Funny, I thought Star Wars: Galaxies (SWG) died a long, slow, lingering death a long time ago.  Oh, wait.  I just wished this game died a long, slow, lingering death a long time ago. That’s different.

Anyway, the biggest disappointment in MMO history apparently still exists, and now they want players to come back.  If you’re one of the unfortunates that, somewhere around 7 years ago, threw $49.99 into the toilet dropped $49.99 on this potentially great game, and then quit (like almost everyone who played the game did), Sony wants you to come back and give the game a try again.  In fact, to make this as tempting as possible, they’ll let you play for a whole month for free.

This coincides with the game’s latest update, called Galactic Civil War: Forces Under Siege.  The expansion aims to bring a sense of war to the major cities in the game.  Depending on which side (Rebels or Imperials) currently controls a major city, factional NPCs appear, quests become available, and the side in control gets a number of other benefits.  Successfully capturing one of these cities for your side also means you’ll be getting some significant rewards, too.  In general, SWG is trying to give the game some additional PvP action, and this expansion may just do the trick.

That is, for all 189 people that still play the game. 

If this sounds like a good deal to you, you can find out more right here at the official site.

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