15 years after it was shut down, Star Wars Galaxies is still getting massive updates thanks to this restoration project—like a Helldivers-style galactic civil war

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Lucasfilm Games (via SWG Restoration on YouTube)) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter PC Gamer Get the PC Gamer Newsletter Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? 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This thing’s got the feature heft of a major patch for any modern MMO. Shatterpoint throws the galaxy of SWG into civil war. Shatterpoint – Star Wars Galaxies Restoration | Official Trailer – YouTube Watch On You can see the full patch notes here, but here’s a brief rundown: The Civil War is a cyclical event that sees either the Empire or the Rebellion trying to claim a majority of seven planets, reached whenever a faction on said planet gets one million control points. Related articles Helldivers 2’s siege of Cyberstan is the greatest galactic campaign the game has seen so far Players are piling in to the Guild Wars remaster, and it’s giving the servers trouble: ‘Demand for Guild Wars Reforged blew past our projections’ 21 years after release, Guild Wars 1 just got an ‘Ironman’ mode inspired by a venerable community-driven challenge What’s neat about Star Wars Galaxies’ broad classes—where not all players are doing the kill, loot, repeat thing—is that this c