Former Taldren CEO Erik Bethke today confirmed what we'd already suspected: Taldren, Inc. has indeed closed its doors. The developer was best known for its work on several of the Star Trek: Starfleet Command titles, as well as its stillborn Black 9 project.

Bethke also confirmed that he and formal Taldren art director Nate Simpson have traveled to Korea where they and a team of about 20 Korean developers are at work on two new online titles.

According to Bethke, Black 9 is not canceled so much as on hold, though publisher Majesco is currently reporting the game as canceled.