Tag: Frontier
News Planet Coaster 2 Makes a Splash on PS5 in November, PS Store Pre-Orders Available Now
Park and ride
Publisher and developer Frontier has confirmed a release date for its anticipated theme park sim sequel, Planet Coaster 2. The game will bring rollercoasters, water rides, and plenty more to PS5 when it launches on 6th November, 2024. You can get a glimpse of what to expect in the new trailer above, which showcases the title's...
News First Planet Coaster 2 Gameplay Deep Dives into PS5 Water Parks
15 minutes of aquatic action
Hot off the heels of its official announcement earlier this month, Frontier has provided the first look at Planet Coaster 2 gameplay in a deep dive presentation that focuses on how theme parks and water parks have been combined into one experience. You can see the PS5 sequel in action in the video above, complete with...
News Planet Coaster 2 Adds Water Parks in PS5 Sequel Out This Year
Splash landings on console
Frontier has revealed a sequel to its PS5 launch title Planet Coaster will launch for Sony's current-gen console later this year. Planet Coaster 2 will expand on the theme park building simulation gameplay of the original and couple it with all-new water park construction. As well as roller coasters, you can put together...
Review Planet Zoo: Console Edition (PS5) - A Tame But Charming Zoo 'Em Up
There is no Dana, only Zoo
Planet Zoo is at its best when things are going well. Some park building games thrive when they turn into disaster management sims and you're forced to frantically resolve crises before the whole thing comes crashing down like a house of cards. Planet Zoo ain't that. Sure, things can and will go wrong in the zoo you've...
News Create Your Very Own F1 Team in F1 Manager 2024, Out for PS5, PS4 This Summer
Priced at £29.99 / $34.99
With the F1 season now underway, Frontier Developments has announced its third annual F1 Manager experience will be releasing for PS5, PS4 this summer as a digital title. F1 Manager 2024 will cost £29.99 / $34.99 and — for the first time — allows you to put together your own custom F1 team and race them to victory...
News Planet Zoo: Console Edition Shows Off PS5 Gameplay in Charming New Trailer
Going ape
In case you missed the news, Planet Zoo: Console Edition was announced recently, bringing Frontier's acclaimed zoo management sim to PS5 in March 2024. It's just over a month away at this point, and to whet our appetites for zoological pursuits, a gameplay trailer has just been released. Check it out above. The video shows in-engine...
News Inbound Warhammer 40K: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters Gets PS5, PS4 Gameplay Overview
For the Emperor
The unfortunately named Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters was revealed for PlayStation platforms last month and is on track for a 20th February deployment on PS5 and PS4. Daemonhunters tasks players with purging pestilent Nurgle cultists with flame, Bolter, and righteous fury in tense, tactical encounters, and we got an...
News Acclaimed Management Sim Planet Zoo Stampedes onto PS5 in March
Feeding time
Console players have been able to enjoy Frontier's Planet Coaster for a while now, but what of its other management sim, Planet Zoo? Well, it's currently only available on PC, but that's about to change. Budding zoologists rejoice: it's heading to consoles, and very soon to boot. Yes, Planet Zoo: Console Edition is coming to PS5 on...
News Warhammer 40K: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters Tactical Deployment on PS5, PS4 Revealed
Terminators inbound
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters is a tactical strategy title set in Game's Workshop's grimdark universe, and for our money, it's right up there with Rogue Trader as one of the best games in the setting. Released on PC in 2022, PS5 and PS4 versions of Daemonhunters have been confirmed for a 20th February deployment...
News Now's the Best Time to Play This New PS Plus Game
Free Jurassic Park update out on Thursday
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is now available to download and play for all PS Plus Essential members, and team Frontier is marking the occasion in style. It's been revealed the PS5, PS4 game will be updated this Thursday with a content pack commemorating the 30th anniversary of Jurassic Park hitting the...
News F1 Manager 2023 Will Let You Rewrite the Season in a More Realistic Sim on PS5, PS4
This year's management sim announced
Frontier has just revealed F1 Manager 2023, its second attempt at an officially licensed Formula One management sim. Scheduled for release this summer on PS5 and PS4, the game will feature all of this season's races and teams, as you'd expect, and it's your job to lead your racers to victory. Playing as a team...
News Inventive Shooter Lemnis Gate the Latest Multiplayer Game Going Offline
Another one gone
Lately, we've seen a fair few announcements of multiplayer games shutting down servers in the near future. It's unfortunate, but enjoyable titles like Rumbleverse and Knockout City are only sticking around for a little while longer. The latest online multiplayer game going the same way is Lemnis Gate. The PS5 and PS4 first-person...
