Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Xbox One 'Snap' mode lets apps run simultaneously]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-snap-mode-lets-apps-run-simultaneously/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-snap-mode-lets-apps-run-simultaneously/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-snap-mode-lets-apps-run-simultaneously/#comments Xbox One, Microsoft's upcoming next-generation console, will allow multiple apps to run simultaneously through Snap mode. Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi demonstrated the functionality while watching Star Trek, allowing him to instantly access Internet Explorer through the Xbox One to research trailers for the sequel film, look up movie times and even purchase tickets.

The ESPN app also showed off some Snap stuff, letting Xbox One users watch live sports on ESPN, then using Snap to research stats on key players by speaking to Kinect. Xbox One will even let fantasy sports fans update their teams and interact with their leagues through Snap mode.

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Thomas Was Alone is a Cross Buy game, making it available on Vita today as well, along with Draw Slasher and Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R.

Fire Pro Wrestling Returns is out as a PS2 Classic and PSP gets Black Rock Shooter The Game. The Spring Sale is still on, with discounts on Resident Evil 6 and Thomas Was Alone this week.

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There's around a half-minute's footage of Star Trek: The Video Game in this trailer, but we admit it, we just wanted the excuse to post a video with William Shatner in it. Either way, we reckon you're Gorna enjoy it.

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"Most movie games that we've ever worked on, and I would say most people ever work on, you're lucky to get twelve months," Miller said. "You're in the middle of production on a movie, you're trying to hit a target date of when the movie comes out, all the assets aren't in there, so you wind up having to rush things through."

In Star Trek's case, however, the situation was reversed - development on the game was extended by a full year in order to coincide with the release of Star Trek Into Darkness, the franchise's latest theatrical romp.

"This game was going to come out at a different time," Miller said. "We didn't know when the next movie was going to be, we didn't know if it was going to be holiday, we didn't know if it was going to be summer, and we were just striving for it to make a game. Then when they all started lining up, it was like 'Okay, the movie is going to be here, let's give ourselves a little more development time to make sure they line up and come together.'"

An entire extra year may seem like more than "a little more development time," but that's the sort of call you get to make when you're Paramount. Miller told us that while interaction between Paramount, developer Digital Extremes and writer Marianne Krawczyk was an "amazing collaborative back-and-forth," Paramount's wishes are still, well, paramount.

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The latest trailer for Star Trek: The Game shows off the daring heroism of a true bromance, this one between Kirk and Spock. It's OK, Spock, you can cry a little if you need to. This kind of love really gets to us, too.

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"We're going to try and figure out if we can make a Half-Life movie or a Portal movie together," said Gabe Newell.

The two sparred on storytelling methods in movies and film, and used scenes from each other's work to illustrate how player agency can augment storytelling, and how films can use "forced" foreshadowing to set up later events. According to the creative pair, they wanted to pursue this dialogue more seriously, and now hope to collaborate on a film based in some way on Half-Life or Portal.

There are no details available beyond this brief announcement, likely because the process is still in its early stages.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dice-2013gabe-newellhalf-lifejj-abramsportalstar-trekWed, 06 Feb 2013 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[J.J. Abrams and Gabe Newell to duel in DICE 2013 opening keynote]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/28/j-j-abrams-and-gabe-newell-to-duel-in-dice-2013-opening-keynote/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/28/j-j-abrams-and-gabe-newell-to-duel-in-dice-2013-opening-keynote/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/28/j-j-abrams-and-gabe-newell-to-duel-in-dice-2013-opening-keynote/#comments J.J. Abrams, prolific film director and dual-wielder of beloved franchises, will headline the opening keynote of the 2013 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit alongside Valve co-founder Gabe Newell. The Star Wars/Star Trek director will bring his cinematic perspective and flair to a discussion entitled "Storytelling Across Platforms: Who Benefits Most, the Audience or the Player?" on February 6.

"J.J. thoughtfully weaves together suspense, action, emotion, and fun into every one of his projects - elements every game developer aspires to capture as well," said Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences President Martin Rae. "Each year, the D.I.C.E. Summit sets the tone for the year ahead in games and adding J.J. and Gabe's shared insights is a natural fit as we see all forms of entertainment converge."

