Star Wars gamers gather to honour Carrie Fisher

Thousands of gamers have gathered online to honour the death of Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars. 

The most impressive celebrations took place in The Old Republic — a multiplayer role-playing game based in the Star Wars universe.

A video that emerged on Reddit shows players congregating in an area called House Organa, on the planet Alderaan, the ancestral home of Princess Leia. 

One player went so far as to create a new character which resembles Princess Leia in order to allow other players to pay homage to her.  Read more...