Releasing the source code to the public is one of the best things that Toys for Bob has done for their fans! This really reached out to the many fans out there, and a great way of distributing this great games to people who have Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. And the UQM (Ur-Quan Masters) development team just added the NetPlay feature, which is lots of fun; human players are always a different challenge everytime.
With all the new innovations in gaming such as cinematics, and opponent AI, and the power of the Internet, the new Star Control game will definitely be full of surprises with the storyline, different ships, and especially the many aliens you would meet in it.
Since TFB joined with Activision, anything's possible with this game; these are the people who published Tony Hawk, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, and even the Spider-Man games.
Gamespot even named it one of the "greatest games of all time"