Space 2.0: The initially promising-looking but unfortunately flawed space sim X Rebirth gets a sizable update this week that developer Egosoft claims will address a lot of the game's issues. This video touts a few of those improvements, and you can download a PDF of all the changes here.
Sounds like the promising-looking space sim X Rebirth is a total mess. Rock Paper Shotgun's Craig Pearson has played a good amount of the game and he's reporting rampant bugs, crashes and worse. Our own Luke Plunkett hasn't played quite as much, but reports a similar experience. Developer Egosoft has apologized,…
X Rebirth is coming soon. November 15, in fact. Here's the latest trailer, which shows off some of the ways you'll be able to explore the game's vast, open space.
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All In The Space Trade: Here's an in-depth look at how trading will work in X Rebirth, the gorgeous, massive space sim coming in November from Egosoft.
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It looks as though X Rebirth, the impressive space-sim that grabbed a lot of attention a couple years ago, is finally ready to go.
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Granted, I'd be hard pressed to list many of this year's hardcore space sim contenders, but the newly revealed X Rebirth—the latest in Egosoft's 12-year-old X series—is going to have a hard time being visually out-sexed. This is a gorgeous game.
