Sector3 Studios has now released the 2018 season update of the ADAC GT Masters car pack and the Most Autodrome track for PC racing sim RaceRoom Racing Experience. This means the Porsche 911 GT3 R, Mercedes AMG GT3, Audi R8 LMS, BMW M6 GT3 and the Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R have arrived in RaceRoom with […]
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We’ve known about Mario Kart’s planned detour onto mobile devices for some time now. Sadly, we still know absolutely nothing of the title almost one year later. Today’s news is hardly good either: Mario Kart Tour has been delayed – originally due to release before the end of March, the mobile racer now has a […]
NewsFollowing on from the smaller Ride 3 patch earlier in the month, a bigger update is now available for the two-wheeled racer across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. I’m happy to report that one area that has seen attention in this update is the time trials. The update makes the unnecessarily difficult time trial […]
NewsThe Crew 2 has received its first update as part of its more frequent update schedule which will see brand new street racing events added every week until the next major content update. The first update has actually introduced five new racing events (as seen below), but Ubisoft has explained that every subsequent weekly drop will […]
NewsThe simulation games market continues to flourish in recent years with a host of rather peculiar titles which can see you tackle seemingly uninteresting jobs and yet be somewhat entertaining – Street Cleaning Simulator anyone? Enter Car Wash Simulator, a game about making dirty cars clean – okay, there’s more to it than that. Car […]
NewsAfter some initial teasing, SCS Software has recently confirmed that a new Washington expansion will be heading to American Truck Simulator. The new Washington state enables the development team to cover the West Coast of the US which will, in turn, open up the possibility of further expansion of this area of the US in […]
NewsSector3 Studios has announced that PC racing sim RaceRoom Racing Experience will soon be getting a 2018 season update of the ADAC GT Masters car pack. We recently learned the Autodrom Most track will be coming to RaceRoom Racing Experience and for good reason too – it just happens the very same track saw its inclusion […]
NewsA video has surfaced online (courtesy of Thirty IR) showing F1 2018 running at Ultra settings in 8K resolution and at 60 frames per second. As you can imagine you’d need a pretty beefy PC (to say the least) to run a game at such high fidelity. This has been possible using not one, but […]
NewsCodemasters has revealed the minimum and recommended PC specifications for DiRT Rally 2.0 ahead of its release next month. You may be surprised to see how modest the minimum recommended specs actually are – you’ll only need to be running an Nvidia 650Ti or AMD HD 7750 graphics card for instance. Take a look for […]
NewsSeventeen minutes of direct-feed DiRT Rally 2.0 gameplay has surfaced this week (courtesy of GameByte) showcasing a stage in both Poland and the USA. The person at the wheel is none other than DiRT Rally 2.0’s very own rally consultant (not to mention WRC Esports champion and real-world rally driver) Jon Armstrong, making the gameplay […]
NewsThe second DLC car for V-Rally 4, the Citroën DS3 RX, is now available across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC platforms with a price point ranging between £3.19-£3.99. As suggested by the name, the Citroen DS3 RX is built purely for rallycross racing, so don’t expect to use the car in any of […]
NewsCodemasters is back with yet another DiRT Rally 2.0 video this week. The very latest video in their dev insight series focuses on the best practice for approaching a rally. DiRT Rally 2.0 rally consultant (and real-world rally driver) Jon Armstrong offers his expertise on a number of situations that real-world rally drivers will face […]
NewsFrench developer Kylotonn Games has confirmed they have no plans right now for WRC 8 to support VR. This may come as disappointing news for VR owners especially when you consider the fact that the title has benefited from a two-year development cycle rather than the typical one-year we’ve seen since the modern WRC series […]
NewsA few days back RaceRoom developer Sector3 Studios teased a single cryptic image of a new mystery track for their PC racing sim due to release as part of the title’s very next update. After many guesses from fans, Sector3 studios has now confirmed the track as the 4.2km long Autodrom Most. Autodrom Most is a race track situated […]
NewsAfter sowing the Esports seeds last year with the first season of the Farming Simulator Championship, Giants Software is ready to cultivate season two (using Farming Simulator 19) with some major changes, including a whopping prize pool of €250,000. Season two ditches the Farming Simulator Championship in favour of the Farming Simulator League – an […]
NewsIt’s the news we’ve been waiting some time for; WRC 8 will release in September 2019 across the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC and Switch after one year’s absence. WRC 8 will boast 50 teams, 14 rallies (countries) and more than 100 special stages from the 2019 season making it the biggest off-road racing game […]
