eurogamer.net - 10/31/2009
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Page 1 of 2. Page 2 -> Trekkies can put one fear to rest right now: Star Trek Online feels just like Star Trek. From the 10-minute demo available on the Eurogamer Expo show floor, it's difficult to learn all that much about the mechanics and structure of this licensed MMO (you can read more ...
eurogamer.net - 30 days ago
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eurogamer.net —
Cryptic has its Kirk and eats it. Cryptic
and Atari have confirmed that their MMO Star Trek...
Online will be released for PC on 2nd February 2010 in North America, and 5th ...
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News:
Star Trek Online out in February
massively.com - 10/27/2009
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massively.com —
The Star Trek Online closed beta has officially
begun as of today, October 22, Cryptic Studios announced....
Rekhan from Cryptic Studios writes : "If you've signed up, keep an eye on your email, as we'll periodically be inviting people to join in and ...
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Star Trek Online closed beta has begun
incgamers.com - 11/3/2009
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incgamers.com —
With the closed beta finally live , we
thought it was time to ask some questions about...
the way Star Trek Online was evolving and changing before release. We tracked down lead designer Al Rivera and grilled him about Klingons, crafting, future races, ...
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Al Rivera Talks Star Trek Online Interview
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EuroGamer Plays STO At Expo
Star Trek Online - —
... played Star Trek Online at their eponymous expo and posted some impressions here . From the article: Trekkies can put one fear to rest right now: Star Trek Online feels just like Star Trek. ... It's immediately apparent that developer Cryptic has nailed the unmistakable flavour of faintly cheesy, high-minded, planet-hopping science-fiction with a straight face and a glint in its eye - with an equal love of politics, philosophy and punch-ups.
Demo impressions of Star Trek Online from Eurogamer Expo 2009
Massively —
... He writes about the demo's transitions between locations via warp jumps, keyboard navigation of star ships (standard WASD, with additional throttle control), and the pacing of ship combat. Welsh also walks the reader from the bridge of a Federation vessel down to the surface of a planet where Klingon opponents await. Fans of the game should read Eurogamer's hands on with Star Trek Online and may also be interested in the ...
Space, the Final Frontier. Hands on with STO.
Welcome to Spinksville! —
... As I said, my experience with the game was very brief and I don’t have any idea what the MMO aspects are like. But I did like what I saw, I think that ship to ship combat looks good fun and I got a good Trek vibe from the game. Here’s another view from Eurogamer, about the same demo. ...
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Massively's Star Trek Online beta interview
massively.com 11/3/2009 —
With beta now beginning , we shot some relevant questions at Cryptic's Craig Zinkievich, executive producer on Star Trek Online . He gave us his insight on what the team's goals are during beta and what some of their toughest challenges were ...
Star Trek Online lore: 2379 to 2384 —
Massively
It's rare for an MMO to bring with it a history as rich and generational as Star Trek . The Trek universe is as deep and rich with lore as Lord of the Rings or Star Wars , and just like both those titles the lore has been passed down from parent to child over generations now. This leaves any ...
Five exclusive Star Trek Online screens —
Massively
Romulan and Klingon love anyone? That's what you'll find in our five exclusive Star Trek Online screens, one of which you can see above in all its sleek sexy glory.
If space isn't your thing -- although if that's the case, you may want to reconsider your interest in space MMOs -- ...
Eurogamer Expo 2009 Video —
Limited Edition
Eurogamer Expo 2009 - Star Trek Online, Global Agenda & more from john nicholson on Vimeo .
I’ve deliberately left this ‘rough round the edges’ to show you how fun these days out are.
The Star Trek Online bit is a bit long, but stick with it to see what the ...
October in Review —
The Ancient Gaming Noob
The Site
I’m now fully a month into the fourth year and I still manage to pollute the blogosphere with 20-25 posts a month, many of which contain a “TL;DR” amount of text. I am surprised I have kept going this long.
Of course, we are at a bit of a crisis point, what with ...
Cryptic’s Star Trek —
Echoes of Nonsense
First, let’s do the easy bit. To apply for the Star Trek Online closed beta please visit this link . If you get in, remember who sent you and beat up a dev to get me in. Closed beta started October 22nd and Star Trek Online is slated for a first quarter 2010 release . Amazon pre-order link is ...
Readers’ Choice: The Death of Space Sims —
Nerfbat
“With Jumpgate evolution and Star Trek online about to come out (maybe… ) and Eve online seeing (or at least it was) steady growth – do these up and comers have a chance or is the market already saturated with these ‘niche’ titles?” - TickledBlue . I don’t think they are niche ...
STO: Hold your fire —
Zizlak's travel diary
I’m not getting multi-MMO, but STO has still my attention ;)
I like this one..
A8: Many past Star Trek games have failed because the series’ pacifistic nature doesn’t always translate well into action-orientated videogames. Will there be the option to negotiate with hostile races in ...
STO vs TOR —
Kill Ten Rats
Star Trek and Star Wars are always do things differently. Star Trek space battles play out like large naval ships swapping cannon fire and Star Wars space battles play out like World War era biplanes engaged in dog-fights. On the ground, Star Wars is all sword and sorcery with a sci-fi coat of ...
12 new Star Trek Online screens to warm your Klingon heart —
Massively
Sometimes you get a phaser blast to the face, and other times you get 12 new Star Trek Online screenshots courtesy of Cryptic Studios . Guess which one is today? Oh, we left our phasers at home so you'll have to make due with these 12 new screens. Good thing we had those on standby for ...
Get up to date with Star Trek Online's Future Past video two —
Massively
Star Trek Online's the Future Past part two video brings us up to speed on everything that's led up to the open conflict between the Federation and Klingon Empire in the year 2409. It details the events that brought the Gorn into the Klingon Empire, as well as the initial attack that ...
Star Trek Online Screenshots —
MMO-Symposium
A quick post to let you all see some screen shots we have been sent for the upcoming MMO Star Trek Online.
Some nice images here for you trek fans.
I signed up for the beta myself though I’m not as much of a Sci-Fi MMO fan as I am of the High Fantasy type games. The last Sci-Fi MMO ...