View this article at: http://www.macnn.com/articles/05/01/14/.x2.the.threat.for.os./ Friday, Jan 14, 2005 11:40am Freeverse announces X2-The Threat Freeverse today announced that it is bringing 'X2-The Threat' space simulation game to Mac OS X. Featuring combat, tactical, navigational and entrepreneurial skills, the game is expected to ship in March 2005: "The player takes on the role of a pilot indigenous to the X-Universe. The story begins with our soon-to-be hero and his companion attempting to steal a ship and after a failed, action packed escape attempt in a dense nebulae, he soon finds himself aboard a security ship, destined to live out his days on the cold, prison-mining world of Artur. Trade your way through the space lanes and achieve mogul status. .... Build your empire of stations and ships across the Universe." It will be available outside of North America by Virtual Programming.