James Allen

Rumour has it a race-ready version of Toyota's FT-1 concept car will be coming to Gran Turismo 6 in the near future. According to AutoGuide's article on the soon-to-be-published July issue of Motor Trend Magazine, Toyota will be producing a wide-body, motorsports-inspired version of the FT-1 design study, exclusivley for a current or upcoming racing […]

An inbound update for rFactor 2 will bring the first 64-bit executables to the PC racing sim, developer ISI has confirmed. Whilst ISI hasn't confirmed how many aspects of the currently 32-bit title will be upgraded in the update, it has been revealed the new rFactor 2 executables will allow players with sufficiently beefy PC […]

An updated version of the Goodwood Hill Climb route will be coming to Gran Turismo 6 later this month, the Goodwood Estate has confirmed. Originally announced on the 'Goodwood Road and Racing' website, a forthcoming update for Gran Turismo 6 will add a revised version of the Hill Climb course to the game on June […]

Codemasters has revealed GRID Autosport's full track roster, confirming 22 locations will be coming to the forthcoming racing game. As stated on the official Codemasters Blog, GRID Autosport will feature a total of 115 racing routes over 22 locations, ranging from the street circuits to licenced motorsports venues, with old favourites from the critically-acclaimed Race […]

In the build-up to GRID Autosport's release in three weeks time, developer Codemasters has revealed the game's complete car line-up. According to the official announcement on the Codemasters Blog, GRID Autosport will allow players to get behind the wheel of 79 different cars, ranging from race-spec classic Minis to Indycar open-wheelers and purpose-built drifting machinery. […]

Assetto Corsa's modding features will be coming to the racing sim in this Friday's update, developer Kunos Simulazioni has revealed. Initially expected to be added after Assetto Corsa's full retail release, the 'KS Editor' feature will allow users to alter and import their own files to use in the title, with the exact same tools […]

An all-new DLC pack for Forza Motorsport 5 has been released, adding another dectet of drivers' cars to the Xbox One-exclusive racing game. Named in honour of The Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, the Bondurant Car Pack adds what developer Turn 10 Studios claims is a "well-rounded selection" of performance vehicles to Forza Motorsport […]

Mitsubishi has unexpectedley revealed it's contribution to the Vision Gran Turismo programme, in tandem with the car's release in Gran Turismo 6. First announced as soon as the V1.08 update for Gran Turismo 6 was released, the Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV Evolution is the latest Vision Gran Turismo vehicle to be revealed, and the fourth to […]

The latest update for Gran Turismo 6 has been released, adding the much anticipated "Ayrton Senna Tribute" content to the PS3-exclusive racing game. Arguably the most eagerly awaited aspect of GT6 V1.08, the latest version of the game allows players to get behind the wheel of three racing cars driven by the late Ayrton Senna […]

A new piece of DLC for Mario Kart 8 will be released later this summer, adding an unexpected new car to the WiiU's flagship racing game. Currently confirmed only for the  Japanese marketplace, the upcoming downloadable content will allow Mario Kart 8 players to race around the game's 32 tracks in a MK'd Mercedes-Benz GLA […]

A selection of licenced performance cars and cop chases will be coming to Battlefield: Hardline, according to a leaked internal presentation trailer. Judging from what's been shown in the footage, it appears the upcoming spin-off for the Battlefield first person shooter series (referred to in the video through the codename "Omaha") will allow players to […]

An all-new trailer for World of Speed has been released, showcasing an example of how accurate the game's cars and tracks are to their real life counterparts. Christned appropriately the "McLaren in Moscow" trailer, the reel splices together in-game and real footage of the McLaren 12C supercar, as it tours the actual and World of […]

Volkswagen's VisionGTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo concept car will be coming to Gran Turismo 6 sometime next month, developer Polyphony Digital has confirmed. Having been revealed and detailed in full last week, it's now been revealed the VisionGTI Roadster will be coming to the PS3-exclusive racing game in a forthcoming update that's "planned for June […]

The latest development build for Project CARS – headlined by the mighty McLaren P1 hypercar – has been released by developer Slightly Mad Studios. Arguably the highlight of the the pCARS alpha update, the McLaren P1's inclusion in the title not only completes Project CARS's road legal McLaren line-up, but also makes it the fourth […]

The latest Assetto Corsa update has been released, adding a host of small and subtle tweaks to the Steam Early Access racing game. Whilst no content has been added to the PC sim in developer Kunos Simulazioni's latest patch for the title, Assetto Corsa Version 0.10 does provide a few fixes to the Multiplayer Alpha […]

SimBin Studios has previewed the Salzburgring racing circuit in RaceRoom Racing Experience (R3E), ahead of its debut in the free-to-play PC racing sim. Located roughly eight miles east of Salzburg, the Salzburgring is one of Austria's most well-known motorsports venues, and is currently the home of the World Touring Car Championship's 'Race of Austria' events. […]

The last ever update patch for Gran Turismo 5 will be released this Saturday, to coincide with the termination all of the game's online services and features. Officially noted (without much fanfare from developer Polyphony Digital) on the Gran Turismo website, the '2.16' update patch for GT5 will be made available for players to download […]

