Cryptic lansează expansion-ul Season Three: Genesis pentru Star Trek Online

Atari şi studiourile Cryptic anunţă lansarea expansion-ului Season Three: Genesis pentru MMOG-ul sci-fi Star Trek Online.

Acesta introduce sistemul The Foundry ce permite jucătorilor să îşi creeze propriul conţinut, modifică zona Sector Space, oferă jucătorilor posibilitatea de a rejuca misiunile din episoadele anterioare şi permite integrarea tehnologiilor borg în navele acestora.

De asmenea, Atari împreună cu Cryptic şi Intel organizează concursul "Design the Next Enterprise", cei interesaţi fiind invitaţi să îşi trimită creaţiile până pe 15 ianuarie 2011, marele premiu constând într-un laptop Alienware M11x.

Atari, one of the world's most recognized publishers and producers of interactive entertainment, and Cryptic Studios, creators of the acclaimed City of Heroes and Champions Online, today announced the availability of Season Three: Genesis, the latest content update for the Star Trek™ Online universe. Additionally, Intel, Alienware, Cryptic and Atari are sponsoring Design the Next Enterprise, a special contest where one winner will add an unforgettable entry to Star Trek's iconic Starfleet.

Season Three: Genesis is Cryptic Studios' latest major content update to Star Trek Online. This new update features a host of upgrades, progressive changes and new features to the game. Key features include:

* The Foundry Beta (v 0.3) – Cryptic's player-created content system is now in public beta. The Foundry gives players the chance to design their own missions in Star Trek Online. Players may share creations with friends, and Cryptic's proprietary content rating system ensures only the best missions are promoted.
* Episode Replay – In Genesis, every previously enjoyed mission may now be replayed. Some even feature brand new rewards.
* Borg Technology In Ships – Integrate Borg technology into existing starships! New Borg loot from Special Task Force missions greatly augment a ship's usefulness as well as its appearance.
* New Sector Space – Cryptic has revamped Sector Space to give it a more realistic look and feel!

In addition to Season Three: Genesis, Cryptic and Atari are working with Intel to host a "Design the Next Enterprise" contest, turning over design of a future version of the Galaxy's most famous starship to fans of Star Trek. Entrants can currently visit the Design Hangar and submit their version of a future Enterprise online. The best design will be selected and converted into a playable ship within Star Trek Online.

The grand prize package includes:

* An Alienware M11x Laptop with custom Star Trek Online paintjob.
* Collector's Edition copy of Star Trek Online.
* A Lifetime Subscription to Star Trek Online.
* A 3-D model of the winning ship.
* Inclusion of the winning ship in Star Trek Online.

Runners-up will receive prizes. The Design the Next Enterprise contest ends January 15, 2011.