Egosoft

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Egosoft is a game company based in Würselen, Germany.

Their most famous games are the Elite-like space simulator games X: Beyond the Frontier, its expansion pack X-Tension and the sequel X²: The Threat. Released in 2005 is a continuation of the series, X³: Reunion. These games are based within the X universe.

[edit] Releases

As of 2005 Egosoft has released the following products:

• Flies Attack on Earth (1993) for Amiga and PC (MS-DOS).
• Imperium Romanum (1996) for PC (MS-DOS).
• X: Beyond the Frontier (1999) for PC (Windows).
• X-Tension (2000) for PC (Windows and Linux).
• X²: The Threat (2003) for PC (Windows and Linux(2006)).
• X³: Reunion (2005) for PC (Windows).

Egosoft also released X-Gold, not a game on its own, but a package with X: Beyond the Frontier and X-Tension.

[edit] Future Releases

The long-awaited third element of the X Saga has been released by Egosoft, and can be found here: X3 Reunion. An Online version of the X universe is Egosoft's ultimate goal. It is thought the singleplayer games are a way for Egosoft to finance a massively multiplayer online game similar to EVE online. The 'X online' project as it is called, site can be found here: X Online

[edit] External links

• http://www.egosoft.com/