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With nearly 1,200 cars stamped onto every retail copy of the game, it's no surprise that Gran Turismo 6's extensive and incredibly diverse car roster is the game's headline-grabbing figure. The thing is, all those cars count for nothing if there aren't any good tracks to race them on, so it's good to hear that […]

We all knew Gran Turismo 6's car roster would be huge, and GT developer Polyphony Digital certainly hasn't disappointed us with just how many motors will be featured in 2013's last major racing game release. However, there's been a bit of fibbery in the official press release: Polyphony claims "over 1,200" will be present in […]

Microsoft has released the first snippets of info about the Forza Motorsport franchise's inaugural next-gen DLC content: the LaFerrari Car Pack. As the bundle's name suggests, the pack in question stars the LaFerrari, the latest in a long line of high-tech mid-engined supercars from Ferrari and a direct rival to Forza Motorsport 5's box cover […]

Chevrolet has unveiled a new Corvette Stingray concept for this year's SEMA aftermarket trade show, sporting several nods to the car's association with Gran Turismo 6. Revealed today in the initial image you see to your right, the 'Corvette Stingray Gran Turismo' concept features many cues inspired by the Corvette Stingray 15th Anniversary car that's […]

Project CARS's crowd-sourced 'WMD' members are now able to try out the first ever McLarens in the still-in-development racing title, courtesy of Slightly Mad Studios' latest update build for the game. Following in the wake of Slightly Mad's recent confirmation it had secured the licence to feature McLaren road and racing cars in Project CARS, […]

For the first time in seven years, Ferrari is returning to Need for Speed. Last seen in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 in 2002, licensing issues have prevented EA from using any Ferrari cars (that's karma for you for hogging Porsche so many years), but this year's Need for Speed: Rivals will include six […]

Turn 10's revealed yet another new direct-feed gameplay from Forza Motorsport 5, depicting the Sebring circuit in all of its next-gen splendour. The direct-feed footage isn't just noteworthy for the fact it's the first time we've seen the Sebring International Raceway in the game: the clip also displays the in-game debut of the KTM X-Bow […]

Rumours that a next generation Project Gotham Racing sequel is in the works for Xbox One have been rife for some time now. Speculation started as long ago as 2010, but intensified this year with the impending release of the next generation Xbox One console, as the PGR series has traditionally been Microsoft's flagship racing […]

The ISI track team is busy building the next track scheduled for rFactor 2 as part of their upcoming American open-wheeled themed content: the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ISI took to Twitter in a new account set up to showcase their construction progress, starting with an early render of the intricate Indianpolis podium: We'll of course be […]

Hot on the heels of the Forza Motorsport 5 Car Pass announcement earlier this week, Turn 10 Studios has released the latest batch of in-game cars for its weekly 'Showroom Update' feature. And, perhaps for the first time so far, all of the motors depicted in the provided picture gallery are all new to the series: whether they're […]

iRacing has shown significant growth lately as its passionate racing community continues to expand. If the recent announcement that the subscription-based sim had exceeded 800 million laps wasn't enough, iRacing has now been Greenlit on Steam following a successful voting campaign. It's a significant breakthrough for iRacing.com,  which should surely broaden their audience considerably given the […]

After what seems like an age since the last licencing agreement was signed, Slightly Mad Studios has secured the rights to feature McLaren Automotive's legendary supercars in Project CARS. As part of the new deal, Slightly Mad will eventually end up adding five McLarens to the game throughout its development phase, ranging from the legendary […]

Codemasters' F1 Race Stars, a Mario Kart-style spin-off to their fabled F1 franchise featuring cartoon caricature race drivers with big heads about the size of Lewis Hamilton's ego, is about to get a new release on Wii U packed with extra content and console-specific features.  Called F1 Race Stars: Powered Up Edition, the new release adds […]

As if we haven't seen enough gratuitous cop chase carnage from Need for Speed: Rivals as of late, EA's released an all-new trailer for the game that shows off yet more high-speed action that we can expect to experience ourselves in the game. Edited in such a way that the unanitiated might even mistake it […]

Turn 10 has announced the first details of the season pass for Forza Motorsport 5, highlighting how cost effective it is for the DLC-purchasing Xbox gamer. Appropriately dubbed the 'Car Pass', the main benefit of purchasing this optional item is to recieve all the DLC car packs at a discounted rate when compared with buying […]

Following the surprise revelation that content relating to Ayrton Senna is on the horizon for Gran Turismo 6, a thought immediately popped into my head: what does this mean for the Ayrton Senna licensed game in development by Reiza Studios? Speaking to VirtualR, Reiza Studios confirmed that Senna's inclusion in GT6 will not affect their project: "We […]

An unexpected "sequel" to 2010's underrated arcade racing game Blur has emerged on the Android Store, in the form of the free-to-play Blur Overdrive mobile title. Licenced by Activison and co-developed by Marmalade Play (the same firm that brought us the Call of Duty Black Ops Zombies mobile game), the new top-down perspective racing title […]

SimBin has added a pair of retro touring cars and racing circuits in the latest content update for the free-to-play PC sim RaceRoom Racing Experience (R3E). Those familar with SimBin Studios' previous racing games will have seen this new content before in their prior work: the automotive additions come in the form of the BMW […]

