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News Oreca 03 LMP2 licence secured for Project CARS

Slightly Mad Studios has announced a very tasty new acquisition for the still-in-closed beta Project CARS: the official licence for the Oreca 03 LMP2 endurance prototype racing car. From the details that have been provided so far, two variants of the Oreca will eventually be available in the retail version of Project CARS – the […]

News GT Academy 2013 finals spot up for grabs at O2 ‘Wildcard’ event

Aspiring GT Academy competitors in the UK who can't quite top the time trial charts in the GT6 demo available from the PlayStation Store need not fret too much, as a new route into this year's finals has opened up. Referred to as a "wildcard" event – and similar to the previous one held at […]

News “Required” downloadable content destined for Forza Motorsport 5

Turn 10 Studios' creative director Dan Greenawalt has confirmed that Forza Motorsport 5 will feature downloadable content that'll be mandatory to experience the racing game in its entirety. Speaking to IGN.com, Greenawalt revealed that more emphasis would be placed on DLC in the upcoming Forza game, especially when compared with previous entries in the franchise: […]

News Gran Turismo 6 Goodwood Hill Climb trailer

To accompany the recent announcement by Polyphony Digital that the Goodwood Hill Climb route will feature in Gran Turismo 6, a new trailer featuring direct gameplay has been released. The new new trailer provides the first look at the new venue running in GT6 that doesn't come from the array of off-screen gameplay videos that […]

News Fanatec releases new wheel stand & shifter range

Fanatec has released a new range of accessories for its ever-popular range of racing wheels, available to pre-order from the Fanatec online store. The first new addition to the peripheral add-on range is the €89.95 CSL Wheel Stand, an all-metal unit that, Fanatec claims, won't shake when "the strongest" of force feedback wheels are fitted. Other features […]

News Goodwood Hill Climb to feature in Gran Turismo 6

Less than 24 hours before the Goodwood Festival of Speed officially kicks off, Polyphony Digital has confirmed the famous Goodwood Hill Climb route will be one of the new tracks to appear in Gran Turismo 6. GT series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has long been a fan of "the world's largest automotive garden party", having driven […]

News Assetto Corsa pre-order details revealed, Spa-Francorchamps confirmed as DLC

Ladies and gentlemen, it looks like we're just a few steps away from the official release of Assetto Corsa: the first pre-order details for the much-anticipated PC sim have been revealed. Included in the title's eventual price will be the first DLC pack for Assetto Corsa, which is expected to be available to download somewhere […]

News Project CARS builds now available on Steam

Just under a month after we reported on Project CARS' eventual move to Steam, Slightly Mad Studios has released the first build that can be downloaded through the popular PC game network. Kicking off with the available-to-all-members Build 510, all future development updates for the Project CARS closed beta will now be released on Steam. […]

News GT Academy Wild Card event to be held at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed

As if the recently released GT Academy demo wasn't enough to whet our appetites for Gran Turismo 6, a special 'Wild Card' event will be hosted at next week's Goodwood Festival of Speed. Set to run only on Thursday 11th July at Nissan's "Moving Motor Show" booth, the Wild Card event allows participants to have […]

News New batch of Assetto Corsa previews released; more gameplay & modding features confirmed

Kunos Simulazioni has published a batch of new Assetto Corsa screengrabs, along with a few snippets of information regarding the PC sim's gameplay features. The latest crop of in-game renders features the McLaren MP4-12C GT3, a racing car that Kunos confirmed a short while ago would be featuring in the title and will be one […]

News GT Academy 2013 demo gameplay: first look cockpit cam video

Straight off the bat of our inaugural GT Academy 2013 gameplay video, we've now got a new clip of the demo in action for your viewing pleasure. This time, though, we're going through the first 11 trials in the demo from the cockpit camera perspective, which – as with our earlier bumper cam clip – […]

News Milestone releases free Moto2 & Moto3 DLC for MotoGP ’13

Milestone has revealed that free-to-download content for MotoGP '13 will be available for console players to download later today (Wednesday 3rd July). Set to appear on the Xbox Live Marketplace and the Playstation Store at approximately 4pm British Summer Time, the new content will be available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, and […]

