Romulans Force UI Changes in Star Trek Online [Updated with Pre-order Pricing]

Posted on Apr 18, 2013

[Update] Cryptic and Perfect World Entertainment have released details on the Legacy of Romulus pre-order options. $124.99 or $19.99. Pick your poison. The introduction of the anti-Vulcan Romulan faction to Star Trek Online shook up the game last November. The update included new Borg, the beginning of new itemization for endgame content, the addition of Vesta-class starships

LoreHound Crier: 1/4/13 – 1/11/13 At A Glance

Posted on Jan 11, 2013

Well it certainly has been a while since I’ve been able to post! The holidays have come and gone, I’ve moved to an entirely different state, have bought a house, and I’ve even started tabletop gaming again: a good old nostalgic game of 1st edition D&D. I’d forgotten the joys of calculating THAC0. Playing 1st

Q’s Winter Wonderland Prizes Sticking Around Until January 31

Posted on Jan 09, 2013

Q’s Winter Wonderland, the holiday event for Star Trek Online, will be winding down on January 14, but that doesn’t mean the end to the festivities. Not entirely at least. Players won’t be able to partake in the season events, such as snowball fights or running the races, but the rewards from the event will remain

Steam Sale Includes Numerous F2P ‘Starter Packs’ and DLC

Posted on Dec 21, 2012

Hide them wallets. It’s back. Valve’s effort to drain all of us of the last few dollars that the holidays haven’t already consumed. The company’s digital distribution service kicked off its annual Holiday Sale yesterday. I would have brought this news earlier, but I was busy fine-tuning my Wish List. </shamelessplug> The big news this

Details of Seasonal MMOG Events In One Conveinant Place (Seasonal Event)

Posted on Dec 14, 2012

There’s a good chance that you don’t play every MMOG currently available. Actually, we’ll guarantee that. As much as you may want to play them all, this means that you can only be bothered by select seasonal events. Well, if you ever wanted to see if the grass was greener in some other games, the

Celebrating the Holidays in Star Trek Online (Seasonal Event)

Posted on Dec 03, 2012

And it begins. Like the Halloween season a few months before it, the encroaching swath of religious holidays means that makers of massive multiplayer online games are launching their respective celebrations. First to post details and begin its event – at least that I discovered earlier today – is how we’ll be celebrating the holiday

Star Trek Online Foundry Integrating Neverwinter Foundry Features

Posted on Nov 30, 2012

It’s quite the chicken or the egg. Originally released for Cryptic Studio’s Star Trek Online, Neverwinter has garnered a swath of attention for its implementation of the user-created content system known as the Foundry. Essentially released before it was finished, STO’s incarnation has been online and offline a handful of times with a portion of the original release

Allow Me To Introduce Myself. My Name is New Romulus – Season 7

Posted on Nov 14, 2012

Okay, it’s name is too long to keep rollin’ with Jay-Z. At any rate, Cryptic Studios has had enough with the whole wordsmithing promotion angle and gone straight to the lazy man’s gutshot, video promotion. The development house has unleashed the first trailer for New Romulus – Season 7 that showcases the latest massive content

Star Trek Online Season 7 Launches November 13

Posted on Nov 12, 2012

Oh, shenanigans. Four hours of maintenance just when I want to play. Oh, but wait, it’s not routine? It’s for the introduction of Season 7 for Star Trek Online? I guess I can handle that! Community Manager Brandon Felczer dropped the notice on us just minutes ago, being kind enough to include the full patch notes

Star Trek Online November State of the Game Addresses Season 7, Anniversary Teaser

Posted on Nov 05, 2012

Can you believe it’s been nearly three years since we were able to step into the first persistent Star Trek universe? Star Trek Online launched as a subscription MMORPG in February 2013. There’s been much change in the game since, including six major patches and a business model change. In November’s State of the Game, Executive Producer