The D.I.C.E. Summit will have a host of talks swirling around the impending entertainment singularity, and run from February 5 until February 8 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The D.I.C.E. Awards, which seek to honor the best games released over the past year, will take place on February 7.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aiasand-you-get-a-lens-flaredice-2013everybody-gets-a-lens-flaregabe-newelljj-abramsstar-trekstar-warsvalveMon, 28 Jan 2013 03:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Star Trek boldly goes on April 23]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/20/star-trek-boldly-goes-on-april-23/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/20/star-trek-boldly-goes-on-april-23/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/20/star-trek-boldly-goes-on-april-23/#comments Star Trek boldly goes on April 23Star Trek, the co-op game set in J.J. Abram's rebooted movie universe, will launch on April 23, with pre-orders beginning tomorrow, December 21, at participating retailers. Star Trek is coming to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, and will be available digitally via PSN.

All pre-orders get access to the Elite Officer Pack, which includes exclusive specialty items for the game's main protagonists, Kirk and Spock. Check out those bad boys in-game in the above screenshot. Looks like Digital Extremes is going for the "set phasers to stunning" look, no?

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You can get a good look at the rebooted Gorn in the game based on the rebooted Star Trek. Yep, still lizard monsters.

Gallery: Star Trek (Gamescom 2012)

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Namco will also have playable demos of Tekken Tag Tournament 2, One Piece Pirate Warriors, Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition, Tales of Graces F and Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Gamescom-2012microsoftNamco-Bandainintendopcplaystationps3Star-Trektank-tank-tankwii-uxboxMon, 06 Aug 2012 21:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Star Trek and some hardcore Gorn]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/07/star-trek-and-some-hardcore-gorn/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/07/star-trek-and-some-hardcore-gorn/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/07/star-trek-and-some-hardcore-gorn/#comments Star Trek and some hardcore GornThe gorn will be a primary antagonists in the upcoming co-op-centric Star Trek game from Darkness 2 developer Digital Extremes. The humanoid lizards of the Gorn Hegemony are quite agile in the new game, a significant departure from their appearance in the "Arena" episode of the original Star Trek from 1967.

The race may come off as blood-thirsty killers in the new Star Trek, based off the JJ Abrams reboot of the space exploration franchise, but that's not how we remember them. The gorn are featured in one of the two most famous fight scenes in the original Star Trek series. Captain Kirk's fight with a gorn doesn't exactly hold up against Yuen Woo-ping choreographed fight scenes in modernity, whereas his fight with Spock during the vulcan's pon farr is hilariously awesome.

We asked the developer during E3 if there would also be a Kirk v. Spock fight featuring the classic music in the game, but our question was deflected with shields at full power.

We've placed clips of both amazing fight scenes from the original Star Trek after the break.

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Virtual Chris Pine jumps off of all kinds of things in the latest trailer for the Star Trek game. Whether on land or in space, if there's a chasm, James T. Kirk will leap right into it, arms akimbo.

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The Q1 2013 window puts this immediately before the May 17 theatrical release of the next Abrams Trek film -- marketing synergy that may explain the game's quiet delay from its original 2012 release window. We like Abrams' take on the Trek universe just fine, but we can't help but wish for someone to throw this much money at remaking Star Trek 25th Anniversary for the NES.

Gallery: Star Trek (2/10/12)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>digital-extremesmicrosoftnamco-bandaiparamount-digital-entertainmentpcplaystationps3star-trekxboxFri, 10 Feb 2012 13:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Star Trek - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire boldly going everywhere but America]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/star-trek-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-boldly-going-everywher/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/star-trek-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-boldly-going-everywher/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/star-trek-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-boldly-going-everywher/#comments All right, here's where we admit something vaguely shameful about ourselves. Deep Silver announced a PSN/XBLA game that combines Who Wants to Be a Millionaire trivia gameplay with a Star Trek: The Original Series theme -- and we were totally into it. We like the idea of a specific, safe venue for us to feel good about knowing a bunch of stuff about Star Trek. You can choose from one of four avatars, including Uhura, a Vulcan officer, a Starfleet cadet, or an Orion slave girl, and "phone-a-friend" to a Star Trek character.

