Namco Bandai Games have today announced an exciting line-up of titles to be exhibited over three stands at the MCM Expo in Docklands Excel Arena over the weekend of the 24th-25th October. Amongst them will be the eagerly anticipated Massively Multi-player Online (MMO) game, Star Trek Online with Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World and Ghostbusters: The Video Game along with a Guinness World Record attempt for the longest winning streak on the imminent Tekken 6, set to launch on Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 on October 30th.
Cryptic Studios has teamed up with Paramount once more to give away some in-game costumes for its upcoming MMO, Star Trek Online, with the Blu-ray box set Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 3.
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A look at this week's news from the world of MMOs, including Aion, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft, Fallen Earth, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online and Final Fantasy XIV.
IncGamers is reporting that Cryptic Studios has unveiled a new class of ship for Starfleet in its upcoming MMO, Star Trek Online.
IncGamers has teamed up with Cryptic Studios to give away three Star Trek Online closed beta keys.
Game Console writes: "Cryptic, the development team behind Star Trek Online, is now accepting applications for the closed beta for its upcoming sci-fi MMO."
NowGamer: Craig Zinkievich, Executive Producer at Cryptic studios has talked to NowGamer about inheriting the game from Perpetual Entertainment and how it'll remain true to the Trek canon
Don't let the Vigilant's size belie its deadliness. This is a warship that packs a lot more heat than you'd imagine, which is kind of the point. It's also highly maneuverable because of its overall size and engine power, giving it the very tactical option of firing off a torpedo before turning its strongest shield towards an impending attack. With these traits, it makes a wonderful convoy, protecting all kinds of larger ships against everything from raiders to the Borg.
The lifetime subscription plan will be offered for $199.99 USD, $219.99 CAN, €147.99 EUR, and £119.99 GBP. Lifetime subscribers will additionally receive guaranteed access to the Star Trek Online closed beta test, an exclusive Star Trek Online Mirror Universe costume set, eight additional Champions Online character slots, a Foxbat vanity pet, a "Retro-Future" costume set, and an "Art Deco" costume set.
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Cryptic Studios has revealed another ship that will feature in the upcoming MMO, Star Trek Online. The Klingon 'Vo'Quv' class is a large carrier ship, designed to transport thousands of warriors, capable of anchoring a fleet or leading an invasion. The power in the Vo'Quv allows this class to travel great distances and even remain cloaked while speeding through space or hampering enemy sensors.
The company's approach to microtransactions with Champions Online will be applied to Star Trek Online as well, according to a recent forum post by Jackalope (Jack Emmert) from the Cryptic Studios dev team.
In an interesting news post on Star Trek Online's website, the timeline of Star Trek Online, and how it compares/converges with the newest Star Trek movie, is discussed.
GamingShogun.com writes: "Cryptic Studios has released the description of yet another ship class from their upcoming Star Trek Online. This one is called the 'Excalibur' class and looks like the modern-equivalent of the older Constitution class ship. Check out her full stats After the Break!"
The expected launch date for the highly anticipated MMO, Star Trek Online, has been revealed in Atari's latest financial report.
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IncGamers takes a look at the latest type of ship to be revealed by Cryptic for the upcoming MMO, Star Trek Online.
The concepts behind Star Trek need no introduction to its legion of fans well-versed in the various films and TV incarnations of this particular sci-fi IP. Given how zealous science fiction fans can be about continuations, offshoots, or reboots of their favorite properties, we've been curious about how well Star Trek Online will match up with player expectations, especially given the disappointment some Trekkie gamers have had with older Star Trek titles of the non-MMO variety.
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