Wed, Apr 20, 2011 | 18:54 BST

Egosoft announces X Rebirth for Q4 2011

Deep Silver and developer Egosoft today announced the latest game set in the X Universe, X Rebirth, which will include a “radically new game design and top notch graphics.”

The space-sim heralds a fresh beginning, bringing with it a number of gameplay innovations “without compromising its successful origins.”

Set in the distant future, the X universe’s future is uncertain, and countless adventures will await players as new enemies come onto the scene in search of power. You, a young adventurer with an “unlikely female ally,” are travelling about in and old, beat-up ship and play a key art in the events as they play out.

According to the press release, the game contains a large universe to explore throughout the game along with varied gameplay elements such as space combat, trading mechanics and fast travel throughout the galaxies. X

X Rebirth will be released on PC and is expected during Q4 this year.

9 comments

Old MacDonald
20/04/11, 6:57 pm

I’m SO ready for this.

Hunam
20/04/11, 7:09 pm

That second pic looks like a hollowed out Battlestar

KillerDD
20/04/11, 8:09 pm

I’m so loving this! Been waiting for another great space sim!

YoungZer0
20/04/11, 8:55 pm

I hope this game will be more accessible than its previous efforts.

Stephany Nunneley
20/04/11, 9:23 pm

@4 The devs claim it will, yes.

Lutz
20/04/11, 10:10 pm

Seriously, these guys were meant to be working on a console version FFS!

KillerDD
20/04/11, 10:11 pm

@6 To be honest: No, they shouldn’t. There are way too many things you can do with the keyboard to make a console version out of this. Playing this game with just a controller won’t work!!

Lutz
20/04/11, 10:43 pm

I’m not saying it has to be perfect, but Darkstar One showed that the basics can be done.

Old MacDonald
20/04/11, 11:15 pm

DarkStar One showed the negative aspects of it as well, as it was a very shallow game that ultimately wasn’t anywhere near as satisfying as the X-games.