Newsletter #42 - Elite's 30th Anniversary, Beta 2 Release

Neilie Johnson Posted: Sep 28, 2014 6:00 AM ET
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The countdown to release is well underway for space trading game Elite: Dangerous, and the next phase, Beta 2, starts Tuesday, September 30. (NOTE: Tuesday also marks the day the limited edition wireframe Cobra paint job becomes officially unavailable.)

In other news, Elite: Dangerous made a good showing at this year's EGX in Earl's Court, London, where visitors got to combat test an early Beta 2 build in 4K using Oculus Rift DK2 headsets. Coming off the buzz of a good public showing, the Elite: Dangerous team is in the midst of a ten day celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Elite franchise.

Commemorative T-shirts are available on the Elite store, but fans can also win them by visiting the forums as well as Elite's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. On top of that, a Memories of Elite page is up for players wanting to wax nostalgic about Elite days gone by.

For more information about the Elite: Dangerous Beta 2, the anniversary celebration or winning Elite schwag, check out the Elite: Dangerous website.

Neilie Johnson

Neilie Johnson / Neilie Johnson is a freelance contributor to MMORPG.com. She's been writing about games since 2005, developing games since 2002, and playing them since the dawn of time. OK not really, but she's pretty sure she's got controllers older than you. Witness her game-related OCD on Twitter @bmunchausen.