6th Nov 2019 10:02
(Alliance News) - Video game developer Frontier Developments PLC said on Wednesday its latest release became the world's bestselling title on Steam.
On Tuesday at noon London time, Frontier released Planet Zoo, a management simulation game in which players build and manage their own zoo.
Frontier said the game reached global number one bestseller spot on the Steam platform on Tuesday, both prior to and after its release.
"As our fourth major self-published game release, we're thrilled with the initial response to Planet Zoo. I'd like to thank our team for their tireless commitment and expertise in creating the ultimate zoo simulation game," said Chief Executive David Braben.
"We can't wait to see the amazing creations from our growing community of Planet Zoo players."
Elsewhere, Frontier said it is in talks with "carefully-selected" potential partners on future games at various stages of developments, with two new partnerships recently agreed.
"We are also pleased with progress on our Frontier Publishing initiative. We're passionate about working with the best independent developers in the business, and the signing of our second partnership agreement is a great milestone for us," added Braben.
Shares were 2.9% higher on Wednesday morning in London at a price of 1,152.06 pence each.
By George Collard; [email protected]
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