STAR TREK VIDEOGAME WINS 5 “BEST OF E3″ AWARDS, NAMED CNN’S TOP GAME OF E3 2011

STAR TREK™ VIDEOGAME WINS 5 ‘BEST OF E3’ AWARDS, NAMED CNN’S TOP GAME OF E3 2011

Star Trek unveils new game details to GamePro readers

Los Angeles, CA – June 27, 2011 – The critics have spoken! Paramount Digital Entertainment announced today that Star Trek™ unanimously won the hearts and praise of critics at 2011’s Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3). Recognition included the prestigious “Most Valuable Game” award from both Official Xbox Magazine and PlayStation: The Official Magazine, as well a spot on CNN’s Top 5 Games of E3 2011 list. Star Trek earned additional praise for the exclusive trailer that debuted during Sony Computer Entertainment of America’s keynote address. The game will next be featured as the cover story in the current issue of GamePro, on newsstands this week.

In total, Star Trek earned five E3 2011 awards:

Playstation: The Official Magazine – Most Valuable Game of E3 2011
Official Xbox Magazine – Most Valuable Game of E3 2011
Electric Playground – Best of Show
Pixelated Geek – Best Awesome
The Bit Bag – Best Co-op

Here’s what the critics are saying about Star Trek:

Official Xbox Magazine
“I can’t wait to get my hands on this one.” (Francesca Reyes, OXM Editor-in-Chief, named Star Trek her favorite E3 game.)

IGN
“This game rocks. It’s fast, intense and filled with action. It’s delightfully innovative, full of moments so surprisingly fun and unique that you’ll wonder why no other game ever thought of them.”

Destructoid
“We saw the demo and it was absolutely mind blowing.”

Eurogamer
“It’s a very slick piece of work all told, and a pleasant surprise to find it at E3 with no prior announcement… Star Trek is a breathless cinematic action game for two players.”

About Star Trek Videogame
Star Trek, which continues the adventure that director and producer J.J. Abrams’ envisioned with Star Trek (2009), boasts a story filled with action-packed combat as Kirk and Spock work together to stop a legendary enemy race bent on conquering the galaxy.  And for the first time ever, players are cast as Captain James T. Kirk and Spock in an unprecedented co-op experience.

Star Trek features an original story by BAFTA award winner and God of War writer, Marianne Krawczyk, in collaboration with the writer/producers of the 2009 Star Trek films, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.

The game is being developed by Digital Extremes (Bioshock 2, Unreal Tournament, Dark Sector, The Darkness II), working closely with Bad Robot, K/O Paper Products and Damon Lindelof, and published by Paramount Digital Entertainment through a license with CBS Consumer Products. Star Trek will be coming to the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system from Sony, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC in 2012.

E3: Paramount Digital Entertainment’s “Star Trek” – Our pick for one of our “Top 5 Games that we saw at E3″!

At E3 2011, there were a lot of games that we had to look at and while there was a lot of talk about the popular sequels on the show floor, there was one video game title that literally left that inner fanboy in us, so excited of what we saw and making me say many times while walking out the door… “Wow! That was absolutely awesome!”.

I’m talking about Paramount Digital Entertainment’s upcoming game “Star Trek”.  And obviously, other gaming publications were excited as well.

“Star Trek” received 4 awards at E3 including:

Playstation: The Official Magazine: Most Valuable Game of E3 2011 – Star Trek
Official Xbox Magazine: Most Valuable Game of E3 2011- Star Trek
Electric Playground: Best of Show – Star Trek
Pixelated Geek:  Best Awesome
Listed as one of the top five games of E3 by CNN

The game is developed by Digital Extremes, the Canadian computer and video game developer known for “Bioshock”, “Unreal”, “Unreal Tournament”, “Dark Sector” and Epic Pinball” to name a few.  The developer worked closely with Bad Robot, K/O Paper Products and Damon Lindelof.

The upcoming “Star Trek” game casts players as Kirk and Spock (the younger version of the characters from the recent film) in an original co-op experience.  The game continues the adventure that director and producer J.J. Abrams’ had envisioned with “Star Trek” (2009) and features an original stand alone story filled with action-packed combat as Kirk and Spock are working together to stop a legendary enemy race bent on conquering the galaxy.

The video game features an original story by BAFTA winner and “God of War” writer Marianne Krawzcyk in collaboration with the writers and producers of the 2009 “Star Trek” film, Robert Orci and Alex Jurtzman.

What are the key features of “Star Trek”?

