Atari and Cryiptic Studios have confirmed that February 2nd 2010 will be the launch date for Star Trek Online for the PC in North America and February 5 it will launch in Europe. that’s only 2 and a half months away wow when they said that It would be out sooner than you expected at their press conference in Las Vagus they weren’t kidding, will it actually be ready?. Bio Break has a few words to say about the subject and I have to largely agree with him, It does seem all a bit rushed. This game is going to draw large numbers and give Cryptic Studios a much larger presence in the gaming world if it succeeds over the long-term. Thay have one shot. so do it right because the fans will never forgive you if its bad and they feel It’s because of a beta that seems way to short or a studio that just wanted to cash in. I could be completely wrong here and the game is indeed ready for launch in that case my worrying is for nothing and I will be the first in line at midnight to get my grumpy little hands on a copy. We now know what that copy will look like thanks to MMORPG with our first peek at the box art for STO which looks very combat oriented and fits in with the rest of their promotional campaign and some people have found fault with that pointing out that “Star Trek has always been more about finding the ideal solution rather than just setting phasers to kill. Sure it has to be done from time to time but the best Captains always try to find a way around the fight” Ardue. Nov 11, comment That my be true but most people play MMO’s to kill things not to collect rocks all thought I’m sure we will be all doing a lot of that to, if I’m going to captain my own ship then battle with other ships is at the top of my list of things to do I’m not saying Star Trek should be a kill fest that would be a disservice to the whole idea of Star Trek but for the purposes of marketing a MMO it’s what works the best.
Massively holding series of Q&A’s in coming weeks so “YOU can ask Cryptic”
November 7, 2009 — NeroIf you, like me have been waiting patiently for Star Trek Online to arrive, which it now seems will happen on February 2ed if all the internet chatter is to be believed, [Cryptic has stated that this is not the "official" release date but it will be announced very soon] then like me. you have a million questions that need to be answered by the good folks at Cryptic. Massively those guys who specialize in all things massive have heard us and will hold a series of Q&A’s over the next couple of weeks to hopefully bring some clarity to our restless souls concerning what should be ‘will be’ the most awesome MMO ever seen. Each week will feature a round of questions submitted by YOU on that week’s topic. This weeks topic: SHIPS unfortunately the deadline for submissions on SHIPS was Friday November 6 at 12 P.M. Pacific Time. I don’t type as fast as I used to. BUT there is always next week were YOU can make suggestions on what that topic will be. Just follow this link to Massively for further details
Star Trek Online Launching This February?
November 5, 2009 — NeroAmazon has attached a release date to there Star Trek Online pre-order listing according to a report from MMORPG …. [more]
MMORPG talks to Craig and ROCK, PAPER SHOTGUN speaks
October 27, 2009 — Nero
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It’s been 6 or is it 5 days since the STO Closed beta started and Cryptic along with Craig Zinkievich are hard at work fixing what ever problems those lucky beta testers are finding, which is hopefully nothing. This may also explain why his twitter account hasn’t been updated in that time period, but Craig took some time out of his busy schedule to talk to the good folks over at MM()RPG for a brief Q&A and fill us in on how things are going so far. Over at ROCK, PAPER SHOTGUM one lucky person by the name of Kieron Gillen was at the MCM EXPO in London, which was held this last weekend on the 24-25. She got to sit down and play a demo of STO and besides her fondness for the movie ‘Silence of The Lambs’ we get her first impressions of the game. I can’t help thinking of a certain Warehouse 13 panel I would have liked to see
The Closed Beta for STO has started as of today Oct 22
October 23, 2009 — Nero
Star Trek Online
Another mile stone has been reached with the commencement of the Closed Beta and the first batch of players are giving STO a test drive in there shinny new ships.
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.”
MM()RPG is saying that they think lifetime and six month subscribers to Champions Online should be the first ones into the Star Trek Online beta, if so sweet. Cryptic is still excepting applications if you haven’t applied yet, just go to the Star Trek Online web site and give yourself a chance to play Source: MM()RPG
