"Control the most advanced starfighters and outstanding pilots in the galaxy! In X-Wing Miniatures Game, you take the role of squad leader and command a group of merciless Imperial or daring Rebel pilots in furious ship-to-ship space combat. Featuring stunningly detailed and painted miniatures, X-Wing recreates exciting Star Wars space battles from small engagements of only a couple of crafts, to large conflicts where multiple squadrons clash. Select and equip your ships, pick your crew, plan your attack, and complete your mission.

X-Wing includes everything you need to begin your battles, such as thirteen Ship cards (featuring nine Imperial and four Rebel pilots), five Upgrade cards, and three fully assembled and painted ships. With the quick-start rules, you can simply select one of the exciting missions, position your ships on the playing space as instructed, and choose your opening move."

X-Wing core rulebook is available as a free PDF download here

12/9/2012 - The first set of new ships listed below have been delayed until a February 2012 release, but a limited number of these ships were available and will be used for a special Kessel Run event at your local retailer during the December 14-16 time period.  More information is available here.

There has been a good amount of talk about X-Wing online including fan made ships, painting tutorials, terrain like laser towers and turrets, and more, just search the web.

A few options are now available so instead of using a black space mat for gaming on, you can game on a certain very large space station (not a moon).

SkeletonKey Games released Warscapes: Star Base Trench-Run - A pdf download from RPGNow of fifteen 8 inch by 10 inch terrain tiles recreating the surface of a massive space station.

Fat Dragon Games released E-Z Battlefields: Starship Attack - A pdf download from RPGNow of nine 8"x10" tiles that have layered graphic options which allow you to customize each tile before printing. Add construction areas and blast damage as desired, or leave these layers off for a 'new' look to your surface. Also included are 3D gun turrets and asteroids, both featuring layered graphic options as well.

Gale Force 9 previewed some new game mats including a 36"x36" vinyl mat with a certain space station as a background. 

8/22/2012 - X-Wing was released at GenCon. It was also announced that miniatures of the Millennium Falcon, Slave 1, A Wing and the TIE interceptor will be released later this year.

7/21/2012 - Fantasy Flight has posted some interesting information about X-Wing on their site:

A Preview of the game and how it works

The making of X-Wing

It also looks like this game will be available at GenCon 2012 in August with the first tournament later during the convention.

5/13/2012 - Now listed as a Summer 2012 release, the Expansion packs have been announced - X-Wing, Y-Wing, TIE Fighter, and TIE Advanced (Darth Vader's fighter)

Each expansion pack contains one starfighter miniature plus upgrade cards and several Ship cards featuring some of the most iconic Star Wars fighter pilots.

3/3/2012 - X-Wing is scheduled for a 2nd Quarter 2012 release date from Fantasy Flight Games. 

"X-Wing is a tactical ship-to-ship combat game in which players take control of powerful Rebel X-wings and nimble Imperial TIE fighters, facing them against each other in fast-paced space combat. Featuring stunningly detailed and painted miniatures, X-Wing recreates exciting Star Wars space combat throughout its several included scenarios. Select your crew, plan your maneuvers, and complete your mission!

The X-Wing starter set includes everything you need to begin your battles, such as scenarios, cards, and fully assembled and painted ships. What's more, X-Wing's quick-to-learn ruleset establishes the foundation for a system that can be expanded with your favorite ships and characters from the Star Wars universe."

Pictures from demos at GenCon 2011 and more are available at the BGG X-Wing page.