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Star Trek Online News
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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 -
Release Window Set for Q1 2010
Cryptic Studios has confirmed to Videogamer.com that Star Trek Online is still set for "Stardate 2010" but in a window much earlier than many of us expected. Indeed, Star Trek Online will launch sometime in Q1 2010, and Cryptic Studios also confirms that beta is just around the corner.
Reported on Oct 19, 2009 -
New Trailer!
A new part CG, part gameplay trailer for Star Trek Online is now available over at IGN. The trailer, as always, features explosive action, though the tone of this trailer seems to take a bit of an anti-Federation, pro-Klingon slant.
Reported on Oct 16, 2009 -
Timeline Video Part One
A new video for Star Trek Online has surfaced over at GameSpot. The video, which is part one in what we're guessing will be a series of videos, details the timeline of Star Trek Online, which takes place 30 years after the Star Trek film "Nemesis." Cryptic Studios was pretty smart with the video, too, as the developers speaking about the game's lore are set against a backdrop of explosive gameplay footage, so for those of us who don't care what a Ferengi is,
Reported on Oct 14, 2009 -
DevChat Reveals Details on Progression
The transcript for the October 8th DevChat is now available for viewing. Apparently, a bug or something has been going around the Cryptic Studios offices and the developers weren't on hand for the chat but Cryptic Studios' Community Lead Awen and Community Representative Rekhan were there to field questions on ship tiers and player progression.
Reported on Oct 13, 2009 -
Crew and Bridge Officer Details
Details on the crew and bridge officers in Star Trek Online have been revealed in an update published on the Star Trek Online website.
Reported on Oct 13, 2009 -
Ships Overview, Roles, and Customization
A new article posted on the official Star Trek Online gives an overview of the various types of ships available in Star Trek Online, as well as how they differ from one another. Also described, albeit briefly, is the type of visual customization players can expect for their ships.
Reported on Oct 06, 2009 -
Exclusive Screenshots, Part One
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. To begin, we have three exclusive screenshots. Two show ships in space making dramatic turns in varied environments, and the third is a character shot of someone working away in engineering.
Reported on Oct 06, 2009 -
Federation Ship List Unveiled
An updated list of Federation ships to launch with Star Trek Online have been unveiled on the game's official website. Of the 44 ships on the list, a total of nine have been revealed so far. Sounds like there is quite a bit of eye-candy remaining to be seen!
Reported on Oct 05, 2009 -
Ask Cryptic: Player Progression Pt. 2
Cryptic Studios is looking to take questions on player progression for their next entry to the "Ask Cryptic" Q&A series. These questions are intended to be the final set of player progression questions as they intend to move on to other subjects going forward. So if there are still some things you are confused or curious about, make sure you get a word in now or forever hold your peace!
Reported on Oct 01, 2009 -
Bonus Item Offer with Star Trek Blu Ray
If you're a Star Trek fan eagerly anticipating the upcoming December 15th release of Star Trek - Season 3 on Blu Ray, and also looking forward to Star Trek Online, you're in for a bit of a bonus! Customers who purchase the Blu Ray release of Star Trek - Season 3 will also receive a code for an exclusive Admiral outfit for their Star Trek Online character once the game launches.
Reported on Sep 29, 2009 -
DevChat Transcript Available
A brief but informative devchat for Star Trek Online was conducted recently, and the transcript is now available. The topic of the devchat centered around the skills & progression in the game, serving to clear up a few questions some fans have been confused about.
Reported on Sep 24, 2009 -
To Use Skill-based Progression
Star Trek Online will not use levels for progression, but the developers at Cryptic Studios have instead opted for a skill-based progression system. The details of which have been described in this latest edition of "Ask Cryptic!" posted on the game's official website.
Reported on Sep 18, 2009 -
Hands-On Preview
Carolyn Koh had the chance recently to get her hands on a demo of Cryptic's Star Trek Online. Today, she recounts her impressions.
Reported on Sep 17, 2009 -
New Exclusive Screenshots
The team from Cryptic Studios has provided us with these four new, exclusive screenshots.
Reported on Sep 16, 2009 -
Latest Information Recap
MMORPG.com Star Trek Online Correspondent Troy Hammers writes this look at what's been going on recently in the world of Cryptic's crack at making an MMO from the popular IP.
Reported on Sep 14, 2009 -
Sign Up for Beta!
Beta sign ups for Star Trek Online are now being accepted on the official Star Trek Online website. Of course, if you signed up for the six months or lifetime subscription of Champions Online, no pressure! The rest of you, however, what are you waiting for?!
Reported on Sep 04, 2009 -
Playable at PAX!
According to an announcement made on the official Star Trek Online website, a public, playable demo of Star Trek Online will be at this year's Penny Arcade Expo! Looks like PAX is really shaping up to be a great show!
Reported on Aug 28, 2009
