Assuming everything goes according to plan, Cryptic Studios' Star Trek Online should be releasing in early February of next year. If that's not quite soon enough for you, then you may want to keep an eye on the developer's official website, where they'll be handing out a limited number of keys for the game's open beta.

Shacknews noticed Cryptic's plans to open the Star Trek Online beta to the public beginning January 12, 2010. Testing will run until January 26, giving aspiring starship captains roughly two weeks to feel out the sci-fi MMO.

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