The lucky winner is Complex Games, a Canadian studio that conquered Frontier with its turn-based tactical RPG Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters, launched under the Frontier Foundry label in May 2022. Complex Games is therefore strengthening the development capacity of Frontier, which aligns the successes since it works for its own account (Elite Dangerous, Planet Coaster, Jurassic World Evolution, Planet Zoo) in spite of some disappointments (the extension Elite Dangerous: Odyssey). Having recently launched F1 Manager 2022, Frontier still has a Warhammer Age of Sigmar strategy game in the works.
The press release does not specify anything on this subject, but Complex Games could possibly contribute to the development of this title given its expertise in the license of fantasy. Founded in 2001 by Noah Decter-Jackson and Adrian Cheater, Complex Games has a team of 20 people. Frontier confirmed having paid 9.5 million euros to recruit this studio, not counting a potential bonus of 3.8 million euros if it achieves certain economic objectives.
“When we launched our third-party publishing strategy in 2019, we were enticed by the possibility of bringing our development partners at Frontier Foundry on board more formally through an acquisition. Our collaboration with Complex Games on Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters has been great, and I’m delighted to welcome Noah and his team to Frontier to grow and grow our development team in Manitoba, Canada. This is Frontier’s first acquisition and we will continue to explore opportunities to increase Frontier’s resources in order to continue developing and consolidating our catalog.“, commented Jonny Watts, CEO of Frontier.
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