Two of our favorite PC games over the past decade have been "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" and "Fallout 3".  Imagine, an RPG much like those two amazing games, but in the Star Trek: TOS Universe.  This could have been a reality according to Bethesda studio head Todd Howard.  Bethesda had the rights to Star Trek for a very short period and considered the game.  Unfortunately, it never made it past the pitch phase.  We found the article via The Escapist, but Howard made that revelation on Kotaku's podcast last week.  Check out the article excerpt below.

The reason it wasn't developed was due to other projects already underway, including the massive Fallout 3. Howard said Bethesda just "can't do everything," even though he wants a "big Star Trek RPG [where] you go out and explore the universe."

Forget Picard, Bethesda's pitch put the Star Trek RPG back in the classic era. I guess this confirms Howard's favorite captain, though I am partial to Picard myself. After all, he never broke when that Cardassian told him there were five lights. (source The Escapist)

This could have been absolutely amazing!  We just may have to slingshot around the sun and change history for this.  Temporal Affairs be darned.

Read the full article here.