{"id":5411,"date":"2012-06-05T14:41:56","date_gmt":"2012-06-05T18:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=5411"},"modified":"2012-06-05T14:41:56","modified_gmt":"2012-06-05T18:41:56","slug":"training-simulations-star-trek-cast-voice-overs-announced-for-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=5411","title":{"rendered":"Training Simulations: Star Trek Cast Voice Overs Announced for the Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paramount Pictures and leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced that actors Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto who starred as Captain James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock in producer and director J.J. Abrams\u2019 Star\"\"<\/a> Trek (2009) film reboot, will reprise their roles in the Star Trek\u2122 video game. The highly anticipated co-op game is set to release in early 2013 on Xbox 360\u00aevideo game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to have these incredible actors, lending their voice to the legendary characters of Kirk and Spock in the video game realm,\u201d said LeeAnne Stables, Paramount Pictures\u2019 President of Consumer Products and head of the studio\u2019s video game unit. \u201cPlayers are in for a truly authentic experience with the combination of talent we have assembled bringing this action adventure game to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Pine and Quinto, other actors from the 2009 film are depicted in the game including actress Zoe Saldana, in the role of Lieutenant Uhura, Simon Pegg as the benevolent Scotty, Karl Urban as the beloved Dr. \u201cBones\u201d McCoy, John Cho as Sulu and Anton Yelchin as Chekov.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are certain elements at the core of Star Trek \u2013 insurmountable odds, exploration, villains like the Gorn and heroes like Kirk and Spock,\u201d said Carlson Choi, VP of Marketing and NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. \u201cOur goal is to pull gamers as deep into the Star Trek universe as possible and an integral part of that is the talent that make these characters their own.”<\/p>\n

The game\u2019s original story is being penned by BAFTA award winner and God of War writer Marianne Krawczyk in collaboration with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, writers and producers for the upcoming Star Trek film. Built from the ground up as the ultimate co-op experience, the Star Trek video game lets players control both Kirk and Spock in a sweeping journey of epic proportions across unexplored planets and enemy battleships with the latest 23rd century weapons and gear. Kirk and Spock\u2019s complementary personalities result in the most fully realized and varied co-op experiences for this console generation.<\/p>\n

Under a license from CBS Consumer Products, Star Trek is being developed by Ontario-based developer Digital Extremes (Bioshock 2, Unreal Tournament, Dark Sector, The Darkness II) with production being overseen by Brian Miller, Senior Vice President at Paramount Pictures and Game Producer.<\/p>\n

For more information on the Star Trek video game, please visit www.startrekgame.com<\/a> and follow the game on Twitter at www.twitter.com\/star_trek_game<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games, please visit http:\/\/www.namcobandaigames.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2012 Paramount Pictures Corporation.<\/p>\n

\u00ae & \u00a9 2012 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n

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