Star Wars Galaxies: Legends is about to hit a major milestone. The fan-driven MMO revival will celebrate its 10th anniversary on the 26th, and the team is kicking things off with a community event filled with riddles, nostalgia, and prizes. If you’ve spent time crafting, exploring, or running missions across the galaxy, now might be the perfect time to jump back in. A Decade of Galaxies Built by Fans To mark the upcoming anniversary, the SWG: Legends team has launched a special countdown event leading into their celebration party later this month. The message is simple:Ten years of keeping Star Wars Galaxies alive deserves something fun — and a little mysterious. As part of the celebration, the team will release one new riddle each day for seven days, all inspired by the history, milestones, and community memories that shaped SWG: Legends over the past decade. Your Mission: Solve the Riddles…
Star Wars fan projects
Star Wars: Dark Forces II Gets a Gorgeous Unreal Engine 5 Remake – Kyle Katarn Returns in HD Glory
In a galaxy where AAA Star Wars games can take years to develop and mods carry the franchise’s soul on their pixelated backs, one brave fan has decided to do what Lucasfilm won’t: bring Kyle Katarn back in style. That’s right—Star Wars: Dark Forces II, the beloved 1997 FPS-slash-Jedi-origin-story, is being remade in Unreal Engine 5 by a dedicated modder, and it looks absolutely stunning. Cue the nostalgia, sharpen your lightsabers, and prepare to shoot first and ask questions later. Dark Forces II: The Cult Classic That Laid the Jedi Groundwork Before Jedi: Survivor, before The Force Unleashed, there was Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight—a gritty, groundbreaking game where you played as Kyle Katarn, a former Imperial turned mercenary turned Jedi who’s basically what you’d get if Han Solo and Obi-Wan had a grumpy lovechild. The game combined: In short, Dark Forces II was the moment Star Wars gaming got…
Battlefront III Alpha Mod: The Star Wars Sequel We Never Got—Until Now
It’s official—sort of. Star Wars Battlefront III is here, but not from EA or DICE. Instead, a passionate team of modders has stepped in to deliver what many longtime players have been craving for over a decade: the Battlefront III Alpha Mod, a fan-made reimagining of the canceled sequel, now available as a full-scale overhaul of Battlefront II (2017). This isn’t just a couple of new skins or retextured maps. This is the next best thing to the real Battlefront III—if not better, depending on who you ask. What Is the Battlefront III Alpha Mod? Crafted by a dedicated group known as the Battlefront III Team, this PC-exclusive mod is a sweeping conversion of Battlefront II (2017). Their goal? To finally bring to life the legacy of the ill-fated Battlefront III that was once in development under Free Radical. And to be clear—no, this isn’t an official game. If it…