News

This Was Kotaku’s Star Trek Week

Star Trek Online launched this week, which was a good enough reason to investigate what Star Trek means to games and gamers. Below are special links to all our Star Trek Week stories, from STO impressions to rants and recollections.


February 5, 2010

Why There Hasn’t Been A Truly Great Star Trek Game

There have been some good Star Trek games over the years, yes. But you know what? There hasn’t been a really great one. And I think I know why.


February 4, 2010
In Real Life

The Star Trek Influence In Your Games

Star Trek is as much a staple of geek culture as gaming, so it’s no surprise that its influence has shown up in countless video games over the years. What’s your favourite Star Trek video game reference?


In Real Life

Phasers Set To Fun

Life in the 24th and 25th century wasn’t all about shooting people with phasers, knocking around aliens and “making it so”.


February 3, 2010

Star Trek MMO Log, Stardate 2010.02

Welcome to the first weekly instalment of the Star Trek Online MMO Log, a four-part weekly series, leading up to our review. In this first instalment, I take my first steps, and lose a great deal of sleep.


As The World Becomes Star Trek…

This week’s launch of Star Trek Online gives video games another chance to make the fantasy of Star Trek seem a little more real.


February 2, 2010

Building The Perfect Star Trek Frankengame

Has the perfect Star Trek video game been created? Perhaps not, but by taking key elements from the Star Trek games we’ve played over the past three decades, I believe we can come up with the perfect Star Trek Frankengame.