Hyperchannel 47: Pop Another Quarter in the Holodeck

Ubisoft says video games will become more immersive than the Holodeck

Running Time: 17 minutes 49 seconds

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Ubisoft says video games will become more immersive than the Holodeck

For gamers in 1987, the Enterprise-D represented not so much an amazing achievement in starship engineering, but rather the ultimate console. Forget about staring at pixels on a television and tapping away at a control pad. On the Holodeck, you can dress up and actually live the adventure. It may seem far-fetched—even today—but Ubisoft Toronto managing director Jade Raymond believes this is the future of the gaming. In fact, she thinks it will be even more immersive.

Read the full article on Gamespot.

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Hyperchannel 46: Redshirt Tribute

Seth MacFarlane Pledges $1 million to Reading Rainbow | TrekNews.Net wants to give you a Red Shirt

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Seth MacFarlane Pledges $1 million to Reading Rainbow

LeVar Burton's camaign to bring back Reading Rainbow has been nothing short of astonishing. While it might seem like a no-brainer to support something as important as children's literacy, the frantic pace at which donations have come in is still incredible. After blowing past the $1 million goal in half a day, Burton set a new goal of $5 million. With three days and roughly half a million dollars to go, Seth MacFarlane has stepped in and pledged to match all donations beyond the $4 million mark up to $1 million.

Support the Kickstarter to bring back Reading Rainbow for our children!
 

Like TrekNews.Net, Win a Red Shirt

No one wants to beam down wearing a red shirt. But when in the safe confines of your hometown, there's little risk in donning the bright color. In fact, you can even do so in honor of our fallen comrades from the future. Canadian illustrator Ian Wilding's new "Redshirt" design was available on TeeFury for just one day, June 27, but if you missed it there is still a way to get one. TrekNews.Net has received ten shirts from TeeFury and the Star Trek news site is giving these away to those who "like" the TrekNews.Net Facebook page. Winners will be drawn at random and all you need to do is click "like" and send you info to contest [at] trek news [dot] net.

See the shirt and find out more on TrekNews.Net.

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Hyperchannel 45: Star Trek Into Deep Space

Orci Teases Star Trek 2016 Characters and Story

Running Time: 16 minutes 43 seconds

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Orci Teases Star Trek 2016 Characters and Story

If you're wondering what Roberto Orci has in store for the next Star Trek, we know a tad bit more today than we did a week ago. Orci appeared on the Nerdist podcast "Humans from Earth" and teased a few points about the possible direction of the film. In the interview he talks about embarking on the long-promised five-year mission, who the potential villain could be, how much secrecy will surround his set, and whether or not there will be a gay character in the story.

Listen to the full interview.

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Hyperchannel 44: The Film That Hated Gravity

Star Trek soars and plummets at the Saturn Awards

Running Time: 14 minutes 2 seconds

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Star Trek soars and plummets at the Saturn Awards

The 40th annual Saturn Awards have been handed out and Star Trek got mixed results. The Star Trek of the past five decades did very well, bringing in honors for the third, fourth, and fifth seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation Blu-ray remastering as well as a special award given to Marc Cushman for the first two volumes of These Are The Voyages: TOS, massive books that chronicle the making of The Original Series in great detail. The world of Star Trek as imagined by J.J. Abrams, however, lost all five categories in which it was nominated.

See the full Saturn Award results.

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Hyperchannel 43: Mozart in the Original Klingon

Shatner and the TNG cast to reunite in Chicago | Southern Illinois Music Festival puts a Star Trek twist on Mozart

Running Time: 13 minutes 1 second

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Shatner and the TNG cast to reunite in Chicago

The cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation has been getting together quite often the past few years. If you've missed them in other appearances, another chance is coming up on August 24 as most of the cast reunites on stage at Wizard World's Chicago Comic-Con—and once again the discussion will be led by William Shatner.

Find out more and get an exclusive lithograph through StarTrek.com.

You've never heard Mozart until you've heard it in the original Klingon

We all know that you've never heard Shakespeare until you've heard it in the original Klingon. But what about Mozart? Apparently all of our great creatives originated on Qo'noS! At the Southern Illinois Music Festival, June 27 - 29, a cast of professional actors will be putting a Star Trek twist on Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio. The comic opera will be "enhanced" by the presence of Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Klingons, and even an Orion slave girl. 

Find out more on The Southern.

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