Instead of one huge Star Wars reveal at The Game Awards, we got two. In addition to Fate of the Old Republic, we got the announcement of a brand new racing game. Star Wars Galactic Racer is coming from Fuse Games, a studio staffed by former members of Criterion, famous for its work on Need for Speed and Burnout.
Your character, Shade, is a "lone racer with a dream of glory and revenge." They will battle a ruthless rival named Kester all across the galaxy far, far away. All of this action takes place in the little explored Galactic League, an unsanctioned racing circuit born in the lawless Outer Rim. Vehicles include landspeeders, speeder bikes, and thank George Lucas, podracers.
Fuse Games CEO Matt Webster released a statement explaining why he's excited about Star Wars: Galactic Racer and hopes we are too.
"For us, Star Wars has always represented the power of wonder – and racing is one of its most thrilling expressions,” Webster said. “With Star Wars: Galactic Racer, we wanted to reinvent what a racing game can be: adventurous, spectacular, and exhilarating. We want every race to feel alive with dynamic risk-reward choices, and every victory to feel incredible.”
Galactic Racer will include an original story driven campaign, and lots of multiplayer, and most importantly, more Sebulba! It's targeting a 2026 release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC. Most of the games shown at last night's award show are targeting 2026, and spoiler, not all of them will make it. But man, I hope this one does not.