Star Trek Online

Star Trek: Online Executive Producer Interviewed about Season One and the Future

Posted on May 13, 2010

ZAM.com recently sat down with Star Trek: Online Executive Producer Craig Zinkievich to discuss details about the expansion, Season One: Common Ground and future updates to the game. Zinkievich first talked about Season One and its patch saying that the people at Star Trek: Online thought the their first expansion and patch “went well,” but [...]

STO Fans Create Star Trek: Reunion Web Series

Posted on Sep 06, 2011

Trekkies rejoice, a new Star Trek web series called Star Trek: Reunion released their first wepisode, The Gathering Storm.  The series is created by Cerberus Films, headed by Oliver Smith, and was recorder entirely within Star Trek Online. The first episode is about 25 mins long and takes place about 30 years after the end of The [...]

Star Trek Online Going Free-to-Play

Posted on Aug 31, 2011

During an investor Q&A session, Perfect World Entertainment’s CEO Michael Chi and CFO Kelvin Lau revealed that Star Trek Online would be going free-to-play by the end of 2011. Star Trek Online, after the acquisition, in fact Cryptic is working on the free-to-play model for Star Trek Online. This is going to be launched by the end of this [...]

Star Trek Online New Content Coming Soon

Posted on Aug 12, 2011

In this months Ask Cryptic, executive producer Dan Stahl, laid out Cryptic’s schedule of new content heading to Star Trek Online with the first one being released in about 2 weeks. Keep in mind this is not everything, just some of the main pieces. Borg Sector Space Invasions (Aug 25) Borg Ground Invasion Repeatable Event (Sep 22) [...]

Star Trek Online Giveaway – 60 Day Codes + Game

Posted on Aug 02, 2011

Cryptic has teamed up with Alienware for a massive giveaway of Star Trek Online. The STO giveaway is for full access to the game plus 60 days for free game time with no restrictions except you have to create a new account, so current players are out of luck. The full package is outlined below, Access [...]

Star Trek Online: Season Four Crossfire Now Live

Posted on Jul 08, 2011

The next major content update to Star Trek Online, Season Four: Crossfire, is now live on servers.  Season four brings with it many new and improved features including ground combat enhancements and a reconstructed Klingon base called Qo’noS. The biggest change comes with ground combat and the introduction of the new shooter mode, which does away [...]

Star Trek Online, Champions Online lower their Lifetime sub prices

Posted on Jan 20, 2011

Cryptic Studios has temporarily slashed almost $60 on the Lifetime subscription prices for Star Trek Online and Champions Online, as both MMOs prepare for pretty important milestones. Star Trek Online turns a year old on February 2, and the discount should nudge devoted fans to plunk down $240 for Lifetime access to the space MMO. [...]

The True State – Star Trek Online

Posted on Nov 03, 2010

Star date 2-2-2010. It was a very emotional day for Star Trek fans. It saw the release of Star Trek Online. Initial reactions were mixed. Some couldn’t stop complaining about pitiful ground combat, various bugs, and the fact that space looked like a trip to Candyland. Fans were completely dazzled with fact that they had [...]

Editorial: Breaking In

Posted on Oct 26, 2010

We all do it. Sometimes we do it with friends, sometimes we do it with people we just met, sometimes we do it with complete strangers, and sometimes, by ourselves, alone, in front of our computer, while no one is watching. I’m, of course, talking about roleplay. I’ve not yet once met a gamer, MMO or [...]

Bill Roper Leaves Cryptic

Posted on Aug 19, 2010

After two years of developing games such as Champions Online and Star Trek Online; the MMO giant Bill Roper has decided that he is going to depart Cryptic.  Nobody’s really quite sure why, other then Bill has grown tired and wants to branch out to find new opportunities.  Well that’s all fine an dandy I [...]

New Star Trek Online Q&A

Posted on Aug 10, 2010

A new “Ask Cryptic” has just been released, this time featuring the Executive Producer of Star Trek Online, Dan Stahl.  For those of you that don’t know what “Ask Cryptic” is, it’s a time when Cryptic’s players can sit down and submit their personal questions to one of the game’s developers.  This is an excellent [...]