Alas, we won't get to satisfy our blood fever in the field of trivia combat. But you might! Star Trek: The Original Series - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire will be available in February "to fans worldwide except North America, Canada and Mexico." Ironically, we would be unable to play it if we were in Starfleet's San Francisco headquarters.

Gallery: Star Trek: The Original Series - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

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We'll be seeing the game later this week, so stay tuned for more info.

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Paramount Digital Entertainment has announced a brand new Star Trek title starring Kirk and Spock as envisioned in J. J. Abrams' 2009 Star Trek film. Titled simply Star Trek, the game is under development at Digital Extremes (BioShock 2, Darkness 2) and takes place after the film, tasking Kirk and Spock with taking down "a legendary enemy race bent on conquering the galaxy." The story is being handled by God of War writer Marianne Krawczyk along with the film's writers Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman.

The development team is "working closely" with Abrams' Bad Robot production company and producer Damon Lindelof, with Paramount promising co-op and "AAA production values, a wide variety of gameplay and all the action you would expect from the hit franchise." Star Trek is slated to materialize on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2012. It will also be on display at E3 next week, and you can bet your space boots we'll be beaming down.

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Star Trek: Infinite Space is a free-to-play, casual browser-based game launching in the summer of 2011. Published by Gameforge (don't worry, you've likely never heard of 'em) and developed by Keen (What's Cooking? With Jamie Oliver, Anno on Wii and DS), it's set during the Deep Space Nine timeline.

Keen Games creative director Antony Christoulakis says, "We consider ourselves very lucky to have this opportunity and we are highly committed to delivering a Star Trek experience fans can be proud of." Wouldn't it be awkward if this freemium game ends up being more compelling than the for-pay (for-now) Star Trek Online?

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In addition, former subscribers can play for free this weekend, and check out the new content that's been added as part of the game's first "Season" of updates. The "Welcome Back Weekend" ends Monday at 10 a.m. PST, so we suggest applicable parties should hop online ASAP, so as not to waste any potential Trekking time.

[Via Shacknews]

JoystiqStar Trek Online gets unlimited trial, former subscribers play free this weekend originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 08 May 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ataricryptic-studiosdemommoonlinepromotionstar-trekstar-trek-onlinetrialSat, 08 May 2010 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Demo available for unofficial Star Trek adventure game]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/06/demo-available-for-unofficial-star-trek-adventure-game/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/06/demo-available-for-unofficial-star-trek-adventure-game/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/06/demo-available-for-unofficial-star-trek-adventure-game/#comments Fan project Star Trek Adventures: Year One has the unusual distinction of being doubly retro. Not only does it meticulously recreate the nearly 45-year-old Star Trek series, it's also got an uncanny resemblance to an early '90s adventure game (think Quest for Glory or, indeed, Interplay's Star Trek 25th Anniversary). The act of playing forces one to simultaneously pine for two bygone eras, the effect of which is not unlike watching Fruit Brute playing with a Teddy Ruxpin.

If you're unsure whether or not you can handle that level of nostalgia, there's a demo for the game on the project's official homepage.

[Via Big Download; Fidgit]

JoystiqDemo available for unofficial Star Trek adventure game originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 06 May 2010 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adventuredemosfan-madestar-trekstar-trek-adventuresThu, 06 May 2010 22:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Invasion of Deep Space Nine invades Star Trek Online]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/24/invasion-of-deep-space-nine-invades-star-trek-online/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/24/invasion-of-deep-space-nine-invades-star-trek-online/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/24/invasion-of-deep-space-nine-invades-star-trek-online/#comments The next mission from "Season One" of Star Trek Online's free content updates will soon be added to the game. Titled "DS9 Under Siege," the new episode will bring about a massive invasion upon the typically peaceful space station Deep Space Nine. You might know it from the show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Remember? It was right there in the title.

Check out the trailer above to see what players will be up against when the new episode launches. (Spoiler alert: It's lasers. You're going up against lasers. So many lasers.)