The main key features of “Star Trek” are:

• Ultimate Co-Op – Built from the ground up as a co-op experience, “Star Trek” packs two vastly different gameplay styles with unique abilities into one game.
• Kirk and Spock Reborn – Play for the first time as two of the most well-known characters in sci-fi.  Players must rely on each other.
• Epic Adventure – Set after the events of the “Star Trek” (2009) film, the game continues their journey to a new universe with a completely original story and discovery of a legendary alien race bent on conquering the galaxy.
• Scope and Variety – Epic set pieces and ever-changing gameplay underscore the adventure in “Star Trek”.  Swim through subterranean waterways, hijack enemy battleships and jump prevariously through zero G onto moving spaceships.
• 23rd Century Weapons – In “Star Trek”, you get a chance to use a wide variety of weapons and gear ala 23rd Century tech including unique signature weapons for Kirk and Spock.  Combined with your character’s special skills, every puzzle, every encounter, every no-win situation will turn out differently based on who, how and what you play with.

So, What Did We See?

When we saw what was on display at E3 was a very early first look at the game, including never-before-seen pre-Alpha gameplay.  We were shown on how the buddy system came into play between Kirk and Spock.  The demo was shown with two screens to show us the depth of asymmetrical co-op gameplay and we watch as Kirk and Spock make a dramatic shuttle jump to reboard the Enterprise that is under attack.

We watched as Kirk is navigating through deadly mines and the players were controlling the characters and seeing how both landed on the Enterprise.

Once aboard, both Kirk and Spock make their way through the Enterprise using their tricorders to unlock the door and a common theme for fans of the series, yes, fallen red shirts are seen.  As they are being scanned, they try to figure out on how the Enterprise was captured and what caused it to go into Command Lockout.  After receiving a distress call from a crew member, both Kirk and Spock head to the nearest turbo life and make their way to the Shuttle Bay.

When the two find their source of transmission, they quickly discover that it was all a trap and are ambushed by their enemies.  We then see a playable scene in which we see Kirk and Spock on the two screens seeing things much differently.   We see different point of views through cinema camera cuts and each dives for cover in a scripted event where both players keep full control of their weapons.

Kirk is knocked down and paralyzed by an enemy nerve toxin and Spock helps Kirk get to Med Bay.  As Kirk drags himself behind crates for cover, more enemies beam into the shuttle bay deck, punning them down.  Using one hand, we see Kirk providing cover fire while Spock is busy trying to move and drag Kirk.   The difficulty of this sequence is based on how many red shirts are scanned and data that is collected, the more data you collect, the easier things will be.

And as the demo began to wind down, you can only imagine how excited we were.  The game is not shipping for another year but from what we saw from the demo, we were impressed by the gameplay, the look and detail and we can’t wait for the finished product.

“Star Trek” was definitely among our top 5 favorite games that we saw at E3 and with this collaboration between Paramount and Digital Extremes, we look forward to the final version of the game!

PARAMOUNT DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS STAR TREK

Action adventure co-op game casting players as Kirk and Spock to debut next
week at Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3) 2011

Los Angeles, CA ­ June 3, 2011 ­ Paramount Digital Entertainment confirmed
today that Star Trek will be coming to the Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment
system and Windows PC in summer 2012. With an original story and
unprecedented co-op experience, the game casts players as Kirk and Spock for
the first time ever.

The game, which continues the adventure that director and producer J.J.
Abrams envisioned with Star Trek (2009), boasts a stand alone story filled
with action-packed combat as Kirk and Spock must work together to stop a
legendary enemy race bent on conquering the galaxy.

³Star Trek challenges the boundaries of co-op gameplay with a galactic
adventure that gamers and fans have never experienced,² said Tom Lesinski,
President of Paramount Digital Entertainment. ³Working closely with the Star
Trek filmmaking team throughout development, the game is sure to deliver AAA
production values, a wide variety of gameplay and all the action you would
expect from the hit franchise. This will be the definitive Star Trek gaming
experience.²

Star Trek features an original story by BAFTA award winner and God of War
writer, Marianne Krawczyk, in collaboration with the writer/producers of the
new Star Trek films, Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman.

The game is under development by Digital Extremes (Bioshock 2, Unreal
Tournament, Dark Sector, The Darkness II), working closely with Bad Robot,
K/O Paper Products and Damon Lindelof and published by Paramount Digital
Entertainment through a license with CBS Consumer Products. Star Trek will
be available in stores 2012.

About Paramount Digital Entertainment
Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE) is a division of Paramount Pictures
Corporation. PDE develops and distributes filmed entertainment across
worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and
portable devices, video games, and emerging technologies.

Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of
filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a leading
content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital
entertainment brands. The company’s labels include Paramount Pictures,
Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films and
Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Digital
Entertainment, Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount Home Entertainment,
Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., Paramount Studio
Group and Paramount Television & Digital Distribution.