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Frontier Expo 2017 - Frontier's first community / media event

Frontier Developments plc (FTSE AIM: FDEV, "Frontier") a leading developer of video games based in Cambridge, UK, hosted Frontier Expo 2017 (FX17) on Saturday 7 October 2017 at Here East in London's iconic Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

FX17 brought together Frontier's developers, over one thousand player community members and the games media at an exclusive Frontier event for the first time. The day featured special guest speakers, competitions and hands-on gameplay, before keynote announcements about the future of each of Frontier's first three video game franchises.

The next series of Elite Dangerous game updates for 2018 - titled "Beyond" - were announced, together with more teases on the evolving alien Thargoids storyline.

Planet Coaster's incredible first year of creativity and community engagement was celebrated, with news of a forthcoming Anniversary update that will further improve and expand game play.

The first ever in-game footage of Jurassic World Evolution (launching summer 2018) was revealed: https://youtu.be/HVnk3yT2Lgo

Jonny Watts, Chief Creative Officer, commented:

"A dedicated Frontier event is a big step forward for us. It was fantastic to meet so many of our gamer community to continue the positive engagement between our gamers and our developers in person. Thank you to everyone involved in making the event a huge success."

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About Frontier Developments plc

Frontier Developments plc, listed on the AIM stock market (AIM: FDEV), is a leading independent creator of self-published videogame franchises founded in 1994 by David Braben, co-author of the seminal 'Elite' game. Based in Cambridge, Frontier uses its proprietary 'COBRA' game development technology to create innovative games, currently focusing on videogame consoles and personal computers.

www.frontier.co.uk

About Elite Dangerous

Elite Dangerous - available for Windows PC, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 - is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic, bringing gaming's original open world adventure to the modern generation with a connected galaxy, evolving narrative and the entirety of the Milky Way re-created at its full galactic proportions.

www.elitedangerous.com

About Planet Coaster

Planet Coaster - available for Windows PC - builds on Frontier's genre-defining expertise with coaster park games such as RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 and Thrillville. It further raises the bar for this popular genre, allowing players to let their imaginations run wild as they surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds, and share their success with the world via the Steam Workshop community.

www.planetcoaster.com

About Jurassic World Evolution

Jurassic World Evolution - launching in summer 2018 for Windows PC, Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 - evolves players' relationship with the Jurassic World film franchise, placing them in control of operations on the legendary islands of Isla Nublar and the surrounding islands of the Muertes Archipelago. Players will create and manage their own Jurassic World as they bioengineer new dinosaur breeds, and construct attractions, containment and research facilities. Every choice leads to a different path and spectacular challenges arise when 'life finds a way'.

www.jurassicworldevolutiongame.com