<s>
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
space	O
flight	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Frontier	O
Developments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
attempt	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
 '	O
actions	O
affecting	O
the	O
narrative	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
persistent	B-Protocol
universe	I-Protocol
,	O
while	O
also	O
retaining	O
a	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Elite	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Frontier	B-Application
:	I-Application
First	I-Application
Encounters	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-release	O
test	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
available	O
to	O
backers	O
since	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
preview	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
later	O
released	O
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Preview	O
Program	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
briefing	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
additionally	O
supports	O
all	O
PC	O
virtual	O
reality	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
Odyssey	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
play	O
on	O
planetary	O
surfaces	O
and	O
inside	O
bases	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
virtual	O
reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
had	O
sold	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
,	O
with	O
Frontier	O
Developments	O
expected	O
to	O
generate	O
£22	O
million	O
from	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
15	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
cumulative	O
sales	O
of	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
exceeded	O
4.3	O
million	O
franchise	O
units	O
,	O
composed	O
of	O
3	O
million	O
base	O
game	O
units	O
and	O
1.3	O
million	O
Horizons	O
expansion	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
base	O
game	O
units	O
had	O
passed	O
3.5	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
interview	O
published	O
on	O
23	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Frontier	O
CFO	O
Alex	O
Bevis	O
announced	O
that	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
had	O
generated	O
more	O
than	O
£100	O
million	O
of	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
began	O
in	O
year	O
3300	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
sync	O
with	O
UTC	O
albeit	O
1286	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
around	O
45	O
years	O
after	O
Frontier	B-Application
:	I-Application
First	I-Application
Encounters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
retains	O
the	O
basic	O
premise	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
players	O
start	O
with	O
a	O
spaceship	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
amount	O
of	O
money	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
galaxy	O
and	O
role-play	O
in	O
various	O
activities	O
to	O
acquire	O
more	O
money	O
and	O
merit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
persistent	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
called	O
Open	O
Play	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
online-only	O
single	O
player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	O
Play	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
in	O
that	O
many	O
actions	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
considered	O
griefing	O
in	O
other	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
are	O
generally	O
permitted	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
valid	O
roleplaying	O
reason	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
150,000	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
star	O
systems	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
real	O
astronomical	O
data	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
few	O
partially	O
fictional	O
planetary	O
systems	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
created	O
in	O
Frontier	O
and	O
First	B-Application
Encounters	I-Application
before	O
a	O
significant	O
number	O
of	O
exoplanets	O
were	O
discovered	O
,	O
are	O
carried	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
handful	O
of	O
entirely	O
fictional	O
systems	O
named	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Elite	B-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
are	O
included	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
player	O
who	O
reached	O
Triple	O
Elite	B-Application
status	O
(	O
Elite	B-Application
rank	O
in	O
Combat	O
,	O
Elite	B-Application
rank	O
in	O
Exploration	O
,	O
and	O
Elite	B-Application
rank	O
in	O
Trading	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
status	O
,	O
won	O
£10	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
first	O
player	O
who	O
reached	O
Elite	B-Application
rank	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
faction	O
rankings	O
,	O
won	O
£	O
1,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
using	O
Frontier	O
Development	O
's	O
own	O
in-house	O
COBRA	O
game	O
development	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
that	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
was	O
later	O
launched	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Game	O
Preview	O
program	O
during	O
E3	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
with	O
support	O
for	O
cross-buy	O
between	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
Mac	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Braben	O
stated	O
in	O
2014	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
no	O
reason	O
why	O
COBRA	O
cannot	O
run	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
running	O
through	O
OpenGL.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Braben	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
Thargoids	B-Application
,	O
the	O
warlike	O
,	O
insectoid	O
aliens	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
,	O
would	O
make	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
some	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mission	O
objectives	O
introduced	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
