Star Wars Galaxies®: The Complete Online Adventures
Now Available as a Premium Digital Download at IGN Entertainment’s Direct2Drive Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided®, all of the game’s expansion packs, bonus content, and an exclusive premium in-game item with purchase are now available via digital download.
LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment today announced that a premium digital version of
Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures is now available for download at
Direct2Drive, IGN Entertainment’s digital retail store, for $19.99 plus applicable taxes.
Premium Version:The Complete Online Adventures premium download features 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™, plus an exclusive in-game bonus item with purchase, your own J-Type 327 Nubian instant travel vehicle, seen in
Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace™ as Queen Amidala’s Royal Transport. In addition, Star Wars Galaxies subscribers automatically receive robust Chapter updates filled with exciting new content, features and gameplay enhancements accessible to players of all profession types and skill levels.
In addition to the hundreds of hours of gameplay, the digital download of
The Complete Online Adventures also features the following exclusive behind-the-scenes bonus content and dedicated
Complete Online Adventures in-game vehicle:
Interviews with Star Wars Galaxies producers, detailing the incredible art, characters and music 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;
A slide show of Star Wars Galaxies screenshots and never-before-seen concept art, all set to beautifully orchestrated in-game music;
An inside look at the cinematic trailers and commercial television ads produced for Star Wars Galaxies;
An in-game item for use while playing the game – a personal AT-RT vehicle as seen in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith™.
Standard Version:
In addition to the premium download available through Direct2Drive.com, a standard download of The Complete Online Adventures is also available through BestBuy.com, Comcast.com, Dell.com and FoxBroadcasting.com for residents of the United States. The standard version is also available through SkyTV.com for residents of the United Kingdom. The standard download of The Complete Online Adventures features all content provided within the premium download minus the J-Type 327 Nubian (Queen Amidala) instant travel vehicle.
About Star Wars Galaxies
Star Wars Galaxies is one of the longest-running and most popular online experiences, bringing gamers of all ages and skill levels together in the ultimate Star Wars® journey. Begin aboard the Millennium Falcon helping Han Solo and Chewbacca fend off the notorious Darth Vader. Along the way, join with Star Wars characters on missions that span across the galaxy. Ally with the Rebels to fight against the Galactic Empire, or join forces with the Dark Side and crush the Rebel scum. Heroic adventurers can seek their fortune in space or on the ground as a bounty hunter, smuggler, Jedi or a host of other unique Star Wars professions. The latest news and information on Star Wars Galaxies can be found on the community page at: www.starwarsgalaxies.com.
About Direct2Drive
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About IGN Entertainment
IGN Entertainment, a unit of Fox Interactive Media, Inc., is a leading Internet media and services provider focused on the videogame and entertainment enthusiast markets. Collectively, IGN's properties reached more than 30 million unique users worldwide in the month of July 2007, according to Internet audience measurement firm comScore Media Metrix. IGN's network of videogame-related properties (IGN.com, GameSpy, FilePlanet, TeamXbox, Direct2Drive and others), is the Web's number one videogame information destination and attracts one of the largest concentrated audiences of young males on the Internet. IGN also owns and operates the popular movie-related website, Rotten Tomatoes and one of the leading male lifestyle Websites, AskMen.com. In addition, IGN provides technology for online game play in videogames. IGN is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices throughout the U.S. and in Montreal.