One of the saddest parts of gaming is finally saying goodbye to one of your favourite games.

This is what thousands of gamers did on 1 July, when the Planetside servers were shutdown for good.

Friends and foes alike stood side by side for the event, with the 13-year long war (the game launched in May 2003) drawing to a close as a massive meteor shower finally claimed the game world.

You watch the final moments before the server shut down ,and some of the best moments from the final day, in the video below:

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