Toy Fair 2017
#61
Posted 22 February 2017 - 07:38 PM
My take on Mattel having a licence is that they've actually never not had a licence to do Star Trek. They own hot wheels and Mega Bloks who've both put out Star Trek product in the past few years so it's very likely that Mattel are carrying on with Mega Bloks and Hot Wheels.
If they do take on Star Trek action figures and play sets then awesome! They've got the resources to hit a world wide market and It's about time a big toy company puts out a proper toy line but I'd be surprised if they did unless CBS are planning more than just Star Trek: Discovery in the next few years or if CBS have agreed with Paramount to include their new Star Trek movies in any deal they have with Mattel.
There's also the idea of having Fisherprice do Star Trek toys for tots which is brilliant!
All in all, having Mattel do Star Trek toys would be great news for fans and for the business of a billion dollar franchise that needs a bit of a kick in the pants when it comes to reaching out to a broad age range.
Though I must say I think the reality is perhaps a little less all encompassing and more about Mega Bloks or Hot Wheels or both continuing their involvement with Star Trek product for im assuming Discovery.
#62
Posted 23 February 2017 - 09:33 AM
I miss Star Trek Minimates.
Since this year is the 30th anniversary of TNG, I was hoping beyond hope that DST might try offering that crew instead of the fourth incarnation of TOS characters like they showed last year that retailers yawned at. We got nothing.
Hopefully Discovery reignites interest.
#63
Posted 23 February 2017 - 10:13 AM
I think the overall opinion is that Paramount and CBS don't do enough to maintain and expand upon the Star Trek brand and that in turn makes it hard for toy companies to be convinced Into making product.
#64
Posted 23 February 2017 - 12:27 PM
https://www.google.c...-star-trek/amp/
#65
Posted 23 February 2017 - 05:38 PM
I mean all of these problems with Star Trek merchandise stem from the problems with cbs and Paramount getting along and the internal turmoil Paramount finds itself in. Trek has been badly managed by the studios for decades, the reason it continues is down to the creative talents of the people involved in creating it from Berman to Coto to Abrams. But hey that's just studios for you.
Maybe the chance will come for Star Trek to be owned by one studio only which is the wish.
#66
Posted 23 February 2017 - 06:39 PM
#67
Posted 25 February 2017 - 10:15 PM
Oh how I miss having the Activision of the early part of last decade behind Star Trek games! Bridge Commander II is something I still wish would see the light of day on multiple platforms, right up there with Bridge Commander III, IV, V, and VI! Actually, everyone here should remember the Activision lawsuit, because it's the reason why "Enterprise" magically gained the words "Star Trek" in its title. At the time, one of the things Activision listed among the reasons it was suing Viacom was the failure to include "Star Trek" in the branding for, you know, Star Trek. Viacom made the change early on in an attempt to head off a lawsuit that they were losing specifically because of how they were managing ENT. A lot of fans were actually supporting Activision at the time in the hope that it would convince Berman and Braga to stop ruining the series and produce a show that fans wanted to watch instead of running from the "Trek" brand in the hope of finding a new audience that didn't exist and was never going to buy into it for the long–term.
#68
Posted 26 February 2017 - 09:27 AM
While I'd love new Trek games, I'd be happy with them re-releasing the older ones with updates to make them stable on modern computers.
Like what GoG did with some of the older Star Wars games.
I wish I could play Armada 1 again, but even in compatibility mode it constantly crashes or has audio issues.
Armada 2 and the Elite Force games work fine, but Armada 1 is probably my favorite Trek game from when I was younger.
I HAD Bridge Commander, but I made the mistake of "borrowing" it to a former co-worker and I never got it back. I spent so much time playing it both online and offline, getting involved with the old clan community. Such a great game.
#69
Posted 26 February 2017 - 10:01 AM
I think that without a doubt, my dream video game (that'll never happen ever) would be a Star Trek RPG incorporating elements from Mass Effect (third or first person walking around), and Elite: Dangerous (ship and shuttle control).
I really hope Excalibur can at the very least, allow us to fly around and control the ships in some way that doesn't equate to combat 100% of the time. I'd love to be able to go on rescue missions where a freighter is falling into a planet's atmosphere, requiring you to choose risking your own ship to tractor them out, or taking a shuttle over to evacuate the crew, that kind of thing. Think 'Star Trek Starship Simulator 2017'. lol
#70
Posted 26 February 2017 - 10:20 AM
http://kotaku.com/ou...game-1781913922
#71
Posted 26 February 2017 - 11:41 AM
Reboot stuff isn't for me, TOS is cool but it's TNG+ that I'm after. If there's ever a DLC/sequel campaign added that covers that era, then it's definitely something I'd be very keen to play.
#72
Posted 26 February 2017 - 01:09 PM
Reboot stuff isn't for me, TOS is cool but it's TNG+ that I'm after. If there's ever a DLC/sequel campaign added that covers that era, then it's definitely something I'd be very keen to play.
They delayed it, and are adding the TOS bridge.
http://www.ign.com/a...original-bridge
I'd love to play this game, but don't own VR nor do I have $800 for a Vive.
I also don't have other people to play with.
#73
Posted 26 February 2017 - 03:58 PM
I'd love a Star Trek game Made by rockstar games and to be as expansive and as emmersive as their GTA and Red Dead Redemption games (minus the prostitutes and graphic violence). Like you're a Lt. Commander (Rainsford?) and can go on missions (stories) but also just roam the galaxy in ships, shuttles etc... would be cool and massive!
#74
Posted 27 February 2017 - 12:35 PM
#75
Posted 27 February 2017 - 10:04 PM
#76
Posted 28 February 2017 - 07:27 AM
What items by DST made it out for the big anniversary last year?
Nothing by DST actually made it for the actual anniversary. They released the Khan select that didn't show up until the beginning of this year and the Romulan BoP. I don't think they really planned for it.
#77
Posted 28 February 2017 - 08:38 AM
"We're making the Romulan Bird of Prey for the anniversary! But we're not releasing it during the anniversary."
#78
Posted 28 February 2017 - 04:27 PM
#79
Posted 28 February 2017 - 06:02 PM
#80
Posted 28 February 2017 - 07:18 PM
I suspect that the Reliant, should we see it, will be the last we'll see of the SS Legends. I'm not trying to be all doom and gloom, but I have a feeling.
I kind of feel the same.
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