News F1 2013 Creative Director suggests big “leap” in AI improvement

Without even a teaser shot to go on at this moment in time (the image you see here is of F1 2012), very few outside of Codemasters Racing know exactly how far F1 2013 is coming along. An insight by Steve Hood – the Creative Director for the Codies F1 games – on Twitter does […]

News Auto Club Revolution overhauled in latest patch

Eutechnyx's free-to-play PC sim Auto Club Revolution has just been given a thorough refresh via an extensive update patch. As worded in the official notes, this new patch "boost performance and improve the player experience" by refining and adding new features to the title. The main focal point of the update is the new matchmaking […]

News Gran Turismo 6 demo details announced

With a week to go till its digital release, Sony has revealed the first initial details of the Gran Turismo 6 demo. Slated to be ready to download from 9.00AM British Summer Time on Tuesday 2nd July from the PlayStation Store, it has been confirmed that the GT6 follows a pattern that apes the process […]

News Grid 2 ‘Super Modified Pack’ DLC released

Codemasters Racing has released the first post-launch DLC car pack for Grid 2: the 'Super Modified Pack'. Available to download today from the Xbox Live Marketplace for 480 Microsoft Points and the PlayStation Store for £3.99, the 'Super Modified Pack' features four highly-tuned performance cars that, in the words of Codemasters themselves, have "been modified to […]

News Gran Turismo 6 Pre-Order Details Revealed

We may still be over five months untill Gran Turismo 6's eventual release date, but Sony has pulled the wraps of the pre-order details for the PS3's swansong racing title. As with its predecessor, avid GT fans will be able to choose from two versions of GT6: the regular 'Standard' copy, or the commemorative 'Anniversary […]

News Kunos Simulazioni releases new Assetto Corsa gameplay & screengrab previews

Two new in-game previews of Assetto Corsa have been released, showcasing the street-legal and racing cars in action . The road car aspect of the title has been showcased in an off-screen video captured on an iPad, depicting a brief duel between a Pagani Huayra and a McLaren MP4-12C. Kunos Simulazioni didn't disclose details on […]

News NASCAR The Game: 2013 available to pre-purchase on Steam

Eutechnyx has announced its upcoming PC-exclusive racing game, NASCAR The Game: 2013, is now available to pre-purchase on Steam. For those who pay for the title before its release on 24 July, customers will recieve a 10% discount off the game's £29.99 list price. As an added perk, pre-purchasers also recieve exclusive access to the […]

News RaceRoom Racing Experience ‘Recap’ Trailer

In the nine or so months since SimBin officially released RaceRoom Racing Experience, the "freemium" PC sim has evolved into a rather remarkable title. This is most notably the case with the various cars and race tracks that have been added to the game – whilst they do need real, hard cash to properly acquire […]

News Ubosoft confirm inaugural batch of licensed cars for The Crew; first look at upgrade system

After its next-gen debut last week in Los Angeles, Ubosift has revealed the first post-E3 stats regarding The Crew's licensed car roster. As shown on the official The Crew website, several cars that featured prominently in the E3 announcement trailer and the gameplay demos are present in the list, such as the pair of Chevrolet […]

News Zolder Circuit depicted in latest RaceRoom Racing Experience trailer

SimBin Studios has pulled the wraps of the latest addition to RaceRoom Racing Experience's plentiful track roster: the Circuit Terlaemen in Belgium, more commonly known as the Zolder Circuit. Shown off in the latest 'all in-game footage' R3E trailer, the various chicanes and long, sweeping curves are put through their paces by a pair of the […]

News Driveclub E3 gameplay footage with direct audio

Following on from our initial first look and analysis video, we present to you our first piece of pure Driveclub gameplay footage. And, as with our inaugural Gran Turismo 6 E3 clip, this short reel also showcases the audio on this incredibly early build of Evolution Studios' social-centric racing game. Whilst the E3 demo you […]