The GT Academy Challenge mini-game has been launched, exclusivley on the social media site Facebook. First mentioned when the GT Academy 2014 qualifying process began on April 22nd earlier this year, the GT Academy Challenge is a Facebook-only mini-game that tasks aspiring racing drivers in challenges designed to "test reactions and driving skill". Challenge competitors […]

Two additional DLC car packs will be released for Forza Motorsport 5 in the coming months, developer Turn 10 Studios has confirmed. As revealed on 'Xbox Wire', the official Xbox blog, a pair of downloadable content packs will be made available for players to buy: one at the end of May, the other sometime in […]

Volkswagen's contribution to Gran Turismo 6's Vision Gran Turismo programme has been fully revealed, ahead of its public debut next week at the Worthersee Festival in Austria. Following in the footsteps of Volkswagen's Design Vision GTI from last year, the VisionGTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo is officially described by VW as the "extreme and ultimate […]

A new piece of content has been confirmed for Gran Turismo 6's forthcoming 'Ayrton Senna Tribute' update: the Brazilian racing driver's Formula Three racing car. Featured for the first time in an 'Ayrton Senna Tribute' preview trailer, the single seater in question is the same one in which Senna won his first and only British […]

The third round of the GT Academy's online selection process is now open for wannabe NISMO Athletes to participate in. Much like the previous two rounds, this event requires the player to set a specific lap time in order to qualify for the final selection round. This time, however, you're tasked with driving a 2014 […]

iRacing.com has released an all-new single seater racing car for its popular PC racing sim: the Dallara DW12. Originally announced for iRacing in November last year, the current chassis design used in the IndyCar Series is now available for subscribers to buy in the game. With all bar four of the tracks featured in this […]

Volkswagen has teased a possible announcement date for its upcoming 'Vision Gran Turismo' car for Gran Turismo 6. The Volkswagen Vision GTI (also referred to as the "Volkswagen GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo" on the official Gran Turismo website) is the fourth car designed as part of the Vision Gran Turismo initiative to be officially […]

Auto Club Revolution developer Eutechnyx has confirmed the free-to-play PC racing game will be fundamentally re-engineered through a forthcoming update. Claimed by Eutechnyx to be a "full remodelling" of the browser-based title, Auto Club Revolution "V2.0" will add hordes of new content to the game, as well as tweak and polish existing ACR features. For […]

The latest update for Gran Turismo 6 has just been released, adding an all-new 'Vision Gran Turismo' concept car for players to acquire and use exclusively in the game. Heavily inspired by BMW's famous touring cars from the 1970s, and seemingly based quite heavily on the current BMW 2 Series production car, the BMW Vision […]

Sony Computer Entertainment has finally announced a concrete release date for Gran Turismo 6's upcoming Senna DLC. As stated on the official PlayStation Blog, the commemorative content will be released exclusivley for Gran Turismo 6 in a fortnight's time on May 27th. More details regarding the specifics of the 'Senna Tribute' content: a specific 'Ayrton […]

Codemasters has pulled the wraps off the entire selection of touring cars available in GRID Autosport. Split into eight separate categories, the sixteen tin-top racers in GRID Autosport make up a diverse range of vehicles, from tiny Mini Miglia Challenge-spec Mini Coopers to the Honda Civics and Ford Focus STs you see compete in the […]

Ayrton Senna's racing kart and a batch of refreshed circuits will be added to Gran Turismo 6 later this May, developer Polyphony Digital has confirmed. Following on from the announcement that Senna's 1985 Lotus 97T Formula One car will be made available for players to experience in Gran Turismo 6, it's now been revealed that […]

Auto Club Revolution developer has announced another upcoming car manufacturer for its browser-based racing game: Subaru. According to Eutechnyx, two of Subaru's most noteworthy performance cars – the BRZ sports coupe and the iconic three-door Impreza P1 – will be added to Auto Club Revolution in the forthcoming "major update" for the title. This is […]

Independent Italian modder RBR-Online has announced the first concrete details for gRally, as part of the game's official website launch. As detailed on the newly-launched grally.net, RBR-Online's upcoming "terrain simulator" – which was announced in 2011 and 'revived' earlier this year – is claimed by the developer to possess "one of the most accurate driving […]

Assetto Corsa's highly anticipated multiplayer mode has finally been added to the PC racing sim, through the latest update patch. Headlining as the only major feature of the V0.9 build of Assetto Corsa, the Multiplayer Alpha – which was delayed another week beyond the May 2nd postponement – allows players to finally race against non-AI […]

Project CARS developer Slightly Mad Studios has announced the first in-depth details on the game's various singleplayer gameplay modes. According to Slightly Mad, players will be able to experience the game's core career mode in a multitude of different ways: for example, should pCARS players wish to pursue the single-seater route, it's possible to start […]

GRID Autosport will feature a more in-depth damage system in comparison with previous Grid games, according to developer Codemasters. As detailed on the Codies Blog, Codemasters claims Autosport contains "several new features to our mechanical damage", as well as upgraded features from prior releases in the series. Debuting in a Grid game is Autosport's all-new […]