News Midnight Suns, F1 Manager Both Get PS Plus Premium Trials
Play both for hours
PS Plus Premium has had a refresh of its Time Limited Trials list, adding in Marvel's Midnight Suns and F1 Manager 2022. The former you'll be able to play for two hours with an active subscription while the latter offers three hours. If you
News Massive Jurassic World Evolution 2 Expansion Expands Dominion Movie on PS5, PS4
Roar for more on 8th December
Jurassic World Evolution 2, the management simulation from Frontier, is getting an enormous expansion inspired by the latest movie, Dominion. Set shortly before the events of the film, you’ll “lead an ambitious Malta-based enterprise”, and will work alongside characters from the film – including Kayla Watts and...
Review F1 Manager 2022 (PS5) – Frontier's Management Sim Takes Pole Position
Stroll in the park
Let's get one thing clear: if you’re searching for a high-speed simulation racer that puts you toe-to-toe with Max Verstappen, F1 Manager 2022 isn’t for you. Marking the first entry in a new F1 Manager series, Frontier Developments takes a different approach from Codemasters’ F1 22, swapping the driver’s seat for the pit...
News F1 Manager 2022 Gameplay Revealed, Plots a Course to PS5, PS4 This August
Stats! Graphs! Strategies!
We're being treated to not one but two Formula One games this summer, and each one takes a different approach to the popular motorsport. F1 22 is Codemasters' traditional yearly racing title that puts players behind the wheel. On the other hand, we have F1 Manager 2022, a brand new management sim that puts you in the shoes...
News F1 Manager 2022 Announced, Officially Licensed Management Sim from Frontier
A winning formula?
F1 Manager 2022 was technically announced ages ago, but Frontier has now finally made it formal. The studio, known for titles such as Planet Coaster and Jurassic World Evolution, is turning its talents to Formula One. This is an officially licensed management sim for the motorsport, and will be the first in
Review FAR: Changing Tides (PS5) - More of the Same Isn't Always Bad
For the tides, they are a-changin’
The first FAR title, FAR: Lone Sails, was a clever, gorgeous puzzle game about guiding a vehicle across an apocalyptic landscape. So, there was cause to rejoice when developer Okomotive announced it’d be helming a sequel, returning to the exciting world it had crafted. And the reward for that is a fresh new...
Review Planet Coaster: Console Edition (PS5) - A Thrilling Business Sim with Lots of Ways to Play
Ride it out
Republished on Wednesday 26th January, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February 2022's PS Plus lineup. The original text follows. The business simulation genre is one that had us hooked to our PS1 during our formative years. Despite playing best on the PC, we lost hundreds of hours...
News FAR: Changing Tides Plots a Course for PS5, PS4 in March
Lone Sails sequel goes nautical
FAR: Lone Sails quietly released a few years ago, delivering a solitary, thoughtful experience that had you maintaining a large land vehicle as it crossed the landscape. For the sequel, FAR: Changing Tides, developer Okomotive is taking that concept and taking it out to sea. The game has just been confirmed for both...
News Jurassic World Evolution 2 Turns Back Time with Early Cretaceous DLC
Kronosaurus! Dsungaripterus! Minmi! Ankylosaur!
The first expansion for Jurassic World Evolution 2 has arrived, turning back time to the Early Cretaceous period. The add-on – available now for £5.99/$7.99 – adds “four thrilling ancient animals” to the outing, including “land-dwelling dinosaurs, marine and flying reptiles, as well as a...
Review Jurassic World Evolution 2 (PS5) - Dinosaur Park Builder Sequel Delivers
Open the door. Get on the floor. Everybody walk the dinosaur
Avid Push Square readers will undoubtedly recall that we rather liked 2018's Jurassic World Evolution. Making an amusement park full of dinosaurs that occasionally escape their confinement and eviscerate the slack-jawed tourists is what we're all about. Now the sequel is here — the...
News Dino Park Builder Jurassic World Evolution 2 Bites PS5, PS4 on 9th November
We need more teeth
Frontier’s licensed strategy game Jurassic World Evolution 2 will roar to PlayStation 5 and PS4 from 9th November, the publisher has announced. The game – available to pre-order from today – builds on the foundations of its predecessor by incorporating an all-new campaign set after the events of Jurassic World: Fallen...
