No amount of force or plucky rebel spirit will stop Star Wars Galaxies from ending, but at least Sony Online Entertainment is planning to give players some degree of closure. This week, the company posted details on how it will shutter the eight-year MMO, beginning with a final tally this December...
It appears some Star Wars Galaxies players aren't taking the news of their MMO's imminent destruction well. Although many have no doubt come to terms with Sony and LucasArts' decision to end the eight-year MMO on December 15th, thousands of fans have started petitioning Sony to keep the game alive as a free-to-play title, while others are going so far as threatening legal action...
LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment have stamped an expiration date on Star Wars Galaxies. Despite early assurances and rosy optimism among its most loyal players that the long running MMO would be kept alive to duke it out with BioWare's upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic, the studios have decided the eight-year-old online game will end with a “galaxy-ending event”. end this December 15...