News Gran Turismo 6 E3 gameplay; first glimpse at GT6’s audio

With so much of our E3 video coverage documenting Forza Motorsport 5 at this moment in time, you'd be forgiven for thinking we've neglected its arch-but-not-exactly-direct rival, Gran Turismo 6. All that's changed, now, as we've finally got hold of an off-camera film reel of the Sony booth's GT6 demo in action. And, best of […]

News Eutechnyx confirms NASCAR 2013: The Game; exclusive to PC and Steam

In a surprise announcement, Eutechnyx has confirmed the existence of a new racing title: NASCAR 2013: The Game. The successor to last year's NASCAR 2012: Inside Line, NASCAR 2013 interestingly marks a shift in the developer’s licensed NASCAR game series: instead of being available on computers and consoles, the new NASCAR will be exclusive to […]

News No weather, day/night cycles or Auction Houses for Forza 5?

Despite Forza Motorsport 5 being a launch title for the next generation of console gaming, rumours are suggesting we won't see many revolutionary game mechanics in Turn 10 Studio's upcoming racing game. According to a member of the NeoGAF forums (who, in turn, cites the information from a live stream that was broadcasted on Twitch), […]

News Mega single-seater sim rig cockpit up for auction on eBay

For those who, like us, are seriously passionate about racing games, a fully-fledged gaming cockpit to play our PC and console sim titles on is something that's right up there on the sim racer's wishlist. Unfortunately, not everyone has the time or the means to build our very own from scratch. A recently-posted listing on […]

News IndyCars & historic F1 cars confirmed for Forza 5

Though everyone at Team VVV Towers was jumping for joy when Turn 10 confirmed open-wheeled cars would feature in Forza Motorsport 5, one glaring point remained to dull our spirits a tad: no details on what sans-fender cars will appear in the game were mentioned. That is, until now. Whilst more will undoubtedly be added […]

News ‘MotoGP ’13 First Look’ exclusive gameplay footage

After what seems like an age of gameplay footage, screengrabs and the like, Team VVV finally got hold of a copy of Milestone's much-anticipated motorbike sim racer, 'MotoGP '13: The Game'. We're kicking off our soon-to-be extensive video coverage of the title with a quick-run down of what you'll encounter in the finished product, as […]

News Driveclub available as free download for PlayStation Plus subscribers

Whilst us here at Team VVV are undoubtedly interested in Evolutions Studios' PS4 launch racer Driveclub, it's not exactly up there with the likes of Forza Motorsport 5 for us in terms of pre-launch hype. That, though, may soon be about to change, as Sony has confirmed that a version of the title will be […]

News New cars and locations confirmed for Gran Turismo 6, E3 2013 trailer revealed

Whilst the reveal of the PlayStation 4 console was perhaps higher up Sony's priorities list, that didn't stop a batch of new details, previews and a new trailer for Gran Turismo 6 from dominating the racing game headlines. The big news is that two new tracks have been confirmed for an appearance in GT6: the […]

News Need for Speed: Rivals detailed at E3 2013

Having been confirmed a short while ago, the first major details on Need for Speed: Rivals have emerged at this year's E3 gaming expo. Revealed in action during the EA press conference, Ghost Games and Criterion appear to have taken Rivals down a similar route to Evolution Studios' Driveclub and Ubisoft Reflections/Ivory Towers' The Crew, […]

News Lucid Games’s latest title an iOS mobile game, NOT Project Gotham Racing 5

.After months of speculation and guesswork, we finally seem to know what sort of racing title Lucid Games is working on. Unfortunately, though, it doesn't appear to be Project Gotham Racing 5. Instead, it's been all but confirmed the game is instead a product for the iOS mobile market. According to a member of […]

News First look at Moto2 & Moto3 gameplay in latest MotoGP ’13 video

Being a licenced MotoGP game, it's perhaps understandable that all the in-game screengrabs and trailers for MotoGP '13 have focused entirely on the top-tier motorbike series. The Milestone-developed game, though, also features the Moto2 and Moto3 series as well. And, thanks to the latest gameplay footage, we now get our first look at this aspect of the title […]

