Star Wars: Galactic Racer

‘We have to be accurate’: Star Wars Galactic Racer boss explains why Anakin Skywalker is missing at launch

"Who knows," Fuse Games CEO Matt Webster said when asked if Anakin will turn up

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Star Wars Galactic Racer gameplay: New footage of podracing and the game’s single-player campaign

Check out this new gameplay of Star Wars: Galactic Racer

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I Expected Star Wars: Galactic Racer to Feel Dangerous, but Was Surprised by the Depth of Its Roguelike Campaign

We've been hands-on with Star Wars: Galactic Racer's fast and furious roguelike campaign, and it's looking a game changer for racing games.

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With Star Wars: Galactic Racer, former Burnout devs have built on N64 and PS2 classics to make what they call "the purest expression of gaming"

"Racing is crying out for a bit of consequence," says Matt Webster, Fuse Games' founder and CEO, and former general manager at Burnout and Need For Speed developer Criterion. "Crashing is consequence - not just the visual and the audio spectacle of it; we learn something from it. It's tough to have consequence when you've got a rewind button."

Star Wars: Galactic Racer has a lot more Slay the Spire DNA than I expected, because its ex-Burnout devs wanted to add 'real consequence' to each race

High speed racing and roguelike unlocks are wrapped up in a Star Wars story.

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Star Wars: Galactic Racer hands-on report

Even back in the 1977 original film, Star Wars has always been a universe full of vehicles that move at incredible speeds. While its spaceships are famously fast — just ask anyone about the Millennium Falcon’s record-breaking Kessel Run — its land vehicles might be more impressive as they tear through forests and canyons at […]

Star Wars Racer Uses All of Unreal Engine 5's Fancy Features - At 60fps on PS5

And PS5 Pro improves things further. I didn’t mention it as much as I perhaps should have in my preview, but I was truly taken aback by Star Wars: Galactic Racer’s visuals when I went hands-on last week. Testing unfinished code on base PS5 hardware, the presentation utterly astonished me – I know most games look good these days, but the quality of the environments left my jaw agape a couple of times. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Round Up: The Previews Are In For Star Wars: Galactic Racer

Now this is *checks notes* PODRACING! In a galaxy not too far from where we're based in the UK, multiple outlets were treated to an exclusive first preview of Star Wars: Galactic Racer. For those unaware of the upcoming podracer from Fuse Games, it's described as a "high-stakes reinvention of racing" featuring a story-driven campaign and PvP multiplayer modes. Read the full article on purexbox.com

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"The combinations are in the trillions": Star Wars Galactic Racer’s creative director on speeder specialisation, storycrafting, and having “a bit of a smash”

“It's okay to give people a bit of a smash,” Star Wars: Galactic Racer creative director Kieran Crimmins reassured me, after I asked the ex-Criterion Games dev whether rubbin’ is as viable a way of racing as it was in Burnout, the rowdy racing series his former home’s arguably best known for. "I don't think we'd ever really want to make an arcade racer without some of that fun in it."

Preview: Star Wars: Galactic Racer's physics-based destructive tech and high-speed DNA shows promise

Now this is podracing! Jet-boosting into this year's Summer Games Fest, Star Wars: Galactic Racer represents a bold new arcade-style project from the newly formed Fuse Games. While the studio is fresh, the team's pedigree is anything but; it reunites key personnel from the legendary Criterion Games, bringing a wealth of experience from the Burnout series and Star Wars: Battlefront. Having gone hands-on with a preview build on the base PlayStation 5, it is clear that the team is aiming for their

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I think Star Wars: Galactic Racer might be the Burnout revival I’ve waited decades for

Fuse and Lucasfilm Games discuss Galactic Racer's high-octane action and surprisingly deep story mode

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"It's like lightning in a bottle" - Star Wars Galactic Racer devs spill the beans on why it's so hard to make a game as good as Burnout Paradise

There are a rare few racing games as good as Burnout Paradise. You could argue there aren't any, though the competition for the number one spot is fierce. The game is such a classic it begs the question: Why hasn't anyone been able to make a racer quite as good since? Only a few people on this planet could answer such a question.

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Star Wars: Galactic Racer May Be What F-Zero Fans Have Been Waiting For

Star Wars: Galactic Racer is the latest spiritual successor to a classic Star Wars game, and it's one F-Zero fans may want to pay close attention to.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer – The First Preview

Not only were my fears of the roguelite loop unfounded, but the Burnout roots baked into developer Fuse Games’s DNA was joyously evident in every moment I spent on the track with Star Wars: Galactic Racer. And the times I wasn’t going hundreds of miles per hour when I was on foot did a great job of further Star Wars-ifying my experience. I’m incredibly optimistic about what I’ve seen from this long overdue spiritual successor to Episode 1: Pod Racer, and I can’t wait to play more of it.

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How Star Wars: Galactic Racer Turns Podracing into a Challenging Roguelite

The post How Star Wars: Galactic Racer Turns Podracing into a Challenging Roguelite appeared first on XBOX Wire.

