http://www.zam.com/ ZAM gaming news rss feed http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20641 <p>Sony Online Entertainment announced today in a press release that more than three million user-created quests have been made in Star Wars Galaxies using the Chronicle Master system since its launch just over a month ago. This number includes one individual who has created more than 6,000 playable quests! That's definitely a dedicated player.</p> <p>In addition, the Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures Premium Plus Pack is now available on <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/24170/" target="_blank">Steam</a> and <a href="http://www.direct2drive.com/8745/product/Buy-Star-Wars-Galaxies:-The-Complete-Online-Adventures-Premium-Plus-Pack-Download" target="_blank">Direct2Drive</a> for 50% off for a limited time. Players who purchase the pack through these sites will receive three exclusive <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/posts/list.m?topic_id=1021664" target="_blank">in-game vehicles</a>, including an AT-RT, a Queen Amidala Transport Ship and a General Grievous Wheel Bike.</p> http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20437 <p>You can read the full patch notes for hotfix 14.5 after the jump and discuss the game in our <a href="http://swg.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=16" target="_blank">Star Wars Galaxies forum</a>.</p><br/><a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20437">View in full...</a> http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20120 <p>Also, the <a href="http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/buddy/galactic.vm" target="_blank">Galactic Buddy Initiative</a> ends tomorrow at 11:59 p.m. PDT, so invite your friends to play Star Wars Galaxies as soon as possible to earn various rewards, including an exclusive Light-Bending Podracer. A biological disaster is the best time to invite your friends into the game, right?</p><br/><a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20120">View in full...</a> http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20089 <p>The costumes last for 30 minutes unless you enter space or combat. If you don't like a costume, you can cancel the effect and get a new one in a few minutes. Try scaring various NPCs, but don't be surprised when droids and some celebrities aren't shocked by your costume. Keep reading after the jump for more information about the event, including a FAQ section.</p><br/><a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20089">View in full...</a> http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19984 <p>Speaking of the Death Troopers update, Star Wars Galaxies will be featured in a full-page ad in the upcoming "Death Troopers" <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Troopers-Joe-Schreiber/dp/0345509625" target="_blank">novel</a> by Joe Schreiber. Tyson expects it may draw some readers to the MMO, but only time will tell. Tyson's full letter can be found after the jump.</p><br/><a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19984">View in full...</a> http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19781 <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 6px;" src="http://www.zam.com/Im/Image/142561.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="167" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;">Sony Online Entertainment is asking Star Wars Galaxies players to help recruit new members of the Rebel, Imperial and neutral forces as part of the Galactic Civil War. To participate in the <a href="http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/buddy/galactic.vm" target="_blank">Buddy Initiative</a>, all you need to do is have your friend download the 14-day <a href="http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/buddy/SWG_122.exe" target="_blank">free trial</a> and try out the game. Once they convert their trial account to an active account, both of you will receive rewards.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">The new recruit will get a Holocron of Knowledge that will raise any new character to level 50. The veteran buddy will get a token that can be claimed for one of four rewards, including an exclusive Light Bending Gasgano Podracer. A veteran player can get all four rewards on one character by inviting four friends to play Star Wars Galaxies. The offer ends on Oct. 15 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.</p> http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19685 </div><br/><a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19685">View in full...</a> http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19578 <p>In addition to working on the Star Wars Galaxies updates, The SOE Austin studio hosted <a href="http://www.llts.org/" target="_blank">the Syndicate</a>, the oldest guild in the history of online gaming, last month and Tyson demoed Chronicles for the group. "I created and ran a quest called 'Amuse the Syndicate' which required the player to destroy a massive number of bugs in order to amuse the guild. Upon completion you received a congratulations comm message from the big man himself, Jabba the Hutt," Tyson wrote.</p><br/><a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19578">View in full...</a> http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19543 <p>Is Sony Online Entertainment working on another Star Wars MMO? According to <a href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/73904" target="_blank">Ten Ton Hammer</a>, an inside source at the <a href="http://www.zam.com/news/tags/PAX_09" target="_blank">Penny Arcade Expo</a> has confirmed that SOE has partnered with LucasArts to launch a Star Wars game set during the Clone Wars. Apparently the game will use the browser-based Free Realms engine and will most likely be targeted toward casual players.</p> <p>Ten Ton Hammer doesn't believe the new game will attempt to compete with BioWare's upcoming <a href="http://www.zam.com/game.html?game=236" target="_blank">Star Wars: The Old Republic</a> MMO. It is more likely that the game will be based on the <a href="http://www.starwars.com/clonewars/site/index.html" target="_blank">Clone Wars</a> CGI movie and animated series.</p> <p>So what are your thoughts on the possibility of another SOE Star Wars MMO? Would you play it? What would such a move mean for Star Wars Galaxies? Only time will tell. It's also best to consider this bit of news as a rumor until SOE confirms it as truth.</p> http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19252 <p>Basically, the update just adds some Engineering Trader fixes, makes it so the Anakin Skywalker Replica Cybernetic Forearm can be bio-linked, and lets you craft Cybernetic Arms and Legs with two sockets. You can read the full <a href="http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/en_US/players/content.vm?page=Current%20Chapter#gu121" target="_blank">release notes</a> after the jump.</p><br/><a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19252">View in full...</a>