![]() ![]() ![]() All four games achieved profitability within one month of release and delivered over 100% return on investment within 12 months of release, the company added. “As a result, the Company has refocussed on CMS games which have delivered stronger and more predictable returns through Frontier's expertise and leadership in that genre.”įrontier said its four CMS games (Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo, Jurassic World Evolution, and Jurassic World Evolution 2) “continue to perform well” and have each achieved over $100 million of gross revenue with a combined total of over $500 million. “Frontier's move to diversify its game portfolio during the last five years, including through third-party publishing and new games in 'adjacent genres', has not delivered the anticipated success,” Frontier said. In this latest trading update, Frontier said it is refocusing on creative management simulation games (CMS). ![]() F1 Manager 2023 launched in July but is thought to have similarly underperformed. Then, in June, Frontier announced the closure of its Frontier Foundry subsidiary and a plan to concentrate on its own universe of curated games, admitting to "disappointing" financial performance across its third-party portfolio. At the time, Frontier said there was "increased player price sensitivity" amid larger concerns of a global economic recession. ![]() F1 Manager 2022, which launched in August 2022, was singled out, with "lower than expected" sales of 600,000 across console and PC. In January, Frontier said it planned to lower its original sales expectations for the fiscal years of 20 after its games underperformed during the 2022 holiday season. Frontier also published games from external developers under its Frontier Foundry label, including Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters, Deliver Us Mars, and FAR: Changing Tides. In recent years, it’s released two F1 Manager games, as well as Realms of Ruin. Last month, Frontier announced an organisational review of the business that included a wave of redundancies, subject to consultation.įrontier is the veteran studio behind 2014’s space sim Elite: Dangerous, Zoo Tycoon, Planet Coaster, and the Jurassic World Evolution games. The Cambridge, UK developer has endured a tough year, with a number of recent games failing to set tills alight. ![]()
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