Capt Kirk Voices Plans to Save Star Trek

The Starship Enterprise is in trouble and, as usual, Capt. James T. Kirk “has… a plan… to… save it.” William Shatner, who played the swashbuckling spacefarer in the “Star Trek” television series and movies, is voicing Kirk in a new computer video game in the face of ebbing interest in the “Star Trek” franchise.

The game “Star Trek: Legacy,” due out in October, will let players steer more than 60 starships — spanning all five of the franchise’s live-action TV series — into combat against foes such as the militant Klingons and the all-assimilating Borg.

Shatner, who said he doesn’t play video games but has a grandson who is keen to teach him, hopes the medium can keep the “Star Trek” flame burning…

Reuters