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Star Trek Online News
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Open Beta Date Announced!
The date for the Star Trek Online Open Beta test has been announced today as beginning on January 12th, 2010 and running through to January 26th, 2010. This should give players on the fence about the game a solid two weeks to evaluate it and decide whether they want to be there for opening day on February 2nd, 2010.
Reported on Nov 19, 2009 -
Bridge Gameplay Trailer!
This latest Star Trek Online trailer showcases the recently announced bridge interiors to be featured in Star Trek Online. Make it so, number one!
Reported on Nov 19, 2009 -
Exclusive Screenshots, Part 4.5
Due to an error with yesterday's screenshots, the team from Cryptic has sent along a new batch of this-time exclusive screenshots from their upcoming MMORPG, Star Trek Online.
Reported on Nov 18, 2009 -
Starship Tactics Trailer -- Part One
This latest trailer for Star Trek Online goes into great detail on the nuance of ship-to-ship combat in Star Trek Online. Cryptic Studios looking to be taking a decidedly tactical approach to space warfare, with things such as a ships orientation playing a major role in ship-to-ship combat.It's easier to draw more comparisons to Pirates of the Burning Sea, than say, Star Wars Galaxies' space component, Jump to Lightspeed.
Reported on Nov 17, 2009 -
New Website Launched!
The Star Trek Online website has received a major facelift today, as it has been relaunched with a snazzy new look. The major nuts and bolts of the site remain the same, with no new sections or changes to information available given a cursory glance, but it's definitely a looker, so check it out!
Reported on Nov 17, 2009 -
Exclusive Screenshots, Part 4
Cryptic provides us with three exclusive peeks at Star Trek Online. This week we get a glamor shot of a ship in flight, a peek at space combat and some aliens hard at work.
Reported on Nov 17, 2009 -
Box Art Revealed!
The box art for Star Trek Online has been revealed to the public today, and we've got it here to share with you! Look for Star Trek Online on store shelves this February.
Reported on Nov 16, 2009 -
Important Aspects of the Franchise
MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood takes a look at the Star Trek franchise and identifies a number of elements that he would like to see replicated in Cryptic's Star Trek Online to help recapture the tone and feel of the IP.
Reported on Nov 13, 2009 -
Bridge Access Granted!
Fans everyone cried out in disappointment when Cryptic Studios crushed their dreams of hanging out on their ships bridge with other crew members when it was revealed that the feature wasn't going to make it into the game (at least not for launch). Today, however, things have changed! Cryptic Studios has revealed that bridge gameplay will indeed make it into the game for launch, and will serve as a social hub where players can socialize with others.
Reported on Nov 13, 2009 -
Launching This February!
Slobodan Simic of Fudzilla has picked up on the fact that Amazon.com has attached a release date to their listing of Star Trek Online, which is being listed as releasing on February 2nd, 2010. Generally, it's best to take retailer release dates with a grain of salt, but they are often pretty accurate when listed only a few months before a game's launch. As it has been previously reported, Cryptic Studios and Atari have already confirmed the game will launch in early Q1 2010.
Reported on Nov 06, 2009 -
New Gameplay Trailer
No narration, no developers discussing the game's lore, just a full minute of explosive space and ground action in this latest Star Trek Online trailer appearing over at GameSpot.
Reported on Nov 04, 2009 -
Episode Missions Explained
The Star Trek Online development team has penned this developer journal looking at Episode Missions, quest chains meant to capture the feeling of one-off episodes within the Trek universe.
Reported on Nov 04, 2009 -
Exclusive Screenshots, Part Three
Every two weeks through the end of the year, we are going to give you some exclusive screenshots that show off the look of Star Trek Online. Today we have three new shots. One shows off some indoor elements, while the other two focus on space.
Reported on Nov 03, 2009 -
Playable Borg Under Consideration
In a recent interview with IncGamers, Star Trek Online Lead Designer Al Rivera revealed that the Borg (among other races) are being considered as playable races for the game.
Reported on Nov 02, 2009 -
The Future Past: Part 2
The lore video series continues over at GameSpot with the release of The Future Past: Part 2. The video starts out catching up viewers with the events highlighted in part one, and then fills in the rest of the gaps that lead to the war between the Federation and the Klingon in the year 2409, which is when Star Trek Online will take place.
Reported on Oct 30, 2009 -
Cinematic War Trailer
A new Star Trek Online trailer is available for viewing over at GameVideos. The new trailer opens with the history of the establishment of the Federation in order to pursue to the peaceful discovery of new species and worlds, but quickly reminds us that "even those who strive for peace, must be prepared for war," and switches to some high-octane combat footage involving tons of ships, and even Borg cubes, but more importantly, a good dosage of ground combat.
Reported on Oct 26, 2009 -
Quick Beta Q&A
With the recent announcement that Star Trek Online was starting its beta process, MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller asked a few questions of Craig Zinkievich, the game's Executive Producer.
Reported on Oct 26, 2009 -
Beta Begins Today!
Atari and Cryptic Studios have announced today that the Closed Beta test for Star Trek Online has commenced! Craig Zinkievich, Executive Producer of Star Trek Online, offers some comments on today's announcement: "We're pleased to begin sharing our addition to Star Trek's legendary story with the public, we know fans of Star Trek, and fans of MMOs, will be incredibly impressed by what they see when they play Star Trek Online."
Reported on Oct 22, 2009 -
Player Progression DevChat Today!
It seems like progression is certainly a hot topic in the Star Trek Online community, and as a result Cryptic Studios will be hosting a devchat on the subject today at 11:30AM PST. The subject has been covered in previous editions of the Ask Cryptic series, but the developers would like to give members of the community a chance to ask questions of the developers in real time in order to clear up any remaining confusion.
Reported on Oct 20, 2009 -
Exclusive Screenshots, Part Two
Cryptic provides us with three exclusive peeks at Star Trek Online. Two ships or a somewhat familiar design, and one tjay shows starfleet players fighting the Borg.
Reported on Oct 20, 2009
