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Developer: Cryptic Studios
Genre: Science Fiction
Status: Closed Beta
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Monthly Fee: TBA
Release Date: February 2nd, 2010

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Welcome to the final frontier! Star Trek Online is the massively multiplayer online roleplaying game based on the Star Trek universe. Adventure in the final frontier, exploring new worlds and making contact with alien races. Command your own starship as a Federation Captain or as part of the Klingon Defense Force. Experience surface, shipboard and deep space adventures; your missions take place in all three! Choose from a list of favorite races, or create your own. The possibilities are endless!

Star Trek Online is set in the year 2409, 30 years after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis. Players can choose to play as one of the several races available at launch: Human, Vulcan, Andorian, Klingon, Orion, Gorn, and several others.

Star Trek Online is currently in development by Cryptic Studios. A release date has not been announced.

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Star Trek Online Releases Ship Tactics Part 2 Video
Starship Tactics explained.
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Posted on Fri, November 20, 2009 by Martuk
Starship Tactics explained.
Star Trek Online has released the second video of Starship Tactics over at IGN. The new video is a continuation of the first Starship Tactics video. Senior game designer Zeke Sparkes and...
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Star Trek Online Open Beta Dates Announced
Open beta begins in January.
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Posted on Fri, November 20, 2009 by Martuk
Open beta begins in January.
Cryptic has announced the open beta dates for its upcoming sci-fi-based MMOG, Star Trek Online. Open beta will begin on January 12 and run through January 26th, 2010. Keys for open beta will be...
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Star Trek Online Box Art Unveiled
The final frontier of box art has been revealed.
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Posted on Tue, November 17, 2009 by Martuk
The final frontier of box art has been revealed.
Cryptic has been hard at work in preparation for the February launch of Star Trek Online. The Star Trek Online website recently got a face lift and the game's box art has been finalized. The new...
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Star Trek Online Screenshot - The Borg Have Returned
Resistance is futile.
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Posted on Mon, November 16, 2009 by Dalmarus
Resistance is futile.

