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, 2009Cryptic 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, 2009The 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, 2009MMORPG.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, 2009Fans 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, 2009Slobodan 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, 2009No 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, 2009The 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, 2009Every 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, 2009In 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, 2009The 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, 2009A 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, 2009With 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, 2009Atari 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, 2009It 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, 2009Cryptic 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, 2009Cryptic 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, 2009A 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, 2009A 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, 2009The 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