With the release of Game Update 5, fully integrated voice chat can now be found in Star Wars Galaxies. Coming to Star Wars Galaxies players at no additional cost, voice chat can now be used to chat with your guild and groups!
Click here to read more about the new voice chat feature!

To celebrate 5 years of Galaxies, not only do we have a new SWG logo but the official website has been given a brand new look and feel - with a better focus on community. It's worth checking out.

Sony Online Entertainment is proud to announce the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game! This brand new online TCG is the first ever card game based on the Star Wars® Galaxies universe! Subscribers to Star Wars Galaxies will be able to:



Choose between the light and dark sides of the Force and fight virtual matches for the Rebel or Imperial factions,
Challenge their skills in story-based solo play or against other players in epic one-on-one battles,
Find more then 20 "loot" cards in the first release, Champions of the Force, that can be redeemed for fantastic virtual items for use in the Star Wars Galaxies massively multiplayer game!


In addition, Star Wars Galaxies subscribers will receive five free Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game booster packs every month as part of their regular subscription to the game.



More information on the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game and its first release, Champions of the Force, can be found at StarWarsGalaxies.com/tradingcardgame


Click here to read the press release.

Five Year Anniversary Event: Empire Day
Hear Darth Vader and Princess Leia address the crowd!

Starting Thursday, June 26, visit Theed and Coronet to see Darth Vader and Princess Leia descend upon the gathered crowd! Once an hour, Darth Vader and Princess Leia land in Theed and Coronet respectively to recognize a member of the Empire and Rebellion for their dedicatation with a special badge.



If you are chosen, show the proper respect to earn a unique badge and title.

Vendors offer special Empire and Rebel themed goodies to mark the occasion. Read this Friday Feature for more details on the Empire Day festivities.

Five Year Anniversary Event at a Glance

When: Starting Thursday, June 26

Where: Theed, Naboo (near -5469 4410) and Coronet, Corellia (-214 -4093)

What: The Empire Strikes Back in-game painting, Novaless Soni-Optics Goggles Mark V, snacks offered by Event Organizers, hourly visits from Darth Vader and Princess Leia

Star Wars Systems Designer Thomas "Hanse" Eidson walks you through the exciting updates for Beast Masters in Game Update 5.

In 2007, we finished our first incarnations of the profession expertise systems. The recent updates that we've performed were to improve those expertise systems. Luckily, the last expertise system added to the game was for Beast Masters, so it is very up-to-date. We felt that the expertise system for beasts is balanced and does not need tweaks in Update 5. This allowed us to focus on other areas of the beast master system for improvement.

Read the full story and comment on the changes

Chapter 10.1: The Search for the Meatlump King - 06/23/2008


On Tuesday, June 24, at 4:00 AM PDT all U.S. and European galaxies will be taken down for server maintenance and a live update.

When the update is complete, all galaxies will be live but unavailable while we complete final testing. All galaxies will be made available after that time.

4:00 AM PDT (Los Angeles) / 6:00 AM CDT (Austin) / 7:00 AM EDT (New York)
11:00 AM GMT / 1:00 PM CET (Berlin) / 8:00 PM (Tokyo)


Chapter 10.1: The Search for the Meatlump King

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