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press release luckie 15 September 2017, 11:37

Elite: Dangerous players, prepare for an alien invasion on September 26

The Thargoids have been gearing up to attack humans in the space sim Elite: Dangerous, but now we know exactly when they are going to strike.

Players have seen it coming, but now we know the details – aliens are launching an invasion in Elite: Dagerous on September 26, 2017. The Thargoids, the alien race known from previous Elite games, are going to attack humans in the 2.4 update. Dubbed The Return, the next update for this 2-year old online space sim is coming out simultaneously for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. In order to heat up the atmosphere, Frontier Developments shared a new story trailer, which gives a glimpse of what fans are going to deal with:

Elite: Dangerous fans had been finding hints of an imminent Thargoid invasion for some time before Frontier Developments confirmed that back in June. Players shared videos of encountering an unidentified flying object – the same we can now watch in the new trailer – which would force them out of hyperspace, disable their ships’ systems and scan them. Prior to that, space roamers had found a giant life form, logs warning of an alien invasion and a strange probe able to shut down a ship’s systems. But it’s all clear now – players must gear up for war immediately.

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