Star Wars is officially heading back to the fast lane. A brand-new racing game titled Star Wars: Galactic Racer has been announced, with a confirmed 2026 release window. After years of fans asking whether Star Wars would ever return to high-speed racing gameplay, the answer is finally yes—and this time, it’s going galactic. What Is Star Wars: Galactic Racer? Unlike classic podracing titles that focused on a single sport or era, Star Wars: Galactic Racer is being positioned as a galaxy-spanning racing experience. The emphasis appears to be on high-stakes competition across the Outer Rim, with dangerous tracks, outlaw racers, and escalating risk-and-reward mechanics. Early descriptions point toward a runs-based structure, where races aren’t just about finishing first—they’re about survival, momentum, and pushing your luck. Lose everything, or escape with massive winnings. It’s a racing game built around tension, not just lap times. Not Just Podracing While the word Racer…
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Star Wars Episode I: Racer – Celebrating the Podracing Classic That Still Holds the Throttle
Back in 1999, a little thing called Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace hit theaters. Among the many things it brought to the Star Wars universe—like double-bladed lightsabers and midichlorians—was one particularly thrilling scene: the podrace on Tatooine. If you watched that and thought, I need to do that… minus the risk of fiery explosions, then Star Wars Episode I: Racer was your ticket to speed. Released on this day in 1999, Star Wars Episode I: Racer threw players right into the pilot seat of Anakin Skywalker’s podracer, letting them blast through the canyons of Tatooine, dodge asteroids on Ando Prime, and squeeze through the narrow tubes of Oovo IV. It was blisteringly fast, occasionally frustrating, and absolutely iconic. The Fastest Game in the Galaxy Back in the late ’90s, the idea of racing at 600 miles per hour through desert canyons wasn’t just ambitious—it was practically ludicrous….