Star Wars: Galactic Racer | Hands-On Previews and Interviews
The Summer Game Fest hands-on embargo lifted today and the first wave of previews is live. I sat down with IGN alongside Fuse Games creative director Kieran Crimmins to talk about Burnout’s influence on the game (video above), and spent the day talking to press with Fuse co-founder Matt Webster.
What I told IGN: “It was a pretty quick yes. We have wanted to make a new Star Wars racing game for a long, long time. Fuse Games came in with an exciting pitch, but the pitch wasn’t Star Wars Burnout. It was: what can we do with a Star Wars racing game that hasn’t been seen before? How do we tell another exciting new story?”
To Metro, on why now: “We haven’t done a Star Wars racing game in over 20 years. Racing is a huge component of all Star Wars storytelling. It felt like the right time to bring back racing to Star Wars in an exciting new story.” And on the setting: “The Empire’s fallen. Where did the pilots go? Where did the mechanics go? All that machinery built for war now gets turned into racers.”
To VGC, with tongue firmly in cheek: “We like to think that Burnout ripped off Episode One crashing. We’ve returned.” Inspired by it. Not ripped off.
The previews:
Metro: “Star Wars: Galactic Racer hands-on preview, this is not just podracing” https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/23/star-wars-galactic-racer-hands-on-preview-this-not-just-podracing-28894176/
VGC: “I think Star Wars: Galactic Racer might be the Burnout revival I’ve waited decades for” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/i-think-star-wars-galactic-racer-might-be-the-burnout-revival-ive-waited-decades-for/
Polygon: “Galactic Racer wants to tell a post-war story grounded in real racing history” https://www.polygon.com/star-wars-galactic-racer-interview/
GamesRadar+: “Roguelikes and racing are a match made in heaven” https://www.gamesradar.com/games/racing/star-wars-galactic-racer-proves-that-roguelikes-and-racing-are-a-match-made-in-heaven-and-its-bringing-white-knuckle-consequences-back-to-the-genre/
Shacknews: “Galactic Racer expands the universe beyond podracing” https://www.shacknews.com/article/149727/star-wars-galactic-racer-preview-sgf-2026