about	O
ancient	O
specimens	O
fueled	O
speculation	O
of	O
the	O
coming	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Thargoid	B-Application
species	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Thargoids	B-Application
were	O
possibly	O
encountered	O
by	O
a	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
an	O
escalation	O
of	O
encounters	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
revealed	O
the	O
encountered	O
race	O
was	O
in	O
fact	O
Thargoids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
initially	O
Thargoid	B-Application
encounters	O
were	O
non-violent	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
space	O
stations	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
attacked	O
leading	O
to	O
missions	O
based	O
on	O
investigating	O
,	O
researching	O
,	O
and	O
gathering	O
materials	O
to	O
increase	O
weapon	O
effectiveness	O
against	O
the	O
Thargoids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
an	O
extinct	O
alien	O
race	O
,	O
the	O
Guardians	O
,	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
allowed	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
ancient	O
ruins	O
they	O
left	O
behind	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gather	O
data	O
and	O
materials	O
to	O
unlock	O
special	O
Guardian	O
modules	O
and	O
specialized	O
Human	O
–	O
Guardian	O
hybrid	O
weapons	O
with	O
increased	O
effectiveness	O
against	O
Thargoid	B-Application
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2011	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
presentation	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Elite	B-Application
,	O
Braben	O
was	O
asked	O
in	O
a	O
Q&A	O
session	O
if	O
Elite	B-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
was	O
still	O
on	O
the	O
drawing	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
£1.7	O
m	O
had	O
been	O
raised	O
,	O
and	O
Braben	O
had	O
reacquired	O
the	O
legal	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Elite	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
"	O
season	O
"	O
of	O
expansions	O
for	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
,	O
named	O
Horizons	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
5	O
August	O
2015	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
,	O
entered	O
beta	O
on	O
30	O
November	O
2015	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
December	O
2015	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
3	O
June	O
2016	O
release	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frontier	O
Developments	O
currently	O
has	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
expansion	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
unless	O
Apple	O
provides	O
support	O
for	O
compute	O
shaders	O
,	O
which	O
Frontier	O
believes	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
render	O
planet	O
surfaces	O
and	O
other	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
:	O
Horizons	O
is	O
a	O
separately	O
priced	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horizons	O
is	O
billed	O
as	O
a	O
season	O
of	O
five	O
expansions	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
planetary	O
landings	O
and	O
then	O
followed	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
comprehensive	O
looting	O
and	O
crafting	O
system	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
ship-launched	O
fighters	O
and	O
passenger	O
missions	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
multiple	O
players	O
working	O
cooperatively	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
ship	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
future	O
expansion	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2017	O
ahead	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
release	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
5th	O
expansion	O
to	O
follow	O
after	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2.4	O
update	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Return	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
expanded	O
storyline	O
for	O
the	O
alien	O
Thargoids	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Horizons	O
became	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
focused	O
on	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
along	O
with	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
crime	O
and	O
punishment	O
system	O
,	O
better	O
trading	O
data	O
,	O
new	O
wing	O
missions	O
,	O
new	O
ships	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
Alliance	O
Chieftain	O
,	O
Krait	O
,	O
and	O
alien	O
Thargoid	B-Application
scouts	O
)	O
,	O
more	O
interaction	O
with	O
megaships	O
and	O
installations	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
tech	O
broker	O
"	O
offering	O
more	O
advanced	O
weapons	O
,	O
in-game	O
Galnet	O
audio	O
,	O
an	O
overhaul	O
of	O
mining	O
,	O
new	O
astronomical	O
anomalies	O
to	O
discover	O
,	O
and	O
improvements	O
to	O
planetary	O
visuals	O
and	O
more	O
detailed	O
surface	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
will	O
let	O
players	O
explore	O
worlds	O
on	O
foot	O
,	O
undertake	O
ground	O
missions	O
that	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
their	O
cosmic	O
counterparts	O
,	O
include	O
diplomatic	O
gigs	O
,	O
commercial	O
ventures	O
and	O
combat	O
;	O
find	O
work	O
,	O
assistance	O
and	O
shops	O
in	O
social	O
hubs	O
all	O
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
,	O
meeting	O
fellow	O
pilots	O
in	O
person	O
rather	O
than	O
peering	O
at	O
them	O
through	O
a	O
cockpit	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
New	O
Era	O
"	O
in	O
prior	O
communications	O
,	O
full	O
production	O
on	O
Odyssey	O
began	O
in	O
Summer	O
2018	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
Elite	B-Application
development	O
team	O
allocated	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
paid-update	O
to	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
basegame	O
owners	O
,	O
Lifetime	O
Expansion	O
owners	O
will	O
receive	O
it	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Pass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
major	O
update	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
