Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Star Wars Galaxies : The Complete Online Adventure Ships

Sony Online Entertainment has announced that Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventure, has shipped to stores. SWG:COA includes all of the game's expansions, as well as bonus material for this controversial game.

STAR WARS GALAXIES ® : THE COMPLETE ONLINE ADVENTURES SHIPS TO STORES

LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment Deliver the Most Comprehensive Star Wars Galaxies Experience Ever Released

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – November 14, 2006 – LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment today announced that Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures, the most comprehensive Star Wars Galaxies experience ever released, has shipped to stores in North America and is available for a suggested retail price of $29.99.

The Complete Online Adventures includes the base game, Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided™, along with all three of the game's expansions: Jump to Lightspeed™, Rage of the Wookiees™, and Trials of Obi-Wan™. In addition, the compilation features a special bonus DVD packed with premium content including:

  • A slide show of Star Wars Galaxies screenshots and never-before-seen concept art, all set to beautifully orchestrated in-game music;
  • Interviews with Star Wars Galaxies production staff, detailing the incredible art, characters and inside stories of the making of the game;
  • Excerpts from the popular "From Pencil to Pixel" book that chronicles the art of Star Wars Galaxies;
  • In-game movie featurettes produced by Star Wars Galaxies fans;
  • Cinematic trailers and commercial television ads produced for Star Wars Galaxies;
  • A demo of the popular PC strategy game Star Wars: Empire at War™.

Also, all players who install The Complete Online Adventures will receive an exclusive in-game item – a personal AT-RT vehicle (one per account) as seen in the Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith ™ movie.

In addition, Star Wars Galaxies subscribers will automatically receive a series of game updates that are scheduled to be released by LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment throughout the remainder of 2006 and into 2007, filled with new gameplay enhancements.

"Just in time for the holidays, the entire Star Wars Galaxies saga can be found in one box, offering you, or the Star Wars® fan on your gift list, an easy way to experience the full richness of the Star Wars universe with thousands of others online," said Jason Willig , senior director online for LucasArts. "The Complete Online Adventures delivers hundreds of hours of gameplay for a fantastic price, along with a bonus DVD filled with premium behind-the-scenes and fan-created content that any Star Wars fan will enjoy."

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