Brendan Rorrison

The latest Community Event in Project CARS 2 is testing players against an ex-Stig from Top Gear. Ben Collins is a known champion for the series and as a member of Team SMS-R, he’s part of a new time trial. This event will last from January 29 until February 5.

The latest update to land on GT Sport has introduced various performance changes to cars in the game. Alterations appear to have been made on the back of fan feedback and certain vehicles over-performing in Sport mode events.

The inaugural round of this year’s WRC Esports Championship is now underway. Competitors can find the first challenge in WRC 7, with a trip to Europe opening proceedings.

Project CARS 2 will be used as a platform in an ambitious new esports championship in the UK. The British Esports Championship will pit schools and colleges against each other in a variety of titles, including Slightly Mad Studios’ sim racer.

The latest batch of UK retail sales data is now available on the GfK Chart-Track website.  Week three brings a lot of movers and shakers in the racing genre, with a few notable slides down the rankings.

The NPD group has released the latest batch of US video game sales figures. Cataloguing results on both a digital and retail front for the region during December, it wasn’t too great a month for fans of the racing genre.

The latest Community Event added to Project CARS 2 this week offers a V8-flavored challenge. It also previews the first big twice-around-the-clock sports car race of 2018.

There’s a range of discounts to be had on the Assetto Corsa range on the EU PlayStation Store. With lower prices for the base game and accompanying DLC, players in Europe have the perfect chance to try out the hardcore driving sim.

Kylotonn Games has deployed a new update for WRC 7 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The main motivation behind the patch is to prepare the game for its use in the upcoming WRC Esports series.

Now that GT Sport has been in the wild for a few months, players have got stuck into the title’s namesake Sport mode. Unlike any other GT game entry before it, online play is the main event this time around.

Last week’s UK game sales charts are in and the big winner in the racing genre is the Forza series. With two titles placing in the top 20, hype continues to follow the Xbox brand following the reason of the Xbox One X.

Kylotonn’s upcoming two-wheeled racer Isle of Man TT: Ride on The Edge has a host of new screenshots to admire. The images come via the official Steam page for the game, which is due to launch in just over two months time.

The long-awaited Xbox One X compatibility patch for Forza Horizon 3 is now live. Added support for the superpowered console brings higher definition textures, true 4K resolution and other improvements.

Slightly Mad Studios has updated Project CARS 2 with a new community event. The latest challenge is inspired by the Detroit Auto Show kicked off on Saturday.

The team behind the WRC game series has announced the competition dates for its third esports season. As per the official WRC Facebook page, challenges are set to run between January and July.

The list of top selling physical video games of 2017 in the UK in here. As per a report from GamesIndustry.biz, the top performing titles of last year have been listed. Week on week information seemed to indicate a strong year for racing games and the final result continues this picture.

It’s hard to believe that the Porsche license in racing games was like gold dust not too long ago. Thanks to an exclusivity deal with EA, it didn’t look like we’d see the marque in anything other than Need For Speed.

Tech enthusiasts from all over the world have descended upon Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show. The 2018 iteration is in full swing and PlayStation’s head company Sony is in the thick of the action.

Milestone’s upcoming off-road arcade racer Gravel has a new gameplay video. Released on the official YouTube channel for the developer, we get a sneak-peek of the title in action. The footage shows off a Wild Rush race lasting two minutes.

BMW and Gran Turismo Sport are teaming up to offer attendees of CES 2018 an amazing prize. The competition will test players on the racing sim with the chance to compete on a racetrack for top performers.