JoystiqInvasion of Deep Space Nine invades Star Trek Online originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ataricryptic-studiosdeep-space-ninedlcepisodemmopatchseason-onestar-trekstar-trek-onlineupdateSat, 24 Apr 2010 22:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Details for Star Trek Online's raid quests released]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/27/star-trek-onlines-upcoming-raid-quest-details-released/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/27/star-trek-onlines-upcoming-raid-quest-details-released/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/27/star-trek-onlines-upcoming-raid-quest-details-released/#comments Trekkies will soon have a chance to face off against a new, deadlier Borg adversary in the first wave of "Special Task Force Missions" in Star Trek Online. Federation and Klingon players alike will have the opportunity to tackle the difficult five-person PvE quests when the update hits the recently released MMO.

The first five STF missions include "Children of Khan," where an escaped Amar Singh GTA's the U.S.S. Asgard and races toward the remains of the Mutara Nebula and "Infected," where more than 400 Starfleet officers aboard a star base have seemingly disappeared off the galaxy and require immediate assistance to combat the new Borg enemy. More details and screens can be found at Massively.

JoystiqDetails for Star Trek Online's raid quests released originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atariborgspecial-task-force-missionsstar-trekstar-trek-onlineSat, 27 Feb 2010 14:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Cryptic 'definitely' opening up ships to Star Trek Online players]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/15/cryptic-definitely-opening-up-ships-to-star-trek-online-player/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/15/cryptic-definitely-opening-up-ships-to-star-trek-online-player/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/15/cryptic-definitely-opening-up-ships-to-star-trek-online-player/#comments In the world of Star Trek, there's nothing quite like grabbing a few moments of R&R with your first mate on the holodeck or heading down to engineering to check up on your favorite ship's power core. Unfortunately, as we've been unable to explore the interior of our own ships since we first got our hands on Star Trek Online's pre-release beta program (nonetheless the final product), those wonderfully humdrum space activities will have to be postponed for a little while. But hey, they're coming ... or so says Cryptic executive producer Craig Zinkievich, at least.

"Anything we can do to make the game feel even more like Star Trek is something we want to do ... so, definitely, we want to give people more of their ship," he tells Inc Gamers, adding, "This is one of those things we want to get perfect before introducing it to players, though," indicating that the functionality likely won't be arriving in the near future. And us, well we just want to passive aggressively flirt with crew members -- is that so much to ask?

Gallery: Star Trek Online

[Via 1UP]

JoystiqCryptic 'definitely' opening up ships to Star Trek Online players originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ataricraig-zinkievichcrypticcryptic-studiosmmostar-trekstar-trek-onlineMon, 15 Feb 2010 22:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Star Trek Online fans set nerdiest world record ever]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/15/star-trek-online-fans-set-nerdiest-world-record-ever/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/15/star-trek-online-fans-set-nerdiest-world-record-ever/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/15/star-trek-online-fans-set-nerdiest-world-record-ever/#comments
[Image via Times Online]
While we're certain you well-adjusted lotharios spent your Valentine's Day basking in the adoration of your significant other, 99 Star Trek Online fans spent the day breaking the most unapologetically dorky world record known to mankind: The most costumed Star Trek fans ever gathered in a single place. We imagine they also broke the "most depressing way to spend a Valentine's Day" record as well, but we don't have any way of empirically proving that.

No, you know what? We take back that mean thing we just said. 99 people chose to dress up like their favorite Star Trek character, suffered crummy weather to gather on London's Millennium Bridge, and celebrated this thing that they love. Hell, if we'd known Atari representatives were going to be there to distribute free lifetime subscriptions to the game, we would've happily helped to bring the grand total of participants into the triple digits.

JoystiqStar Trek Online fans set nerdiest world record ever originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cosplayguinnessmmommorpgstar-trekstar-trek-onlineworld-recordMon, 15 Feb 2010 18:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Borg soon assimilating Star Trek Online in upcoming content update]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/13/borg-soon-assimilating-star-trek-online-in-upcoming-content-upda/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/13/borg-soon-assimilating-star-trek-online-in-upcoming-content-upda/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/13/borg-soon-assimilating-star-trek-online-in-upcoming-content-upda/#comments A recently added hub page on the official Star Trek Online site has revealed that the nefarious Borg will soon make first contact with the MMO's players in an upcoming free content update, which will be rolled out over the next two months. The patch will add a series of high-level episodes (that's STO-speak for "quests") to the game which will throw players into a number of ground and space conflicts with the cybernetic species, leading up to a climactic raid encounter with the Borg Queen.

