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9:01 AM on 07.27.2008, Brad Nicholson 10 comments

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Awhile back, we showed you a timer on developer Cryptic’s official page that was a bit suspicious in origin. The natural conjecture that this timer would count down to an official announcement of Star Trek Online now appears to be true. WarCry recently found two different announcements of the game, which go quite a way to validate the revival of the once ill-fated game.

The first piece of evidence comes from the Star Trek Convention site. The announcement is painfully blunt, but if you look at the schedule for August 10 at 1:30 P.M. there is an event planned called “Star Trek Online Revealed.” Apparently, when it comes to videogames, these guys really don’t like to beat around the bush.

Another interesting tidbit comes from the Game Career Guide, where Cryptic Studios plastered an advertisement on page 42 that states they are hiring for positions. Notably, they claim to be "developer and publisher of...Champions Online and Star Trek Online." I think Cryptic may have killed the need for speculation on their timer already, unless it’s for a Stargate MMO or something.


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Debeo Laurus's Avatar
Debeo Laurus at 07/27/2008 09:36
This would be exciting, if I were a trekkie. Otherwise its just another mmo for me to hear about.
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 07/27/2008 10:40
Reroute all auxiliary power to the secondary plasma conduits!

But no seriously, do not want. Star Wars > Star Trek.
Too Much Coffee Man's Avatar
Too Much Coffee Man at 07/27/2008 11:38
I want a war mmo. like a battlefield thats 100 square miles w/ 10,000 people fighting for control. that's the only mmo i'd play.
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 07/27/2008 11:55
Honestly, I'll take Star Trek over Star Wars anyday. (Though, it depends on which era of Trek we're talking about.)
The Johnggernaut's Avatar
The Johnggernaut at 07/27/2008 12:52
http://www.stargateworlds.com/ :D
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 07/27/2008 13:42
I thought that was a new Shadow of the Collosus game image and almost shit my pants.
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 07/27/2008 16:19
Sharpless: </3
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 07/27/2008 17:53
Set this during the Original Series and allow players to join Federation, Klingon, or Romulan factions, (or a Privateer faction doing trade/piracy missions for all three) and it could be gold. Quests could be set as away missions, or developing diplomatic relationships with planets that aren't already aligned to one of the major factions. Making the galaxy an evolving territory that could switch hands between different groups depending on the combined actions of players would be awesome. It'd be interesting to see an MMO that required you to focus on working together as a crew to man starships.
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