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Summer has rolled in to the UK to begin a fresh week in Forza Horizon 4. The newest season marks the kickoff for Series 20, with a spate of new content due to arrive over the next four weeks.

For the next two weeks in the GT Sport Time Trials, players will be following the rule of three. With two new events, both on road courses, there’s plenty to get to grips with through the next 14 days.

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.

Kunos Simulazioni has confirmed today that Assetto Corsa Competizione is on its way to consoles this summer.

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.

F1 fans, your long winter doldrums are nearly over. The 2020 Formula One World Championship gets underway this weekend with the traditional curtain-raiser in Australia.

Playground Games has given us a taste of what’s to come in the next update for Forza Horizon 4 in its latest livestream. Series 20, due to arrive later in the week, brings a fresh swathe of cars and content over the next month.

It’s difficult to miss the world’s biggest news story right now. A virus called SARS-CoV-2, commonly just called coronavirus, is spreading the COVID-19 disease across the globe. With over 100,000 cases and almost 4,000 deaths worldwide, this is prompting countries, companies, and airlines to shut down in an effort to contain it.

There’s a bit of a shake-up in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races, with some cars and tracks that rarely make an appearance.

Flowers are blooming all across the UK, as Spring has emerged once more in Forza Horizon 4. Series 19 is on the home stretch this week, bringing forward a fresh helping of content.

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.

Motorsport Australia, the governing body for car racing in the country, has included esports champion Cody Latkovski in its annual awards event.

After becoming the first global one-make esport racing championship in 2019, GT Sport’s GR Supra GT Cup is returning for 2020.

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.

It’s a little hard to believe, but today marks 20 years since Sony launched the PlayStation 2 console in Japan.

Those worrying that the shift in developer for Need for Speed, from Ghost to Criterion, might mean an end to support for Need for Speed Heat need worry no more. A new update arrives in for the game this week, adding a new game mechanic, some quality of life changes, and a bunch of new cars.

You’ll be visiting some classic GT combinations in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races, along with an event that harks back to Gran Turismo games of old.

It’s easy to watch the latest Gran Turismo World Tour events and forget just how far the FIA-certified championship has come.