You can get an idea of the formidable foe you'll be facing off against in the video above and the gallery below. As a special protip from us to you, here's an instructional video which reminds prospective Borg-fighters exactly where the line must be drawn.

Gallery: Star Trek Online - Borg Update

JoystiqBorg soon assimilating Star Trek Online in upcoming content update originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atariborgcryptic-studiosmmommorpgpatchstar-trekstar-trek-onlineupdateSat, 13 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Pay to become a Ferengi or Federation Klingon in Star Trek Online]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/03/pay-to-become-a-ferengi-or-federation-klingon-in-star-trek-onlin/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/03/pay-to-become-a-ferengi-or-federation-klingon-in-star-trek-onlin/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/03/pay-to-become-a-ferengi-or-federation-klingon-in-star-trek-onlin/#comments Are you somewhat satisfied with your Star Trek Online avatar, but wish he or she possessed more unsightly forehead ridges? Perhaps you desire a pair of ears shaped and sized like funnel cakes? Do you wish it looked like your brain was attempting to escape out of the top of your head? Good news -- the Federation Ferengi race can now be downloaded in-game for 80 Cryptic Points, which translates to a shiny half-dollar in real-world funds.

Federation players also have the option to download what we can only assume to be a reformed species of Klingon for 240 Cryptic points, or $1.50. We're still unsure as to why anyone would play Star Trek Online and not make their own race, since we wouldn't find the game so compelling without the adventures of Barbicane, the only surviving Bonerian in the galaxy.

JoystiqPay to become a Ferengi or Federation Klingon in Star Trek Online originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ataricryptic-studiosdlcferengiklingonmmommorpgstar-trekstar-trek-onlineWed, 03 Feb 2010 11:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Cryptic would 'love' to get Star Trek Online to consoles]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/01/cryptic-would-love-to-get-star-trek-online-to-consoles/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/01/cryptic-would-love-to-get-star-trek-online-to-consoles/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/01/cryptic-would-love-to-get-star-trek-online-to-consoles/#comments Sure, we'd like a lot of things, too. Could we get a butterscotch waterfall in the backyard and maybe tiny, invisible robo-men with jetpacks to do the dishes for us every night? Or, better yet, could we get a better explanation for Champions Online's hold-up besides the "blame Microsoft" you said six months ago? But, we digress.

Cryptic's Craig Zinkievich told CVG that a console port of the com-pooter MMO is something the company is "definitely" interested in. "We would love to get STO to the console. At launch it will just be available for the PC but here at Cryptic we want our games across multiple platforms," he said.

However, before you break out your good Starfleet duds and crank the jamz up to eleven in celebration, know that should Cryptic pursue a console port, it likely wouldn't be available for quite some time. Zinkievich puts it this way: "But we'll have to see how Star Trek does and then secondly we want to do it justice and not hurry something along just to get it on the console."

JoystiqCryptic would 'love' to get Star Trek Online to consoles originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cryptic-studiosMicrosoftmmostar-trekstar-trek-onlineXbox-360Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:03:00 EST<![CDATA[Star Trek Online beta extended by one day]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/25/star-trek-online-beta-extended-by-one-day/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/25/star-trek-online-beta-extended-by-one-day/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/25/star-trek-online-beta-extended-by-one-day/#comments
MESSAGE BEGINS

Attention to all members of Starfleet. It has come to the attention of Starfleet's admiralty that the recent Borg activity in the Vega system has resulted in several thousand ensigns suddenly being promoted to the rank of captain. A very strange turn of events, to be sure, though Starfleet is no stranger to such events. Just last week, we encountered a race of people that spoke entirely in metaphor. Crazy, right?

In related Starfleet news, a spacetime anomaly (yes, another one) has manufactured an additional day of what we perceive as time. Please note that there is no need to adjust your ship's internal chronometer. The upshot of all this is that the Star Trek Online beta has been extended by twenty-four hours and will now end at 1800 hours (6:00pm Pacific), January 26. We would advise the thousands of improbable new captains to use this time wisely.

