Star Wars Galaxies – Returned 3k6w

Released in 2003, project going since it is no longer officially sponsored. 76y6r

In “The rise, fall and films but didn’t consider themselves a die-hard fan, and someone who also didn’t care for video games, but a copy of SWG would turn all of that around.

“Despite his lack of interest, after two weeks of being hassled by his brother, Rush video games to playing Galaxies like it was his full-time job.”

Why do we care about Doug Rush’s experience with SWG? Well, it’s actually because the now-55-year-old has a very important side job. He’s the quality assurance lead on the Star Wars Galaxies emulator project, or SWGEmu, a fan effort to revive one of the most ambitious massively multiplayer online games ever made.

It’s often a labor of love but people like Doug, and all the fans who continue to play and the project are what keep it alive. You can read the full article over at The Kernel and learn more.

Lisa Clark 34y1q

Lisa has been an avid gamer since she was old enough to hold her first controller and a game writer for more than a decade. A child of the Nintendo generation, she believes they just don’t make games like they used to but sometimes, they make them even better! While consoles will always be her first love, Lisa spends most of her gaming time on the PC these days- on MMOs and first-person shooters in particular.