Star Trek: The Video Game, set between the events of the 2009 film and STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, is available today for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
With the launch rapidly approaching, Namco Bandai Games has released a special launch trailer which provides viewers with a better look at the game’s plot and our first glimpse at the planet New Vulcan.
Check it out below.
As we previously reported, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban and Anton Yelchin all lent their voices to the game.
For more information and to purchase the game visit StarTrekGame.com.
Star Trek: The Video Game is set to hit store shelves next week. With a third “Making of” video, Namco Bandai Games takes fans behind-the-scenes with a look at the voice recording sessions with the STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS actors.
Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban and Anton Yelchin all lent their voices to the game, which will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC next Friday, April 26th.
Check out the video below.
UPDATE: Watch part four below.
XBOX 360 Cover Art
The first installment of the behind-the-scenes look at the new game is available here. The second part, which looks at the reimagining of the Gorn, is available here.
In a new video to promote the upcoming release of ‘Star Trek: The Video Game,’ William Shatner battles the original TOS Gorn in a rematch more than 45 years in the making.
Shatner, who just turned 82 last week, breaks out some of Captain Kirk’s classic hand-to-hand fighting techniques as he battles his old nemesis.
Set between the events of the 2009 film and STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, the game will hit store shelves on April 26th and will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Written by Star Trek (2009) writer-producers Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman of J.J. Abrams’ company, Bad Robot in collaboration with God of War writer, Marianne Krawczyk, the game will allow players experience gameplay as Kirk or Spock as they battle enemies, including an updated version of the Gorn.
Check out the video below.
Compare that to their original battle from the TOS episode “Arena.”
With the release of STAR TREK The Video Game fast approaching, Namco Bandai has provided us with some new images from the upcoming game.
Set between the events of the 2009 film and STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, the game will hit store shelves on April 26th and will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Written by Star Trek 2009 writer-producers Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman of J.J. Abrams’ company, Bad Robot in collaboration with God of War writer, Marianne Krawczyk, the game will allow players experience gameplay as Kirk or Spock as they battle enemies, including the Gorn.
Check out the new images of Kirk, Spock, the Gorn and the Enterprise below.
As we’ve previously reported, STAR TREK The Video Game will be released on April 26, 2013, for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
The co-op game allows players to experience gameplay as Kirk or Spock as they battle enemies, including the Gorn.
Today, Namco Bandai released a second installment in their “Making of the Game” video series. The video takes a closer look at how the Gorn was chosen and the evolution of the species for the game. The video features comments from Brian Miller, the executive producer of STAR TREK The Video Game.
As previously reported by TrekNews.net, STAR TREK The Video Game will be available April 26, 2013, for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
The co-op game allows players to experience gameplay as Kirk or Spock as they battle enemies, including the Gorn.
“At the heart of every Star Trek adventure are two unforgettable heroes: Kirk and Spock – and just as their cooperation drives the story of Star Trek on screen, it needed to form the core of the video-game experience,” said Brian Miller, executive producer of STAR TREK The Video Game.
“Kirk is this brash cowboy character, whereas Spock is the exact opposite – and when you break down Star Trek to those elements, you had to make a co-op game,” Miller added. “There was no other game we could possibly make.”
In a new video by Paramount Pictures, Miller talks about the creation of the game. Check out the video below.
Remember the Star Trek video game we first told you about back in June 2011? The one that features the Gorn and will be set between the events of the 2009 film and STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS? Well that game is is set to hit store shelves on April 23, 2013.
Written by Star Trek 2009 writer-producers Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman of J.J. Abrams’ company, Bad Robot in collaboration with God of War writer, Marianne Krawczyk, the game will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows PCs.
On Tuesday, in coordination with their E3 hype, video game publisher NAMCO BANDAI released several photos of the upcoming Star Trek video game through a new website, to promote the 2013 release.
As we previously reported, the game will be set in the new (J.J. Abrams) timeline and will allow gamers to play as either Kirk or Spock.
Today, we’ve learned that both Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto will voice their respective characters and that the game’s villain will be none other than the iconic Gorn — Kirk’s nemesis, first featured in the classic Star Trek episode “Arena.”
“The Gorn are among the most iconic villains in the Star Trek universe and their role in this game certainly lives up to that persona,” said Paramount Senior Vice President and lead game producer Brian Miller. “Kirk and Spock find themselves in an incredibly challenging amount of mayhem as they confront the Gorn throughout the game.”
The co-op game is being developed by Ontario-based Digital Extremes (BioShock 2, The Darkness II) and will be available for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 early next year.
Check out the photos and full press release below.
Watch the teaser trailer below.
