Egosoft announces the release of a new version 2.0 of X Rebirth on Steam. Though this is a point release subtitled "Secret Service Missions," there is no new content, though it does add new ships, missile types, and other new features to enhance the game. Word is: "After considerable effort and with an eye to all the great feedback we've received, X Rebirth 2.0 represents a major update for a wide variety of gameplay mechanics." Here's an official launch trailer and here's a bit on what's new:

• New playership modifications allowing for different cockpit configurations for special purposes.
• Two new configurable radar modes for the event monitor
• An autopilot for your playership
• Several new commands for ships in your squad, permitting much finer control over their actions.
• A massive overhaul of the game’s balancing, as well as the introduction of three difficulty levels, and achievements for the new difficulty level "hard.”
• Multiple new gamestarts in different areas of the universe specially tailored for traders, builders or fighters
• A set of beautiful new capital ships which are especially useful for trading in Omicron Lyrae
• An overhauled visual look and feel resulting from improved shaders and soft shadows
• Lots of UI and menu improvements
• Ability to deal remotely with lots of NPCs without the need to land on stations
• Redesigned highway gameplay
• Better support for joysticks