MESSAGE ENDS

[Via Blue's News. Image source: Alex Piskun]

JoystiqStar Trek Online beta extended by one day originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ataricryptic-studiosmmostar-trekstar-trek-onlineMon, 25 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Star Trek Online beta gets huge update, adds more Nimoy]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/21/star-trek-online-beta-gets-huge-update-adds-more-nimoy/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/21/star-trek-online-beta-gets-huge-update-adds-more-nimoy/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/21/star-trek-online-beta-gets-huge-update-adds-more-nimoy/#comments The MMO-developing band over at Cryptic has released an absolutely massive update to the Star Trek Online open beta. There are literally pages of fixes and changes, though Cryptic has thankfully distilled the major "headline" changes into a few bullet points:
  • The level cap has been removed, which should be music to the ears of the pre-release power levelers out there.
  • Cardassian and Romulan space is now accessible to Federation players, too, and there are some changes to bridge officer mechanics.
  • Additionally, the update allows players to use the mini-map to scan anomalies. As we all know, anomalies need scanning like nobody's business, so that's good news.
Perhaps most important of all is that Spock himself, Mr. Leonard Nimoy, now offers an "audio journal overview" upon entering a new sector of space. That's great news because, just like bacon, everything's better with Nimoy. Hit the source link for the full patch release notes (be sure to click through the splash page).

JoystiqStar Trek Online beta gets huge update, adds more Nimoy originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ataribetacryptic-studiosmmostar-trekstar-trek-onlineupdateThu, 21 Jan 2010 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Star Trek Online lifetime, 12-month subscription deals]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/15/star-trek-online-lifetime-12-month-subscription-deals/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/15/star-trek-online-lifetime-12-month-subscription-deals/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/15/star-trek-online-lifetime-12-month-subscription-deals/#comments Cryptic has announced some special Star Trek Online subscription options for anyone planning to sink some serious time into the game. The company is selling a lifetime subscription to the game for $239.99, which will last however long the game does. Also included with the lifetime subscription is a playable Borg character and two extra character slots. If you're not quite that devoted, you can opt for a 12-month subscription for $119.99, which also includes two extra character slots.

Big Download notes that regular subscriptions range from $14.99 per month, $41.97 for three months or $77.94 for six months, so the 12-month subscription is substantially cheaper than the $155.88 it would cost for two six-month subscriptions. Remember that the 12-month and lifetime subscriptions are available only for pre-orders, so you'll have to put some money down if you want to save money in the future.

As for whether you'll actually still be playing it in the future, you'll just have to wait and see. Or you could use a tachyon pulse. That works too.

JoystiqStar Trek Online lifetime, 12-month subscription deals originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ataricryptic-studiosstar-trekstar-trek-onlineFri, 15 Jan 2010 16:15:00 EST<![CDATA[New Star Trek Online trailer gets its Kling-on]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/13/new-star-trek-online-trailer-gets-its-kling-on/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/13/new-star-trek-online-trailer-gets-its-kling-on/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/13/new-star-trek-online-trailer-gets-its-kling-on/#comments There are no words spoken in the Star Trek Online trailer you see above -- not that any words are really required. You can easily get the gist from the moving pictures, which give a brief look at the Klingon Empire's homeworld, its floating armadas, and somewhere in the vicinity of 17,000 laser discharges. Forget the fact the game isn't even out yet -- we feel confident calling it the "Most Lasered Game of 2010."

If that sounds like something you want to be a part of, it's not too late to find an entry key for the open beta!

Gallery: Star Trek Online

JoystiqNew Star Trek Online trailer gets its Kling-on originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ataricryptic-studiosklingonmmommorpgstar-trekstar-trek-onlinetrailerWed, 13 Jan 2010 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[PSA: Star Trek Online beta starts today]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/12/psa-star-trek-online-beta-starts-today/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/12/psa-star-trek-online-beta-starts-today/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/12/psa-star-trek-online-beta-starts-today/#comments
MESSAGE BEGINS

Attention Starfleet cadets, this is a reminder that the Star Trek Online open beta testing program begins today, January 12, 2010 (stardate 63497.4). Those cadets wishing to participate will need to acquire a client and a beta access key. A client may be obtained from the Big Download database located here. Massively.com has a cache of 10,000 beta access keys that will be granted to cadets on a first come, first serve basis. Please visit Massively to obtain your access key as soon as possible.

