Star Trek goes where it hasn’t gone before: Del Taco
January 21st, 2010, 5:45 pm · 8 Comments · posted by Tamara Chuang, a.k.a. The Gadgetress
Passing along: A new Star Trek promotion may have me boldly going where I’ve never gone before: Del Taco.
The Lake Forest fast food joint has teamed up with game publisher Atari Inc. and to promote ”Star Trek Online,” a new massively multiplayer online game from Cryptic Studios. The game comes out in 2 weeks but if you want to get a Star Trek fix before then, Del Taco is offering some limited-edition freebies plus a free trial to the game.
The deal: Buy a Macho-sized drink or combo meal and get one of 4 limited edition Star Trek collector’s cups, plus a code to get a free 48-hour trial of the game.
Apparently, you can get multiple trials and use them all by logging into the Star Trek Online site via startrekonline.com/deltaco. If you get 4, they’ll toss in an extra 2 days of game play for a total of 10 days … away from work. Bonus: Buy the game after the free trial and get a Type-8 Shuttle, a virtual pet for your Starship.
The news should amuse long-time fans eager to get those limited-edition goodies. But it may also appeal to new fans who became enamored with the franchise during last year’s modernized Star Trek Movie with rebelliously dreamy Captain Kirk and cleverly sexy Uhura, Sci-Fi’s latest poster girl. Even my sister-in-law, whose favorite video genre was musicals, is now a fan of the franchise.
The game itself has been getting some good reviews by early testers who pounded Cryptic’s computer servers for a chance to play a beta version of the game. The game, which will cost $14.99 a month to play, launches Feb. 2. (Note: Lifetime and annual subscriptions are available if you buy them soon. See Cryptic’s “Star Trek Online Pre-Release Promotions and Subscription Pricing“ release.)
As to why this post is not appearing on the OC Register’s Fast Food Maven blog? The Maven says her readers aren’t into that. Really! What does that say about Star Trek fans? Okay, I admit, I may have stepped inside a Del Taco once. It’s just so easy to overlook when there are so many great little taco dives all over Orange County. That reminds me, it’s almost time for dinner…
More info: startrekonline.com/deltaco or deltaco.com
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Del Taco is Soylent Green!!!
ROFLMAO
The remake of Soylent Green will be out in 2012.
Thanks for the info Gadgetress. My husband and I although not a fan of Del Taco will be stopping by there to get this free trial code and check it out.
I went to Del Taco’s website today and read the fine print. $14.99 per month, PLUS you still have to purchase a retail copy of the game? Or $300 for a “lifetime” pass, which the fine print says means “the lifetime of the service: Need I remind anyone that The Matrix MMO game tried this approach, and quickly failed?
And sorry, the contract specifically says that there shall be no refunds, for any reason.
No thanks!
Ever heard of World of Warcraft? It’s been charging $14.99/month since day 1, which was more than 5 years ago. Game still has 11 million or so subscribers! If it’s a good game, people will apparently pay for it. BTW, if you get a Del Taco cup with a code, you get a free 2-day trial of the game. If you like, only then do you need to cough up the money to buy the game and subscribe. You must have overlooked the price details mentioned in the story.
EAT TACOS, RESISTENCE IS FUTILE …
So you re-wrote (slightly) the Del Taco PR handout. Congratulations, you’re a real journalist/newshound. NOT.