NewsTrials Rising, the very latest Trials game in the long-running series will finally hit shelves next month across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch and PC. Publisher Ubisoft has recently revealed to Eurogamer the title will feature some cross-play elements. Before you get too excited, player vs player modes will still only work on a […]
NewsRide 3‘s third free DLC pack is now available across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC bringing new content to the two-wheeled racer. Entitled “Free Pack 3” the DLC pack adds the Kawasaki Z1000 from 2006 as well as an additional volume for the career mode which comprises of five new events for you […]
NewsThe Nintendo Switch racer Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has received its latest update. The version 1.7.1. update fixes an issue which made the game unresponsive to any input other than the home button according to the official patch notes. Sadly that’s all the update actually does so don’t get too excited. If you did happen to […]
NewsAfter four years of development time (from a team consisting of just two members) the stunt-platformer FutureGrind is now available on the PlayStation 4, PC, and Switch. FutureGrind tasks you to flip and rotate your futuristic bike to chain huge combos. Tracks are comprised of floating coloured rails – you must match the wheel on […]
NewsA new mystery track is coming to PC racing sim RaceRoom Racing Experience as part of the title’s very next update according to a recent tweet from Swedish developer Sector3 Studios. Only a single image has been released at this time puzzling many fans as to its location. The image (seen below) depicts which can only be described […]
NewsA new update for Ride 3 is now available across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. According to developer Milestone, the update fixes a couple of crashes some players have been experiencing when browsing bike liveries and when restarting a trackday event in the career mode. A larger update is expected towards the end of this […]
NewsCodemasters most recent “developer insight” video reveals that the DiRT Rally 2.0 rally consultant (and real-world rally driver) Jon Armstrong doesn’t only provide feedback to improve vehicle handling but also double checks the pace notes for accuracy. Armstrong reveals that the pace notes for DiRT Rally 2.0 are put together by real-world rally racing co-driver […]
NewsYou will have to wait a little longer to get your hands on the fast-paced arcade racer Dangerous Driving as developer Three Fields Entertainment has announced the title has suffered a two-month delay. The new release date for Dangerous Driving is now set as April 9, 2019. Three Fields will submit their title to Microsoft and Sony on […]
NewsIt’s fair to say that Playground Games’ open-world racing game Forza Horizon 4 has caused quite a stir since it was first officially announced. So popular is the game in fact, that it has now been played by over 7 million people (across Xbox One and PC platforms) according to a tweet from the official […]
NewsSummer has arrived in Forza Horizon 4 for the first time this year once again bringing with it a number of delights for Forza fans. Players can now grab the Hot Wheels Rip Rod vehicle by winning the “Hopped Up” seasonal event – the very first Drag racing seasonal championship found in PvP. A total of three […]
NewsIt’s been two weeks since we last covered DiRT Rally 2.0 and that’s simply too long in our world. To make up for it we have a brand-spanking new trailer to show you which covers the crazy discipline of rallycross. Without further ado, take a look at the rallycross-focused trailer below. DiRT Rally 2.0 will launch […]
NewsThe futuristic arcade racer Xenon Racer, developed by Italian studio 3DClouds, is scheduled to launch on March 26 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. The release date announcement came via a brand new trailer released today which you can view below. In Xenon Racer you’ll participate in a one-off championship featuring cutting-edge electric cars boosted by Xenon […]
NewsThe 5th content release for Assetto Corsa Competizione, the Official Videogame of the Blancpain GT Series, is now available featuring the laser-scanned Circuit Zolder, and the Emil Frey Jaguar G3. The 5th major update for Assetto Corsa Competizione also sees the addition of enhanced multiplayer features as well as some fine tuning to the rating […]
NewsJust a matter of hours since we first brought news of Gran Turismo Sport‘s upcoming new content, I’m happy to report the very latest v1.32 update is now available to download. The latest update brings eight new cars to the racer as well as the return of the Special Stage Route X track, first featured […]
NewsGran Turismo Sport‘s very latest update is coming tomorrow, January 17, 2019, bringing eight new cars to the racing title along with the Special Stage Route X track. The eight cars coming in tomorrow’s update have a definite racy vibe with cars such as the Ferrari Dino 246 GT and Shelby GT350 featuring, not to […]
NewsPlayground Games has removed “The Carlton” and “The Floss” dance emotes from Forza Horizon 4 courtesy of yesterday’s Series 5 update. This is likely due to a recent lawsuit filed from the creators of the above dance moves (Alfonso Ribeiro and “Backpack Kid” Russell Horning) against Epic Games for their use in Fortnite. According to […]
