Well, well, well. A few days ago, Star Wars: Galactic Racer appeared to accidentally show its hand on Steam. A release date and pre-order details briefly surfaced, pointing to an October 6, 2026 launch. We covered the leak, grabbed the screenshots, and said the evidence looked pretty convincing. Now Lucasfilm has made it official. According to StarWars.com’s new release date announcement, Star Wars: Galactic Racer will launch worldwide on October 6, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. So yes: our original Galactic Racer leak report was right on the money. Not that we’re smug about it. We are, of course, deeply professional. From Steam Slip-Up to Official Confirmation The first hint came when the Steam page briefly displayed marketing and pre-order images that included the October 6 date. Those details disappeared quickly, but not before the internet did what the internet does best: screenshot first, ask questions…
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Star Wars: Galactic Racer’s Internal Codename Appears to Have Been Project Griffin
A small but interesting detail has surfaced around Star Wars: Galactic Racer — and it looks like the game’s internal codename may have been Project Griffin. The clearest clue comes from the game’s public Epic Games Store listing. While the store page now uses the final title Star Wars: Galactic Racer, several of the page’s image assets are still labeled with filenames that include “Project Griffin”, such as Project Griffin-1qqie and Project Griffin-1fa8k. That is usually the kind of leftover internal naming you see when marketing materials move from development to storefront rollout. A Small Leak Hiding in Plain Sight This is not a dramatic Lucasfilm reveal, obviously. It is more the kind of tiny development detail that slips through because no one bothered to rename every backend asset before the page went live. But that is also what makes it useful. This is not rumor stacked on rumor. It…
Star Wars: Galactic Racer Interview Reveals Story Mode, New Mechanics, and Why It’s Not Open World
Following the recent gameplay reveal for Star Wars: Galactic Racer, the developers at Fuse Games have shared a huge amount of new information about how the game works — from its story-driven campaign to new racing mechanics and why the team deliberately avoided making it open world. A major new interview has revealed key details about Star Wars Galactic Racer, including story mode, gameplay systems, and why it avoids open-world racing. Built by Former Burnout and Need for Speed Developers Galactic Racer is the first project from British studio Fuse Games, founded in 2023 by former Criterion developers — the team behind Burnout and several Need for Speed titles. That racing DNA is central to the project. “We always play to our strengths… a shared love for thrilling, fast arcade racing games and a shared love for the Star Wars universe.” The idea for the game came from combining those…