Star Trek Online Resurrected By Cryptic, First Screenshots Released

Cryptic Studios, developers of City of Heroes and City of Villains and the upcoming Champions Online has announced that they are taking over development of Star Trek Online.

Los Gatos, Calif. – Cryptic Studios™, a leading developer and publisher of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), announced today that it has secured the global rights to develop and publish Star Trek® Online, a massively multiplayer online game based on the legendary Star Trek franchise, from CBS Consumer Products.

Cryptic will unveil the first Star Trek Online gameplay footage as well as details about this highly anticipated MMO at the annual Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas on Sunday, August 10, 2008. Trek fans from around the globe can also view the event live via webcast at http://www.startrekonline.com/.

Check out the press release and the first nine screenshots at the reopened official website.