Press Release:
PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND NAMCO BANDAI GAMES REVEAL
VILLAINS IN NEW STAR TREK™ VIDEO GAME
AT ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO 2012
Legendary Lizard-like “Gorn” Set to Battle Kirk and Spock in Ultimate Co-op Gaming Experience
Scheduled to Release in Early 2013
LOS ANGELES, CA (June 5, 2012) – Paramount Pictures and leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today gave fans the first look at the key villain to be featured in the upcoming Star Trek™ video game inspired by J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek (2009) film reboot. The announcement made at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), revealed that a legendary lizard-like race known in Trek lore as “The Gorn” will play the destructive and villainous role in the video game releasing in early 2013. The co-op game is based on a standalone storyline that continues the adventure of iconic characters Captain James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock as they work together to stop the Gorn, an enemy race bent on conquering the galaxy.
“The Gorn are among the most iconic villains in the Star Trek universe and their role in this game certainly lives up to that persona,” said Brian Miller, Senior Vice President at Paramount Pictures and Lead Game Producer. “Kirk and Spock find themselves in an incredibly challenging amount of mayhem as they confront the Gorn throughout the game.”
More than just lizard-skinned foes, the Gorn are a blood-thirsty race determined to conquer the galaxy. A true military dictatorship, the Gorn are made up of billions of self-sacrificing warriors across thousands of colonies, each focused on the conquest of alien races. By utilizing their chaos-causing infectious venom, the Gorn seed mayhem and destruction as they destroy populations and deplete planets of their resources.
“Great villains give our favorite characters a chance to become heroes in the process of attempting to eliminate a powerful threat, and Star Trek fans have been eagerly anticipating the moment when the antagonists of the game would be revealed,” said Carlson Choi, VP of Marketing at NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. “This is one of those moments and we couldn’t be more excited to give gamers a glimpse at the challenges that lie ahead for Kirk and Spock.”
The Gorn range in size and abilities, infecting their foes with venom that can poison, cause hallucinations, and even kill. From the smaller infantry Gorn Rushers, to the larger Gorn Warriors and the massive Gorn Brutes, the Gorn provides a serious direct threat, while the wall-climbing Gorn females showcase the cunning for which this race is feared. Technologically capable and possessing the antithesis of Federation ideals, the Gorn pose a devastating threat to Starfleet, the Enterprise, and its crew.
With a storyline occurring after the events of J.J. Abram’s 2009 Star Trek reboot, the Star Trek video game puts players in the shoes of seminal heroes Captain James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock, inviting them to work together to take on the ferocious Gorn in this epic action adventure. Built from the ground up as the ultimate co-op experience, players are set on a journey of immense proportions across unexplored planets and enemy battleships with the latest 23rd century weapons and gear. Kirk and Spock’s complementary personalities result in the most fully realized and varied co-op experience for this console generation.
Under a license from CBS Consumer Products, the game is being developed by Ontario-based developer Digital Extremes (Bioshock 2, Unreal Tournament, Dark Sector, The Darkness II) with production being overseen by Paramount Pictures and a scheduled release in early 2013 for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.
Attendees of E3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center June 5-7 can see a live demonstration of the Star Trek game and take photos in the Enterprise captain’s chair at the NAMCO BANDAI Games Booth # 1637 (located in the South Hall).
As we reported last June, a new Star Trek video game is on it’s way to the PC, X-Box 360 and Playstation 3.
Featuring an original story by BAFTA award winner and God of War writer, Marianne Krawczyk, in collaboration with the writer/producers of the 2009 Star Trek films, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, Star Trek is is scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2013.
This week, the game’s developer, Digital Extremes released a new teaser trailer, which you can watch below.
As new photos from J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek film have us excited about Trek’s future at the movies and online conversation has us question Trek’s future on TV, Star Trek Online is boldly going where all other media have never gone before: they’ve designed and commissioned a new starship Enterprise and officially brought her into service (some spoilers for Star Trek Online follow).
While the design of the latest starship to bear the name was revealed some time ago, the ship did not make its official debut until this month (as part of the Featured Episode Series “The 2800″). The new Odyssey-class starship was based on a contest submission from fan Adam Ilhe and then finalized by the STO team.
The Enterprise-F can now be seen in-game as part of the aforementioned Feature Episode Series and vessels of its class can be purchased by players in the game’s online store.
A few key members of her crew have been revealed, including her captain. Va’Kel Shon is an Andorian officer assisted by the player in earlier episodes whose ship, the Belfast, is lost in service. Shon (and much of his crew) are rewarded for their valor with the Enterprise-F, which Shon brings to bear at a crucial point in the finale of “The 2800.” Players are told that Shon has combat experience against the Borg, the Dominion, and other threats to the Alpha Quadrant.
