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Elite: Dangerous Alpha testing process commences
Frontier Developments plc
Elite: Dangerous Alpha testing process commences
Cambridge, UK. Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV, "Frontier," the "Company"), a leading developer of video games with studios in Cambridge, UK and Halifax, Canada, announces the commencement on schedule of the Elite: Dangerous Alpha phase for eligible backers today.
This follows Frontier’s announcement on 18 October 2013 that the Alpha phase would launch in December 2013.
At 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.
Alpha Phase One - Single Player Combat is a series of single player combat scenarios designed to test the combat systems in a close-to-final form. The Alpha Phase One process will give eligible backers an opportunity to test these aspects of the game and comment on the user experience.
David Braben, CEO of Frontier Developments, said:
“Starting the Elite: Dangerous Alpha process on schedule is a significant milestone for Frontier. Involving our backers from this stage of the development will give us access to valuable feedback that we will use to ensure the released game is as polished as possible.”
