Publisher Deep Silver has announced a new game in the X Universe is currently in development from series creator Egosoft, entitled X Rebirth. In the announcement press release, Deep Silver notes that the return of the space trading and combat simulator franchise will bring "radically new game design and top notch graphics" to the series.

The first game in the series since X3: Terran Conflict launched in 2008, Deep Silver says that X Rebirth is "more than just an additional chapter"; it is a "fresh beginning" for the series with a number of innovations that will not compromise the franchise's origins. Read more »

Some of those that recently bought GSC Game World's S.TA.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky and Egosoft's X3: Terran Conflict were temporarily unable to activate and play those games, due to reportedly resolved problems with the TAGES-run authentication servers.