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Right after its playable reveal on the floor of E3 last week, another opportunity to try Assetto Corsa Competizione is coming this weekend.

Back in March, Kylotonn Racing surprised sim racers with the announcement that V-Rally would return. Now, thanks to the fine folks at Team VVV, we’ve got our first look at it in action.

After a slightly longer-than-expected maintenance period, the latest Gran Turismo Sport update is now live. As expected, it’s a minor one, with the focus on the now-live FIA Championships.

Right on cue, the weekly reset has refreshed the Specialty Dealer’s lineup in Forza 7. This week is particularly noteworthy as a certain Volkswagen is finally in the mix.

The inaugural GT Sport FIA Championships get underway today. If we had to guess, Nissan will be a particularly popular choice in the Manufacturers Series. That’s because four lucky (and quick) players will win a trip to Japan.

It’s the most controversial addition to modern F1 cars since the proboscis. The halo safety device is a divisive one — quite literally from a visual perspective — but F1 2018 players won’t have to deal with it if they don’t want to.

Like Sony and the PS5, this year’s E3 didn’t bring anything new from the Microsoft camp about its next-gen console. However, the head of the Xbox division, Phil Spencer, did take some time during his presentation to tease gamers just a bit.

As is now tradition, Tuesday is the day GT Sport’s painters celebrate.

GT Sport’s signature FIA Championships will finally get underway this week. Polyphony Digital is releasing a game update to coincide with it.

It’s finally happening. Last year, F1 2017 proved classic F1 cars add something extra to the franchise. Whether it be the McLaren MP4/4 or the Renault R26, last year’s game catered to long-time viewers of the sport.

Make that plural: there will be two championships this year, in the shape of the Nations Cup and the Manufacturer Series. Both begin with their first seasons this month, with a second in July. Following on from that, a “Final Season” will stretch across August and September. This third series will narrow down the field in preparation for Live Events — much like the Nurburgring races last month — where the top players will face off. From there, the cream of the crop moves to the World Final in November to fight for the crown.

The latest set of Forzathon challenges are live for players in Forza Motorsport 7. Turn 10 announced three new events on the community forums and a selection of prizes up for grabs, including a classic Porsche and a highly-strung AMG.

With the 2018 E3 show over and done with, the rumor mill is now back up and running. While Sony confirmed it wouldn’t be talking PS5 at the show, the latest rumors focus on it anyway. Forbes now has a bit more insight into the upcoming PlayStation 5.

As the racing gets underway at Le Mans, 31 Forza Motorsport 7 drivers will be fighting for their share of $75,000 on the other side of the globe. That’s right: the ForzaRC Series 1 Finales are upon us.

After first announcing it this past April, Thrustmaster has pencilled in a release window for the console version of its TSS handbrake. The 90% metal, Sparco-branded item will touch down for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this September.

As thousands gather in Northern France for the 86th running of Le Mans, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and the Motorsport Network have announced the formation of the latest esport series. Dubbed the Le Mans Esport Series, it will take place on Forza Motorsport 7, culminating in a grand finale at the eponymous event next year.

Remember the youth-oriented NASCAR esport series from last month? Well, it’s about to start next week, and it’s got a shiny new name to go along with it: the NASCAR IGNITE Series.

Le Mans may be the big story this weekend, but our latest GT Sport photo competition is looking to the game’s native land for its theme.

Studio 397 has pulled off quite a coup in the sim racing world. In a first for the genre, the upcoming Endurance Pack for rFactor 2 will feature the BMW M8 GTE race car.

This weekend marks the 86th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It coincides with a pivotal time for the world’s greatest race. Rising costs for the top-level LMP1 prototypes have left Toyota as the only factory-backed entrant in the class. Meanwhile, organizers are busy developing a cheaper and more marketable formula to replace it that would ideally encourage manufacturers to invest again.