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EDIT So yep I was right. Coaster park tycoon was just shown at the PC conference as Planet Coaster.
Made by frontier, this will be the spiritual successor of RCT3.
If mods want to change the name or want to make a new thread.
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So I was visiting the official Coaster Park Tycoon forums, after I read some days ago that Frontier was going to be present at the new PC Gaming Show, to see if there was something about it, and it wasn't only to show more about Elite.
Found this (is an excerpt from the Elite: dangerous newsletter):
Found here
So they are going to reveal a new game at the PC Gaming show. Coaster Park Tycoon is schedule to relase sometime in 2016.
With Elite and Coaster Park Tycoon in development, it would be very strange for it to be a different project. Also CPT is probably a PC game only, like RCT3 was, so it makes sense to show it at a PC Gaming show.
Or it could be a totally different project, who knows. But the biggest possibility right now is it being a trailer of CPT (and I really hope is that).
To sum up everything that has been happening since some months ago in the Theme Park sim genre:
-The last great theme park sim, Roller Coaster Tycoon 3, and its expansions, were released 11 years ago. Nothing important in the genre has happen since.
-In 2014 zombie company Atari makes an announcement of TWO new RCT games. RCT4, that would be the mobile version, and RCTWorld that would be the PC one.
-RCT4 is released and is, of course, a microntransaction game hell.
-First screens of RCTWorld, developed by Pipeworks Software, are released Screenshot. They dont look that bad, theming zones and mascot history (ala disneyland) seem to be important, online play.
-In the meantime Theme Park Studio's betas are released (kickstarter project) although is more a theme park making tool than a game. Also another kickstarter project, Parkitect, is succesful and will be realeasing its alpha on steam in august. Pakitect is perfect for the RCT1 hardcore fans.
-Atari sacks Pipeworks and puts Area 52 in charge of RCTWorld, Area52 stops communicating with fans like Pipeworks was doing (releasing screens and concpet art regularly and asking for feedback at the official forums). Seems Pipeworks asked for more time to make a good game and Atari didn't want that. Atari says in their PR that Pipeworks had already done their work, and they looked for Area52 to "expand" it. This was obviously a big lie, as would now in the future.
-On January of this year, Frontier, developers of RCT3 and the RCT2 expansions, announce on their website Coaster Park Tycoon, basically saying it will be a sprititual sequel of RCT3. They open an official forum for the game, but no new news since then. Its pretty obvious that they decided to do it seeing the following Colossal Order was getting just before the release of Cities Skylines, thanks to trying to fix the Sim City 2013 fiasco. This would be the same thing bit with the theme park genre.
-Atari relases on March the first trailer of Areas 52's RCTWorld. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYNiIzBM7_w Aaaaaand, it looks like shit. Without exagerating it looks worse that RCT3, an 11 year old game. Not only that but the "devlogs" (nothing more than Atari PR) at the RCT offcial forums leave no doubt that the gameplay will be also worse than RCT3. Frontier is probably rubbing their hands.
-There a huge backlash in the forums, Atari tries to spin the awful trailer saying the game is not finished, more PR devlogs appear with shit news that cant convince anyone. And just weeks after that, suddenly, Area 52's logo dissapear from the forum and website. Atari doesnt want to confirm still Area 52 is out but that the game is still schedule to be released this year. People who mention Coater Park Tycoon on the RCT forums are banned (not anymore).
-Shocking news: Its discovered Area 52 was also sacked (not because Atari said something, but by Area 52 linkdins). Atari still says the game is schedule to be released this year. Nothing but lie, after lie, after lie, because they are scared as shit their only cashcow is dead.
-Frontier MAYBE shows Coaster Park Tycoon at this years E3.
So the king is dead, long live the king. (If Frontier decides to show it at E3)
Made by frontier, this will be the spiritual successor of RCT3.
If mods want to change the name or want to make a new thread.
---------------------------------------------
So I was visiting the official Coaster Park Tycoon forums, after I read some days ago that Frontier was going to be present at the new PC Gaming Show, to see if there was something about it, and it wasn't only to show more about Elite.
Found this (is an excerpt from the Elite: dangerous newsletter):
Found here
So they are going to reveal a new game at the PC Gaming show. Coaster Park Tycoon is schedule to relase sometime in 2016.
With Elite and Coaster Park Tycoon in development, it would be very strange for it to be a different project. Also CPT is probably a PC game only, like RCT3 was, so it makes sense to show it at a PC Gaming show.
Or it could be a totally different project, who knows. But the biggest possibility right now is it being a trailer of CPT (and I really hope is that).
To sum up everything that has been happening since some months ago in the Theme Park sim genre:
-The last great theme park sim, Roller Coaster Tycoon 3, and its expansions, were released 11 years ago. Nothing important in the genre has happen since.
-In 2014 zombie company Atari makes an announcement of TWO new RCT games. RCT4, that would be the mobile version, and RCTWorld that would be the PC one.
-RCT4 is released and is, of course, a microntransaction game hell.
-First screens of RCTWorld, developed by Pipeworks Software, are released Screenshot. They dont look that bad, theming zones and mascot history (ala disneyland) seem to be important, online play.
-In the meantime Theme Park Studio's betas are released (kickstarter project) although is more a theme park making tool than a game. Also another kickstarter project, Parkitect, is succesful and will be realeasing its alpha on steam in august. Pakitect is perfect for the RCT1 hardcore fans.
-Atari sacks Pipeworks and puts Area 52 in charge of RCTWorld, Area52 stops communicating with fans like Pipeworks was doing (releasing screens and concpet art regularly and asking for feedback at the official forums). Seems Pipeworks asked for more time to make a good game and Atari didn't want that. Atari says in their PR that Pipeworks had already done their work, and they looked for Area52 to "expand" it. This was obviously a big lie, as would now in the future.
-On January of this year, Frontier, developers of RCT3 and the RCT2 expansions, announce on their website Coaster Park Tycoon, basically saying it will be a sprititual sequel of RCT3. They open an official forum for the game, but no new news since then. Its pretty obvious that they decided to do it seeing the following Colossal Order was getting just before the release of Cities Skylines, thanks to trying to fix the Sim City 2013 fiasco. This would be the same thing bit with the theme park genre.
-Atari relases on March the first trailer of Areas 52's RCTWorld. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYNiIzBM7_w Aaaaaand, it looks like shit. Without exagerating it looks worse that RCT3, an 11 year old game. Not only that but the "devlogs" (nothing more than Atari PR) at the RCT offcial forums leave no doubt that the gameplay will be also worse than RCT3. Frontier is probably rubbing their hands.
-There a huge backlash in the forums, Atari tries to spin the awful trailer saying the game is not finished, more PR devlogs appear with shit news that cant convince anyone. And just weeks after that, suddenly, Area 52's logo dissapear from the forum and website. Atari doesnt want to confirm still Area 52 is out but that the game is still schedule to be released this year. People who mention Coater Park Tycoon on the RCT forums are banned (not anymore).
-Shocking news: Its discovered Area 52 was also sacked (not because Atari said something, but by Area 52 linkdins). Atari still says the game is schedule to be released this year. Nothing but lie, after lie, after lie, because they are scared as shit their only cashcow is dead.
-Frontier MAYBE shows Coaster Park Tycoon at this years E3.
So the king is dead, long live the king. (If Frontier decides to show it at E3)
(all the information is in OP)