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Elite: Dangerous – Premium Beta Kicks Off, Full Premium Beta Phase Starts May 30th

Frontier today announced the delivery date of the next milestone in the development of its forth-coming Elite: Dangerous game. According to the press release, the Premium Beta effectively starts today, with Premium Beta players able to download a single player combat build of the game. Continue reading Elite: Dangerous – Premium Beta Kicks Off, Full Premium Beta Phase Starts May 30th

Elite: Dangerous – Alpha Phase 2.0 Launched

Frontier released yesterday to all Elite: Dangerous backers a new alpha version. According to the team, there will be two further major Alpha releases to roll out before Elite: Dangerous reaches Premium Beta stage. Furthermore, Frontier has released a new video for Elite: Dangerous Alpha 2.0 that can be viewed below. Continue reading Elite: Dangerous – Alpha Phase 2.0 Launched

Elite: Dangerous – New Update Adds Oculus Rift & Stereoscopic 3D Support

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Frontier Developments has rolled out a new update for the alpha version of Elite: Dangerous that adds support for Oculus Rift and stereoscopic 3D. Not only that, but this update comes with support for anaglyph rendering – old school Red/Cyan rendering for those without Oculus Rift or a 3D TV but with some vintage red/cyan glasses – as well as support for TrackIR. You can view below the complete changelog for this new update of Elite: Dangerous. Continue reading Elite: Dangerous – New Update Adds Oculus Rift & Stereoscopic 3D Support

Elite: Dangerous – Alpha Phase Launches, New Trailer Released

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Frontier Developments announced today that the alpha phase for Elite: Dangerous is a go. As the company hinted, this announcement follows Frontier’s announcement on 18 October 2013 that the Alpha phase would launch in December 2013. In other words, Frontier is right on schedule with the game’s alpha test. In addition, the company has released a new trailer (as well as a dev diary) that can be viewed below. Continue reading Elite: Dangerous – Alpha Phase Launches, New Trailer Released

Elite: Dangerous – Developer Diary #8

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Frontier Developments has released a new developer diary for its upcoming space combat title, Elite: Dangerous. In this latest dev diary, Chris Gregory (Art Director) talks through the various techniques used to put together the Damocles video as well as discussing how it has helped advance the game. It also contains some sneak peeks of the latest game build in action. Enjoy! Continue reading Elite: Dangerous – Developer Diary #8

Elite: Dangerous – Developer Diary #6

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Frontier Developments has released a new dev diary for Elite Dangerous. In this sixth dev diary David Braben provides commentary on development process for the recently released Capital Ship Battle video. In Elite: Dangerous, players will fly a spaceship using a first person from-the-cockpit view, building on the elements from the previous games, with sumptious graphics enabled by the performance of modern PCs. Enjoy! Continue reading Elite: Dangerous – Developer Diary #6

New Elite: Dangerous Trailer Looks Sexy

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Frontier Developments has released a new trailer for its upcoming space game, Elite: Dangerous, showcasing the game’s visuals. The video also contains the music created for the pitch by the winning composer Erasmus Talbot. In Elite: Dangerous, players will fly a spaceship using a first person from-the-cockpit view, building on the elements from the previous games, with sumptious graphics enabled by the performance of modern PCs – all made possible using procedural techniques. Enjoy! Continue reading New Elite: Dangerous Trailer Looks Sexy

Elite: Dangerous – Kickstarter Hits Its £1,25 Million Goal – 51 Hours Left

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Good news for space fans as Elite: Dangerous has just been funded. Developed by Frontier Developments, Elite: Dangerous promises to remind us what made Elite so great back in the days. In Elite: Dangerous, players will fly a spaceship using a first person from-the-cockpit view, building on the elements from the previous games, with sumptious graphics enabled by the performance of modern PCs – all made possible using procedural techniques. Continue reading Elite: Dangerous – Kickstarter Hits Its £1,25 Million Goal – 51 Hours Left

New Elite: Dangerous In-Game Footage Unveiled

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It’s been a while since our last look on Elite: Dangerous. Thankfully, Frontier Developments has released a new diary dev for it, showing off some new, WIP footage from it. This diary showcases live multiplayer gameplay in Elite: Dangerous and a convoy escort battle, while the developers discuss the various roles players can take. We’ve also included below the previous diary dev for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! Continue reading New Elite: Dangerous In-Game Footage Unveiled