News Project CARS to transfer to Steam “soon”; Slightly Mad Studios “looking to re-open WMD”

A new era for Slightly Mad Studios' widely-reported sim is dawning, as Project CARS is soon to be made accessible through Steam. According to Andy Tudor (Slightly Mad Studios' Creative Director), the Project CARS closed beta will be making its way onto the popular PC game distribution network, as a result of the WMD members […]

News Grand Valley showcased in latest Gran Turismo 6 gameplay footage

Another day passes, and another new short reel of an early Gran Turismo 6 build in action has surfaced onto YouTube. Uploaded onto the GTPlanet.net channel, the clip showcases the reverse route of the fictional Grand Valley East circuit, from the various vantage points (predominantly bonnet/roof cam) of a Nissan 370Z's in-game camera view options. Due […]

News Drive Club “Conversations with Creators” dev diary released

Sony has released a new developer diary video, which focuses on the upcoming PS4-excusive racing title Drive Club. Kicking off a new "Conversations with Creators" series (presumably running up to the console's eventual retail release by the end of the year), the clip features a handful of Evolution Studios' key employees discussing some of the […]

News First Gran Turismo 6 gameplay featuring Mercedes SLS GT3 goes live

It may have been a few weeks since the Gran Turismo 6 reveal at Silverstone on May 15th, but recorded gameplay footage of the much-anticipated PS3 exclusive is still finding their way onto the web, The latest such clip (sourced from the GTPlanet.net YouTube channel) features off-screen action at the Silverstone venue in a Mercedes-Benz […]

News Vallelunga confirmed for appearance in Assetto Corsa

Kunos Simulazioni has confirmed the Autodromo di Vallelunga will be one of the licenced tracks in Assetto Corsa. Given the circuit's deep association with Kunos (the Italian dev team has been based inside the confines of the racing venue since 2009), it's perhaps not too much of a surprise that Vallelunga will be one of the […]

News First video teaser of Assetto Corsa’s McLaren MP4-12C emerge

Roughly two months since Kunos Simulazioni announced it had acquired the Mcaren licence for Assetto Corsa, the an new batch of in-game McLaren renders have finally found their way onto the web. As expected from such news items, Kunos has revealed the inaugural screenshot of a licenced Macca, with the car in question being the MP4-12C mid-engined supercar. […]

News New previews of Silverstone Circuit for rFactor 2 released

The latest patch of in-game previews for rFactor 2 have been revealed, depicting the current visual state of the licenced Silverstone GP circuit. Though the venue's inclusion in the eventual finished title isn't breaking news, the screengrabs are of interest, purely because of the stunning authenticity and attention to detail. Despite this, though, the Silverstone […]

News Group 5 BMW 320 Turbo touring car debuts in RaceRoom Racing Experience

RaceRoom Racing Experience developer SimBin has pulled the wraps of the latest retro racer to appear in the free-to-play PC sim: the BMW 320 Turbo Group 5 touring car. Now available in R3E through the in-game marketplace, the 320 Turbo has the statistical hallmarks of being quite a piece of rendered kit: back when the […]

News Indianapolis & legendary IndyCars coming to rFactor 2 later this year

ISI's been pretty tight-lipped over rFactor 2 for quite some time now, so it's pretty reassuring to find out their silence has been broken with a new IndyCar licencing announcement, As part of the new deal, rFactor 2 will end up featuring the fabled Indianapolis Motor Speedway in full laser scanned glory, with the tracks on offer […]

News Grid 2’s IndyCar pre-order DLC details revealed

With this particular Grid 2 pre-order bonus being one of the more intriguing ones on offer, it's pleasing to know that Codemasters has finally revealed the final details we (until now) didn't know about the IndyCar Pack. On top of the Dallara IndyCar and the oval track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the IndyCar Pack […]

Reviews Race Driver: Grid – A Retrospective Review

In just over a week’s time, Codemasters Racing’s much-anticipated arcade racing game ‘Grid 2’ will – after what seems like an absolute age – finally go on sale in the UK. With the pre-launch buzz surrounding the upcoming title, though, it’s very easy to forget about its six-year old predecessor: the critically-acclaimed racing game star […]