NewsAn array of new cars and content will be coming to Forza Horizon 4 over the next few weeks – with arguably the star addition being the free Mitsubishi Car Pack. Released in tandem with the ‘Series Five’ update (which adds a new “Free-for-All Adventure” multiplayer mode and a taxi-based Horizon Story mini-campaign to the […]
NewsSCS Software has revealed they are currently working on a map expansion for American Truck Simulator. While no details on the location have been revealed officially, some fans have come to the conclusion that the location teased in the new images (seen below) is very likely to be Washington, USA. You can view the new […]
NewsRocket League has now entered the PlayStation Cross-Play Beta program allowing PlayStation 4 players to play with (or against) Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Steam PC players across all online match types (Casual, Competitive, and Extra Modes). The feature is actually enabled by default so you don’t need to fiddle with any settings. Just to […]
News[UPDATE: Added the newly released trailer] Today marks the release of The Grand Tour Game which lets you step into the shoes of the Amazon Prime series stars Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May as you reenact memorable scenes from the show. The game is starting to roll out across the world to both […]
NewsThe Barrett-Jackson car pack for Forza Motorsport 7 (the very last car pass DLC for the title) is set for release today along with the 2018 Audi Sport RS 3 LMS Touring Car – January’s spotlight car available to everyone free of charge. Turn 10 Studios has worked closely with the world-famous automotive auction events company […]
NewsThe very first “Forza Monthly” show of the year will broadcast live (on Mixer and Twitch) today at 7pm GMT (2pm EST, 11am PT). Both Forza Motorsport 7 and Forza Horizon 4 will feature in this month’s Forza Monthly show ahead of each game’s updates tomorrow, Tuesday, January 15. Forza Motorsport 7’s upcoming update will be shown including […]
NewsDeveloper Playground Games will be hosting a live stream in a matter of minutes (6pm GMT) showing off the new Forza Horizon 4 “Free-For-All Adventure” update as well as some other goodies as part of the game’s “Update 5” before its release on Tuesday, January 15. The stream can be viewed right below. According to the […]
NewsAssetto Corsa Competizione is set to get an update on Wednesday, January 16 adding the Emil Frey Jaguar GT3 car, new multiplayer features, and the Circuit Zolder track. The laser-scanned Circuit Zolder track has been teased ahead of its launch via a set of real track vs in-game images which prove to be very impressive […]
NewsSeven new premium cars will be added to Forza Motorsport 7 next week, as part of the final installment in the title’s Car Pass DLC programme. According to the official statement, the Barrett-Jackson Car Pack contains an array of vehicles that were “hand-selected” by the car auction house. It’s also said the seven cars have […]
NewsProject CARS 2 is one of the newly added games to PlayStation Now this month, joining the library of over 275 streamable and downloadable PlayStation 4 titles. The simulation oriented racer released across the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 platforms on September 22, 2017, and featured the largest roster of tracks ever seen in […]
NewsAs promised, the 2019 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 has now finally made its way to the PC racing sim rFactor 2. The Aston Martin was originally supposed to have been released as part of the GT3 Challengers Pack which launched late last month, however, the appearance of the car was delayed due to it still […]
NewsWe’ve known about the upcoming Project CARS mobile spin-off “Project CARS GO” for some time now yet very little on the racer has come to light even to this day. Luckily, this is set to change soon. Slightly Mad Studios’ Online Marketing Director Nathan Bell recently took to Twitter to assure patient fans that information […]
NewsArcade racing game RISE: Race The Future has recently received an update adding support for OpenVR. The update naturally comes with a number of new VR features, camera settings and VR functionality settings as seen in the patch notes at the bottom of this article. Sadly the development team hasn’t released any VR footage for us […]
NewsThe ambitious open-world racer FUEL becomes the very latest racer to be added to Xbox One’s ever-expanding list of backward compatible titles. FUEL, developed by Asobo Studio and published by Codemasters, released in 2009 across the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic world which has been at the mercy […]
NewsToday marks the release of Out Run – the very latest game in the range of classic SEGA AGES titles. The legendary 3D driving game which first released all the way back in 1986 to critical and commercial success features new motion controls, additional music tracks, and a new ranking system. You can view the […]
NewsIf you’re sick of the snow-covered scenery in Forza Horizon 4 today is a good day: Spring has arrived once more. The season of rejuvenation brings about a host of new content for the open-world racer. Four new season events feature including three new Fortune Island Season Events and one new trial event. Seven new […]