Hands On Life Finds a Way in Jurassic World Evolution 2 on PS5, PS4
John Hammond would certainly be proud
If you’re an old-school PlayStation fan, then Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis probably holds a special place in your heart. The park builder launched in 2003 and was a huge hit on PS2, offering a simulation experience set within the universe of Steven Spielberg’s legendary film franchise. It took nearly 15...
News If We Have to See Struggling, a Grotesque Co-Op Platformer Coming to PS4, Then So Do You
Suffer with us
Struggling is a puzzle platformer you can either play alone or in two-player co-op, which sounds pleasant enough, and then you see the darn thing. Playing as Troy, an amalgamation of flesh and faces, you'll control the two flailing arms (one each in co-op) in order to get through four deadly worlds. You'll be latching onto all kinds...
News 4D FPS Lemnis Gate Activates 3rd August on PS5, PS4
Loop the loop
This trailer doesn’t really do tactical first-person shooter Lemnis Gate justice, unfortunately. For those who haven’t been following it, this is basically a turn-based strategy game, where you deploy 25 second versions of yourself, and must outwit your opponents across five rounds. We’re going to defer to the developer’s press...
News Jurassic World Evolution 2 Roars to PS5, PS4 This Year
Life finds a way
Management strategy game Jurassic World Evolution is getting a PlayStation 5 and PS4 sequel later this year, with Frontier Developments once again returning to the popular film property. The new game will boast a “brand new, immersive narrative campaign voiced by cast members from across the Jurassic World film franchise, exciting...
News Ghostbusters Slimes Theme Park Management Sim Planet Coaster on PS5, PS4
DLC adds licensed content this week
Who you gonna call for new Planet Coaster: Console Edition content? Ghostbusters, of course! Frontier has announced a new licensed expansion for its theme park management sim – set to release on 29th April for PlayStation 5 and PS4 for £12.99/$14.99 – which will add the likes of ECTO-1 and Stay Puft...
News Lemnis Gate Is a Turn-Based, Time Looping Multiplayer Shooter Coming to PS5, PS4
Confused?
Alright, so this is a tricky one. Lemnis Gate is a multiplayer first person shooter, but it's set within a time loop, and it's also turn-based. The above trailer might look like a regular competitive run n' gunner, but there's more to its gameplay that isn't obvious in the video. Each match contains five rounds, and each of those rounds...
Hands On Planet Coaster Is a Fun PS4 Ride with Bumps Along the Way
Sickener
We were going to bring you a Planet Coaster: Console Edition review today, but we’ve had to settle for the PlayStation 4 version and, frankly, we’re so close to the PlayStation 5’s launch now that we didn’t want to blow our cotton candy early. So, we figured we’d share our hands-on impressions, with a full review to follow...
News Planet Coaster Takes a Ride to PS5 At Launch
Free upgrade from PS4 to PS5
You may want to stock up on cotton candy ahead of the PlayStation 5’s launch, as Planet Coaster: Console Edition will be queuing up for the next-gen system from 12th November in North America and 19th November in Europe. Also available on the PlayStation 4 from 10th November, you’ll be able to upgrade your...
News Planet Coaster: Console Edition Will Offer a Free PS5 Upgrade
Both physical and digital versions
Here's another for the list: Planet Coaster: Console Edition will be offering a free PlayStation 5 upgrade to those who purchase the game on PlayStation 4. This will be available for both the physical and digital versions of the title, with the experience optimised for next-gen hardware when it launches before the...
Interview How PS5 Makes Planet Coaster Better Than Ever
From the DualSense to the UI
While it hasn't been confirmed for launch just yet, Planet Coaster: Console Edition is a PlayStation 5 game you can look forward to playing this year. The console release of this 2016 PC title has received a full overhaul to accommodate for the DualSense controller soon to sit in our very hands, meaning developer...
Hands On Taking a Ride with Planet Coaster: Console Edition on PS4
Catch a ride
The dearth of management games on the PlayStation 4 has been one of the sins of the system, so we’re grateful for Frontier’s commitment to the genre. Having already found success with Jurassic World: Evolution, the UK-based developer is now bringing Planet Coaster to Sony’s current-gen and next-gen consoles, aiming to occupy the...
News Elite: Dangerous Will Fly to PS4 Eventually
Galaxy crash
Frontier's intergalactic escapade Elite: Dangerous was announced for consoles this week, but there was no mention of the PlayStation 4. Many pondered whether Microsoft had locked the title down as an Xbox One exclusive, and there was certainly some confusion among the press. Fortunately, veteran developer David Braben has confirmed on...
