Frontier Developments has introduced that it’s engaged on a brand new sport that includes the Disney licence.
Frontier is finest recognized for what it calls the ‘inventive administration sim’ style, which implies video games the place the participant runs an attraction – equivalent to a theme park – by designing its look and structure, whereas additionally managing its funds.
The studio’s latest successes have included the Planet Coaster video games, Planet Zoo (and its sequel coming subsequent month) and the Jurassic World Evolution trilogy.
Now it says it’s teaming up with Disney to create a sport in the identical style, “which can draw on Disney’s iconic portfolio of IP”.
Neither Frontier nor Disney has shed extra element on what this new sport might entail, however hypothesis has already began to construct that it might be a theme park simulation sport utilizing rides and surroundings from Disney theme parks.
Frontier beforehand labored with Disney for the 2011 Xbox 360 sport Disneyland Adventures, which was praised for its recreation of the unique Disneyland park in Anaheim, California.
Fairly than a theme park administration sport, nevertheless, Disneyland Adventures had gamers exploring the park, assembly the characters there, finishing up fetch quests and enjoying mini-games primarily based on the rides.
For this new sport, Frontier stresses that it “will construct upon the corporate’s intensive expertise and confirmed capabilities as a frontrunner within the inventive administration simulation style”, and cites Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo, Jurassic World Evolution and an unannounced Planet sport as earlier examples, suggesting it’ll play extra like these.
“We’re delighted to announce this collaboration with Disney, which additional reinforces our clearly outlined technique of creating and nurturing world-class inventive administration simulation sport franchises,” Frontier CEO Jo Cooke stated in a press release.
“Our mission with this sport is to attach a passionate inventive neighborhood of gamers with one of many world’s most iconic and beloved manufacturers, and I can’t wait to see what our gifted groups will create with this wonderful alternative.”
Frontier has been concerned with theme park simulation video games ever because it developed a port of RollerCoaster Tycoon for the unique Xbox.
The studio additionally developed the Wacky Worlds and Time Tornado growth packs for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, earlier than main on improvement on RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 and its expansions.
It was additionally answerable for Thrillville and Thrillville: Off the Rails, Screamride and cell sport Coaster Loopy, earlier than launched Planet Coaster in 2016 and its sequel Planet Coaster 2 in 2024.