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Control the fate of the galaxy in Petroglyph's first RTS title STAR WARS: EMPIRE AT WAR.

Set a few years before the events of Episode IV A New Hope, the game will let players rewrite history as well as experience the aftermath of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, the creation of the Rebel Alliance, and Darth Vader's rise to power.

Using an entirely new game engine, the game will feature beautifully rendered land and space battles set on over 50 memorable planets such as Hoth, Tatooine and Dagobah as well as never-before-seen environments taken directly from the Star Wars films and expanded universe novels. In the game, players can choose to join either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire, building and setting up tactical forces that can be unleashed on the enemy in real-time 3D. All of the gameplay and action within Star Wars Empire at War is a persistent, meaning that strategic and tactical elements from previous events will have a permanent effect on the galaxy.

As players build, manage and progress their space and ground-based units, troops and vehicles, memorable Star Wars hero characters will begin playing a role in key situations. In addition to the single player campaign mode, the game will include a two-player Empire vs. Rebellion mode and up to eight player online skirmish modes.

Released in February 2006, Empire at War went on to be the 4th biggest selling PC title of the year. The Expansion, Forces of Corruption was relased in October 2006, bringing a new faction - the Zann Consortium, full of new toys and tactics.