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The podracing scene in The Phantom Menace is one of my favorite movie sequences ever. It’s just so dang cool: The futuristic racers tear over treacherous Tatooine terrain while various Star Wars aliens bark at each other in incomprehensible sci-fi languages. Eventually a young Anakin Skywalker proves his mettle by clawing his way from the back of the pack to win the race, which left an impression on me when I first saw it at 10 years old. I always wished I could pilot a podracer myself. Over the past several days, I’ve been able to live out that dream thanks to Star Wars: Galactic Racer, which takes everything from that brilliant scene and packs it into a thrilling video game. In Galactic Racer’s campaign, you play as Shade, a cargo pilot who gets a shot at racing in the underground Galactic League circuit to eventually challenge the smarmy champion Kestar Bool. The game is basically a roguelike. You start a run (called a “tour”) by picking between a few different vehicles — though you don’t get to drive a podracer until partway through the campaign — and selecting various perks that can influence your style of play.

Racer Entertainment Village is a cutting-edge, mixed-use entertainment district that will be located on 32 acres within the footprint of the athletics sports park and will be brought to life with input from city and state leadership, along with members of the Murray-Calloway County and campus community. Racer Entertainment Village is designed to establish a long-term vision for a vibrant campus district that strengthens the University's identity through a live-work-play-cheer mixed-used experience. The visionary development reflects Murray State's ongoing commitment to implementing a sustainable model of athletics to impact the community and region through innovative and transformative experiences that will serve Racer Nation for generations to come. Racer Entertainment Village will be able to evolve over time through thoughtful integration of athletics, housing, hospitality, commercial opportunities and other complementary developments that strengthen campus life while supporting the University's strategic priorities and positioning the department with a sustainable ecosystem with access to future NIL opportunities and other competitive resources.

Official Athletics Website of the Murray State Racers Donate Now Racer Sports & Entertainment, LLC, is a University-affiliated auxiliary enterprise designed to manage assets, develop new commercial capabilities and create long-term value for Murray State. The new enterprise will operate with commercial agility that will further current efforts to maximize new revenue opportunities, enhance the fan experience, and strategically position Racer Athletics in the rapidly evolving landscape of intercollegiate athletics. Racer Sports & Entertainment will focus on:Strategic InvestmentsRevenue Generation & LicensingReal Estate Development (Including Private/Public Partnerships)Premium HospitalityEntertainment Programming (Events/Concerts/Festivals)Media & Digital ContentIntellectual Property CommercializationInnovative Corporate PartnershipsThe enterprise will also build Murray State Athletics’ Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) infrastructure to support student-athlete entrepreneurial development, giving them a competitive advantage in the marketplace.