Bethesda announced that they hired Dorothy “D.C.†Fontana with her partner Derek Chester. Fontana has written countless episodes, spanning the original Star Trek series, The Next Generation pilot Encounter at Farpoint, to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. *
Developer Bethesda’s VP of development, Todd Vaughn, said: “Her involvement underscores our commitment to remain true to the Star Trek vision and provide fans with the exceptional, original and accurate Star Trek games that they deserve.”
Fontana said: “From TV to videogames, the Star Trek story continues to excite and engage fans of all ages. I applaud Bethesda Softworks’ loyalty to the franchise and I am looking forward to providing fans with memorable adventures and characters, all set in creative, compelling storylines.”
Star Trek Legacy, spanning the history of Star Trek, will be released on PC & Xbox 360 on October 16, 2006.
* In addition to her collaboration on Star Trek, Fontana has influenced television science fiction writing with her work on The Six Million Dollar Man, Babylon 5, and Earth: Final Conflict. In 2001, she was inducted into the American Screenwriters Association Hall of Fame and in both 1997 and 2002, received the Writers Guild Morgan Cox Award for her many years of service to the Guild. Via Xboxic