The original game was released in 2006, while the Gold Pack launched in 2010. Real-time strategy game Star Wars: Empire at War supported online battles as well. Its online features introduced battles with support for up to 64 players as well as five game modes, including Capture the Flag.
Shooter Star Wars: Battlefront 2 was released for Windows PC in 2005. 'We regret any disappointment as a result of the shutdown of the services supporting these online features.'īoth games were featured in the Star Wars Day sale last week. 'As of May 31, 2014, online functionality, including network multiplayer and wireless chat, will no longer be available for this title,' the Steam page reads. Two more titles - Star Wars: Battlefront 2 and Star Wars: Empire at War: Gold Pack - will go offline on May 31 due to GameSpy's shutdown, according to both games' Steam page.