Official Site:Â Star Wars Galaxies
Studio:Â SOE, now Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date:Â June 26, 2003
Sunset Date: December 15, 2011
Genre:Â Sci-Fi Sandbox
Business Model:Â Subscription
Platform: PC
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Massively Overthinking: Are you a random reward disliker in MMOs?
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us via a phrase MOP's Eliot dropped back in April that leaped out at me. He was discussing...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends’ Rise of the Forgotten expansion is live for Star Wars Day
Tomorrow being Star Wars day and all, it's no surprise that Star Wars-flavored MMORPGs are getting in on the fun, and that includes Star...
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Beyond teases its upcoming IG88 Droid Factory hardmode raid
I swear I'm not biased for SWG Beyond just because its logo is a cute jawa. I'm actually biased for SWG Beyond because Star...
Massively Overthinking: The unforgivable sins of MMORPG quest design
Last week, I was continuing my first trip through Lord of the Rings Online's Gundabad (yes, I am behind), and I bumped into some...
First impressions: Dune Awakening is an MMORPG pretending to be a survival game
With Dune Awakening just a few weeks away from launch, I've finally taken a deep-dive into the game to see whether it's worth the...
Massively Overthinking: The eternal granular squabbles in our pet MMORPGs
So if you don't play a Star Wars Galaxies rogue server - and chances are that you don't - you probably have no idea...
Interview: Star Wars Galaxies Legends reveals the long-awaited second part of the Jedi Themepark
If you've been following the Star Wars Galaxies rogue server community, you probably know that SWG Legends has become one of the most interesting...
Perfect Ten: Early versions of MMOs that were rougher than you remember
Despite our nostalgia goggles and cries for legacy versions of MMORPGs, the real truth is that most 1.0 versions of our online games were...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 513: The MMORPG PvP theme show
Justin and Bree sit for a special themeshow all about MMORPG PvP in its many (many) forms, in addition to adventures in the LOTRO housing chaos.
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.
