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Federation’s unlikely ally against the Borg in Star Trek Online
Just in time to force a hard choice for folks whose 30 free days are about to run out, Star Trek Online adds its first Special Task Force Mission. The mission is called "Infected" and it lets Federation characters play alongside Klingon characters, who were previously only usable in player vs. player combat.... »
Star Trek Online averts Red Matter mishap
Oh sure, it looks like just your regular ol' patch notes for another Star Trek Online update. Notice how they quietly slip this tidbit between two innocuous fixes: The special item Red Matter Capacitor now properly triggers its cooldown when you have two so that they cannot be stacked »
Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising raised from the dead by unlikely publisher
I remember seeing Gods & Heroes four or five years ago at E3. It seemed at first like a typical fantasy MMO, but with ancient Roman trappings »
Star Trek Online producer warns against feeding bridge officers
In my conversation with Star Trek Online executive producer Craig Zinkievich, he asked me not to give my bridge officers any food or drink. He also explained how the game is a bit like having your own Star Trek series, why he feels "horrible" and "barbaric" when he's playing, and what risks they... »
Windows 7 Secrets is Currently 47 Percent Off at Amazon.com
Amazon.com is having a Crazy Eddie promotion for "Windows 7 Secrets" and select other Windows 7 books right now, so if you haven't grabbed a copy, now is the time. The book is just $26.49 for a limited time at the online retailer. As someone who has purchased Windows books from Amazon.com, you... »
Star Trek Online: My ship. Let me show you it.
The USS Furious Turtle flies like a pig, but at least it looks cool. Seriously. »
Quinto fondly recalls videogames before he got too old for them
Syfy has posted a short video interview with Zachary Quinto who appears in Star Trek Online as the voice of the Emergency Medical Hologram who is not Spock at all, seriously, he's not, he's really not, even though Quinto played Spock in the movie, this isn't him in the game, seriously, it's not.... »
Star Trek Online: everyone’s ship is cooler than mine
The problem with jumping into an MMO before you know whether you're going to like it is that you might not put as much thought into certain decisions as you should. »
February 1, 2010: wallet threat level yellow
The danger level to wallets this week is yellow, but only to very specific people. RPG fans -- well, ones with Playstation 3s -- will be in danger from White Knight Chronicles , a game that's taken a year to make it here from Japan »
Rock Band Network opens its virtual doors for new music
Rock Band Network goes into beta today, allowing musicians to submit their own songs after they've been translated into Rock Band gameplay using various tools detailed here . Once the song is Rock Band-ified, it'll go through the following process: Artists who submit songs for the Rock Band Network Music Store will be... »