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== Frontier Re-Releases for consoles? ==
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== Elite - 25th Anniversary ==
  
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[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=149208&skip=yes Computer and Video Games] is reporting that [[David Braben]] is contemplating releasing some classics such as Virus and Zarch on the XBox Live Arcade. Elite is specifically counted out from this contemplation though - undoubtedly because of the game's continuing legal limbo from the spat between the Breadbin and [[Ian Bell]] - and no mention of [[Frontier]] or [[FFE]]. Judging by the Herculean efforts that people have had to make just to make Frontier and FFE playable on modern PCs, unfortunately it's probably somewhat doubtful that they'd ever get an XBox port - but XBox 360 users can at least hope since Frontier have now dropped the hint they may go to their back catalogue.
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It's now a quarter of a century since David Braben and Ian Bell changed the face of computer gaming with the release of Elite on the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron.
  
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== Fiction: New PDF bundles ==
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Frontier Developments have launched a [http://elite.frontier.co.uk/ 25th Anniversary Website] to celebrate.
  
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There are two new sets of stories - released as PDFs for your reading pleasure.
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[[User:Steve|Steve]] 16:25, 21 September 2009 (BST)
  
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First up, [[Selezen]] has collected together the current collection of 'HPA2 - Deathwreaker' stories, which have been gradually evolving in the [[EBBS]] over the last few months. This collection is currently completely up to date with what has been posted on the EBBS, and is available at [http://hughesd.co.uk/elite/content/hpa2.asp the Elite - Deathwreaker] webpage.
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== New dev release of Oolite ==
  
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[[Jason Togneri]] (aka Break) has also made PDFs of three of his works - Vendetta, Darkness Falls and the 25th Hour. Find links to these stories on [[Jason Togneri|Jason's wiki page here]].
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1.72 is now out for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows. You can get your fresh copy of Oolite from [http://www.oolite.org oolite.org] now.
  
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[[User:Winston|Winston]] 14:00, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
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[[User:Winston|Winston]] 15:03, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
  
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== Oosat: Broken - but will be repaired ==
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== Elite on TV ==
  
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It seems that [http://oosat.alioth.net Oosat], the repository for Oolite add-ons, has suffered a fairly catastrophic table corruption of its database. Unfortunately, this means...re-install Drupal (the content management system) from scratch, and re-insert all the files. This is a big job - so don't hold your breath - but work on the rebuild should commence this weekend.
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On the 22nd August a program was broadcast in the UK all about the creation of Elite, including interviews with its two inventors - David Braben and Ian Bell.
  
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[[User:Winston|Winston]] 16:49, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
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If you missed it you can watch it [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=38455283567435786 here]
  
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'''Update''': A new version of Drupal is installed, and work is progressing. But - still, don't hold your breath!
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[[User:Steve|Steve]] 20:57, 2 September 2008 (BST)
  
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[[User:Winston|Winston]] 14:47, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
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== Ulite, version 4 ==
  
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== Oolite - End of an era ==
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[[Ulite]], the German web based game inspired by Frontier First Encounters is having a major revision on the 5th of May, with version 4 of the game. The game is available in English as well as German. At present, no information on what the update contains. The game can be found at http://www.ulite.de
  
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It's with some sadness that [[Giles Williams]] has announced in his blog at http://oolite.livejournal.com that he's burned out on developing [[Oolite]]. He intends to finish some OpenGL enhancements before turning over the project to a new maintainer. Developer burn out on a project does happen, and Giles has been working on this for over two years now - and sometimes, you just have to move on and start on a new project - or even just do some real life things instead.
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[[User:Winston|Winston]] 14:01, 24 April 2008 (BST)
  
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What does this mean for Oolite?
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== New Oolite test release - 1.71 ==
  
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The game has come on far enough now that there's a large community of [[OXP]] writers who are continuously expanding the game. This bit of foresight - to make the game easily expandable - will mean Oolite will continue to grow even if there are few new features added to the code base. The game is already a highly competent enhancement on classic Elite. Oolite's future is assured, even if the original developer decides to do something new. As Giles hands over the baton on Oolite development to someone new, he is also going to make a few other changes - he plans to move the code base to a new license - the GNU General Public License, which amongst other things, will allow Linux distributions to include the game as part of their official repositories.
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A new Oolite test release is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. There are many updates and bug fixes - see Ahruman's post here: [http://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?t=4487] . You can download a new package for all platforms from [http://oolite-linux.berlios.de|the BerliOS project page], as an exe installer for Windows, a Linux autopackage, or a Mac OSX .dmg (there are also updaters available; see the appropriate forum on the [http://bb.oolite.space|Oolite Bulletin Board] for information for your specific computer)
  
