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A Good 'Ol-Fasioned Trek Thread
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May 13 | A new and very funny video interview with Star Trek The Next Generation star Brent Spiner is online at YouTube.
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By GustavoLeao / 23:01, 1 March 2010 / General Star Trek
In an extensive interview, CBS Licensing VP of Product Development John Van Citters told TrekMovie.com about the state of Star Trek licensing and gave TrekMovie an exclusive peek at some of what we can expect with Star Trek novels, non-fiction books, toys, video games, and much more. Here are few excerpts of the extesive article.
Regarding the four Star Trek novels that takes place in the new movie timeline (see the tentative covers here) and were cancelled by Pocket Books, he said "It was decided that the upcoming sequel is best served by having JJ [Abrams] and his team tell the stories of what happens next for these characters. That doesn't mean we wont have stories taking place in this timeline, and that doesn't necessarily mean we wont have stories taking place in the alternate timeline before the next movie is released."
About Star Trek Online MMORPG game, he said "The game launch has been a phenomenal success. Everything from the open beta, to the launch, to the first weeks, has far succeeded our projections for it. Atari and Cryptic have already more than doubled the server capacity and adding more all the time. It is the number one PC game launch in 2010. Player response has been great, and everyone is learning about what a great experience they have made for Star Trek fans. What I am most excited about with regards to the game, as vast as it is now, is that players have not seen anything yet. This is just the tip of the iceberg. They already have the first big expansion to the game, which brings the Borg to the forefront. There is an entire galaxy to explore, and a ton of stories to tell. You will see things like Rura Penthe, and Q and a ton of new things to explore. They way it is set up for Star Trek fans is like mini-seasons of a show of Star Trek, with missions playing like episodes."
About the future of Star Trek gaming he said "Right now we are absolutely most heavily focused on Star Trek Online and it deserves a clear playing field right now. That said, we are aware of the demand for more traditional games with Star Trek and we are working towards that end and expanding the entire world of Star Trek gaming in the long-term. There are definitely things in the works. There is a great deal of interest in developing new games for Star Trek and we will definitely have more to say about it in the future. I am very excited about what the future is going to hold for Star Trek gaming as a whole."
Much more can be found at the extensive TrekMovie article here.
