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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]

Steam's massive holiday sale has now concluded but for a time during the holiday period two games distributed by Steam, the first person shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky and the space sim X3: Terran Conflict had some activation issues caused by their use of the TAGES DRM service.

Shacknews reports that the price cuts of the Steam holiday sale caused a surge in game purchases. As a result a number of people on the Steam forums complained that the DRM activation servers for both games were causing problems with activation for first time players. However those issues have now apparently been resolved. While many games distributed by Steam have no third party DRM a number of other titles still use their retail DRM set-up. It looks like more and more publishers will use Steam as their DRM protection only such as THQ's PC port of Saints Row 2.

This new patch for Egosoft's space trading-sim game adds new features such as improved marine usage along with adding the third-party mod, "Gazz's Turret Fixing Mod".

Download the X3: Terran Conflict 1.01-1.4 Patch (81 MB)
Download the X3: Terran Conflict 1.3-14 Patch (51 MB)
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This patch updates X3: Terran Conflict to v1.2.1. It fixes bugs and includes a variety of game enhancements. Continue reading for full patch notes.

Download X3: Terran Conflict v1.2.1 Patch (1 MB)
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It took a little longer than first expected (it was supposed to have been released back in late September) but Egosoft's space trading-sim game X3: Terran Conflict is now available to download exclusively for the North American market via Valve's Steam client (there are no plans for a US retail game release although it will be released in European shops). There's also a patch that's available automatically via Steam. The Egosoft web site has the change log for the patch which includes "A whole new mission to scan for valuable asteroids."

This is the final game in Egosoft's "X-Trilogy" of titles and if you haven't played the first two games Steam has you covered with the release of X2: The Threat and X3: Reunion. X3: Terran Conflict is priced at $39.99 and you can get both that game and X3: Reunion via Steam for $54.99 ($5 off the price if the games are purchased separately).

It's been a busy week for the stock market, most of it bad. Thankfully the folks at Valve know that everyone appreciates a sale and this weekend's game on sale via Steam is the original Peggle title from Popcap. The casual arcade game is normally $9.99 but you can grab it for just $4.99 this weekend. The sequel, Peggle Nights, will be released on Steam on Oct. 15

That's not all that's gone on at Steam, however. The download service just added a number of older Ubisoft games to its line-up, including both expansion packs for Heroes of Might and Magic V, The Settlers: Rise of an Empire Gold Edition, The Sum of All Fears and Brain Spa. All of these games are 10 percent off their normal prices on Steam until Oct. 17. You can also pre-order Far Cry 2 via Steam and get $5 off its normal price until its release on Oct. 22.

You want more? How about that World of Goo, the award winning indepdent puzzle/construction game from the two man dev team called 2D Boy, will make its worldwide debut via Steam Oct. 13? Pre-orders for the game are being taken for $19.99 and the Steam version will contain achievements via Steamworks. Finally, pre-orders are being taken for Egosoft's X3: Terran Conflict, the space trading-combat game. The release has now been confirmed for Oct. 17.

This seems to be happening more often. Games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky and the PC port of Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway have had problems getting on store shelves due to production issues and now Egosoft's space trading-sim game X3: Terran Conflict has run into similar issues.

The title was previously announced as coming out on Sept. 25 and then pushed back to Oct. 10. Now a post on the game's official web site has announced that due to "a broken machine for the production of the game manuals" the game's release has been delayed by another week. We can now expect the game to ship on Oct. 17. Presumably this will also affect the Steam digital download release date.

[Via Blue's News]

It looks like that "gone gold" announcement from developer Egosoft for their latest space trading-combat game X3: Terran Conflict could have been a tad premature. About two weeks ago the developer announced the game was done and would be released on October 3 in retail stores via publisher Deep Silver, with a digital download release via Valve's Steam service on September 25.

However the official Egosoft web site has revealed that "due to unforeseen delays in the production process" they have pushed the game's retail release back one week to October 10. In addition, Steam's web site is now showing an "October" release date for the game on their service

If you need to get some space sim-trading action in your system, rest assured you will get that from Egosoft's X3: Terran Conflict. The developer of the long running game series announced that their newest title has now gone gold and should be in retail stores next month.

If you don't feel like waiting for the boxed copy, X3 will also be released on Valve's Steam download service on September 25. In the meantime here are the minimal and recommended system specs for X3 after the jump: