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Star Wars Galaxies Shutting Down In December

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by Phil Kollar on June 25, 2011 at 01:05 PM
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After eight years of fighting for survival, the troubled first attempt at a Star Wars MMO will finally go offline this year in December.

Gamasutra reports on this news, which publisher Sony Online Entertainment described as a "mutual business decision" between itself and LucasArts. With a newer, shinier Star Wars MMO, BioWare's The Old Republic, set for release some time this year, it makes sense that LucasArts would be interested in clearing Galaxies off the shelves and limiting any consumer confusion as to which is the "correct" Star Wars MMO to purchase.

SOE president John Smedley is adamant that the decision is not related to declining subscription numbers. Likewise, he says there will be no layoffs, with team members from Galaxies being transferred to a new project, but it's worth remembering that SOE already had a huge round of layoffs a few months ago. Whatever layoffs might have resulted from this decision could have already happened then.

If you are still playing Galaxies or want to restart an account and jump in, you can look forward to various game-ending events that SOE is planning for the lead-up to server shutdown. May the Force be with you, etc.

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  • by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 01:09 PM
    Good it sucked ass anyway its like the worst MMO out there.
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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 01:10 PM

    Fun while it lasted. Oh well, can't wait for Old Republic.

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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 01:11 PM
    My first MMO. Oh the memories! Buff lines, speeder bikes on fire, abandoned cities, getting lost in the Warren, pvp in theed, the list goes on. Farewell SWG!
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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 01:29 PM

    =(

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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 01:37 PM
    my first mmorpg! *eyes shine with unshed tears* may the force be with you, flurry galaxy!
  • by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 01:37 PM

    Makes sense.

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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 01:39 PM

    It's about *** time.

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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 01:57 PM

    FINALLY

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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 02:03 PM

    Although it never can be as great as it was pre-NGE, I've played this game every year since it released. I've actually enjoyed the past year or so of updates and was really looking forward to the stuff they were doing with the GCW.

    Of course, the fact that it took them 7 years to really get things like that rolling tells the whole story, but I will truly miss this game.

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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 02:07 PM
    The end of an era. I played this game pretty consistently for over five years. I quit last spring, but I'll be returning before the end to give it a proper farewell. Still lots of good memories of the current version, even though the Pre-NGE game I fell in love with is long gone.

    On the off-chance that anyone here remembers me, I was Tekbarr Orro, originally on the Naritus galaxy, transferred to Starsider in the summer of 2008.
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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 02:16 PM

    I didn't even know this game was still alive lol

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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 02:18 PM
    I disagree Persona, I happened to like the game. Just because you didn't like the game, doesn't mean it sucked.
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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 02:49 PM
    I'd been told by a lot of people that that game kicked A** before SOE made 'changes' in order to get a greater 'appeal'. A lot of people outright left after the changes. By a lot I mean A Lot. The game went from many cities being busy centers of interaction to ghost towns.
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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 02:52 PM

    10 poor people need to find a new MMO now. At least TOR is on the horizon, eh?

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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 03:15 PM
    I couldnt even figure out how to sign up =/ website was so complicated
  • by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 03:21 PM

    I was always sort of interested in trying this game, but I only recently stopped playing sub based MMO's (after five years with WoW and a few years with other sub MMO's like Shadowbane and Everquest before that, my wallet wasn't happy with me).

    Maybe if they make it F2P sometime between now and December I'll hop on and roam around for a bit but otherwise I'll just keep waiting patiently until TOR comes around.

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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 03:27 PM
    Galaxies holds some good memories for me. Heck, it was the first MMO I ever played, and my favorite to date (Did I mention that I didn't start playing until after the NGE?). I'm thinking of reactivating my account for one month as a last hurrah. RIP Star Wars Galaxies.
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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 03:30 PM

    May the force be with you.

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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 03:38 PM

    Good by Star Wars Galaxy, you will be missed.

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    by Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 03:40 PM

    I wish I would have known about this games existence earlier

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