Michael Leary

Playground Games has detailed how it’s gone about making improvements to the game’s vehicle sounds in the latest video in the “Let’s Go” series.

If you were looking for a new racing game to pick up and play this weekend, you’re in luck. Beginning today, PlayStation’s “Games of a Generation” sale is live and we’ve rounded up the best deals on racing games.

The Xbox Game Pass subscription service continues to grow, and next month sees the addition of a fan favorite. With DiRT Rally 2.0 leaving the service on October 1, it begs the question: what’s going to take its place for sim racers? Now there’s an answer, Forza Motorsport 7.

It’s full speed ahead as the Xbox Series X launches on Tuesday, November 10. If you were unable to secure your own during initial pre-orders, there’s still a chance yet — though it involves getting in touch with your inner speed demon.

Earlier this summer we reported on how Forza Horizon 4 will take advantage of the Xbox Series X, when the console launches in just over six weeks. FH4 will use the XSX’s capabilities to benefit from faster load times and higher visual fidelity with longer draw distances — all at native 4K resolution and 60 frames per second, rather than the either/or on the Xbox One X.

The cloud gaming market has just got a little more crowded — and interesting — as Amazon has revealed its long-rumored service at a special hardware event today. It goes by the name of Luna, and it joins Google Stadia and Microsoft’s xCloud in the console-less gaming arena.

Microsoft has shared a glimpse of the new Xbox user interface (UI) coming to not only the new console this November, but across the Xbox family.

The coronavirus outbreak continues to have an adverse effect on the motorsport calendar in 2020. Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) has now confirmed that the 88th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is the latest event on the shelf, as efforts to curb the spread of the disease continue to ramp up.

PlayStation 5 lead system architect Mark Cerny has unveiled the specifications of the next-generation console in a live-streamed version of the planned, but cancelled, Game Developers Conference presentation.

Last Thursday, digital storefront Humble Bundle kicked off its “Just Drive” bundle deal that will appeal to sim racers. The bundle is exclusive to PC players using Steam, so if you’ve been biding your time you may want to give this a look.

Codemasters has announced a new version of DiRT Rally 2.0 that veterans and newcomers alike will be able to get their hands on later this month. Dubbed the Game of the Year Edition, this new release includes over 80 cars and 26 locations.

In case you haven’t heard the unfortunate news, E3 2020 is now cancelled. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) made the official announcement this afternoon amid the growing concerns of the coronavirus pandemic.

If you have yet to take last year’s Formula One game for a spin, now is the perfect time. There’s now a free trial of F1 2019 available on Steam, Xbox Live, and the PlayStation Store, until March 18. That gives players eight days to dive into Codemasters’ 2019 F1 effort and see what all the fuss is about.

UPDATE: The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has now confirmed that E3 2020 is cancelled. Its statement is at the end of this article. The original article continues below.

Talks of the next entry in the Test Drive Unlimited franchise have begun once again. Benoit Clerc, head of publishing at Nacon (formerly Bigben Interactive) confirmed the game as currently in development at Kylotonn in an interview with GamesBeat.

Following up on the first build of 2020, the iRacing team has released the Season 2 build to all subscribers. Headlining the new season are two new additions: the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 MR, and the Norwegian rallycross circuit Lankebanen.

Last week, the iRacing Motorsport Simulations team confirmed the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR arrives in March. The IMS team has one-upped itself with a new trailer showing off the six-cylinder racer.

Last month, GT Sport players went without any new content. While Updates 1.54 and 1.55 arrived in January, both focused on bug fixes and system tweaks.

The first update of 2020 has arrived to RaceRoom Racing Experience, and with it comes a brand new circuit. Located in the city of Shaoxing in the eastern province of Zhejiang, China, say hello to the Zhejiang Circuit.

At this year’s Unpacked event in San Francisco, Samsung announced a partnership with Xbox, continuing the South Korean tech company’s partnership with Microsoft that began last year.