As 2009 draws to a close, we at Egosoft can reflect on another year of achievements and progress. This year has seen the release of X3: Terran Conflict 2.0 and further developments and improvements taking the game to version 2.5. The game has also made it successfully to the Apple Mac platform. The appetite for more Terran Conflict content among the community has been a big driver for further development of the game and members of DevNet have been central to that effort. As we move into 2010 the development of Terran Conflict will continue and further updates and great content will be available.

For now it only remains for us to thank all members of the X-Universe community for your continuing support and wish you all a very merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.

The third round of our X3: Terran Conflict UPLINK Competition has started. This week's prize is a copy of Farnham's Legend, the first X novel, signed by the EGOSOFT team and a STEAM key unlocking X2: The Threat, X3: Reunion, X3: Terran Conflict and the X3: Terran Conflict Soundtrack.

For more information, read the announcement thread! Good luck.

Egosoft is pleased to announce the release of X3: Terran Conflict 2.0 for the Mac OS X operating system. This version of the game has been developed for OS X by Virtual Programming Ltd, a specialist software developer for the Mac platform. Mr Mark Hinton, the VP Ltd CEO and Director of New Business, stated that every effort has been made to make sure that their customers have a gameplay experience on the Mac platform as close as possible to that on the PC which, with Terran Conflict, has been quite a challenge.

Since the originally-planned release, the OS X operating system has seen the advent of the widely-acclaimed Snow Leopard update, which presented VP Ltd with further challenges in the game's development. With all challenges now overcome, VP Ltd and Egosoft welcome OS X users to the X-Universe and invite them to begin a journey of exploration, commerce and endless space adventure in the ultimate chapter in the X trilogy, taking the player from the furthest reaches of the X- Universe to Earth itself.

For more information about the game, system requirements please go to: www.vpltd.com/press/X3TC

and to purchase the game by digital download, please go to: deliver2mac.com

The X3: Terran Conflict 2.5 update is now available to download. As you have come to expect, this update brings new features, improvements and bugfixes. On top of that, Copy Protection has been removed!

It has now been a year since X3: Terran Conflict went gold and we hope you have enjoyed the ride so far. In 2.5 we have included several improvements to excite moguls and battle-masters alike as Complexes and Marines receive new features to aid in their management. Also, as many of you have experienced, keeping track of a huge fleet of Fighters, Freighters and Marines can be a mind boggling task. That is why we have added new filter and sorting options to the property menu, as well as a whole page dedicated to Marines.

There are many other improvements and fixes in 2.5 which are listed in the change log. Bored Universal Traders no longer stray into Xenon Sectors looking for trouble and the long standing Flak Misfire issue has been addressed by Commonwealth weapon engineers. Older savegames can also expect a nice performance boost as a memory leak has been fixed.

With the Copy Protection removed, DVD users can now play without the DVD and Online Activation users no longer need to worry about how many times they reinstall.

Terran Conflict players who bought their game from Steam are reminded that their Steam client will automatically update the game and that there is no need to download the patch from Egosoft.com.

Click here to be taken to the 2.5 update download page

Please click here to read issue 38 of the X-Universe News.

EGOSOFT is going to release a Superbox containing all games of the X-series. But make this Superbox worth its name we'd like to include fan made stuff and started an international call on our forums for content that fits in the box. The variety of what we want to include is quite huge, so you better take a look in our forums.

When you know any good stuff related to X, no matter what it is, then post it in the apropriate forum threads. We will take a look through each suggested material and when we think it's worth a place in the Superbox we will include it.

Go to the suggestion thread and start posting!

The second X3TC Uplink competition is now available to take part in, with a copy of X3: Gold Edition up for grabs to the fastest time!

For more information, read the announcement thread! Good luck.

The much anticipated 2.1 update, which features a host of new content, is now available to download from Egosoft.com.

A couple of months have passed since Terran Conflict 2.0 was released around the world and particularly for the first time in the United States. We welcome any new fans who have recently discovered the X-Universe. In keeping with Egosoft’s commitment to post-release support and enhancement of our games, we’re very happy to announce the release of the 2.1 update.

Update 2.1 features the Treasure Hunt Mission, created by a group of mission programmers from our community. The mission will have you searching for a stolen carrier, its crew and its precious and unique cargo. Also, after several years of ignoring petitions, the Commonwealth Economic Body has finally approved the creation of Large Crystal Fabs, available to all industry moguls across the universe. In military news, industry giant, Bala Gi Research, has taken a lucrative contract to improve enemy-detection algorithms in sensor systems, boosting Sector Patrol efficiency. As a result, several Spaceweed companies have taken out additional insurance policies on their freighters.

Again, the DevNet testers have been hard at work making sure that this update reaches you in the best condition possible. A big thanks to all who have helped in its development. Other features of the update include a performance boost, the functionality for the game to continue running while in windowed mode or minimised, improved tractor beam tow behaviour, additional marine information in several menus and several ships tweaked.

Terran Conflict players who bought their game from Steam are reminded that their Steam client will automatically update the game and that there is no need to download the patch from Egosoft.com.

Click here to be taken to the 2.1 update download page.

There is additional news on X3: Terran Conflict 2.1, as well as other news, in Edition 37 of the X-Universe News.

Click here to read Edition 37 of the X-Universe News.

Featuring stunning in-game footage and action from X3: Terran Conflict 2.0 The Aldrin Missions, Egosoft is pleased to share this official trailer for the game, produced by our very own forum user metalvenom.

We strongly recommend you watch it in fullscreen HD and turn up your volume! :-)

Interested in creating your own movie? Take a look at Metalvenom's excellent tutorial video.

X3: Gold Edition The latest X collector's edition recently went on sale in Germany and some other EU countries. It contains the most recent versions of both X3: Reunion and X3: Terran Conflict. Find out more about X3: Gold Edition here.

X3: Terran Conflict 2.0 - The Aldrin Missions The latest installment of the X Trilogy was recently released on PC-DVD in the United States, while the 2.0 update was also made available to existing Terran Conflict players from Egosoft.com and also via Steam. Read more about X3: Terran Conflict 2.0 here.

Both titles are available from the Egosoft online shop.