Star Wars Galaxies

This article is about the MMORPG. For the fictional setting, see Star Wars § Setting. For other uses, see Star Wars Galaxy (disambiguation).

Star Wars Galaxies
Star Wars Galaxies cover art
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Developer(s)Sony Online Entertainment
Publisher(s)LucasArts
Director(s)Raph Koster
Producer(s)John Donham
Designer(s)Cinco Barnes
Programmer(s)Jeff Grills
Artist(s)Jake Rodgers
Composer(s)Anna Karney
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: 26 June 2003
  • EU: 7 November 2003
  • JP: 23 December 2004
  • AU: 2006
Genre(s)Massively multiplayer online role-playing
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Star Wars Galaxies (Galaxies) was a Star Wars- themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows, developed by Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) and published by LucasArts.[1]

The open world Star Wars game was released in stores on 26 June 2003.[2] Galaxies spawned several expansions and updates through 2005.[3]

The servers shut down on 15 December 2011[4] due to contract expiration.[5] There are several private emulator projects in various stages of development that intend to allow users to experience Galaxies in different incarnations of the game's existence.[6][7][8][9]

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  2. ^ "Star Wars Galaxies: A Brief History". MMO Folklorist. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  3. ^ Vitka, William (11 February 2009). "Mailbag: Star Wars Galaxies". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Star Wars Galaxies MMORPG to close this year'". The Daily Telegraph. London. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Online game Star Wars Galaxies set to close". BBC News. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Star Wars Galaxies Is Dead, But These People Are Keeping It Alive". Kotaku. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  7. ^ Contributor, Steven Messner; Messner, Steven (30 December 2015). "How Players Revived Star Wars Galaxies And EverQuest". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 31 October 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ Shirey, J. Brodie (14 September 2022). "Star Wars Galaxies' Impressive Fan Restoration Project Adds Mustafar". ScreenRant. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  9. ^ Murray, Sean (31 January 2022). "Star Wars Galaxies Gets Resurrected After More Than A Decade". TheGamer. Retrieved 31 October 2023.