Last week we reported on rumors that Star Trek Online would be released on February 2 in the US. This week publisher Atari officially confirmed those rumors for the upcoming MMO from developer Cryptic Studios along with a release date of February 5 in Europe. The release of the game comes less than five months after Cryptic launched its current MMO project Champions Online. Just as a reminder, pre-orders for the game are being taken right now with Amazon.com and Gamestop offering some pre-order bonuses for folks who buy the game from their outlets. There's no word yet on the monthly subscription feel for the game nor if Cryptic will offer things like lifetime subscriptions as they did with Champions Online.

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