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Throughout the years, the influence of Star Trek has expanded sufficiently to warrant the creation of a long series of PC games. One of the most notable is 'Star Trek Armada' by Activision. This game's sequel, Star Trek Armada 2 (by MadDoc Software and published by Activision), is often considered the highest quality Trek game commonly available. However, the Star Trek games franchise dates to at least 1993 with Interplay's now classic title Star Trek: 25th Anniversary for the PC.

Interplay, Simon and Schuster, Microprose and Activision all had their part in the early era of Star Trek gaming, with Activision ultimately taking over the publishing rights for the main license packs in late 2000, bringing to an end what was known as "The Golden Era" by Star Trek gaming fans and PC gaming magazines. The short period between the release of the Microprose PC title "Birth of the Federation" (1999) and Activision's "Star Trek: Armada" (2001) saw the release of many major Trek-themed PC games. The quality of the games compared to the older titles of 1993 to 1999 had risen to new heights and along with the Interplay mini franchise of "Star Trek: Starfleet Command", "Star Trek: Starfleet Command 2 - Empires At War" and "Star Trek: Starfleet Command 2 - Orion Pirates" -- not to mention the timeless classics "Star Trek: StarFleet Academy" and its sequel "Star Trek: Klingon Academy"-- sealed the future of Star Trek gaming going into the 21st century.

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Al Rivera Talks About Federation and Klingon Factions in Star Trek Online - Ten Ton Hammer
Martuk Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:58:13 -0500
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Star Trek Online Space Combat Q&A with Craig Zinkievich - Ten Ton Hammer
Ethec Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:35:47 -0500
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New Star Trek Online Screenshots - Space and Ground Combat - Ten Ton Hammer
Ethec Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:59:03 -0400
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...read more
Future Past Part 2 Video Released for Star Trek Online - Ten Ton Hammer
Martuk Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:16:02 -0400
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...read more
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 AnswersAs 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.... read more
Star Trek Online: Closed Beta Has Begun! - Ten Ton Hammer
Dalmarus Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:00:58 -0400
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...read more

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