \n \nAt the end of 2012, Frontier also raised £1.6 million via Kickstarter, the crowd funding service. The funds were raised specifically to develop Elite: Dangerous - the latest sequel to the Elite game that CEO David Braben originally co-authored, published in...