Turn 10 Studios has released the latest direct-feed gameplay video of Forza Motorsport 5, showcasing our first in-game look of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Beyond previewing our first next-gen peek at the fabled Belgian racing venue, the trailer also depicts a few of the viewpoint options (such as the bonnet cam and cockpit cam), along with […]

F1 2013 may have been on store shelves for the past few weeks, but that hasn't stopped Codemasters from releasing Hot Lap videos before the remaining Formula One races this year. With the FIA's flagship racing series rolling up in India this weekend, the Codies gameplay clip in question gives a brief guide of the […]

In a surprise announcement, it has been revealed the late great F1 driver Ayrton Senna will be associated in one form or another with Gran Turismo 6. Speaking during Sony's press conference at the Brazil Game Show, Polyphony Digital president Kazunori Yamauchi confirmed that his studio and the Ayrton Senna Institute – the charity set […]

Adding the Bathurst track seems to be an unwritten rule for new racing games this year. Both Forza Motorsport 5 and Gran Turismo 6 will finally feature the legendary Aussie racing circuit for the first time in each series. Soon after, iRacing also announced the inclusion of Bathurst, but no time frame was given for […]

As we reach the "One Month To Go" milestone for Forza Motorsport 5, developer Turn 10 Studios has released the latest batch of in-game cars in this week's Showroom Update. As with almost every car that's been confirmed so far, a majority of the motors in this week's list will be familiar to players of […]

After our initial hands-on sessions with EA Ghost's Need for Speed: Rivals at past gaming conventions this year, we've been invited to try out a new build of the game. And, at last, we've been allowed to bring the video cameras! In the first of our three-part collection of direct-feed videos, Alan shows us his […]

Eutechnyx has revealed the first initial feature of next year's officially licenced NASCAR game. Appropriately christened by the UK-based game developer as 'NASCAR '14', the new game of America's most popular spectator sport will feature all of the drivers, cars and tracks in next year's Sprint Cup championship, as well as allowing players to relive […]

Codemasters' decision to split F1 2013 in two different flavours wasn't very well received by its fanbase. Buying the standard version of F1 2013 granted you access to a handful of classic '80s cars, drivers and tracks, but if you wanted the complete set of '80s content and its matching '90s content, you had to […]

No doubt a result of EA's recent reclaim of the Ferrari license for Need for Speed: Rivals, Real Racing 3 has been updated with a new Ferrari pack soon after the release of its Porsche pack.  Three gleaming Ferraris have been added to Real Racing 3's roster: the fabulous FF, the flagship 458 Italia and their latest […]

One of the more interesting aspects of EA Ghost's Need for Speed Rivals game – the online-centric AllDrive feature – has been flaunted in the title's latest trailer. Dubbed by the developers to be a "revolutionary" new addition to the Need for Speed franchise, the AllDrive component claims to allow gamers on both the single-player […]

A new fictional track has been released for rFactor 2 free to download. Known as Loch Drummond situated on the basin of a Scottish valley, the challenging circuit includes two layouts of 1.2 and 1.97 miles. It was developed by Alex Sawczuk aka The Lonely, a renowned rFactor modder who is also known for his work […]

We've known for a while that the Top Gear licence will be heavily integrated into Forza Motorsport 5, but we've yet to actually see the TV show's fabled test track in the game…until now! Turn 10 Studios claims that the improvised figure-of-eight test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome has been "meticulously recreated with unprecedented accuracy" in […]

It pains me to say it, but the rumours were right: Sony have now officially announced that DriveClub has been delayed until early 2014, thus omitting it from the PS4's launch line-up next month.   A post on the official PlayStation Blog by Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida confirmed the delay today, declaring it as […]

Following in the wake of Ubisoft's recent announcements that open-world racing game The Crew and next-gen darling WatchDogs would be delayed until 2014, recent reports are suggesting the PS4 launch title DriveClub will also follow in their footsteps. According to an article by gaming podcast website The Same Coin, an anonymous source "revealed" that the […]

Turn 10 Studios has revealed a new batch of cars that'll appear in its soon-to-be-released Xbox One launch title, Forza Motorsport 5. Leading the charge in the 24-strong car lineup are a quartet of highly-strung performance cars, representing some of the technological pinnacles of their respective eras. These range from the iconic Lamborghini Miura (looking […]

Ubisoft's ambitious next gen open world racer The Crew has been delayed until at least Spring 2014. Originally slated for release during Ubisoft's 2013 – 2014 fiscal year, this means the earliest we will possibly be playing The Crew is now April 1st 2014. Update: Joystiq has since reported that Ubisoft's CEO Yves Guillemot has stated […]

When i was a mere mortal, I had an unhealthy fixation with monster trucks. Their tank-like ability to crush scrap cars into mangled metal-flavoured pancakes left me in awe as a puny child. One year, all I wanted for Christmas was a Hot Wheels BigFoot Crunch Arena playset which had my parents rushing round every […]

As WRC 4 gears up for its release in under two weeks time, Milestone have confirmed the car list and available liveries that will feature in its latest rally sim.  All the official cars from the 2013 season are present and correct, making a total of 15 different car models, 65 Drivers and Co-Drivers and 55 […]

Just 13 days remain at the time of writing before Milestone release WRC 4, and while you've no doubt been keeping tabs and making judgments on our extensive preview coverage, you'll soon be able to get your own hands-on in an upcoming playable demo to make up your own minds. Releasing on PSN for both […]