Tonight is the end of Star Wars Galaxies, once a crown jewel of Sony Online Entertainment’s MMO portfolio. There is now less than an hour before the total shutdown of the eight-year-old MMO.
Right now, courtesy of Giant Bomb’s live stream broadcast, we’re seeing enormous deciduous trees growing in the Tatooine desert, and X-Wing fighters penetrating the Sarlacc Pit in a very suggestive way.
The overall purpose of the game’s final night is to settle the question of who is in charge of the galaxy, through a gigantic PvP war. Control of each territory in the game is weighted; whichever faction controls the most territory will, ultimately, be declared the final winner of Star Wars Galaxies.
Giant Bomb’s feed is coming in from Tatooine right now, where fireworks already are deploying, like they did at the end of Return of the Jedi. Feel free to remember the game in your own way. Here’s mine.
After today, the Galaxy goes dark. For five days, anyway, until you get started in Star Wars: The Old Republic
The Final Hours of Star Wars Galaxies [Giant Bomb]
Boomzzilla
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 5:27 PMI thought old MMO’s never die they just go free to play.But I guess EA is paying a fortune for an exclusive license.
Stephen
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 5:35 PMIf you preordered you may already be playing The Old Republic.
Is good:).
Richard James
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 7:46 PMI felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.
Nick
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 8:57 PMI like this comment.
AkIRA
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 10:48 PMYes, the force is strong in this one.
Boomzzilla
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 8:07 PMNoooooooooooooooooo!
moofactory
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 10:15 PMBah I played this for over a year ages ago back when you could have attack animals and i didn’t sell my 5000 creds. :/
picky
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 11:23 PMstill waiting on a spaceballs mmo