NewsThe very first “Forza Monthly” show of the year will broadcast live (on Mixer) on Monday, January 14 at 7pm GMT (2pm EST, 11am PT). Both Forza Motorsport 7 and Forza Horizon 4 will feature in this month’s Forza Monthly show, however, we’re not entirely sure what will be shown regarding the latter at this point. […]
NewsForza Horizon 4 is set to get a content update on Tuesday, January 15 adding the new “Free-For-All Adventure” feature. Developer Playground Games has confirmed they will be hosting a live stream showing off the new content (simply referred to as “Update 5”) before it is released. The live stream will start on Monday, January 14 […]
NewsFollowing on from the SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 industry event where Gran Turismo developer Polyphony showcased their very own real-time ray tracing, Gran Turismo is back showing off its beauty at another technology show. Right now the Consumer Electronics Show or CES is currently underway at Les Vegas, USA, with Gran Turismo Sport being showcased on […]
NewsThe Crew 2‘s January vehicle drop is now available to all players following its initial launch last week for season pass holders. The two free cars you can get behind the wheel of are the BMW M6 GT3 (2016) and the Mercedes-Benz GLC 250 4MATIC Coupe (2016). You can view the free German cars in action […]
NewsMilestone has started the year in style by releasing a new patch for Ride 3 available now across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC platforms. The Italian development team has addressed some of the biggest concerns fans have had with the two-wheeled racer including fixing the difficulty level of its drag races. Elsewhere, improvements […]
NewsWe’re less than a week away from the release of The Grand Tour Game and to keep the excitement rolling a new trailer has been released showing off the pre-order bonus vehicles. All three pre-order vehicles were custom made for The Grand Tour so if you’re a fan of the show you’ve probably seen these […]
NewsAfter four years of development time, I’m happy to announce that the stunt-based title FutureGrind will be finally releasing across the PlayStation 4, PC, and Switch platforms on January 22. FutureGrind is probably best described as a stunt-platformer which will see you controlling your futuristic bike to chain huge combos. Tracks consist of floating coloured rails […]
NewsForza Horizon 4 is set to get a content update on Tuesday, January 15 (across Xbox One and PC platforms) adding the new “Free-For-All Adventure” feature. According to the Forza Support site, the update will add “a brand-new way to play Online Adventure, where players compete individually”. This new feature will be available in both […]
NewsSony Interactive Entertainment has announced a new sales milestone for the PlayStation 4 console and its a whopper. The PlayStation 4 has now sold through more than 91.6 million units globally as of December 31, 2018 according to estimates. Of the 91.6 million units, more than 5.6 million units are estimated to have been sold […]
NewsHot on the heels of the newly released trailer, we also have a fresh batch of images of Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 2 to whet your appetite. The images show a number of famous riders in some cool-looking action shots, including Eli Tomac who is featured in a videogame for the very first […]
NewsThe realistic handling top-down indie racing game Roadclub: League Racing is now available on Steam – exactly two years after its initial early access release. The indie racing game took a total of four years of development time and has seen over forty updates in that time according to developer Solid Core. Roadclub: League Racing is inspired by racing […]
NewsPlayStation Store’s January sale is still very much running at full swing and is currently offering some great savings on a range of racing titles. We’ve picked out some of the highlights which include a mixture of recent offerings and our own recommended picks. Some of these deals are particularly impressive: getting the Ultimate Edition of […]
NewsWe are speeding ever closer to the launch day of The Grand Tour Game and to help get our automotive juices flowing, a couple of new videos of the upcoming racer have been released into the wild. The teaser videos once again feature the full line up (Clarkson, Hammond and May) of the entertainment show […]
NewsIt’s hard to imagine, but we’re just a tad over one month away from the release of Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 2. In case you are not excited enough a new bombastic trailer has been released (to celebrate the kick off of the new season of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship) complete with […]
NewsThe second free DLC pack for Ride 3 has been released bringing some new content to the two-wheeled racer. Ride 3’s “Free Pack 2” – available now across PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms – contains the Ducati Desmosedici RR bike from 2016 (pictured below) along with an additional career mode “Volume” complete with five […]
