Frontier Developments has introduced Jurassic World Evolution 3, due out throughout its 2026 monetary 12 months. Meaning it is going to be out sooner or later between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026.
Frontier stated 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 Photos and Amblin Leisure introduced an all-new Jurassic World occasion movie at present scheduled for launch on July 2, 2025, so Jurassic World Evolution 3 will intention 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 stated, with Jurassic World Evolution being Frontier’s best-selling sport to this point since its launch nearly six years in the past. IGN’s Jurassic World Evolution 2 evaluate returned a 7/10. We stated: “Whereas park administration and customization features are a bit shallow, Jurassic World Evolution 2 has tons of wonderful dinosaurs and thrilling methods to work together with them.”
Screens – Jurassic World Evolution 2
Frontier has refocused on inventive administration simulation (CMS) video games after a tricky few years through which a variety of high-profile video games failed to satisfy 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 Break. 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 below fireplace from Elite Harmful gamers after saying plans to promote digital spaceships for actual cash.
Countering the doom and gloom, Frontier just lately stated 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 “sturdy participant engagement”, with complete gross sales as much as and together with the day of launch higher 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 12 months. There’s an unannounced own-IP CMS sport for FY25, which Frontier stated is “on monitor”, the third Jurassic World sport confirmed right now scheduled for FY26; and a 3rd unannounced CMS sport deliberate for FY27.
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