Star Wars: The Old Republic's next expansion introduces 24-player dogfights in space

It’s a crime against us all that no one is making a new X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter. While we might never get another standalone entry in the Star Wars dogfighting genre, BioWare is bringing ship-to-ship combat to Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Today, developer BioWare is revealing the next expansion to its Star Wars massively multiplayer online game called Galactic Starfighter. It introduces 12-on-12 dogfights in a free update. Players can fight for either the Galactic Republic or Sith Empire and customize their ship and loadout. Players can outfit their ships to perform scout or gunship roles, for example.