Frontier Developments’ sales of the new Jurassic Park videogame fail to exceed expectations, leading to a slump in Frontier Developments










Frontier After it announced that sales of a anticipated videogame had disappointed, development fell.

According to the AIM-listed company that has been a darling of stock markets, Jurassic World Evolution 2’s PC sales have fallen below expectations since its launch earlier in March.

Frontier has reduced its revenue guidance twice this year.

Flop: Frontier Developments, which has become a stock market darling, said PC sales of Jurassic World Evolution 2 have been lower than expected since its release earlier this month

Flop. Frontier Developments, a company that has quickly become a favorite stock exchange, reported today that Jurassic World Evolution 2 PC sales were lower than anticipated since the release of its earlier this month.

The games developer estimates it will make between £100million and £130million in the year to May – down from a previous forecast of £130million to £150million.

After the update, Frontier shares plunged 31.9 percent, or 795p to 1700p.

Jurassic World Evolution 2 – which has received positive reviews – has sold well on consoles. The PC sales didn’t match. 

Another blow was that sales of Elite Dangerous: Odyssey have been less popular than Frontier had anticipated.

Analysts believe the Covid restrictions will be lifted, as the sales of video games exploded after lockdowns in 2020.

Russ Mould (investment director at AJ Bell) said, “Unfortunately, gaming businesses have been eagerly to ride the pandemic inspired momentum by scrambling for new titles. So the marketplace has been very crowded just when gamers discovered they had many new options to keep them entertained.

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