News EA will unveil new Need For Speed game at E3 2013

Electronic Arts has confirmed it will be showing off an all-new Need For Speed game at next month's E3 gaming expo. Announced earlier on EA's news blog, the new (presumably developed by EA Gothenburg) Need For Speed title will be announced at the company's "The Download: EA 2013 Preview" at E3 on June 10th, along […]

News Ferrari 599XX Evo confirmed for Assetto Corsa

Just off the bat of the news item revealing the Ferrari 458 GT2's inclusion in their upcoming PC sim, Kunos Simulazioni has confirmed the Ferrari 599XX Evoluzione will be making an appearance in Assetto Corsa. As far as licenced Ferraris go, the 599XX Evo is a pretty special one to include in the official car […]

News Mercedes-Benz confirms three all-new cars will appear in GT6

Mercedes-Benz has revealed that three of its cars will be making their GT debut in Gran Turismo 6 later this year, According to the official statement, the high-profile German automaker will have a trio of its latest AMG performance products appear in GT6, one of which has already been depicted in last week's announcement trailer; the SLS AMG GT3 racing […]

News SimBin releases major new update for RaceRoom Racing Experience

SimBin Studios has released a new update for its popular free-to-play PC sim title, RaceRoom Racing Experience (R3E). Available to download from Steam, the upgrade to R3E affects almost every conceivable aspect of the title, with improvements being made to the shading and lighting physics, altered AI coding and accessing the in-game interfaces with peripherals […]

News New Gran Turismo 6 in-game footage revealed during live Nurburgring 24 Hour coverage

Mere days after the big announcement at Silverstone on May 15th, new in-game clips of GT6 in action have been aired on live television. Broadcasted during the German channel Sport1's coverage of the recent Nurburgring 24 Hour endurance race, the new clips have now surfaced on the Internet, and (appropriately) depict two cars tussling it […]

News Codemasters announces first post-launch DLC details for Grid 2

Codemasters Racing has finally pulled the wraps off the initial downloadable content plans and packs for Grid 2, ranging from the pre-order bonuses post-launch to the themes of initial DLC packs. In an official statement, Codemasters has confirmed it's now "working away at new content for the game already", and that the fruits of their […]

News First Assetto Corsa previews of Ferrari 458 GT2 emerge

We already know the Ferrari 458 will feature in Assetto Corsa, and now developers Kunos Simulazioni have confirmed the top-tier GT2 racing version shall be joining it. Almost identical in real life to the road car on which it's based, bar the necessary alterations for homologated endurance racing, the 458 GT2 is also the third out […]

News Aston Martin reveals one-off CC100 Speedster concept car

Ahead of tomorrow's 24 hour endurance race at the Nurburgring Nordschleife, Aston Martin has unveiled its new 'CC100 Speedster' concept car. The first of Aston Martin's eventual plethora of commemorative concept car, the CC100 has been built to celebrate the company's centenary this year. Fans of vintage automotive racing will undoubtedly see the aesthetic resemblance […]

News Milestone announces “in-game commentary support” for MotoGP ’13

Milestone has officially confirmed the commentators for the MotoGP series will be featured in the upcoming licenced racing game. In an announcement earlier today, the Italian development studio announced the voices of MotoGP reporters and pundits had been acquired for "in-game commentary support", with the first confirmed commentating personality being Gavin Emmett (whose vocals were […]

News GT Academy ’13 Details & Winner’s Prize Announced

Back again for it's fifth outing, the GT Academy is set to make a return to the track in 2013, bringing with it a few new changes to the formula that debuted in 2008. The whole process is set to kick-off sometime later this year in July, where prospective players who own a PlayStation 3 […]

News Grid 2’s Full Track Roster Revealed

If you've been dying to know what tracks will feature in Grid 2 ever since the title was first announced, then you'll be pleased to know that Codemasters Racing has revealed the game's complete locale list. With a collection of 82 different tracks, spread across 14 different locations, Grid 2's track roster is certainly plentiful […]

