December 16 can't come soon enough, as developer Frontier has just released the launch trailer for the upcoming Elite: Dangerous space simulator.

Think of it as the spiritual successor of the Elite space trading game developed by David Braben back in the 80s. In fact, Frontier Developments, the company that ran a successful Kickstarter campaign for Elite: Dangerous, has been founded by David Braben as well.

The launch trailer that has just been released comes less than a week from the game's official launch date. The amazing soundtrack that you can hear in the background is performed by Royal Blood. The song is called “Out of the Black,” in case you're wondering.

Elite: Dangerous is a dogfigting simulator that comes with full support for 4K ultra-high definition, 3D TV, Track IR and Oculus Rift VR.

The game is now available for pre-order for £35 ($50 / €40), which is a £5 discount from the £39.99 launch day retail price. For the time being, Elite: Dangerous – Mercenary Edition is only available through developer's online store.

However, the game will be launched on Steam on December 16, but those who pre-order the game directly from the Frontier's online store will receive Steam keys as well.

Here is what the Mercenary Edition of the game contains: digital version of Elite: Dangerous, an Eagle fighter ship docked in a secondary location in-game, an exclusive pack of ship paint jobs, a “day one” ship decal, digital players guide, digital concept art book, along with loads of more digital goodies that will be announced in the coming weeks.

Developers promise more content with lots of new features in the future

Just like the predecessor, Elite: Dangerous throws player into a huge galaxy with only a ship (two if you pre-order the game now) and 100 credits. It's your job to make more money, legally or not, but using your trading or dogfighting skills.

In Elite: Dangerous players can take part in co-op mission alliances, free-for-all group battles and team raids meant to bring down planetary economies.

Basically, you can either fight, trade or hunt your way across a galaxy so big that it can fit 100 billion star systems.

Moreover, developers promise “real freedom” in choosing what you want to be: pirate, bounty hunter, trader, assassin, or even a jack-of-all-trades.

According to Frontier, the release of Elite: Dangerous will not be the end of the development. New content and new features will be added in the future, including planetary landings, as well as the option to leave the ships and explore space stations or board enemy vessels.

If that didn't get you hooked yet, then you're probably not interested in this genre. We can't wait for Elite: Dangerous to go live, we promise a review will be published as soon as possible.