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Star Trek Online News
Latest Headlines for Star Trek Online
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State of the Game: Season 2, Season 3 Details!
Star Trek Online Executive Producer Craig Zinkievich has put out a new State of the Game letter loaded with juicy information on the game's future, as well as an overview of what's been added to the game thus far.
Reported on May 21, 2010 -
Special Task Force: Undine Terradome Now Live
The Undine, a shapeshifting race otherwise known as Species 8472 to the Borg, have been introduced to Star Trek Online as part of an update that went out today. Admiral ranked players can encounter the Undine in the new Undine Terradome special task force, pits Admiral ranked players against the Undine who are planning to invade Federation space.
Reported on May 13, 2010 -
Referral Program, Veteran Rewards, Demo Announced
Cryptic Studios has announced a number of new programs for both current and potential players of Star Trek Online.
Reported on May 06, 2010 -
Cryptic's Gozer Departs
Cryptic_Gozer, a content designer on Star Trek Online, delivered his good-bye post on the official Star Trek Online forums, informing players that he will no longer be with Cryptic Studios come May 14th.
Reported on May 04, 2010 -
Season 1.1 Now Live; New C-Store Items Released
Season One Update One aka Season 1.1 is now live. This latest update brings a new difficulty slider to the game, alongside harsher death penalties in the form of an "Injury System" for players participating in content on the advanced and elite difficulty settings. The update also includes a number of quality of life changes such as the ability to auto-fire weapons, freeing players up to focus on tactical positioning instead.
Reported on Apr 29, 2010 -
Special Task Force: Khitomer Accord Now Available
The fight against the Borg continues in Star Trek Online's latest Special Task Force "Khitomer Accord," which is now available.
Reported on Apr 14, 2010 -
Advisory Council FAQ
Cryptic Studios has released an Advisory Council FAQ in response to the hubbub over at the Star Trek Online forums over the recently announced initiative.
Reported on Apr 08, 2010 -
April/May Calender Update Reveals New Species, Sidekicking
Cryptic Studios has updated the official Star Trek Online release calendar with a number of interesting additions including several new species to be added to the C-Store and a new feature called the "Squad System," which is essentially sidekicking a'la Champions Online or City of Heroes.
Reported on Apr 07, 2010 -
Captain Database, My Characters Feature Added
Cryptic Studios has spruced up the official Star Trek Online website with a few new features. The new features include the Captain's Database, which allows players to search for other characters and bring up their profiles, as well as a My Characters feature which enables players to select their "main character" and view profiles for their various characters outside of the game.
Reported on Apr 07, 2010 -
Advisory Council Formed, Devs Respond to Uproar
Late last week Cryptic Studios announced the formation of a Star Trek Online "Advisory Council" whose aim was to essentially widen the feedback net so that the team could hear from more voices in the Star Trek fan community that may not necessarily play Star Trek Online or even have an interest in it. Response to the announcement has been curiously, and overwhelmingly negative, however, stirring up a forum wildfire over the weekend.
Reported on Apr 05, 2010 -
The Needs of the Many Novel Now Available
The first novel based on Star Trek Online, The Needs of the Many, is now available.
Reported on Mar 31, 2010 -
Season One: Common Ground Launches
The team from Cryptic has launched their most recent free update for Star Trek Online. This one is called: Season 1: Common Ground and features PvP updates, New Customization, ship updates, new missions and more.
Reported on Mar 25, 2010 -
Addressing Some Complaints
MMORPG.com's Jon Wood had a chance recently to sit down with Star Trek Online's Craig Zinkievich and Bill Roper to talk about some of the bigger complaints that players have had about the game since its launch.
Reported on Mar 22, 2010 -
Expanding Universe Videos
Part one and two of the Star Trek Online Expanding Universe video series is now available at MMORPG.com. This latest pair of videos give gamers a look at what's coming to Star Trek Online.
Reported on Mar 19, 2010 -
Novelization Cover Art, Details
Cover art for the first official Star Trek Online novel, The Needs of the Many, has surfaced.
Reported on Mar 15, 2010 -
State of the Game: 3/12/10
The latest State of the Game letter for Star Trek Online is now available. In the letter, Executive Producer Craig Zinkievich discusses the recent release of Special Task Force: Infected, Engineering Reports, the newly announced Season 1: Common Ground update, the launch of the Tribble test server, and some details on Cryptic Studios' plans for increased transparency with players going forward.
Reported on Mar 15, 2010 -
Major Update "Season 1: Common Ground" Announced
That unnamed update that's slated to release somewhere between March 18th and March 31st on the Star Trek Online Release Calendar? Yeah. It's got a name now. IGN is reporting on the announcement of Season 1: Common Ground, Star Trek Online's first major content update.
Reported on Mar 12, 2010 -
GDC 2010: New Playable Factions Coming
The folks at Massively spoke to Star Trek Online Executive Producer Craig Zinkievich at this year's Game Developers Conference and managed to score some tasty information: new playable factions will be coming to Star Trek Online this year.
Reported on Mar 12, 2010 -
Release Calender Feature Reveals Update 1 Date
Last week Cryptic Studios introduced the Engineering Reports feature to keep players in the loop on what the Star Trek Online developer team is focused on. Today, we've learned that Cryptic Studios has now also unveiled a "Release Calendar" feature, which works just as it sounds. The calendar makes note of important upcoming release date events, such as patches or major game updates.
Reported on Mar 08, 2010 -
Cryptic Studios Introduces "Engineering Reports"
Aiming to keep Star Trek Online players in the loop, Cryptic Studios has introduced "Engineering Reports," which are posts that detail what the developers are currently working to address, add, or improve in the game.
Reported on Mar 05, 2010