It's a different era, and the Borg have decided the Federation has been left alone long enough. Don't believe us? Take a look at this desperate shot released by the Cryptic Studios team and...
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Down to Earth or Another Planet - A Star Trek Online Ground Combat Q&A with Dan Stahl
Getting down to the grit of ground combat in STO
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Posted on Mon, November 16, 2009 by B. de la Durantaye
Getting down to the grit of ground combat in STO
This week's Q&A session with Cryptic Studios took place with Daniel Stahl, Producer of Star Trek Online. We've talked about space combat with the team a couple of weeks ago, and this week, we...
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Cryptic Announces System Requirements for Star Trek Online
System requirements for STO announced.
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Posted on Wed, November 11, 2009 by Martuk
System requirements for STO announced.
Cryptic has followed up their announcement of the Star Trek Online release date with new system specification information for the upcoming sci-fi-based MMOG. The minimum specs require a dual core...
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The Lore of Star Trek Online – The Romulan Star Empire: Part 1
Conflict erupts in the Romulan Empire.
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Posted on Tue, November 10, 2009 by Martuk
Conflict erupts in the Romulan Empire.
The Romulan Empire may very well be considered the rogue or assassins of the Star Trek Online (STO) universe. Through stealth and cunning, the Romulans have always managed to stay a step ahead of...
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Star Trek Online Launches February 2nd, 2010
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Posted on Mon, November 9, 2009 by Martuk
Star Trek Online has officially announced its release date. Cryptic's new MMOG will launch in North America on February 2nd, 2010. with the European launch to follow shortly after on February...
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Star Trek Online Abilities Q&A
We discuss the ability system with Steve Nix and Craig Zinkievich from Cryptic
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Posted on Mon, November 9, 2009 by Medawky
We discuss the ability system with Steve Nix and Craig Zinkievich from Cryptic
Warp Drives are humming with anticipation all over the galaxy as Star Trek Online continues to build towards engagement. With closed beta in full speed ahead mode, more details continue to...
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Star Trek Online Developer's Diary Explains Episode Missions
Episode missions used to evolve STO storyline.
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Posted on Thu, November 5, 2009 by Martuk
Episode missions used to evolve STO storyline.
Cryptic has released a new developer's diary explaining the episode missions in Star Trek Online (STO). Episode missions play much like an episode of the TV shows and draw the player in to...
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Al Rivera Talks About Federation and Klingon Factions in Star Trek Online
Al Rivera talks Star Trek Online.
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Posted on Tue, November 3, 2009 by Martuk
Al Rivera talks Star Trek Online.
Star Trek Online lead designer Al Rivera recently spoke with incgamers.com about the upcoming MMOG and what players can expect in the Federation and Klingon conflict. Al also touched on the...
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Star Trek Online Space Combat Q&A with Craig Zinkievich
A look at why Star Trek Online might be the cure for the pew-pew space sim.
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Posted on Mon, November 2, 2009 by Ethec
A look at why Star Trek Online might be the cure for the pew-pew space sim.
The excitement continues to build as Star Trek Online entered closed beta less than two weeks ago. For part one of a two-part series on space and ground combat in Star Trek Online, Executive...
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New Star Trek Online Screenshots - Space and Ground Combat
On the ground or in space, Star Trek Online seeks to kick some visual ace!
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Posted on Thu, October 29, 2009 by Ethec
On the ground or in space, Star Trek Online seeks to kick some visual ace!
With last week's announcement that Star Trek Online (STO) has entered closed beta testing and recent high powered interviews with the Cryptic Studios team, fans will Klingon (sorry) to any glimpse...
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Future Past Part 2 Video Released for Star Trek Online
New video continues the STO storyline.
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Posted on Wed, October 28, 2009 by Martuk
New video continues the STO storyline.
Cryptic Studio has released the second video in their "Future Past" storyline for Star Trek Online. The latest video continues to chronice the conflict between the Klingons and the Romulans...
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Star Trek Online VIP Q&A with Craig Zinkievich
Your Questions, Cryptic's Answers
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Posted on Mon, October 26, 2009 by B. de la Durantaye
Your Questions, Cryptic's Answers
As part of our Premium Membership Program, members get a chance to ask their own questions of the developers for various MMOGs. This week, we talked to Cryptic Studios about Star Trek Online....
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Star Trek Online: Closed Beta Has Begun!
It's finally time to go where no one has gone before.
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Posted on Fri, October 23, 2009 by Dalmarus
It's finally time to go where no one has gone before.

Geeks around the world have been waiting a long time to here those words. Some have been waiting decades, though no one could have guessed that so many years ago. The wait may not be over for...
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Where the Stars Come From - Exploring the Lore of Star Trek Online
An interview with Executive Producer, Craig Zinkievich and Lead Writer, Christine Thompson
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Posted on Tue, October 20, 2009 by B. de la Durantaye
An interview with Executive Producer, Craig Zinkievich and Lead Writer, Christine Thompson
Celebrating generations of Star Trek, Cryptic takes on the huge task of making Star Trek Online a world that fans of the IP will recognize. As if building a game wasn't challenging enough, staying...
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Star Trek Online: Release Date Set?
No official announcement yet.
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Posted on Sun, October 18, 2009 by Medawky
No official announcement yet.
A recent update to the press assets page has given Star Trek Online for PC a release date of 02.02.10. No official word has been given on the STO or the Cryptic studios websites as of yet, but...
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New Star Trek Online Trailer Shows Things from a Klingon Perspective
Take a look at STO's Klingons.
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Posted on Fri, October 16, 2009 by Martuk
Take a look at STO's Klingons.
Star Trek Online has released a new trailer on IGN. The Federation has always been a force for peace, but the latest trailer shows the universe from the Klingon perspective as they lay waste to...
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Star Trek Online Timeline Video Shows off Lore and Gameplay
New video chronicles the STO timeline.
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Posted on Wed, October 14, 2009 by Martuk
New video chronicles the STO timeline.
Star Trek Online developers got together recently to create the first part of a nice new timeline video and explain what events are shaping the universe of Star Trek Online. With lots of lore...
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