NewsThe Grand Tour Game is currently available to purchase on Amazon, PlayStation Store, and the Microsoft Store for just £11.99 – that’s less than half of its original price of £24.99. Any drastic and last-minute discounts always raise cause for concern regarding a game’s pre-order numbers or general confidence in the product. Indeed, very little of the game […]
NewsAlthough we’ve just packed away the Christmas tree and countless decorations, there’s no need to feel the January blues as Gran Turismo’s top man Kazunori Yamauchi will soon bring his own sack of goodies. That’s right, Yamauchi has confirmed that Gran Turismo Sport‘s next update will be here on January 17 bringing with it eight new […]
News[UPDATE] Added the brand new trailer, the original article follows. The realistic handling top-down indie racing game Roadclub: League Racing will see its official release (on Steam) on Tuesday, January 8 – exactly two years after its initial early access release. Roadclub: League Racing is inspired by racing titles such as Micro Machines, Death Rally and Super Cars II. […]
NewsIn a recent DiRT Rally 2.0 live stream, Chief Game Designer Ross Gowing shed a little more light on one of the key new features in DiRT Rally 2.0: track degradation. Each rally stage surface found in the rally racer evolves over time as countless rally cars drive over it deforming the surface along the way. […]
NewsCar Manufacture is a game that lets you become the head of your own car factory in the early days of motor vehicle production as you shape the future of the automotive industry. Naturally, you’ll be involved in the manufacturing process of a car from its inception to the point where it leaves the production […]
NewsIn a recent DiRT Rally 2.0 video, Chief Game Designer Ross Gowing revealed some details on the new and improved damage system found in the upcoming off-road racer. Gowing explains that in DiRT Rally 2.0 you’ll be incurring repair costs throughout the stages for any damage your car receives. This means you will need to […]
NewsAntigraviator is a futuristic anti-gravity racer which saw its release on Steam last June to a fairly mixed response from players. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners meanwhile have had to exercise patience, however, it looks like that patience is about to pay off. According to a recent blog entry from developer Cybernetic Walrus (don’t […]
NewsThe Crew 2‘s January vehicle drop is here for season pass holders and will arrive next week for everyone else (free of charge) on January 9. This month has a definitively German flavour with the addition of the BMW M6 GT3 (2016) and the Mercedes-Benz GLC 250 4MATIC Coupe (2016). You can view the German […]
NewsSlightly Mad Studios’ CEO Ian Bell has elaborated on his earlier comments on Project CARS 3 giving us a better understanding of the direction of the upcoming racer. Posting on the GTPlanet forums (post #172 onwards), Bell has stated that Project CARS 3 will take cues from Need for Speed Shift (also developed by Slightly […]
NewsWe’re closing in on DiRT Rally 2.0‘s release date of February 26 at a rapid pace and excitement is growing here at TeamVVV. Although Codemasters has recently shared a few new environments and cars they are still keeping some elements close to their chest. Fortunately, Chief Game Designer Ross Gowing has briefly touched on the title’s career mode format […]
NewsTo see out the new year’s celebrations, Studio 397 has shared an image teasing some upcoming content for their PC racing sim rFactor 2. The image (seen below) teases a 2019 “Gen2” Formula E car. 2018 was an exciting year for us here at Studio 397 #rFactor2 and we want to thank everyone out there […]
NewsThe Grand Tour Game will hit virtual shelves in a little under two weeks and as you would imagine the marketing campaign is starting ramp up accordingly. The very latest piece of promotion for the upcoming racer shows none other than the stars of the entertainment show play the very game they are featured in. Entitled “The Grand […]
NewsPlenty of racing games over the years have dabbled in the art of getting sideways, however, how many dedicated drifting games can you think of? Enter Drift 19. Labelled as “the world’s first realistic drift driver simulator“, Drift 19 is inspired by the history of drifting and includes a number of iconic drifting vehicles which […]
NewsSlightly Mad Studios CEO Ian Bell has today confirmed that Project CARS 3, which was only announced recently, will see a change in direction. Posting on GTPlanet (post 106), Bell admits that Slightly Mad Studios had bitten off “more than we can properly chew” with Project CARS 2 and they are now looking to shift (pardon […]
NewsPolyphony, the guys behind the Gran Turismo series, recently took to the stage at the SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 industry event (which showcases the latest in computer graphics and techniques) to reveal that they have been secretly working on their own version of real-time ray tracing. Real-time ray tracing (which has been the stuff of dreams […]
NewsCodemasters hosted a couple of DiRT Rally 2.0 live streams recently where they showed off some never before seen locations and cars. The first stream (below) gives us our first glimpses of the Renault Megane RX, Porsche 911 RGT, and Peugeot 208 T16 R5 cars as well as the locations of Spain, Poland, and the […]
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