Star Trek Online Taking Off On February 2, 2010

Eager Trekkies who are looking forward to beginning their own exciting journey across the final frontier won't need to wait much longer. Atari announced today that Cryptic's latest MMO, Star Trek Online, will launch February 2, 2010.

While Star Trek Online certainly is targeting a very specific audience that's sure to take notice, the new February release date puts them right in the midst of what's sure to be one of the busiest Springs for new game releases ever.

Perhaps even more interesting is that this will mark the second MMO from Cryptic in less than six months, since they just launched their long-awaited City of Heroes follow-up, Champions Online, in September. Of course, Champions launched with a number of gameplay and balancing issues that still needed to be ironed out and that are still being worked on today. Hopefully their experience with that game means that Star Trek Online's launch will go smoother and won't be rushed out the door.