Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday Release Date Announced

After recently announcing that Star Trek Online would be getting a new expansion, the team behind the game has hit us up with a new press release announcing its release date. Agents of Yesterday will bring players back into the universe of the original series on July 6th:

STAR TREK ONLINE: AGENTS OF YESTERDAY CROSSES TIME AND SPACE JULY 6 Upcoming Expansion Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – June 8, 2016 – Today, Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a leading publisher of free-to-play MMORPGs, and Cryptic Studios announced Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday will launch on July 6. The third expansion for the Star Trek-themed free-to-play MMORPG celebrates the 50th anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series by transporting players back in time to command era-appropriate ships and explore the galaxy. Agents of Yesterday also brings back iconic characters from Star Trek: The Original Series and introduces classic playable starships, including the infamous Enterprise, Constitution-class ship.

Agents of Yesterday brings Star Trek fans and Star Trek Online players closer to Star Trek: The Original Series – the beloved series that served as the building block of one of the most popular science-fiction franchises. Fans will be able to take on the role of a Captain from Star Trek: The Original Series and visit multiple locations taken directly from the show, including Taurus VII and Edren (the Gorn Rock Planet). In Agents of Yesterday, five new playable starships from Star Trek: The Original Series will also join the classic Enterprise, Constitution-class starship, including the Daedalus-class Science Vessel.

In an effort to immerse players even more into Star Trek: The Original Series, Agents of Yesterday will feature an exciting cast of characters voiced by beloved Star Trek actors. This includes Chekov, played by Walter Koenig and Montgomery ‘Scotty’ Scott, voiced by Chris Doohan, son of James Doohan. The expansion will also feature the return of Admiral Leeta, reprised by Chase Masterson, and introduce Temporal Agent Daniels from Star Trek: Enterprise, played by Matt Winston. These characters will be brought to life in the featured episodes for Agents of Yesterday, which will continue to be revealed on the Star Trek Online blog: https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news.

Star Trek Online is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online game where players can pioneer their own destiny as Captain of a Federation starship, become a Klingon Warrior and champion the Empire through the far reaches of the galaxy, or rebuild the Romulan legacy as the commander of a Romulan Republic Warbird. Its last expansion, Star Trek Online: Delta Rising, brought players into the Delta Quadrant and reintroduced them to iconic members from the Star Trek: Voyager cast including Seven of Nine, The Doctor, Harry Kim, Neelix and Tuvok. In Star Trek Online players have the opportunity to visit iconic locations from the popular Star Trek universe, reach out to unexplored star systems and make contact with new alien species. Star Trek Online is currently available on PC and will launch on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One in fall 2016.

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