Frontier Developments have announced Elite: Dangerous

Hullos all!

Finally, after more than 20 years of waiting, David Braben and the guys at Frontier Development has finally announced the development of the next Elite game called "Elite: Dangerous".

For those of us who played the original Elite (or it's sequel Frontier) on C64, Spectrum, Amiga, etc., this should be a no-brainer to support. For those of you who are not familiar with Elite, take a look at e.g. EvE Online and the X-series of games - they're all heavily inspired by Elite.

Elite was the original open-ended spade combat/trading game, most of what came after in this genre has been heavily inspired by it.

They're raising funds at Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous

Please go there and support with what you can spare - make this dream come alive!

/Fangrim
Edited by Fangrim - 11/9/12 at 8:54pm

Link fixed (already thought I did - oopsies! ;o)

You're right - Kickstarter is no guarantee for a finished product.

In Frontier's defense, they've been in this industry for over 25 years, and have delivered their other games on schedule. This is not some newcomer with a nifty idea, seeking to make a big buck.

I've been following Frontier and Braben for 15+ years, and I've never doubted that some day, a new Elite would be made. A few days ago, the Kickstarter was launched - all I can do now is pledge, spread the word, and hope.

You don't have to dish out hundreds of dollars - any pledge will do - it's the only way to make this happen.