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A return to frigid temperatures across the UK means the start of a new Winter season in Forza Horizon 4. Dig through the snow and you’ll find the latest selection of events to keep you busy.

GT Sport players have a new set of Time Trials for the next two weeks and, after the slightly unusual and seemingly unplanned change last time out, things are back to normal. There’s two events to choose from once again this time round, with both a fixed car and settings event and a more varied affair in the other trial.

Update: Slightly Mad Studios has now confirmed some aspects of the Power Pack DLC. We’ve updated the article below to reflect this.

The latest game update for GT Sport has arrived. Weighing in at 176.8MB it is, as expected, not a major content update, but it does bring along some interesting changes nonetheless.

Sony’s senior VP for platform planning, Hideaki Nishino, has confirmed in a post on the offcial PlayStation Blog that a second-generation PlayStation VR system is in development.

Gran Turismo fans will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on the next full entry in the series, as Sony has revealed the game won’t make a debut this year.

A new set of GT Sport Daily Races has arrived, and the next seven days will put you in racing action at circuits — real and fictional — around Europe. There’s also an unusual pick and mix format this week, featuring four famous hot hatchbacks, to get to grips with.

Somewhat unexpectedly, there’s a new update coming to GT Sport this month. It’ll be the first update to the game this year, following on from the 1.62 update back in November 2020.

A brand new Autumn season has begun in Forza Horizon 4 to mark a fresh week. Players from all over the UK are still being kept busy with the latest batch of events.

There’s a new update coming for DIRT 5 next week, bringing along the latest paid DLC pack and some new content for all players to enjoy for free.

EA has completed its acquisition of developer and publisher Codemasters in a deal worth over $1.2 billion.

Updated February 20: Since we posted the details below, all corresponding information has been removed from the official Gran Turismo website. We’ll update this article with more information as we get it.

Usually a game update is a time of joy, but today’s update to DIRT Rally 2.0 will be tinged with some sadness for the game’s fans. It’s a relatively small update, but with major implications: it represents the end of the road for DR2.

The latest set of GT Sport Daily Races, running for the next seven days, will see you recreating the golden era of rally in a rather unusual event — as well as some more standard fare.

Just ahead of its official launch tomorrow, the FIA Rally Star DLC required for online participation is now available for WRC 9.

Polyphony Digital has released more information on the scheduling for the 2021 season of the Gran Turismo FIA Online Championship. Although we don’t have a full race calendar yet — and we’ll bring you that when it’s available — there are nonetheless important changes to how players will participate in the races.

Summer has made a fresh appearance in Forza Horizon 4 to kick off a new season in the UK. Despite a warning from Playground Games about a potential delay, Series 32 has started on time, bringing more events and content.

The GT Sport Time Trials have refreshed for another week, but there’s a little change to procedings. Where usually you’d have two events to occupy you over the next 14 days, there’s now only one.

Having recently passed an aggregate €100m in sales, the Assetto Corsa franchise is about to expand its offering once again. Assetto Corsa Competizione is set to land on “next-gen” console platforms later this year.

Turn 10 and Xbox Research are inviting Forza players of all stripes to participate in a feedback program, aimed at guiding development of both future and current projects.