News Milestone announces “2012 Top Riders” DLC for MotoGP ’13

Milestone has revealed the first details about the inaugural DLC package for its upcoming MotoGP '13 title. The downloadable bundle consists of – as its "2012 Top Riders" name suggests – eight bikes that were ridden by some of the legendary competitors in last year's MotoGP season, including Valentino Rossi's Ducati, Casey Stoner's Honda and Jorge Lorenzo's championship-winning […]

News Polyphony Digital to celebrate 15 years of Gran Turismo; “exciting announcements” planned

With the fabled PlayStation-exclusive racing game franchise set to become 15 years old in 2013, Polyphony Digital is preparing a special event to commemorate the occasions. Slated for the 15th of May, the event in question will be held at the Silverstone racing circuit, which played host to last year's GT Academy competition. Staying on […]

News Auto Club Revolution marks end of beta stage with celebratory infographic video

To mark the end of the free-to-play title's first eight months as a closed beta racer, the dev team behind Auto Club Revolution has released an interesting new infographic video. Crammed into the reel's 81 seconds of running time are several intriguing statistics, which shed a light on how popular Eutechnyx's online PC race app is. The short […]

News Kunos teases possibility of career mode in Assetto Corsa

In the latest statement, Kunos Simulazioni has teased the prospects of a career mode being featured in the upcoming PC sim, Assetto Corsa. As worded by Marco Masarruttto (the Production Manager at Kunos), the feedback from the Technology Preview Demo has allowed the development team to "reconsider some features and options that should be included […]

News Prodrive to start development on X Games Countryman competitor

Fabled automotive engineering firm Prodrive has confirmed it's working on an X Games eligible competitor for this year's events. Dubbed the MINI John Cooper Works RX, and using the WRC-spec Countryman you see in the featured image as a base (according to Prodrive, the two cars share 95 per cent of their components with each […]

News New Grid 2 trailer showcases BMW car roster

With just five or so weeks to fo until the much-anticipated game ships, Codemasters Racing has released a new – and very content-specific – trailer. Titled GRID 2 Presents: BMW 'M' Cars, the 74 seconds-long clip depicts what we assume will be the full range of BMWs that'll come stamped on the disc: the E30 […]

News Fanatec releases full details & specs of ClubSport shifter range

Renowned sim hardware manufacturer Fanatec has released the full specs and prices of its ClubSport-compatible shifter accessories. The entry-level mechanism (dubbed by its maker as simply the 'ClubSport Shifter' ) features a seven-speed H-gate style manual lever, which Fanatec proudly claims is reminiscent of what Porsche uses in the latest 911. In a similar vein […]

News Second online retailer declares GT6 to be a PS3 title

Just off the bat from a similar item last week, another online retailer has uploaded a sales listing for Gran Turismo 6. Much like the one for NewEgg, the Italian site Multiplayer.com now has GT6 listed as ready for pre-order (it's come to our knowledge that this was also the case for NewEgg, though had […]

News Slightly Mad Studios confirms Mercedes-Benz licence for Project CARS

Project CARS developers Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed a new manufacturer will be officially represented in the title: Mercedes Benz. Having already rendered a sans-logo SLS render in the closed pre-alpha build, the London-based studio will now be able to officially include the German supercar in the game. What's more, eight other Mercedes road and race […]

News NewEgg online retailer uploads GT6 listing; points to next Gran Turismo being a PS3 title?

A recent move by an American online retailer NewEgg has given the gaming community the closest indication yet as to what console the next Gran Turismo game will debut on. NewEgg's product listings were recently updated with this page, which clearly states Gran Turismo 6 is – according to the company, at least – destined […]

News Forza Horizon ‘1000 Club’ Expansion Pack revealed

With the relativley-prices-at-times DLC and the lack of things to do in Forza Horizon once the career mode has been completed bar the online aspect, the latest expansion pack for Forza Horizon aims to address those two issues, by adding a host of new content for the game for free. Set to be ready for […]

News Criterion boss says studio will abandon racing games, and “make something new”

