Official Site: Star Wars Galaxies
Studio: SOE, now Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date: June 26, 2003
Sunset Date: December 15, 2011
Genre: Sci-Fi Sandbox
Business Model: Subscription
Platform: PC
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Massively Overthinking: The things that broke us from old beloved MMORPGs
Last week, MOP's Chris and I were discussing his husband's obsession with Sea of Thieves; he runs with a set crew that generally leaves...
Star Wars Galaxies’ SWGEmu declares 1.0, plans a scale-down and sunset, and announces SWGRealms
If you're a Star Wars Galaxies rogue server fan, especially of the pre-NGE variety, there's a lot of info coming your way from the...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs where you can actually afford to buy eggs
I don't know about you folks, but eggs are a staple protein in my household, and these past months watching egg prices soar upward...
Massively Overthinking: Do you multibox in MMORPGs?
Last week on Twitter, I saw someone refer disparagingly to EVE Online as "the multiboxing game." I want to talk about the concept of...
Stars Reach’s final Kickstarter haul inches past $750,000, unlocking the shield generators stretch goal
Last night, we covered the successful completion of Stars Reach's Kickstarter campaign: Thanks to gamers, Playable Worlds raised over $750,000 in crowdfunding, and at...
Massively Overthinking: Are you tired of survival gameplay in MMORPGs?
When we were deep-diving Aloft earlier this year, MOP commenter Jon Wax said something that caught my attention. He thought the game looked neat,...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends has rolled out a major update to the Marauder themepark on Endor
It's another patch week for Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends, and this week the denizens of Omega are being treated to a...
You can cosplay as Princess Leia in Stars Reach if it collects 5000 Kickstarter backers
While the major stretch goals of Stars Reach's Kickstarter have come thus far at predictable funding milestones, Playable Worlds is granting perks for smaller...
SWG Legends confirms Jedi Themepark 2.0 is coming this year as devs consider apartment tweaks
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends has released its winter newsletter this past week as the server celebrates its ninth birthday. But the...
The Daily Grind: Why are people reacting so strongly to Stars Reach?
Ever since Playable Worlds fully unveiled Stars Reach, we've seen a huge wave of conversation and interest rise around this sci-fi sandbox MMO. This...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 508: Stars Reach fires up crowdfunding
Justin and Bree discuss Stars Reach's Kickstarter, LOTRO's U43 and server transfers, Jake Song departing ArcheAge Chronicles, Dauntless' sunset, and Monster Hunter Wilds' debut, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Undermined, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on the Elder Scrolls Online difficulty situation.
The Daily Grind: What MMO gameplay feels like ‘homework’ rather than fun?
One of the reasons I've been enjoying Guild Wars 2 so much for the the last seven months is that it doesn't assign me...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends celebrates its ninth birthday with Days of the Aned-Kla events
Stars Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends is not the only SWG rogue server in town, but it's in the spotlight right now as...
Raph Koster’s Stars Reach has launched its $200,000 crowdfunding campaign (and now it’s fully funded)
If you're seeing these words, then the Kickstarter for Stars Reach is finally live.
Longtime readers will know we've been covering this game since...
The Daily Grind: What are the best MMO in-game communication tools that aren’t chat?
Way back in the heyday of Star Wars Galaxies, the game introduced a new concept that never really took off to the same degree...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with the very best soundtracks
I've long had an affection for video game music and feel content to live in an age where I can actually obtain it and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 506: MMO housing, jet packs, and money
Justin and Bree discuss WoW housing, Stars Reach's plans, Pantheon's weird controversy, Star Trek Online's Unveiled, Black Desert's flying mounts, and Q4 financial reports from Daybreak, NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, Square Enix, Kakao, and Nexon, plus adventures in LOTRO, Stars Reach, SWG Legends, LOTRO, WoW, and The Sims 4.
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite villain group in an MMORPG?
I admit the temptation to talk about Star Wars Galaxies' Meatlumps today because they are fun and weird and such a fun little piece...
The Daily Grind: Should roads in MMORPGs actually matter?
Readers might remember that when we awarded the rogue server of the year to Star Wars Galaxies Legends back in December, we specifically noted...
Working As Intended: Playing house – er, apartment – in SWG Legends
This week, I'm starting up a new miniseries called Playing House here in the Working As Intended column, and it's entirely the fault of...
