Will Sawyer
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Guides Editor @ GamesRadar+ and “pathetic Stasis coward” | Words: GameRant, gamingbible | (he/him)
Spoke to Matt and Kieran from @fusegames.com and Craig from Lucasfilm Games about innovating on the arcade racer and racing with some proper teeth! www.gamesradar.com/games/racing...
How Burnout devs came full circle for Star Wars: Galactic Racer to bring the edge back into racing
Fuse Games' Matt Webster and Kieran Crimmins join Lucasfilm Games' Craig Derrick to chat resurrecting the arcade racer.
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25 years after Burnout, Star Wars: Galactic Racer boss says "we are asking way more" from players www.gamesradar.com/games/racing...
25 years after Burnout, Star Wars: Galactic Racer studio lead says "we are asking way more out of players" than "we've ever done" because modern players are built different
"Modern gamers can manage a greater amount of cognitive load," says Fuse Games CEO Matt Webster
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Now that Galactic Racer is out, check out Will's great dive into how the roguelike mechanics really help this one soar.
Will Sawyer@willsawyer.bsky.social · 2w agoI thought Galactic Racer looked awesome from the moment it was announced and it is indeed awesome, to the point that I wondered why fusing arcade racing with roguelike mechanics hasn't really been done before in a big way
At the pub quiz, one of the questions was about the mask of which character being used for Michael Myers in Halloween and, in a potentially incredible Freudian slip, the quizmaster accidentally said the answer was Charlie Kirk instead of Captain Kirk
Three multiplayer races (not counting the times I got my shit rocked in the review sessions), three wins, time to retire.
I thought Galactic Racer looked awesome from the moment it was announced and it is indeed awesome, to the point that I wondered why fusing arcade racing with roguelike mechanics hasn't really been done before in a big way
GamesRadar+@gamesradarplus.bsky.social · 2w agoStar Wars: Galactic Racer review: "True to its Burnout legacy, blisteringly fast space racing keeps me coming back to the grid" www.gamesradar.com/games/racing...
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is fantastic. One of the best post-LucasArts SW games and straight-up the finest and most inventive arcade racer in ages. The roguelite elements are in perfect balance with pure, raw skill behind the wheel. My review for @gamewatcher.com: www.gamewatcher.com/star-wars-ga...
Star Wars: Galactic Racer PS5 Review
Fuse Games' debut is spectacular, thrilling, and inventive in the right places. At its core, Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a throwback to simpler times, but it's got both the ingredients and the execut...
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Star Wars: Galactic Racer is the shot in the arm the arcade racing genre has been waiting for. Fast, frenetic, and fun. It's a reminder of what the genre can be when it is willing to push boundaries and the speed limit. My review: www.gamerguides.com/star-wars-ga...
I thought Galactic Racer looked awesome from the moment it was announced and it is indeed awesome, to the point that I wondered why fusing arcade racing with roguelike mechanics hasn't really been done before in a big way
GamesRadar+@gamesradarplus.bsky.social · 2w agoStar Wars: Galactic Racer review: "True to its Burnout legacy, blisteringly fast space racing keeps me coming back to the grid" www.gamesradar.com/games/racing...
Star Wars: Galactic Racer review: "True to its Burnout legacy, blisteringly fast space racing keeps me coming back to the grid" www.gamesradar.com/games/racing...
Star Wars: Galactic Racer review: "True to its Burnout legacy, blisteringly fast space racing keeps me coming back to the grid"
The most dangerous, satisfying, and immersive racing game I've played
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Hire Ashely for her extremely good words and invaluable voice. Ashley is truly one of the most talented writers out there, and I’ve always greatly admired her work (even before she was at GR+). I never tire of reading her insightful, passionate words, and she’s such a wonderful person to work with
ashley bardhan@ashleybardhan.bsky.social · 2w agois there a better word than devastated? (shattered? fly-swatted?) anyway i've been laid off. i joined gamesradar+ as a freelancer in 2023, and the site had my lifelong admiration by the time i became a senior writer in 2024. i'll miss it lmk if u need a creepy🧟♀️ gurl: ashleybardhan(at)gmail(dot)com
Ashley is genuinely one of the best to do it - great to read, fantastic to edit, and always with a unique perspective you simply can't get elsewhere.
ashley bardhan@ashleybardhan.bsky.social · 2w agois there a better word than devastated? (shattered? fly-swatted?) anyway i've been laid off. i joined gamesradar+ as a freelancer in 2023, and the site had my lifelong admiration by the time i became a senior writer in 2024. i'll miss it lmk if u need a creepy🧟♀️ gurl: ashleybardhan(at)gmail(dot)com
Hire Ashley. I'm just learning of this change while on vacation. Ashley was an invaluable part of the GamesRadar+ US news team and regularly contributed outside her byline and to other verticals. The site will be worse without her.
ashley bardhan@ashleybardhan.bsky.social · 2w agois there a better word than devastated? (shattered? fly-swatted?) anyway i've been laid off. i joined gamesradar+ as a freelancer in 2023, and the site had my lifelong admiration by the time i became a senior writer in 2024. i'll miss it lmk if u need a creepy🧟♀️ gurl: ashleybardhan(at)gmail(dot)com
is there a better word than devastated? (shattered? fly-swatted?) anyway i've been laid off. i joined gamesradar+ as a freelancer in 2023, and the site had my lifelong admiration by the time i became a senior writer in 2024. i'll miss it lmk if u need a creepy🧟♀️ gurl: ashleybardhan(at)gmail(dot)com
Check out the list and cast your vote! Once again happy to be part of the judging panel, which is reason alone this is the best gaming awards show of the year.
GamesRadar+@gamesradarplus.bsky.social · 3w ago007: First Light, Big Walk, and Resident Evil: Requiem lead the Golden Joystick Awards nominations www.gamesradar.com/games/007-fi...
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Destiny lives and Bungie are committing to unvaulting everything that went away, holy shit
Bungie@bungie.net · 3w agoToday, we’re sharing more about the future of Bungie, including our plans for Destiny, Marathon, and how we’re changing the way we work. youtu.be/asnrQ1UoBQM Read more on Bungie.net: bung.ie/bungiefuture
Hi, yes hello. Would you like to play a game featuring Wolverine that's more than just Fine as most of today's reviews suggest? HAVE I GOT THE GAME FOR YOU! www.theverge.com/23490255/mar...
Marvel’s Midnight Suns is an unexpected triumph of tactics and friendship
Unfortunately, you can’t romance anybody.
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There is just something A Bit Odd about Wolverine. My biggest criticism is that it’s narratively all over the place, and the three clear acts feel very awkwardly cobbled together with too much going on. That and the combat becoming a bit monotonous make it just a very ehhhh… game
Leon Hurley@leonhurley.bsky.social · last mo.My secret conspiracy theory is the MCU suddenly reviving X-Men messed it all up because they didn't want another property setting the tone for the characters, and Insomniac had to rework a ton of stuff last minute.
I wasn’t too hot on Big Walk for the first few hours - fun enough, sure, but felt like it had been overhyped. Finished it last night and its definitely a GOTY contender for me because of that beautiful ending 🥲
Only played a couple of games but so far The Duskbloods is quite fun but also incredibly weird. It’s like an extremely complicated small-scale battle royale where every is called blood, dusk, night something something
Was loading into my first grail fight and just got booted out ffs ;________________;
