Star Wars Galaxies

Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures In addition to the unlimited exciting game play, The Complete Online Adventures includes a DVD of never-before released bonus features A slide show of more than 800 pieces of Star Wars Galaxies concept art and screenshots, all set to more than an hour of beautifully orchestrated Star Wars Galaxies in-game music Excerpts from the popular “From Pencil to Pixel” book that chronicles the art of Star Wars Galaxies An exclusive in-game...Read Full Story

After the post I made on Thursday, and the subsequent closing of all of the official Galaxies servers Thursday night, I was hit with a wave of nostalgia and wanted to reminisce  with you all.  If you have never played Galaxies, this will give you a taste of what all you missed, and if you did play I hope you’ll share some of your memories with me in the comments below.  At the end, we can even talk about if this is really the end for Galaxies (hint: it’s not), and why this outcome ended up...Read Full Story

Sony Online Entertainment has officially pulled the plug on LucasArts MMO, Star Wars Galaxies, after its contract with the latter came to an end. The closure, which happened following various closing events in the early hours of this morning, marks the end of eight years the subscription-based MMO has been in operation. Star Wars Galaxies launched in 2003 to a mixed reception from fans and critics alike. It was widely viewed that the SOE game offered plenty of ambitious ideas, wrapped around...Read Full Story

On December 15th, and after eight years, players said goodbye to the massively multiplayer online RPG, Star Wars Galaxies, after Sony Online Entertainment and LucasArts shut down the servers forever. Players have begun to post up videos showing their final moments in the game while consumer sites such as Gamespot ran live events leading up to the end of the Star Wars Galaxies world, a few of which you can watch below. This shut down of Star Wars Galaxies occurs just ahead of the full...Read Full Story

Many people conjecture what mankind would do if faced with an imminent apocalypse. Would we riot in the streets? Stand calmly and accept our fate? Stay home and hug our families close? Will it be more like Strange Days , or Melancholia ? Maybe the end of a MMO can offer a clue: all of the above. A number of YouTube videos have emerged of people mourning the end of the  Star Wars Galaxies , which was shut off over the weekend to pave the way for  Star Wars: The Old Republic . There's a crowded...Read Full Story