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Last week we reported that Egosoft was prepping a big content expansion for their 2008 release space sim X3: Terran Conflict. Now we have the first screenshots from that expansion which is titled the Aldrin Missions.

As we reported last week, X3: Terran Conflict will make its US retail debut on April 7 and it will include both the original game and The Aldrin Missions expansion (the original game was released to stores last fall in Europe but was only made available in the US via a Steam powered digital download). The expansion will add new ships, missions and features to the game and previous owners of the original version will be able to get all of the new content via a 2.0 patch.

Egosoft's space sim game X3: Terran Conflict will soon get a whole lot bigger thanks to the just announced expansion pack The Aldrin Missions. Not only that but the new 2.0 version of the game will include the expansion and will finally ship to stores in the US on April 7.

X3: Terran Conflict was previously released to stores in Europe but was only made avaialble in the US as a Steam-delivered download exclusive title last fall. Now publisher IGS will bring the revamped version of the game to stores on this side of the pond. The 2.0 version will include The Aldrin Missions expansion which will add "a host of new missions, new ships and much more." The new version will also be made available via Steam as well. It's currently unclear if previous owners of the game will get the expansion for free or if they will have to pay for the DLC.

[Via email press release]