Gaming

It’s fair to say that we don’t cover Grand Theft Auto much on GTPlanet. Although the name itself relates to cars, and — as racers at heart — we love driving, collecting, modifying, and racing the cars in the game, it doesn’t truly fall under our umbrella.

Since GT Sport launched back in October 2017, the Polyphony Digital team has brought an impressive number of new circuits to the game. From old favorites like Laguna Seca and Spa-Francorchamps, to new fictional tracks like Sardegna Road and Tokyo street circuits, there’s been a steady stream of new asphalt to learn.

The weather has turned frightful once again, as Winter has settled over the UK for another week in Forza Horizon 4. Coinciding with the arrival of the latest snowy season is a new helping of content and events.

This fortnight’s GT Sport Time Trials bring two more interesting challenges. Starring for the next two weeks are a road car and a race car, but it’s the street machine that’s the faster of the two.

The latest GT Sport update has arrived, with some new content to sink your teeth into and some gameplay tweaks.

The next content update for GT Sport is on its way, and Polyphony Digital has released the official, reveal-all trailer.

After making its debut in the esports category of the 2019 National Sports Festival of Japan — or Kokutai — GT Sport will again feature as an event for the 2020 tournament.

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.

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has taken to the official Xbox blog to stoke the hype fires some more about the next-generation Xbox Series X. With the console coming later this year, Spencer has confirmed a few more of the console’s technical specifications, including that headline 12TFLOPS of graphics power.

For this week’s GT Sport Daily Races you’ll be heading to two racing circuits on opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean, and indulging in a spot of street racing.

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.

If you’re champing at the bit for the full PlayStation 5 reveal, we’ve got two more dates for you to strike from your calendar. Sony has announced that it is withdrawing from two games industry events over the next month, due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.

The warmth of Autumn has settled over the UK this week as a fresh season begins in Forza Horizon 4. This seasonal switch brings a new serving of content and events for players to try out.

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.

Last September, iRacing’s Steve Myers confirmed the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport would make its way to the PC racing sim. Now, we can set our sights on taking the GT4-class racing machine for a spin in March.

Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi has revealed some interesting facts about the relationships between Gran Turismo and the car manufacturers who appear in the series.

GT Sport’s first World Tour event of the year is still fresh in our minds, but already it’s time to prepare for the next stage. The Pre-Season for 2020 FIA Online Championship gets underway this week, ahead of the full season starting in mid-March.

Kazunori Yamauchi has made some interesting comments about the future direction of Gran Turismo’s graphics. The Polyphony Digital studio boss has suggested that frame rate, rather than display resolution, may be the area in which the next titles in the series look to improve.

This week’s GT Sport Daily Races will take you to some tight and twisty real world circuits, in the UK and Japan.