Star Trek Online has launched a brand new dev blog over at MMORPG.com. The first entry is from Christine "Kestrel" Thompson, a writer for Star Trek Online.

Christine talks about the fun of writing for ST:Online: "I get to play in the toybox that is the Star Trek Universe, and that's fabulous. It's one of the deepest and most detailed and most fun sci-fi settings ever, and I'm thrilled to be able to write Trek stories." She Continues, "But writing for STO isn't like writing a Trek novel or a script. There are a completely different set of questions to consider."

Aint It Cool News has a first hand report of the surprise showing at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin.

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According to Trek Movie, Paramount pulled off a huge surprise in Austin, TX. Under the guise of showing a 10 minute preview of 'Star Trek' after 'The Wrath of Khan', 'Star Trek' filmakers Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof suprised the fans with a full showing and special appearance by Leonard Nimoy.

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As reported on Gizmodo, The urban collector is now selling full wall murals of the TOS bridge.

Ever wish you were aboard Captain Kirk's Enterprise? Now you can with the Star Trek: Bridge Full Wall Mural! Printed on the revolutionary pre-pasted Surestrip material, this extra large, photoreal wall mural puts you in the center of the action, and the backing won't damage the underlying wall. Measures 6 feet x 10 feet.

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David Thomas Ivy and Darren Benjamin bring us another installment of Trekcast: A Star Trek Podcast. In this episode, they guys interview Novelist Dayton Ward and talk about latest novel coming soon from Pocket Books Star Trek Vanguard: Open Secrets. Plus, a brand new segment covering the Star Trek universe and Star Trek XI movie news.

According to wired magazine, JJ Abrams will premiere 'Star Trek' in Sydney on Tuesday. Fans world wide can follow the event via Phreadz.

Paramount announced it will have bloggers using mobile technology to bring fan-submitted questions to the movie's stars. Trekkers are invited to submit questions for director J.J. Abrams and cast members Eric Bana, Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto via Twitter using an #asktrek hashtag.

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According to iFilm, The upcoming 'Star Trek' will receive a PG-13 rating for 'sci-fi action and violence and brief sexual content'. Plus, paramount has released 3 new screen grabs from the picture. The photos include what looks like Kirk and Spock on the bridge of the Enterprise, Nero on the bridge of the Narada, and Kirk climbing out of a shuttle crashed on a glacier.

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A brand new TV spot hits the airwaves for Star Trek XI. This new action packed vid shows extended scenes of the Kirk bar fight and him leaving for Starfleet Academy. Watch the new TV spot below.

'Star Trek' blasts into theaters May 8th.

As reported on komonews.com, Wil Wheaton was in Seatle for this years Emerald City Comicon. "You can still see a hint of the young ensign "Wesley Crusher" behind Wil Wheaton's beard. He's 36 years old now, and an accomplished author and blogger." writes KOMO's Kristin Hanes.

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