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According to a press release put out today, Star Trek Online will hold its open beta from January 12th through January 26th. There are some preorder deals that will give you an open beta key, and there are bound to be numerous opportunities to win one at various spots around the net.
Star Trek Online is currently in closed beta, which began last month. Champions Online six-month and lifetime subscribers have been told that they’ll be in the closed beta before the end of the year, so those folks should get at least a month of beta access before the game hits the retail shelves on February 2nd, 2010.
Once the open beta begins, you’ll likely see a flood of information and guides about STO since the NDA will have been lifted. This will provide everyone with key information as to the finer details of the gameplay mechanics.
Filed under: Sci-fi, New titles, News items, Star Trek Online
Star Trek Online open beta dates announced originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on November 19th, 2009 at 6:30pm by Adam Holisky
Filed Under: beta, breaking, cryptic, cryptic-beta, cryptic-studios, news-item, open-beta, open-beta-start-date, star-trek-online, star-trek-online-nda, sto, sto-beta, sto-beta-start-date, sto-nda, sto-open-beta
Funcom has released its financial results for Q3, and it’s not pretty. Revenue was down 68.5% to 5.7 million USD, and expected to drop even more in Q4. This time last year they were reporting a profit of $3.3 million, a strong contrast to the current $9.6 million loss. They see a few reasons for this drop, including some stiff competition: “The Company ran a successful re-evaluation campaign during July, increasing the number of subscribers to the game. However, the launch of two major competing MMO-games during Q3 led to a subsequent reduction in subscriber levels.”
Funcom remains optimistic, though, thanks to numerous upcoming projects. The Secret World is reported to be “progressing well”, Age of Conan is planning a launch in Korea, the “Rise of the Godslayer” expansion for AoC is on its way, and Funcom recently received a grant to create an extreme sports MMO.
The full report can be viewed here.
Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, MMO industry, News items
Funcom publishes sharp revenue drop for Q3 originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on November 17th, 2009 at 5:00pm by Rubi Bayer
Filed Under: age-of-conan, breaking, financial-report, funcom, q3, rise-of-the-godslayer, the-secret-world
Yes, you read the title right! You’re also not hallucinating the picture off to the side! You can actually sit on the bridge of your ship in Star Trek Online!
It appears Cryptic has decided to add the infamous setting to STO for players to enjoy as a social destination — a hang out for bridge officers and visiting captains from other vessels. The Associated Press has reported that the game will feature 20 bridges at launch, giving even the most discerning captains their own pick on bridge design.
Regarding the addition of bridges, Craig Zinkievich, the executive producer of Star Trek Online, told the AP, “We didn’t want to have interiors at launch. We thought it was just a little bit too much. We really wanted to make sure we delivered a really deep experience, but your bridge not being in the game, it really felt like a hole in the game, and it was just something that we had to put in.“
We’ll try to get you a more high resolution screenshot later, but for now, enjoy this brief glimpse at your future command chair.
[Thanks, Chris!]
Filed under: Sci-fi, News items, Star Trek Online
Make it so: Star Trek Online to feature ship bridges originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on November 13th, 2009 at 12:00pm by Seraphina Brennan
Filed Under: breaking, bridge, craig-zinkievich, cryptic, cryptic-studios, ship-bridge, social, star-trek-online, sto
Many congratulations go out today to both Wizard 101 and Ether Saga Online, as the two online games have both claimed themselves a National Parenting Publication Award (NAPPA) from Parenthood.com.
What does this mean exactly? Well it means that parents can rest easy knowing that these two games are fun, informative, and free of questionable content. If your kid plays either of these two games, you don’t have to look over their shoulder to police what they’re doing. The game takes steps to keep your kids safe and to make sure they’ll have a good time too!
Other recipients that weren’t from the online MMO category included EA’s Spore, and Guitar Hero On Tour, so it certainly speaks to the quality of these two titles for kids when they’re put in that sort of company.
Filed under: Fantasy, MMO industry, News items, Wizard101, Ether Saga Online
Ether Saga Online and Wizard 101 take home parenting awards originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on November 12th, 2009 at 7:00pm by Seraphina Brennan
Filed Under: award, breaking, child, children, eso, ether-saga-online, kingsisle-entertainment, nappa, national-parenting-publication-award, parenthood.com, parenting, perfect-world-entertainment, safety, wizard-101
Filed under: Sci-fi, Podcasts, EVE Online, Culture, Events, in-game, Game mechanics, Politics
A number of EVE Online fans who’ve needed their podcast fix have been tuning in to Planet Risk in recent months, a great mix of music and commentary from players who spend most of their EVE time exploring the uncharted expanses of wormhole space. Planet Risk is a live show that airs on Split Infinity Radio on Wednesdays; hosts Luminus Aardokay and Quivering Palm make Planet Risk available as a podcast afterwards and we recommend you check it out if you haven’t already. Today’s show should be interesting as they will host a debate between four candidates for EVE’s next Council of Stellar Management, the player-elected body that represents the wishes of the subscribers when dealing with CCP and how EVE Online is evolving.
We mentioned last week that the 4th CSM candidates have been announced but not everyone in the running had their positions on issues fleshed out in time for the CCP announcement. Since that day, more info about the 49 candidates is becoming available (thanks for pointing this out Darth Sith). Today’s debate on Planet Risk will have CSM candidates TeaDaze (known to many for his commentary during the Alliance Tournament), Song Li (from the Missions Collide podcast), Helen Highwater and Mike Azariah.
Continue reading EVE Online’s CSM candidates debate live on today’s Planet Risk radio show
EVE Online’s CSM candidates debate live on today’s Planet Risk radio show originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on November 4th, 2009 at 3:15pm by James Egan
Filed Under: breaking, ccp, ccp-games, council-of-stellar-management, csm, culture, eve, eve-online, events, game-mechanics, helen-highwater, luminus-aardokay, mike-azariah, missions-collide, planet-risk, podcast, podcasts, quivering-palm, sci-fi, si-radio, song-li, split-infinity, split-infinity-radio, teadaze, wormholes
