Gaming

When GT Sport launched back in October 2017, we thought it was a little bit light on content. Polyphony Digital has been addressing that, piece by piece, with free updates over the game’s life, but there’s one thing still notably absent: Lotus.

Codemasters has peeled back a few layers on its upcoming F1 2019 sim racer. One of the biggest surprises is not about the current season, but about the past. When the game launches in two months, players will be able to pick a side in the great Senna versus Prost rivalry.

After some much-needed rest and recuperation over the last week or two, I’ve come back to a whole heap of new sim racing content. Over the last few days, rFactor 2, DiRT Rally 2.0 and RaceRoom have received new goodies. It always puts a spring in my step when there are new toys to play with when I get home. Of all the newly-released toys, I’ll be talking about the bonkers Volkswagen I.D. R.

Are you planning on competing in Gran Turismo Sport’s one-make race series for the new Toyota Supra? Need some tips before the first round kicks off tomorrow? No less than the reigning Nations Cup champion is here to help.

The first stage of the 2019 FIA-Certified GT Sport Online Championship Nations Cup is almost in the bag. There’s only one more race to go, with Gr.3 cars at Suzuka this coming Saturday.

Snow has fallen over Britain once more in Forza Horizon 4. The new season brings a fresh batch of content and events for players to try and win.

Another racing series is joining the WRC, Formula 1, and Blancpain GT by getting its own, official sim racer. However, it’s probably not the series you might expect. Thanks to Bigben Interactive, gamers will get a chance to conquer the FIA European Truck Racing Championship this summer.

The PlayStation Store has another weekly sale going on. Just like previous ones, the PS Plus sale offers significant savings on a variety of titles from our favorite genre.

DiRT Rally 2.0 has gained another location for players to master. Say hello to the Sweden Rally.

The Nations Cup category flagship FIA-Certified Online Championship feature for GT Sport is already well underway for a second season. Now the Manufacturer Series is set to join it.

The premiere of Volkswagen’s updated ID. R time attack car has also brought the announcement of a virtual competition.

With the April update for Gran Turismo Sport, players can add another Toyota road car to their garage. This brings the total up to 18 Toyota models in Sport. No other modern racing game comes close to that figure, with some even missing the brand altogether. It forces us to ask the question: does Toyota have a console-game exclusivity deal with Polyphony Digital?

Late last year, it was reported that Driveclub was the most-played PlayStation 4 racer, sitting pretty at 10.5 million players. For comparison’s sake, GT Sport topped 6.6 million players at that time.

Whoopsies. The latest Gran Turismo Sport update is mere hours old, yet already we’ve got a hint of what’s on the horizon. And what’s more, it comes courtesy of the official site.

The latest version of Gran Turismo Sport is now available on PlayStation 4. Like the updates that have come before, it introduces a handful of cars to the 2017 sim racer, plus other goodies.

Codemasters has released the latest version of DiRT Rally 2.0. The rally sim comes into the service tent for some choice updates, including new audio, liveries, and trophies/achievements.

Gran Turismo Sport players already have five new cars to look forward to later this week. Now comes news that another car is en route to the franchise, and it’s one we’ve known about for a while.

Japan Race Promotion, the company that operates Super Formula, has announced an official “Virtual Series”, using GT Sport.

There’s quite the variety pack in the GT Sport Daily Races this week, with three very different combinations on offer.

Another esport driver has made the jump to real-world competition. This past weekend, two-time Formula 1 Esports champion Brendon Leigh completed a trio of Formula Ford races at England’s Snetterton circuit.