COVID-19	O
environment	O
,	O
Frontier	O
set	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
19	O
May	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
in-game	O
footage	O
of	O
Odyssey	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2020	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
minute	O
long	O
gameplay	O
trailer	O
showcasing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
that	O
come	O
with	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
including	O
First-person	O
shooter	O
like	O
gameplay	O
and	O
avatars	O
walking	O
around	O
on	O
planetary	O
surfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
Frontier	O
Developments	O
announced	O
that	O
their	O
release	O
roadmap	O
for	O
Odyssey	O
had	O
shifted	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
on-going	O
COVID	O
pandemic	O
:	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Odyssey	O
was	O
now	O
slated	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
late	O
spring	O
2021	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
have	O
been	O
delayed	O
to	O
autumn	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alpha	O
was	O
limited	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
were	O
cut	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
Frontier	O
Developments	O
released	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
Mostly	O
negative	O
"	O
global	O
review	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
also	O
complained	O
widely	O
on	O
both	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
the	O
official	O
forum	O
about	O
a	O
steep	O
increase	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
collect	O
instrumental	O
resources	O
,	O
broken	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
missing	O
end	O
game	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
Frontier	O
CEO	O
David	O
Braben	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
forums	O
that	O
all	O
further	O
content	O
development	O
for	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Elite	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
was	O
being	O
cancelled	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
forward	O
by	O
focusing	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
post-Odyssey	O
codebase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simultaneously	O
announced	O
and	O
launched	O
on	O
16	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
:	O
Arena	O
was	O
a	O
low-priced	O
standalone	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
CQC	O
(	O
Close	O
Quarters	O
Combat	O
)	O
arena	O
mode	O
from	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
allowing	O
newcomers	O
and	O
those	O
who	O
already	O
have	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
to	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
corresponding	O
game	O
mode	O
in	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
was	O
also	O
renamed	O
from	O
"	O
CQC	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
Arena	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
7	O
to	O
11	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
offered	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
February	O
2017	O
it	O
was	O
removed	O
for	O
sale	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
but	O
it	O
remains	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
play	O
mode	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
received	O
an	O
aggregated	O
score	O
of	O
80/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
52	O
critics	O
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Kelly	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
4/5	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
compelling	O
space	O
sandbox	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
welcome	O
return	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Elite	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
launch	O
was	O
"	O
missing	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
important	O
features	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
multiplayer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
IGN	O
,	O
Rob	O
Zacny	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
enthralling	O
and	O
evocative	O
space	O
combat	O
and	O
trade	O
sim	O
games	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
played	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
boring	O
"	O
,	O
seeing	O
the	O
balance	O
of	O
"	O
brief	O
,	O
intense	O
emotional	O
peaks	O
and	O
long	O
,	O
shallow	O
valleys	O
of	O
boredom	O
"	O
as	O
"	O
fundamental	O
to	O
Elite	B-Application
's	O
identity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joel	O
Peterson	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
9/10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
A	O
hallmark	O
of	O
excellence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
December	O
2016	O
over	O
2.1	O
million	O
paid	O
franchise	O
units	O
were	O
sold	O
of	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
15	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
cumulative	O
sales	O
of	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
exceeded	O
4.3	O
million	O
franchise	O
units	O
,	O
composed	O
of	O
3	O
million	O
base	O
game	O
units	O
and	O
1.3	O
million	O
Horizons	O
expansion	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
base	O
game	O
units	O
had	O
passed	O
3.5	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
interview	O
published	O
on	O
23	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Frontier	O
CFO	O
Alex	O
Bevis	O
announced	O
that	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
had	O
generated	O
more	O
than	O
£100	O
million	O
of	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
won	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
"	O
from	O
The	O
Escapist	O
and	O
games.cz	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
won	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Award	O
2015	O
for	O
best	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
:	O
Beyond	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Evolving	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
