Elite Dangerous
2014 space trading and exploration simulator
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| 2024 | Three new ships released with Supercruise Overcharge technology: Python Mk II, Type-8, Mandalay, and Cobra Mk V. |
| October 20 2024 | During Frontier Unlocked livestream, interstellar colonization feature is announced, allowing players to purchase colonization megaships, claim star systems, and build space stations. |
| 2023 | Thargoids invade the colonized space bubble, deploying massive Thargoid Titans and opening new gameplay opportunities. |
| September 2022 | Elite Dangerous base game sales surpassed 4.8 million units, demonstrating significant market success. |
| March 10 2022 | Frontier CEO David Braben announced cancellation of all further content development for console versions of Elite: Dangerous, focusing on a single post-Odyssey codebase. |
| September 22 2021 | Frontier Developments released update 7, fixing outstanding issues and optimizing some game features, though performance problems remained largely unresolved. |
| September 7 2021 | Frontier Developments released an Issue Report, postponing resolution of major technical issues to 2022. |
| July 29 2021 | Frontier Developments released update 6, introducing AMD's FSR technology and attempting to address performance issues, but also introducing new gameplay problems. |
| July 12 2021 | Frontier Developments announced indefinite delay of console release. |
| June 4 2021 | Frontier Developments announced postponement of performance optimization to focus on console-related development. |
| May 19 2021 | Frontier Developments released Odyssey DLC on PC, which was met with major client/server stability issues, gameplay bugs, and performance problems, resulting in a 'Mostly negative' Steam review. |
| May 18 2021 | Elite Dangerous: Odyssey downloadable content was released, introducing planet landing and first-person shooter gameplay. |
| March 29 2021 | Public alpha build of Odyssey launched, running until 5 May 2021, with four progressive phases testing different gameplay features. |
| January 13 2021 | Frontier Developments announced a revised release roadmap for Odyssey, delaying console versions to autumn 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. |
| December 2020 | First in-game footage of Odyssey showcased at The Game Awards 2020, featuring a minute-long gameplay trailer with first-person shooter mechanics and avatars walking on planetary surfaces. |
| December 2020 | Originally planned release date for the Elite Dangerous major update, which was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. |
| October 27 2020 | Horizons became a free update for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox users. Previous purchasers received an exclusive Azure paint job. |
| October 23 2020 | During an interview, Frontier CFO Alex Bevis announced that Elite Dangerous had generated more than £100 million in revenue. |
| June 3 2020 | Frontier Developments announced the Odyssey expansion via a video trailer and forum post, scheduling launch for 19 May 2021. |
| April 2020 | Sales of the Elite Dangerous base game passed 3.5 million units. |
| April 9 2020 | Fleet Carriers are added to the game, allowing players to own mobile space stations. |
| 2019 | Elite Dangerous was nominated for the 'Still Playing' award at the Golden Joystick Awards. Elite Dangerous: Beyond was also nominated for 'Evolving Game' at the British Academy Games Awards. |
| December 11 2018 | Release of 'Beyond Chapter Four', which introduced night vision capabilities, a redesigned exploration system, planetary probes, and a Full Spectrum Scanner (FSS) tool for scanning unexplored star systems. |
| February 27 2018 | Official launch of 'Beyond Chapter One', which added new gameplay elements including wing missions, new ships like the Alliance Chieftain and Krait, and enhanced trading data. |
| January 25 2018 | Frontier Developments released an open beta for Elite Dangerous: Beyond 3.0 update, introducing improvements to core gameplay, crime and punishment systems, and new game features. |
| 2017 | Elite Dangerous was nominated for 'Evolving Game' by the British Academy Games Awards (BAFTA). |
| September 26 2017 | The 2.4 update, called 'The Return', was released with an expanded storyline focused on the alien Thargoids. |
| June 27 2017 | PlayStation 4 version of Elite Dangerous is released. |
| April 11 2017 | The 2.3 update, called 'The Commanders', was released, featuring the Commander Creator (Holo-Me) and Multicrew functionality. |
| February 24 2017 | Frontier Developments delayed the 2.3 update due to the new discovery in the Trappist-1 system. |
| January 5 2017 | First player encounter with the Thargoid alien species occurs. |
| December 2016 | By the end of December, over 2.1 million paid franchise units were sold. |
| June 3 2016 | Elite Dangerous: Horizons was released for Xbox One. |
| May 2016 | By the end of May, the game had sold around 1.7 million units. |
| 2015 | Elite Dangerous won the Game Developers Choice Award for best audience. |
| December 15 2015 | Elite Dangerous: Horizons was released for PC, introducing planetary landings, ground vehicles, and other new gameplay features. |
| November 30 2015 | Elite Dangerous: Horizons entered beta testing. |
| October 2015 | Elite Dangerous was fully released for Xbox One, further expanding its gaming platform reach. |
| August 5 2015 | Frontier Developments announced the Horizons season of expansions for Elite Dangerous at Gamescom. |
| June 2015 | Xbox One version enters early access through Microsoft's Game Preview program at E3 2015. |
| May 2015 | macOS version of Elite Dangerous was released, expanding the game's platform availability. |
| April 2015 | By the end of April, Elite Dangerous had sold over 500,000 copies, with Frontier Developments expecting to generate £22 million from sales. |
| March 4 2015 | Microsoft announces Elite Dangerous will be released on Xbox One at the Game Developers Conference. |
| 2014 | Elite Dangerous won 'Best of E3' awards from The Escapist and games.cz. |
| December 16 2014 | Windows version of Elite Dangerous is officially released. |
| November 14 2014 | Frontier announced the removal of the offline mode, which was met with customer complaints and led to the company offering refunds on a case-by-case basis. |
| November 14 2014 | David Braben announces the removal of the game's offline single player mode one month before launch. |
| 2012 | Frontier Developments begins background development of Elite Dangerous using their in-house Cobra game development engine. |
| November 2012 | Frontier Developments launched a Kickstarter campaign for Elite Dangerous after being unable to secure a traditional publisher. |
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