In his latest Engineering Report, Star Trek Online Executive Producer Dan Stahl says that he's "incredibly happy" Cryptic Studios is now a subsidiary of Perfect World. Here's why:

"They are excited about Star Trek Online. They see huge potential in this game and in the discussion we've had about the future of STO, they want the game to be GREAT and BIG. That made my eyes light up and we are now in the process of sitting down and putting together a plan to make that happen, because frankly, Star Trek Online has been through the rough over the last few months."

Stahl explains that the team is planning to "get content back on track" with the release of a major update on September 22 and Feature Episode 4 in October. That episode will take place on and around Deep Space Nine. For more details, check out Stahl's full Engineering Report.