Also, we would like to remind students that transporter pads in transporter room three are still malfunctioning. Anyone not wishing to have their good and evil halves split between two physically identical bodies should avoid transporter room three if at all possible.

That is all.

MESSAGE ENDS

[Image source: Alex Piskun]

JoystiqPSA: Star Trek Online beta starts today originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ataricryptic-studiosmmostar-trekstar-trek-onlineTue, 12 Jan 2010 15:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Star Trek Online 'Exploration Trailer' tours the fatal frontier]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/06/star-trek-online-exploration-trailer-tours-the-fatal-frontier/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/06/star-trek-online-exploration-trailer-tours-the-fatal-frontier/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/06/star-trek-online-exploration-trailer-tours-the-fatal-frontier/#comments These are some clips from Star Trek Online. Its mission: to make you buy the game; to seek out new subscribers and revenue sources; to boldly make money, like no MMO has done before ... except World of Warcraft.

To learn more about Star Trek Online before you beam aboard, check out Massively's coverage of the first few levels of the 25th-century simulator.

Gallery: Star Trek Online

JoystiqStar Trek Online 'Exploration Trailer' tours the fatal frontier originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ataricrypticcryptic-studiosmmostar-trekstar-trek-onlinetrailervideoWed, 06 Jan 2010 10:05:00 EST<![CDATA[Massively embarks on the first few levels of Star Trek Online]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/03/massively-embarks-on-the-first-few-levels-of-star-trek-online/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/03/massively-embarks-on-the-first-few-levels-of-star-trek-online/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/03/massively-embarks-on-the-first-few-levels-of-star-trek-online/#comments Last week, our MMO-obsessed sister site Massively took a break from their sneak preview of Cryptic's spacefaring sim, Star Trek Online, to share some of their thoughts on the Klingon faction and player vs. player combat. Today, they've got a preview of the first few levels you'll be grinding through. Is there anything more exciting in an MMORPG than those inaugural hours? All those tutorials? The terrible items? The countless woodland rodents and birds you have to slaughter to become marginally less pathetic?

Check out Massively's preview to find out how your astronautical career begins. Spoiler alert: You start the game by fighting the Borg, which are way more intimidating than rabid sewer rats.

Gallery: Star Trek Online

JoystiqMassively embarks on the first few levels of Star Trek Online originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cryptic-studiosmassivelymmommorpgpreviewstar-trekstar-trek-onlineSun, 03 Jan 2010 20:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Leonard Nimoy lending deep, soothing voice to Star Trek Online]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/22/leonard-nimoy-lending-deep-soothing-voice-to-star-trek-online/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/22/leonard-nimoy-lending-deep-soothing-voice-to-star-trek-online/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/22/leonard-nimoy-lending-deep-soothing-voice-to-star-trek-online/#comments Last week, we received word that Zachary Quinto, who provided the fresh face for Spock in this past summer's Star Trek relaunch, would do the voice of Star Trek Online's "Emergency Medical Hologram tutorial." Today, we received further Spock-based news for the title: According to an Atari press release, Leonard Nimoy will narrate the game's introduction, and can also be heard during cut scenes and other events throughout the game. For instance, he'll offer a brief congratulation when your first Seaman egg hatches.

Of course, this announcement has caused fans of the series anticipate the in-game appearance of "old Spock" -- just as Quinto's involvement brought murmurs of a "new Spock" cameo. The somewhat creepier fans began prophesying hot, hot Spock on Spock action. We generally try not to associate with this latter group, for obvious reasons.

