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New Images Give Us A Better Look At The Star Trek MMO World

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:30:00 PDT

We're all still anxiously awaiting the release of the Star Trek MMO. Until then, check out Cryptic Studios' beautiful new space images from inside the MMO that will give you renewed hope that the game will actually come out.

This game has a long, long wait but thankfully these images seem to promise an MMO world unlike any other. The detail is astounding, even on different planets. In this MMO players will be able to customize characters and their ships. Exploration isn't limited to already-existing Trek planets. And the game will include Trek alien races such as the Andorians and Klingons, which you can see in this gallery.

[More pictures via Massively]

Phaser All The New Friends You'll Meet On Star Trek's MMO

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:00:00 PDT

New clips from the Star Trek MMO show a giant collection of avatars and ships blasting each other. But it still looks mighty pretty.

Craig Zinkievich from Cryptic Studios took some time to show a few new bits of the Star Trek MMO and talk about how deep and layered this game is going to be, and how much it shows of the post-Nemesis future. We're especially excited that you can become a one-eyed Klingon. They also talk a little bit more about one of the possible objectives of the games, besides shooting everyone.

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First Look At Star Trek Online Ruins Our Sexy Green Alien Fantasies

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:30:00 PDT

What's the point of playing Star Trek Online if you're not going to get to explore green alien hotties? New game play footage of the Star Trek MMO premiered at the ST Convention in Las Vegas this weekend, and while the space shots are strikingly beautiful, the characters themselves leave much to be desired. Click through for the panel video.

I'm sorry, but if exploration is the main focus of this MMO, what's the point if everyone looks like a blocky CG character from the 90s? I need barely clothed green ladies, and I need them now. But besides the predictably bad graphics for an MMO character, the actual landscapes look spot on fantastic.

While I want a little more from my characters in this new Star Trek MMO the Borg ships and varying takes on the Enterprise are interesting. I'm excited to see what new worlds and ships the people over at Cryptic Studios will bring us. That being said according to chief creative officer Jack Emmert, it could be about 3 years until this MMO is released.

Players can look forward to building their own races, ships and crew. Yes, there will be a holodeck, and you will even be allowed to add a holodeck character to your crew.

Star Trek Online Las Vegas Webcast from Cryptic Studios on Vimeo.