Shon is the first non-human captain of an Enterprise, making his commission an historic one. According to Memory Beta, this is not the first mention of the Enterprise-F in non-canonical Star Trek lore; it will be interesting to see how Star Trek Online’s version of the ship (and other historical events of note) will be addressed in future Trek media. For now, players of Star Trek Online have one more key piece of Star Trek included in-game.
For more information on the Enterprise-F, visit Star Trek Online.
Ok. I admit it — It’s been awhile since the last installment of Federation Follies, where I discussed some of my favorite Star Trek episodes to watch around Halloween.
I had a list of excuses as long as my arm ready for the editor here at TrekNews.net. Chief among them: my wife and I had a baby! But I’ve also been working! And Evil Picard turned my desktop computer into a makeshift still! There were LOCUSTS! All true (mostly), but not the real reason I’m been M.I.A.
Ever since the game went free-to-play, I’ve been flying around in my wicked starships, chasing Romulans, cheating on Academy exams, and doing my duty rosters. DUTY ROSTERS, PEOPLE. Seriously, forget what you think you know about Star Trek: Duty Rosters are EXTREME TO THE MAX.
After flying solo for a month, I suddenly remembered that this was a multiplayer game. “Sure,” I mused, “I have an elite cadre of computer-controlled officers to assist me, but aren’t there also real people playing this thing?” I opened my eyes to the larger universe around me… and realized that apparently the Federation had completely tossed all those “morals” and “ethics” out the nearest airlock while I was sending all those junior officers out on diplomatic missions. If you decide to try a little free-to-play STO (and you should), you can see all the following and more for yourself at startrekonline.com/f2p.
Captains Can Buy & Sell Officers At Most Starbases. I think I made enough off my extra Armory Officers to run the replicators for a month and a half. Extra Earl Grey Tea and phasers for everybody!
Tribbles Will Eat All Your Stuff. … and there goes the tea. Guess it’s just the phasers, then.
Tribbles Will Improve Your Battle Prowess. Carry tribbles, GET TUFF. Makes no sense, but it’s still funny to beam down an away team and have your Vulcan first officer start petting his tribble in the middle of a firefight.
“Petting His Tribble” is Not A Euphemism, It’s Just What Happens. Get your mind out of the gutter!
A Starbase Full of Ships Is Available to All… For the Right Price. Just a Lieutenant (Junior Grade)? No matter; open that wallet, pal, and you can own ALL the ships. The economics of the future ain’t that different after all.
90% of the People Who Type in the Chat Window Think You’re a Moron. “Peace and understanding of that which is different” went out the door with that hippie Picard, n00b. Set phasers to NERD RAGE.
The Other 10% Do Not Speak English. Malfunctioning Universal Translator, perhaps? How did they finish the tutorial without reading any of it?
Seriously, if the battle at Wolf 359 had gone down like group assaults I’ve joined, the Borg would have assimilated half the Earth while everyone in space was still bickering. Imagine Riker on the Enterprise, hollering over the comm at everyone to STOP USING KINETIC WEAPONS YOU %#^#&^ING $%@#$s; half the fleet flying in circles not doing anything; a handful of Captains trying to calmly explain what to do while some random lieutenant named Corporal Giggles tells them he totally saw a video on subspace showing exactly what to do and you guys totally just have the wrong tribbles equipped; and two alien officers with their universal translators turned off just ramming the Borg cube, transporting out to different ships, and then ramming said cube again.
Before you ask in the comments: Yes. This game is FUN. Wait. Why am I still typing? I’ve got Duty Rosters to get back to!
Until next time!
“Federation Follies,” a humor column by Willie Laundrie II, looks at the lighter side of Star Trek.
While an optional subscription plan will still be offered, on that date players will be able to not just play for free, but also download the game itself at no cost.
“We’ve always wanted the game to be free-to-play,” said Stephen D’Angelo, Executive Producer of STO and Chief Technical Officer. “in fact we tried to make it free-to-play at the original launch, but our publisher [Atari] didn’t want us doing that so we didn’t do that.”
Players will still be able to subscribe for a Gold Membership for $14.99 per month. Gold Members will receive two additional Bridge Officer slots for each rank, a higher level of free inventory, a Captain Retrain Token for each rank, eight Foundry Project slots, four hundred promotional points each month along with unlimited in-game chat and mail, forums and customer service.
Those who had previously signed up for the lifetime subscription will automatically become Gold Members and will not be charged additional fees.
Will Star Trek Online going free-to-play make you more apt to play? Let us know in the comments.
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