Star Wars Galaxies Refuses to Die: The Emulator Community 13 Years After Shutdown
Star Wars Galaxies launched in 2003 and was shut down by Sony Online Entertainment on December 15, 2011 — the same day that Star Wars: The Old Republic went live. For the 300,000 remaining subscribers, it was a gut punch. Their galaxy was being replaced. Thirteen years later, SWG is more alive than it has […]
The Day Club Penguin Died: How a Community of 200 Million Refused to Let Go
On March 29, 2017, Disney pulled the plug on Club Penguin, the beloved virtual world that had been a childhood staple for an entire generation. The official servers went dark after 12 years of operation. Over 200 million accounts had been created during its lifetime. For most companies, that would be the end of the […]