Ambrosia Software has released Escape Velocity: Nova for Mac OS 8/9 and Mac OS X, the highly anticipated “threequel” in its popular interstellar action/role-playing game series. The game features a redesigned graphics engine that features 16-bit graphics, transparencies, hue tinting, thruster and laser “glowing,” and more. Nova offers an all new, expansive universe with a number of major and minor plotlines. Escape Velocity: Nova is available as US$30 shareware.