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You can get the latest version of Oolite from http://oolite.aegidian.org . Find expansion packs at Oosat - http://oosat.alioth.net .
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[[User:Winston|Winston]] 12:00, 23 April 2008 (BST)
  
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[[User:Winston|Winston]] 13:27, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
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== Braben on the Beeb ==
  
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== Opening the Frontier WikiNews ==
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[[Simon Challands]] on [[alt.fan.elite]] spotted an article on the BBC, about the [[David Braben|Breadbin]] on the BBC Micro. It's an interesting read to Braben's opinion on the machine, and computing today. You can read it here - [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7305699.stm]
  
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In the tradition of any new news source starting out by mostly reporting on itself, the Frontier WikiNews will now do this very thing.
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[[User:Winston|Winston]] 11:09, 31 March 2008 (BST)
  
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The Frontier WikiNews comes from the ashes of the former Frontier News, which used to be at http://frontiernews.alioth.net. The old Frontier News is now closed for good - you can thank spammers for this, who were spamming the site so hard it was seriously impacting the performance of the entire web server. Thatware, the software that ran the Frontier News, just wasn't set up for the day and age of rampant spamming.
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== Braben's impression of the UK government's attitude to the games industry ==
  
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The good news about the new format is that if you have news to shout about, '''you can easily post it yourself''' rather than waiting for an editor to actually read and post your submission. Your submissions may of course be subsequently edited for grammar and consistency, but at least you can get your news out now rather than having to wait for a lazy sysop to read your submission and post it. To discuss news articles on this page, please use the '''Discussion''' tab (the Talk page) right here. Remember to sign all news articles and discussion by typing four tilde (~) signs after your submission or comment.
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On a link from Frontier's website, I noticed that David Braben has strongly criticised the British government's treatment of the UK game industry. In Gamespot, he's quoted as saying, "The government has made it very clear that it doesn't give a damn about the games industry." When asked to expand on his point, Braben told GameSpot that, "As an industry we have largely slipped between the cracks until now as far as government is concerned. Certainly as an industry, we have a low profile within government; there is a lack of appreciation of the size and revenue generated by our industry, and a similar lack of awareness of the issues we face."
  
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[[User:Winston|Winston]] 11:09, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
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You can read the full article here: [http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6183562.html]
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[[User:Winston|Winston]] 11:02, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
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* [[Wikinews Archive 3]]
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Elite - 25th Anniversary

It's now a quarter of a century since David Braben and Ian Bell changed the face of computer gaming with the release of Elite on the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron.

Frontier Developments have launched a 25th Anniversary Website to celebrate.

Steve 16:25, 21 September 2009 (BST)

New dev release of Oolite

1.72 is now out for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows. You can get your fresh copy of Oolite from oolite.org now.

Winston 15:03, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Elite on TV

On the 22nd August a program was broadcast in the UK all about the creation of Elite, including interviews with its two inventors - David Braben and Ian Bell.

If you missed it you can watch it here

Steve 20:57, 2 September 2008 (BST)

Ulite, version 4

Ulite, the German web based game inspired by Frontier First Encounters is having a major revision on the 5th of May, with version 4 of the game. The game is available in English as well as German. At present, no information on what the update contains. The game can be found at http://www.ulite.de

Winston 14:01, 24 April 2008 (BST)

New Oolite test release - 1.71

A new Oolite test release is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. There are many updates and bug fixes - see Ahruman's post here: [1] . You can download a new package for all platforms from BerliOS project page, as an exe installer for Windows, a Linux autopackage, or a Mac OSX .dmg (there are also updaters available; see the appropriate forum on the Bulletin Board for information for your specific computer)

Winston 12:00, 23 April 2008 (BST)

Braben on the Beeb

Simon Challands on alt.fan.elite spotted an article on the BBC, about the Breadbin on the BBC Micro. It's an interesting read to Braben's opinion on the machine, and computing today. You can read it here - [2]

Winston 11:09, 31 March 2008 (BST)

Braben's impression of the UK government's attitude to the games industry

On a link from Frontier's website, I noticed that David Braben has strongly criticised the British government's treatment of the UK game industry. In Gamespot, he's quoted as saying, "The government has made it very clear that it doesn't give a damn about the games industry." When asked to expand on his point, Braben told GameSpot that, "As an industry we have largely slipped between the cracks until now as far as government is concerned. Certainly as an industry, we have a low profile within government; there is a lack of appreciation of the size and revenue generated by our industry, and a similar lack of awareness of the issues we face."

You can read the full article here: [3]

Winston 11:02, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

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