Galactic Racer’ Is Dashing Into Our Hearts

Star Wars has a beloved and peculiar historical past with racing video games, from the enduring Racer and its sequel to the weird Tremendous Bombad Racing. That legacy is rising subsequent yr with the discharge of a brand-new racing recreation, Galactic Racer.

If you happen to thought Destiny of the Outdated Republic was going to be the one shocker from the galaxy far, far-off on the Recreation Awards tonight, Lucasfilm and Fuse Video games introduced Star Wars: Galactic Racer, a brand new racing recreation set after the occasions of the unique Star Wars trilogy.

Described as a “runs-based” racing recreation, Galactic Racer will see gamers forged as Shade, a racer who joins the Galactic League, an underground racing circuit bankrolled by the legal syndicates of the Outer Rim. There, Shade finds a rival in Kestar, who needs to make use of the legal pull of the League to additional his personal energy. Additionally, Sebulba’s right here! One way or the other, everybody returned.

In addition to a single-player story marketing campaign, Galactic Racer may also function a PVP mode the place gamers construct their very own repulsorcraft and fame alike in opposition to different gamers.

“From the start, Star Wars has drawn inspiration from racing tradition, from podracing to high-speed chases throughout the galaxy,” stated Douglas Reilly, Lucasfilm Video games VP stated in an announcement. “With Star Wars: Galactic Racer, the group at Fuse Video games has captured that spirit and elevated it into a completely new type of racing journey. We will’t look ahead to followers to expertise it.”

Galactic Racer releases for PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection S and X, and PC someday in 2026.

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