Frontier Developments has introduced Jurassic World Evolution 3, due out throughout its 2026 monetary yr. Meaning will probably be out sooner or later between June 1, 2025 and Might 31, 2026.
Frontier mentioned it had signed a license with Common Merchandise & Experiences for a 3rd Jurassic World sport, which follows 2018’s Jurassic World Evolution and 2021’s Jurassic World Evolution 2. In February 2024, Common Footage and Amblin Leisure introduced an all-new Jurassic World occasion movie presently scheduled for launch on July 2, 2025, so Jurassic World Evolution 3 will purpose to learn from elevated pleasure in all issues dinosaurs generated by the film.
Jurassic World Evolution and Jurassic World Evolution 2 rank first and second respectively inside Frontier’s sport portfolio when it comes to income generated of their first two years, the developer mentioned, with Jurassic World Evolution being Frontier’s best-selling sport so far since its launch virtually six years in the past. IGN’s Jurassic World Evolution 2 overview returned a 7/10. We mentioned: “Whereas park administration and customization points are a bit shallow, Jurassic World Evolution 2 has tons of fantastic dinosaurs and thrilling methods to work together with them.”
Frontier has refocused on artistic administration simulation (CMS) video games after a troublesome few years by which various high-profile video games failed to fulfill gross sales expectations. In November, Frontier issued a buying and selling replace following poor launch gross sales of its real-time technique sport Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Smash. The studio has additionally suffered a spherical of layoffs. Earlier in April, Frontier bought the publishing rights to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 to Atari for $7 million, bringing in much-needed money. Frontier just lately got here beneath hearth from Elite Harmful gamers after saying plans to promote digital spaceships for actual cash.
Countering the doom and gloom, Frontier just lately mentioned gross sales of its video games since January have been “in-line with expectations”, with Jurassic World Evolution 2 and Planet Zoo main the cost. The latest console launch of Planet Zoo noticed “robust participant engagement”, with whole gross sales as much as and together with the day of launch better than the gross sales achieved by Planet Coaster when that sport got here out on consoles in November 2020.
Over the subsequent three consecutive monetary years, Frontier plans to launch one new CMS sport per yr. There’s an unannounced own-IP CMS sport for FY25, which Frontier mentioned is “on monitor”, the third Jurassic World sport confirmed at present scheduled for FY26; and a 3rd unannounced CMS sport deliberate for FY27.
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