Star Trek Online Opens Beta Testing

By Dena Cassella January 12, 2010

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Whether you’re human, Klingon or Vulcan, you’ll be excited to hear this news: Atari announced that Star Trek Online has now entered its open beta testing, meaning it won’t be too long before we get the real deal. Players who have pre-ordered the title will receive access to the beta version. And according to the Star Trek Online site, users who have a registered account will be randomly selected to receive a beta key for access.

The site says the open beta runs until January 26^th and the official title should be out by February 2^nd. So if you’re not sure whether to partake in the upcoming PC MMO game, check out the beta version and these video clips of the game from NeoSeeker.

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