 Archive for the 'Star Trek Online' Tag‘Star Trek Online’ star-dated: MMO launches in FebruaryNovember 5th, 2009, 2:47 pm by Jayson Peters
Closed beta testing of the game, which is set in the generation after Star Trek: The Next Generation, began earlier this year. Via Cinema Blend ‘Star Trek Online’ to embark on beta test adventure soonAugust 4th, 2009, 11:34 pm by Jayson PetersThink of it as a little shakedown cruise.
A six-month “discounted” subscription will suffice, but those opting for a “lifetime” subscription will get a bonus — a Mirror Universe costume set for Trek Online. ‘Star Trek Online’ goes to the movies?June 15th, 2009, 3:00 pm by Jayson Peters
Basically, Star Trek Online was in production before the recent Star Trek feature film, and now game developer Cryptic/Infogrames/Atari is in the position of having to make their futuristic universe make sense when viewed in context of the galaxy-shaking events of the movie. When this happens, whether in film, comics, novels, games, what-have-you, the resolution usually involves a major cop-out, or things become so complicated as to make one wonder how anyone is supposed to have any fun anymore. Read the rest of this entry » Buckle up: ‘Star Trek Online’ updates galoreMay 29th, 2009, 11:10 pm by Jayson Peters
Infogrames Entertainment, the French parent company of legendary video game maker Atari, is changing its name to Atari to take advantage of the better-known brand name, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company just posted mounting net losses over last year and could use a new identity. Just this past December, Infogrames acquired Cryptic Studios, the developer behind the upcoming roleplaying games Champions Online and Star Trek Online. The financial report also reveals for the first time an expected release date for Trek Online: It’s due out by the end of Atari’s fiscal year, which is March 2010. Read the rest of this entry » ‘Star Trek Online’ alien creator previewedFebruary 7th, 2009, 7:01 pm by Jayson PetersCryptic Studios, developers of the upcoming roleplaying game Star Trek Online, has released a video previewing the game’s alien creator. According to the game’s official Web site, “there are literally thousands of combinations available in the alien creator, which will offer an unprecedented level of customization options.” 
‘Star Trek Online’ contest explores the imaginationJanuary 16th, 2009, 9:01 am by Jayson Peters
Cryptic Studios, developer of the upcoming MMORPG Star Trek Online, has launched a “planet exploration contest” to get fans creatively involved in the game’s massive universe. They have posted an image of a strange, new world and it’s your job to come up with the most original story about whoever lives — or used to live — there. Read the rest of this entry » 2 new screens from ‘Star Trek Online’January 7th, 2009, 10:54 pm by Jayson PetersCryptic Studios has released two new screenshots — the first since November — from its upcoming MMORPG, Star Trek Online. Read the rest of this entry » ‘Star Trek Online’ timeline describes the next, next generationJanuary 5th, 2009, 11:45 pm by Jayson Peters
Star Trek has always been about peace and exploration — but that doesn’t always translate into fun computer games. Perhaps that’s why the background timeline from the development team of Star Trek Online sounds so bellicose. Cryptic Studios has been releasing periodic historical narratives intended to bridge the generation gap between the last film in the franchise, Star Trek Nemesis, and the upcoming MMORPG. Read the rest of this entry » A crunchy ‘Star Trek Online’ update for ChristmasDecember 25th, 2008, 1:19 am by Jayson Peters
I think I’m in love. I need to know a release date for this game — yesterday! What follows is some of the first STO in-game information to go public — and it isn’t for the casual Trekker. Geeky technobabble alert! Read the rest of this entry » Atari assimilates ‘Star Trek Online’ developerDecember 9th, 2008, 10:19 am by Jayson Peters
Cryptic Studios, the developer of the upcoming multiplayer game Star Trek Online, is being acquired by Infogrames Entertainment, the French parent company of Atari.
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Cryptic Studios and its parent company, Atari, have confirmed that their MMO Star Trek Online will be released Feb. 2, 2010, in North America. The European launch will follow on Feb. 5, the companies told 
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