I read that the Star Control prequel won't have the races from earlier games. If that's the case, why spend all of the money to acquire the license and naming rights? Why not make a similar game to Star Control 2 with an ancient race of a different name that previously inhabited the galaxy and left for a mysterious reason? Everything else that people loved about the old game can be modernized and told through excellent an excellent, original story. After all, that's what people remember in a game. The rest is simply a mechanism for a player to live through the story and feel a part of it.