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Forza Horizon 3 is coming this September. Set in Australia, the map is said to be twice the size of the previous game, and players will have over 350 cars to explore it with. According to Turn 10 and Playground Games, doing that will now be easier, as players will have more control over how they progress through the game.

Turn 10’s Dan Greenawalt sat down with Matt Farah and the rest of The Smoking Tire podcast crew to chat about the newly-unveiled Forza Horizon 3. In it, he lets a few choice tidbits loose on the upcoming open-world game, chief among them being the (eventual) addition of 3-wheelers.

Forza Horizon 3 was revealed earlier today. Taking place in Australia, it promises 350+ cars, a deeper level of customization, and full cross-platform support with the Windows 10 platform when it launches this September 27. Turn 10 have now revealed the game’s pre-order details, as well as how the Forza Rewards player loyalty program will support the new title.

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The first Tuesday of each month is traditionally ‘New Car Pack’ day for Forza fans. With the Season Pass complete, and E3 just around the corner, players are unsure of whether a new car pack will be arriving soon or not. Ford UK has let slip that, regardless of a car pack’s arrival, all Forza Motorsport 6 players will be receiving a free treat today, in the form of the Ford GT LM.

Just earlier this year we were commending the Turn 10 team for exceeding the coveted 1 million sales figure for Forza Motorsport 6.

We haven’t forgotten about Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, the latest free-to-play release of the Forza series and the first one built for the Windows 10 platform. Although it doesn’t feature the traditional hallmarks of the console-released titles in the franchise (online multiplayer, wheel support and livery editor), with 63 cars and approximately 20 variations of 6 playable circuits, the game still offers a tease of what’s to come, as future Forza titles will be released on Xbox One and PC simultaneously.

Last week’s NASCAR expansion for Forza Motorsport 6 brought the biggest automotive series in America to the game. Those that purchased the add-on received a host of car’s from this season as well as a new track. In addition, numerous new gameplay features including rolling starts and new car spotting HUD elements were rolled out across the game’s community, even for those that hadn’t bought the pack.

Time is ticking down on the 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo. With less than a month until E3 takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Centre, the big gaming companies are starting to tip their hands. First up is Microsoft, with the return of their FanFest initiative.

A new content update for Forza Motorsport 6 is now available introducing a number of brand new features, complimentary of today’s NASCAR Expansion Pack. Weighing in at 1.45 GB, the largest weigh-in to date, the features have been created to improve the in-game racing experience wholesale. While these features are being introduced with today’s expansion, all of the features will be available to everyone regardless of whether or not the NASCAR Pack has been purchased.

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Fans of American stock car racing will soon have a new option on consoles: Forza 6 will include them in an upcoming expansion. As we reported last week, the upcoming pack (the second of its kind, after the Porsche Expansion Pack) should have 24 cars from the current 2016 season, alongside Homestead-Miami Speedway, as well as new HUD features for drafting and car spotting.

Forza Motorsport 6 is, quite comfortably, the biggest current-generation console racing game in terms of cars and tracks. Launching with over 460 cars, that number has swollen by over 100 through a combination of free and paid addition (okay, mostly the latter). Most recently, a Hot Wheels-sponsored pack brought some new toys, while a leak about a potential NASCAR expansion could see the vehicle count crest the 600 mark.

It looks like the upcoming Forza Horizon 3 isn’t the only big thing Microsoft has planned for the franchise. While Forza 6 receives monthly DLC packs (the most recent being the Hot Wheels pack that released earlier this week), and the series makes in-roads on the PC platform, a recent leak suggests a second expansion pack for the current Xbox One title.

The flurry of whispers, theories, and rumours have all been confirmed, and laid to rest – Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, Turn 10’s first PC-oriented title of the series, has been recently launched as a beta for the Windows 10 platform.

Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, the cut-down, “curated” version of the expansive Xbox One title launched last year, is finally here in the form of an Open Beta and exclusive to the Windows 10 platform. The title, first announced more than two months ago, is free-to-play and offers an experience that is “designed for players who are new to the Forza franchise.”

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As Sony and Microsoft both continue to challenge the idea of traditional console experiences, Turn 10 has released the latest batch of info in the latter’s campaign. Forza Motorsport 6: Apex (first officially announced last month) is a cut-down, “curated” version of the expansive Xbox One title launched last year. As it turns out, those looking to get a taste of the game have only one more week to wait, as it will be launching in Open Beta status next Thursday, May 5.