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X4: Kingdom End - Egosoft reveals the Boron reunion

  • Fourth expansion for X4: Foundations to be released in 2023
  • Discover unique Boron ships and fly them through distinctive systems
  • Visit fascinating places, uncover old secrets, and make new acquaintances on a journey of discovery
  • Extensive free 6.00 update to feature new Position Defence feature and many other improvements
Wuerselen, December 23rd, 2022 – EGOSOFT, one of Germany's leading game development studios, today unveils the next chapter in its long-running space simulation franchise. X4: Kingdom End is the fourth expansion for the latest game in the series, X4: Foundations. X4: Foundations was released for PC in November 2018 and has been improved and updated frequently ever since.

The reveal teaser for X4: Kingdom End is now available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWfQ6fHsMQA. X4: Kingdom End will be released for PC (Windows, Linux) in 2023 and can already be wishlisted on Steam and GOG.

X4: Kingdom End celebrates the long-awaited reunion with the Boron, and completes the collection of the main factions in the X Universe. Discover the unique Boron ships, and fly them through distinctive systems, on a journey of discovery. Visit fascinating places, uncover old secrets and make new acquaintances. Embark on an immersive new chapter of X4!

An expedition into the unknown
Heretic's End holds a secret to be discovered. Flickering lights on a previously inactive jump gate are causing a stir. Joining forces in the name of cooperation, a multi-factional expedition sets out to investigate the phenomenon. Prepare for an immersive story of collaboration, where many vastly different minds must pull together for the greater good.

Unique new ships will take your breath away
Boron ships are as unconventional as you would expect from such an extraordinary species. X4: Kingdom End introduces a wide variety of Boron ships of different classes, which excel with their fluid designs, their wavelike shell animation, and their distinctive grace and uniqueness. Come aboard and experience what may very well be the most breath-taking ships in the X-Universe.

X4: Foundations 6.00 Update
X4: Kingdom End is being released at the same time as the extensive 6.00 update for X4: Foundations. As is our tradition, we will once again be introducing a number of significant improvements to the base game in this major, free update for all X4 owners. We won't be able to show the full changelog until a later date, but X4 players can already look forward to the following upcoming 6.00 improvements:
  • Position Defence, a new feature which allows you to have a carrier-led fleet defend a larger area
  • A new cinematic camera cutscene mode
  • Improvements in, among other things, AI combat and fleet behaviour, trade behaviour, boarding, salvaging, docking experience, flight pathing, low attention combat simulation, and the station editor
  • UI and quality-of-life improvements
  • Performance improvements
  • ... and much more

The development of X4: Kingdom End was supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action with state funding as part of the federal government's computer games funding program with an amount of 941,588 Euro.
 
Further information
X4: Kingdom End Press Kit
X4: Kingdom End Reveal Teaser
X4: Kingdom End on Steam
X4: Kingdom End on GOG
 
About the X series games
X series games are space simulations, played as action games from a first-person perspective in a living breathing universe, with TRADE FIGHT BUILD THINK as the common tag-line. The X series games are unique in their depth, simulating an entire universe of NPC ships and stations, forming a realistic economy. Each game consists of a huge universe, simulated from the bottom up. Hundreds of stations, and thousands of ships, trade goods among themselves. Prices change based on supply and demand; resources are mined and processed in several stages. This economy is linked directly to the simulation of major conflicts in a universe with dynamically-acting factions. Every player decision can dramatically change the future of the game universe.
 
About EGOSOFT
EGOSOFT, founded in 1988, is one of Germany's leading game developers. Its team of industry veterans and dedicated game enthusiasts entered the international stage with the widely-acclaimed X-Beyond the Frontier space simulation game in 1999. EGOSOFT is now exclusively dedicated to setting new standards in the space game genre and continuing to improve the gameplay experience for fans of the X Universe. For more information on EGOSOFT and its products visit https://www.egosoft.com
 
Press contact
Gregory Wintgens
Head of Marketing & PR
gregory@egosoft.com