Fuse Games Pitches 4-Vehicle Star Wars Racer as Burnout Paradise Successor
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Updated · Eurogamer.net · Jun 23
Fuse Games Pitches 4-Vehicle Star Wars Racer as Burnout Paradise Successor
1 articles · Updated · Eurogamer.net · Jun 23
Summary
Fuse Games says Star Wars: Galactic Racer is being built to push racing games forward, with former Burnout Paradise developers Matt Webster and Kieran Crimmins outlining that ambition at Summer Game Fest.
Webster argued the genre is missing “consequence,” saying rewind-heavy design weakens crashes and decision-making; Fuse wants choices around builds and race structure to carry more weight.
Crimmins pointed to the game’s depth and vehicle mix — including four Star Wars vehicles beyond standard cars — as part of the leap needed to make it feel transformative.
Both developers said Burnout Paradise worked because it fused arcade racing with open-world, social driving at a moment when few rivals were doing it, making its impact hard to replicate.
That legacy now frames Galactic Racer as Fuse’s attempt to catch “lightning in a bottle” again, this time inside a Star Wars setting.