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Preview: 5 Things That Surprised Me Playing Star Wars: Galactic Racer on PS5

Now THIS is podracing. Last week, I travelled to a galaxy far, far away to play Star Wars: Galactic Racer on the PS5 – well it was just Fuse Games’ head office in sunny Guildford, actually, but I needed an exciting intro. If you don’t know about the UK games industry, Guildford – just outside of London – is a bit of a hotspot of talent. I noticed Baldur’s Gate 3 dev Larian has a space in the same office complex as Fuse Games, while the likes of Media Molecule and EA aren’t too far away. Read the

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Star Wars: Galactic Racer let me play podracer ping-pong, though its high-stakes roguelike gauntlet feels more tuned for pace-focused speeder freaks

“You race like a poodoo!” podracer Ben Quadinaros, a large bit of snot whose body is 60% face, yells as we sweep through a turn side-by-side. “Right,” I think as I begin to channel my inner Dale Earnhardt, “you’re going in the wall”. The blatant side-swipe that dashes Ben and his gangly craft against the rocks of the narrow trench also wipes me out. Usually in this sort of situation I’d respawn unrepentant, but Star Wars: Galactic Racer’s geared to force you to consider any carelessness and rue

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Sebulba and a whole bunch of other Glup Shittos appear in the first story trailer for Star Wars: Galactic Racer

Oh, there's a story? I was hoping it would just be racing.

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Star Wars: Galactic Racer Looks Like the Scrappy Arcade Racing Game I've Been Waiting For

Check out the new trailer. I don't know about you, but I've really missed the kind of aggressive, crazy-fast arcade racing games of yesteryear. Fortunately, it seems Star Wars Galactic Racer is shaping up to scratch that itch. Check out this new trailer, which definitely has shades of Burnout in among all the Star Wars stuff: Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Star Wars: Galactic Racer - Here’s What Comes in Each Edition

Everything you need to know to preorder Star Wars: Galactic Racer, including release date, preorder bonuses, and what comes in each edition.

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Days after Star Wars: Galactic Racer's release date leaked, Fuse Games makes it official with Deluxe and Collector's edition details

After an earlier leak, we now have an official release date for Star Wars: Galactic Racer, the high-stakes, runs-based racing adventure set in a galaxy far, far away from developer Fuse Games .

Star Wars Galactic Racer Brings Its 'High-Stakes Reinvention Of Racing' To Xbox In October 2026

Pre-orders are now available. In addition to the Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announcement that kicked off The Game Awards 2025, it was later revealed that Star Wars Galactic Racer is coming to Xbox Series X and S in 2026, and we reckon it's gonna be great! This is the third podracing-style game after the original Star Wars Episode 1: Racer and the PS2's Star Wars Racer Revenge, with Galactic Racer being developed by the team at Fuse Games - a studio that's made up of developers that have

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Star Wars: Galactic Racer Release Date Officially Revealed for October

It's almost time to take to the track once again, because Star Wars: Galactic Racer now has an official release date.

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STAR WARS: Galactic Racer releases October 6

It has been confirmed today that STAR WARS: Galactic Racer is set for launch on October 6th, and you can pre-purchase it now too. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Confirms an October 2026 Release Date on PS5

Now it's official. You will be playing Star Wars: Galactic Racer on PS5 from 6th October 2026, if a temporary update to the game's Steam page is to be believed. Over the weekend, the PC platform had the release date displayed publicly, but it has been pulled in the time since. Wario64 captured the date, along with its Deluxe Edition contents, as seen below: If you opt for the Deluxe Edition, you get the following on top of the base game and a pre-order bonus of a ship skin and player banner: Rea

Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches October 6

Star Wars: Galactic Racer will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam … Source

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Star Wars: Galactic Racer Leak Points to PS5 Podracing in October

Release date uploaded to Steam. You will be playing Star Wars: Galactic Racer on PS5 from 6th October 2026, if a temporary update to the game's Steam page is to be believed. Over the weekend, the PC platform had the release date displayed publicly, but it has been pulled in the time since. Wario64 captured the date, along with its Deluxe Edition contents, as seen below: If you opt for the Deluxe Edition, you get the following on top of the base game and a pre-order bonus of a ship skin and playe

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Chuba! Star Wars: Galactic Racer's release date has been accidentally revealed early

Update: Well, there it is, Star Wars: Galactic Racer's release on October 6th, 2026 has been officially confirmed. Here's the date reveal trailer.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer release date leaked on Steam

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Someone accidentally leaked Star Wars: Galactic Racer's release date on Steam

It looks like Star Wars: Galactic Racer will release on 6th October, 2026.

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Star Wars: Galactic Racer Release Date Seemingly Leaked on Steam

Star Wars: Galactic Racer, the upcoming arcade racing game featuring podracers, speeder bikes, landspeeders, and more fast rides from the Star Wars universe will apparently be released on October 6. The release date was posted to Steam and quickly removed.

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