In a shock announcement, the head of Criterion Games – the developers of such critically-acclaimed games like Burnout: Paradise and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit – revealed that his studio won't be making a new racing game any time soon. As stated in a series of tweets, Criterion boss Alex Ward revealed that – in response to a […]

News Full Grid 2 controller & wheel support list revealed

With Grid 2 just around the corner, those who are interested in the upcoming title will be happy to know that Codemasters has officially announced which peripherals will be officially supported from launch. As expected from a game that's aimed at a broader audience that the market's more sim-focused products, most gamepads seem to be supported […]

News Polyphony Digital “bans” modders and hackers from Gran Turismo 5

Polyphony Digital has confirmed it will clamp down on Gran Turismo 5 players who have been caught using "illicitly modified data" in the PS3-exclusive racing game. Much in the same way Turn 10 has done so in the past with users who have been identified as hackers in previous Forza Motorsport titles, Polyphony Digital has […]

News Forza Horizon’s ‘Top Gear Car Pack’ slated for April 2nd release

Next month marks the arrival of a new batch of DLC cars for Forza Horizon, in the form of the Top Gear Car Pack. Set to go live on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 400MSP (or for free, if you bought the Season Pass) on April 2nd, the Forza Horizon Top Gear Car Pack features six […]

News Sebastien Loeb to front Peugeot’s Pikes Peak return in 2013

Peugeot has enlisted the help of nine-time WRC champion Sebastien Loeb, in a bid for outright victory at this year's Pikes Peak Hillclimb. Loaned out by Citroen (a company that's conveniently a subsidiary of Peugeot…), Loeb will tackle the infamous 12-mile route in the Rocky Mountains for the first time in a specially-prepared version of […]

News New Grid 2 ‘Expanding into Europe’ trailer goes live

With just two months to go until Grid 2 goes on sale in North America, Codemasters Racing has – ironically, perhaps – revealed a new trailer that showcases the European side of the game's career mode. Whilst the trailer (narrated by the business tycoon Patrick Callahan, Codemasters Racing's fictional founder of the WSR series that's […]

News Ferrari F40 featured in latest in-game Assetto Corsa previews

Assetto Corsa developers Kunos Simulazioni has revealed the latest car to eventually appear in the upcoming PC sim title: the legendary Ferrari F40. The second Ferrari out of the eventual five that will find their way into Assetto Corsa (the Ferrari 458 Italia was confirmed in December last year), Kunos seems to be so proud of the F40 being confirmed for […]

News Major new additions in latest build of Project CARS

The latest build of Project CARS has just gone live, and it brings with it a handful of major new features to the currently pre-alpha title. Two of the more instantly apparent additions are the pair of all-new cars to Project CARS: the Mitsibishi Lancer Evolution X FQ400 and the Ford Mustang Boss 302R1, which […]

News New Hillcimb route coming to R3E in Easter

A new race track will be coming to SimBin's free-to-play RaceRoom Racing Experience title, in the form of the new RaceRoom Hillcimb route. Inspired by routes of French mountain roads in the Pyrenees, with foliage and architecture models taken from actual scenery that can be viewed on Google Street View, Though SimBin hasn't disclosed the […]

News New ‘Overtaking Challenge’ Seasonal Event goes live in Gran Turismo 5

It's not often we report on Gran Turismo 5's Seasonal Events in a news item, but Polyphony Digital has released a new format of it's regularly updated racing challenges that's intrigued us for its novel nature. Dubbed the 'Overtaking Challenge', the concept of these new events is to overtake as many cars as possible within the confines […]

News Initial details confirmed for 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The first batch of confirmed details of the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed have been released, ahead of the fabled event's 11th – 14th July duration. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Festival itself, and – as befitting of such an occasion – plenty has been lined up to mark the FoS's birthday. […]

News New 3D Assetto Corsa previews revealed

Kunos Simulazioni has released a batch of all-new previews of its still-in-development PC sim title Assetto Corsa. The new previews – which were uploaded onto the Nvidia 3D Vision website – have all been rendered in 3D, which can be viewed with the Anaglyph 3D glasses (in plain English, the 3D specs that come with […]