Bethesda unleash new Trek offensive

With Star Trek: Legacy warping onto PC and Xbox 360, and new title Tactical Assault ready to, erm, assault PSP and DS, it seems the Star Trek legacy is in good hands over at Oblivion overlords Bethesda.

Well, fresh news breaks today of a new title in Bethesda's increasingly mighty Star Trek canon as after recently securing original writer DC Fontana for Legacy, Bethesda has unleashed a new ST game on the world in the form of Star Trek: Encounters, an arcade combat offering which will set phasers to maximum in September for a launch alongside the mighty Star Trek 40th birthday.

No matter what your favourite series was, it looks like Encounters will give you the option of donning the red shirt of doom with ToS, TNG, DS9, Voyager and even Enterprise all included, plus there'll be over 60 ships and some intriguing skirmish and Episode, plus one-versus-one multiplayer to explore. First screens have been beamed down to this here page for your Star Trek joy and delectation.

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