JoystiqLeonard Nimoy lending deep, soothing voice to Star Trek Online originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Ataricryptic-studiosleonardo dicaprioLeonardoDicapriommospockstar-trekstar-trek-onlineTue, 22 Dec 2009 16:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Star Ocean: The Last Hope International trailer boldly goes into Trek territory]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/21/star-ocean-the-last-hope-international-trailer-boldly-goes-into/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/21/star-ocean-the-last-hope-international-trailer-boldly-goes-into/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/21/star-ocean-the-last-hope-international-trailer-boldly-goes-into/#commentsSquare Enix went for a Star Trek vibe with the latest English trailer for Star Ocean: The Last Hope International. If Star Trek was made in Japan and starred a bunch of angsty, futuristic, computer-generated teenagers instead of B-movie actors, and if it was a video game, it would probably look a lot like this. At least the part of the trailer before the sword fights and the demonstrations of language options.

However, while Star Trek benefited from a vocal fan base that saved the original show from cancellation, people who have put time into Star Ocean: The Last Hope are more likely to warn than evangelize.

JoystiqStar Ocean: The Last Hope International trailer boldly goes into Trek territory originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>rpgsquare-enixstar-oceanstar-ocean-4star-ocean-the-last-hope-internationalstar-trektri-aceMon, 21 Dec 2009 23:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Star Trek Online trailer packs explosions, thoughtful narration]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/14/star-trek-online-trailer-packs-explosions-thoughtful-narration/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/14/star-trek-online-trailer-packs-explosions-thoughtful-narration/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/14/star-trek-online-trailer-packs-explosions-thoughtful-narration/#commentsAtari has released yet another new trailer for Cryptic's upcoming MMO, Star Trek Online. The trailer features a particularly grim entry in a Starfleet admiral's log. Long story short, the battle between the Klingons and the Federation in the space surrounding starbase 24 isn't going too well. On the plus side, it makes for some great viewing, with lots of phasers, disruptors, torpedos and, most importantly, explosions.

Alas, it looks like the ol' "STO Assets" folder is still slated for quite a beating before the game finally releases in February.

JoystiqStar Trek Online trailer packs explosions, thoughtful narration originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ataricrypticcryptic-studiosmmoStar-Trekstar-trek-onlineMon, 14 Dec 2009 23:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Star Trek Online screens are multiplying with Tribble-like speed]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/09/star-trek-online-screens-are-multiplying-with-tribble-like-speed/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/09/star-trek-online-screens-are-multiplying-with-tribble-like-speed/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/09/star-trek-online-screens-are-multiplying-with-tribble-like-speed/#comments
Click the image above to Enterprise-size
Seriously, Cryptic Studios and Atari -- you are drowning us in screenshots for Star Trek Online. We had to go out and purchase another external hard drive just so we could keep tabs on our ever-burgeoning "STO Assets" folder. We feel like, if scanned through quickly enough, we could accurately recreate gameplay segments from the title. Really, really disjointed gameplay segments.

Check out the latest batch in the gallery below, then check out all 104 images we've received to date and dropped in this gallery. Then, try to approximate how many more we'll receive before the game's February 2 release date. We're guessing somewhere within the vicinity of 3,000, but that's a fairly conservative estimate.

Gallery: Star Trek Online (12-09-09)

JoystiqStar Trek Online screens are multiplying with Tribble-like speed originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ataricryptic-studiosgallerymmorpgstar-trekstar-trek-onlineWed, 09 Dec 2009 19:10:00 EST<![CDATA[No-win scenario: Star Trek Online pre-order bonuses]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/07/no-win-scenario-star-trek-online-pre-order-bonuses/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/07/no-win-scenario-star-trek-online-pre-order-bonuses/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/07/no-win-scenario-star-trek-online-pre-order-bonuses/#comments Much like the dreaded Kobayashi Maru, there really is no right answer to the question, "Where should I pre-order Star Trek Online?" In its ongoing mission to make games as hard to purchase as possible, Starfleet has issued different pre-order bonuses to each major American retailer. Want to pilot the Enterprise? You'll have to order from GameStop. Need a pet Tribble? Best Buy. How about a gun that beams projectiles directly to their intended target? Target. That "Liberated Borg" bridge officer you always wanted? Amazon.

And here we thought all we had to do to get the full enjoyment out of our games was buy them. Those days are over, friend. Check out the full list of pre-order bonuses -- and where to find them -- after the break.

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