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	May 17 - Shatner On The Future The former Captain Kirk talks world events, politics and his personal tragedy. May 17 - Star Trek XI News Bullets Yelchin on Romulans, Bald Romulans and drilling rigs, Orci on 'Star Trek XI', Abrams on Nimoy May 16 - Retro Review: The Defector A Romulan determined to bring about peace between his empire and the Federation leads the crew into a dangerous showdown. May 16 - Shatner On The Past And Being Remembered More show appearances and interviews from the former Captain Kirk. May 15 - Bakula Filming 'The Informant' Filming has the locals abuzz and eager for actor sightings. May 14 - Pegg Says 'Star Trek XI' Should Not Be A Parody Playing Scotty means doing his own take on the character, not trying to imitate James Doohan. May 14 - Stewart Nominated For Tony Award Former Captain Picard up for award for his role in MacBeth. May 14 - Mojo on 'Starship Spotter' 'Starship Spotter' co-author shares new starship images and discusses reaction to 'Starship Spotter'. May 14 - British Judicial Robes In A 'Star Trek' Makeover New robes for British judges are reminiscent of 'Star Trek' costumes. May 14 - Shatner on Conan Dislike of his fellow cast members towards him is still a mystery to the former Captain Kirk. May 12 - New 'Star Trek: Odyssey' Episode Released A kidnapping, a traitor and a fragile alliance make for drama in the newest 'Odyssey" episode. May 12 - Shatner And Nimoy Weren't Always Best Buddies Shatner's new autobiography describes both his 'Star Trek' working life and details of his personal life. May 12 - 'Star Trek XI' Not Just A Prequel 'Star Trek XI' covers more than the earliest days of Kirk and Spock. May 9 - Retro Review: The Vengeance Factor An assassin plagues the Enterprise crew's attempt to reconcile two factions of an alien race. May 9 - Back To The Basics For Stewart Former Captain Picard on 'Star Trek' and its influence on him. Plus: Stewart nominated for several awards.

By Michelle
August 7, 2006 - 10:36 PM

Following a rumour first reported at San Diego Comic-Con, Bethesda Softworks has officially announced that original Star Trek writer D.C. Fontana and partner Derek Chester wrote the scripts for the upcoming Star Trek: Legacy and Star Trek: Tactical Assault games.

"We are thrilled to have one of Star Trek's most prolific and distinguished writers on our project team," stated Todd Vaughn, vice president of development at Bethesda Softworks, in a company press release. "Fontana's involvement underscores our commitment to remain true to the Star Trek vision and provide fans with the exceptional, original and accurate Star Trek games that they deserve."

"I applaud Bethesda Softworks' loyalty to the franchise and I am looking forward to providing fans with memorable adventures and characters, all set in creative, compelling storylines," Fontana said. GameSpot has coverage of Fontana's previous Trek writing and game industry trends that likely led to her hiring.

In addition, Bethesda Softworks has announced yet another planned game this fall: Star Trek: Encounters for Playstation 2, to go along with Legacy for PC and Xbox and Tactical Assault for Nintendo DS and PSP. Screen shots are available here.

According to the web site, Encounters is "a shoot 'em-up arcade style space combat game featuring ships, characters, and weapons from 40 years of Star Trek." Players will have access to ships from every era from Enterprise through Voyager and can use phasers, pulse cannons, photon torpedoes and other weapons. The game can be played in Skirmish Mode, Episode Mode or Multiplayer Mode that will allow both competitive and cooperative play.

And in one final piece of gaming news, TrekCore Gaming has launched the first of a two part video collection covering the award-winning 1996 PC/Mac game Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Harbinger, the first-ever DS9 game for the PC and Mac. It is also the first and currently only game to feature Avery Brooks as Captain Sisko.

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