Cryptic Teases Star Trek Online Reveal

June 30, 2008 3:16 PM

The mystery of which studio is handling Star Trek Online may soon be at an end, going by a new countdown clock on Cryptic Studios' website. The countdown, which concludes on July 28, uses an early piece of STO concept art as its background. Left, Star Trek Online concept art. Right, Cryptic Studios' website.

Originally under development at Perpetual Entertainment, the PC MMO was transferred to an unknown studio when Perpetual closed shop earlier this year.

Rumors soon began circulating that City of Heroes and Champions Online developer Cryptic would be handling the game and was hiring former Perpetual employees. Those reports are technically unverified, though the countdown implies their validity.

Thanks to Binge Gamer for the heads up regarding the countdown.

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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MH Knights

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June 30, 2008 3:22 PM

I do not see how they will turn Star Trek into an MMO. I would prefer a Mass Effect like single player game with some onine co-op for multiplayer.
- Inarion
  
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  June 30, 2008 3:24 PM
  
  If done right it could be an amazing mmo, with an infinite universe of IP to draw from. But they will fuck it up, rest assured.
  - spaceyme
    
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    June 30, 2008 4:48 PM
    
    no need to use IP there stop overusing IP
- Visceral Monkey
  
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  June 30, 2008 3:24 PM
  
  The problem with trek has always been that it's way, way to utopian for my tastes.
  
  "WAIT! You can't do that! It's against the Prime Directive!"
  
  Oh God, fuck the prime directive. Fuck it in it's boring ass.
  - spl
    
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    June 30, 2008 4:10 PM
    
    Who said you'd have to play as someone in the Federation? Also the Prime Directive was broken many times in the series. =D
    - Turd Ferguson
      
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      June 30, 2008 4:21 PM
      
      What would you do as Borg? Just watch your character play progress quest style?
      - spl
        
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        June 30, 2008 5:05 PM
        
        Which is why it's safe to assume you can't play as Borg.
        
        IndigoAK
        
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        June 30, 2008 7:18 PM
        
        Perpetual's original plans had the game taking place quite a bit after the Borg threat.
  - IndigoAK
    
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    June 30, 2008 4:34 PM
    
    You have obviously never watched Deep Space Nine then. Deep Space Nine was the best of the bunch for the simple fact that it was the most human and was the only series in the history of Star Trek that actively took inspiration from real-world issues in it's storylines - or at least made it known.
    
    Deep Space Nine had very little throwing around of the Prime Directive and more throwing around of torpedoes, phasers, and dead bodies.
    - aznboysix
      
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      June 30, 2008 4:42 PM
      
      I didnt like the characters as much as TNG though.
      - pap26
        
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        July 1, 2008 1:31 AM
        
        Whats here not to like in Quark? And his idiot brother Rahm.
    - Ziz
      
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      June 30, 2008 7:58 PM
      
      I liked Star Trek and Star Trek Voyager.
  - thewindcriesmary
    
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    June 30, 2008 7:31 PM
    
    Awesome, apart from the fact thats JUST THE FEDERATION. How about cardassians, klingons, romulans and any other war like race in trek.
- ZombieAcademy
  
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  June 30, 2008 3:34 PM
  
  My problem is that many times in the series they've alluded to the fact that life in Star Fleet is, for the most part, boring tedium. That's why being in command is such a big deal, and why everyone goes through the bullshit for a shot at commanding. It sounds perfect for an MMO, har har, except that grinding bear pelts is STILL more interesting than getting your security report into Worf by 0700 hours.
  
  They have a lot of potential with the academy (or it's romulan/klingon/borg counterpart), and with the holodeck. Definitely watching this one.
  - IndigoAK
    
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    June 30, 2008 4:36 PM
    
    You think the real life Navy is any more interesting? :P
    - ZombieAcademy
      
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      June 30, 2008 4:51 PM
      
      Roddenberry was in the military I believe, so I wouldn't be surprised if Star Fleet was heavily influenced by his own experience.
      - thewindcriesmary
        
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        June 30, 2008 7:32 PM
        
        it was
- Porkasaurus
  
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  June 30, 2008 4:24 PM
  
  Really? Is this rhetorical or you can't possibly imagine how you would make an MMO with the Star Trek license?
- aznboysix
  
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  June 30, 2008 4:41 PM
  
  Ooo thats not a bad idea. Bioware shoulda gotten some rights and just reskinned everything into Star Trek.