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" Star Wars Galaxies will lose all online support later this year, LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment have revealed. In a letter to users, the developers confirmed that on December 15, the MMORPG and its trading card spinoff will be taken offline, ending eight years of service. &amp;quot;We write to you today to inform you that on December 15, 2011, Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) and LucasArts will end all services (MMO and Trading Card Game) for Star Wars Galaxies (SWG),&amp;quot; the letter said. &amp;quot;The shutdown of SWG is a very difficult decision, but SOE and LucasArts have mutually agreed that the end of 2011 is the appropriate time to end the game.&amp;quot; The development team also revealed that they would be extending special fan appreciation offers in the lead up to its removal, and promise to &amp;quot;go out with a bang with a galaxy-ending in-game event in December&amp;quot;. Star Wars Galaxies was released in 2003, but is due to be replaced by new MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic in 2012.  &amp;amp;gt; Click here to read our preview of Star Wars: The Old Republic Click the &amp;#039;play&amp;#039; button below to watch a five-minute clip of the game from E3 2010:          "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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