Star Trek Online

Interfacing with Star Trek Online - A UI Discussion with Cryptic Studios - Ten Ton Hammer

B. de la Durantaye — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:47:49 -0500

Building the essentials of Star Trek Online

A fundamental key to making a good MMOG is its User Interface. A poorly fashioned interface will make it hard to enjoy a game, no matter what its other assets, and a good UI will be almost...

Eurogamer Portugal Interviews Star Trek Online Producer Dan Stahl - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:18:31 -0500

Dan Stahl talks Star Trek Online.

Eurogamer Portugal recently got the chance to speak with Star Trek Online (STO) Producer Dan Stahl to talk about some of the features that will be available in STO. Dan also discusses the...

Down to Earth or Another Planet - A Star Trek Online Ground Combat Q&A with Dan Stahl - Ten Ton Hammer

B. de la Durantaye — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:48:28 -0500

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...

Star Trek Online Abilities Q&A - Ten Ton Hammer

Medawky — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:09:04 -0500

We discuss the ability system with Steve Nix and Craig Zinkievich from CrypticWarp 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...

Al Rivera Talks About Federation and Klingon Factions in Star Trek Online - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:58:13 -0500

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...

Star Trek Online Space Combat Q&A with Craig Zinkievich - Ten Ton Hammer

Ethec — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:35:47 -0500

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...

Star Trek Online VIP Q&A with Craig Zinkievich - Ten Ton Hammer

B. de la Durantaye — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:13:11 -0400

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....

Where the Stars Come From - Exploring the Lore of Star Trek Online - Ten Ton Hammer

B. de la Durantaye — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:14:10 -0400

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...

Phasers Set to Beta - A Star Trek Online Q&A with Craig Zinkievich - Ten Ton Hammer

B. de la Durantaye — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:04:14 -0400

Overcoming obstacles, and bringing in the masses

The course is set, and it’s time to engage with Star Trek Online. Cryptic is turning up the volume as the closed beta phase of the game approaches, set to begin at the end of this year. So how...

1UP.com Interviews Star Trek Online's Executive Producer, Craig Zinkievich - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:35:25 -0400

Craig Zinkievich talks about Star Trek Online.

1up.com recently got the chance to speak with Star Trek Online's Executive Producer, Craig Zinkievich.

Star Trek Film Q&A with STO’s Craig Zinkievich - Ten Ton Hammer

Sardu — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:11:03 -0400

Ten Ton Hammer discusses the new Star Trek film with Craig Zinkievich, executive producer for Star Trek Online Boldly going where few have gone before, the latest installment of the hugely popular Star Trek film series as brought a new surge of interest in what is easily one of the most recognized...

Star Trek Online Stays True to the Name - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:10:38 -0400

Cryptic to bring "genuine Star Trek experience".

Building a game off of such a well established concept has to be hard but the developers of Cryptic Studios have not let that daunt them in their pursuit to create Star Trek Online. With such a...

Exclusive STO Interview with Craig Zinkievich – Ships and the Impact of Bridge Officers - Ten Ton Hammer

Sardu — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:54:34 -0400

The customization options in STO extend light years beyond the cosmetic. Any MMO bearing the Cryptic Studios name is bound to have a staggering amount of customization options available to players. But what happens when you take that core concept and extend it far...

Star Trek Online - Character Customization Q&A - Ten Ton Hammer

Cody Bye — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:24:04 -0400

But I want to create a Tholian! *cries*

The latest edition of Ask Cryptic has hit the 'net over at the Star Trek Online official site. This Q&A is all about character customization and how players can customize their own characters in...

Meet the STO Team - Dan Griffis - Ten Ton Hammer

Cody Bye — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:11:17 -0400

Learning about STO one dev at a time.

The team working on Cryptic's Star Trek Online are continuing to engage their potential fans by making their team as human as possible. The latest developer to go under the scrutiny of a "Meet the...

Star Trek Online "Not a Movie Game" - Ten Ton Hammer

Savanja — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:32:29 -0500

Cryptic's Zinkievich says "It’s not a movie game; it’s really continuing the franchise."

How does one create a game based off of the most popular franchises in science fiction history? Very carefully and with great thought! Tracey Johns with MTV Multiplayer interviews Cryptic...

Star Trek Online Ask Cryptic - Economy, Joystick and More Answers - Ten Ton Hammer

Cody Bye — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:13:09 -0500

Mor Star Trek Online questions from the community answered!

Those guys at Cryptic never quit with the community Q&As.

Meet the Executive Producer of Star Trek Online - Ten Ton Hammer

Cody Bye — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:35:10 -0500

This developer definitely knows what the final frontier looks like.

When it comes to game development, no one has more direct influence over the overall goals and plans of an upcoming project than the executive producer.

Exclusive Atari Interview with Jack Emmert - A Potent Mix of Star Trek, Forgotten Realms and Godzilla - Ten Ton Hammer

Cody Bye — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:58:46 -0500

What should Emmert tackle next: D&D, DBZ, Master of Orion or Godzilla?When the Ten Ton Hammer staff heard about Atari's purchase of Cryptic Studios,

Star Trek Online Dev Q&A - Matt Highison - Ten Ton Hammer

Cody Bye — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:52:57 -0400

What kind of person does it take to create the Star Trek universe? How does a person fill up "the final frontier" with content that players