Gaming

Market research group NPD has released October 2017’s US video game sales rankings. It was a busy month for releases across the board but racing titles continued to sell through the month with the arrival of two hyped up releases. However, the results turn out to be quite surprising and not what you might have expected.

Drift maniac Chris Forsberg has revealed that his Nissan 370Z will appear in GT Sport. The news comes from an Instagram post by the American, detailing a visit from Polyphony Digital to scan the car.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a guest review from a former member of staff here at GTPlanet. Jerome purchased the RSeat himself and offered to share his review with the community.

When the dust settles on another year of gaming, all eyes in the hobby turn to The Game Awards. As the crowning ceremony in the industry, nominations are made every year in a variety of categories including the prestigious Game of The Year award. Three racing titles are in contention for the 2017 Sports/Racing category.

We’re back with another round of the GTPlanet Forza Motorsport 7 Photo Mode Competition. Just like the Project CARS 2 comp from Monday, we’ve got a new, user-submitted theme — but first, you’ll need to vote on last week’s entries.

Fanatec’s got a new sim racing accessory in the works, and we could be seeing it sooner rather than later.

The latest Forza Motorsport 7 Specialty Dealer trio is live, allowing players to grab the limited-edition cars from Ferrari, Subaru, and TVR.

This week’s Project CARS 2 Community Events double down on the fun. There’s two challenges for the next seven days, and they’re quite different in their approaches.

Gran Turismo Sport players have the opportunity to pick up a rare car in this week’s Mileage Exchange lineup.

Following some pretty prolific launches, the racing genre is doing well in the UK right now. Last week’s sales numbers show that not two, not three, but four racers charted in the top 10. Strong continued showings from previously released games were joined by Need For Speed Payback, the latest offering from Ghost and EA.

PlayStation will let players without PS Plus experience online multiplayer for free this week. The news comes direct from the PlayStation Blog and promises access to the premium service’s online offering without a subscription. The open multiplayer event kicks off Wednesday 15 November and lasts until Monday 20 November.

Are you a Gran Turismo super-fan? Do you own all the games? How about loads of merchandise? Chances are most of us on GTPlanet can answer yes to all three questions. But now there’s bigger, more expensive collector’s item to add to your GT shrine with the announcement of the Nissan Juke GT Sport PlayStation.

It’s happened. The GTPlanet community has crowned its first Project CARS 2 Photo Mode Competition winner. Congrats to torque99 for his winning shot, which you can see up top.

The second pre-season test for GT Sport’s FIA Championship has now begun. Following on from the first test last week, the exhibition championship allows drivers to get a taste of the real FIA tournaments due to kick off in early 2018. Competition will run November 12–18.

After six months of international competition, the search for the World’s Fastest Gamer comes down to 12 players and one week.

They say good things are worth waiting for, and we’ve got just that for you.

It appears the wait for GT Sport’s missing livery editor feature is coming to an end. The feature in question is the decal uploader, delayed to maintain server stability. Polyphony Digital shared the bad news one day before the game released in North America and Asia.

The first set of Forzathon challenges for Forza Motorsport 7 have officially begun. The popular series of events was a long-running staple in Forza Horizon 3 and has now made its way over to Motorsport.

The latest release from the long-running Need for Speed series is here. With plenty of action, Payback looks to entice gamers through street racing and in-depth customization.

One of the most successful elements in modern gaming was the introductions of achievements, or as they’re known on the PlayStation side of the fence: trophies. Some trophies are easier to win than others, but the elusive “Platinum Trophy” — only earned after a player has won all other trophies in a game — is always the most coveted.