A new Elite: Dangerous Newsletter is online, with the latest on Frontier Developments' upcoming space combat revival (thanks Ten Ton Hammer). There's a note that they closed the Premium Beta program yesterday, and they are now selling access to the "regular" beta, which is $75.00 (down from $150.00 for the premium version). Word is this new beta phase begins one week from today on July 29th. Here's the rundown of what's up from the newsletter:

In this issue we talk about what we plan to do after the initial launch of Elite: Dangerous. This becomes very relevant for holders of the Lifetime Expansion pack as we give an insight into the features that the pass will be entitle you to.

We also have more GalNet news and look at the many 4k screenshots being posted and we announce the winner of our 4K competition.