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For some of us, Gran Turismo was our first driving simulator. For those of us who have been around a bit longer, there were other toys, like Tomy’s Turnin’ Turbo. Back in 1983, this tabletop marvel was all the rage among budding young gearheads — so we’re told — with its Porsche-inspired design, sleek instrument cluster, and Tron-like visuals.

Grab your favourite Nissan and prepare to drift — this weekend’s Forzathon celebrates the Japanese cars in Forza Horizon 3. The challenges, lasting September 8–10, are solo affairs and won’t require any help from a friend.

The iRacing crew has released the latest update for the long-running subscription service ahead of its fourth 2017 season.

Turn 10 has revealed that Forza Motorsport 7 has gone gold ahead of its October release. In a blog post on the series’ website, the “biggest and best” Forza yet will be arriving at retailers soon enough. In a surprise announcement, it has also been confirmed that a demo version of the title will be playable from September 19.

Sector3 Studios has confirmed the iconic Imola race track will land in RaceRoom Racing Experience next week.

SimBin Studios is intending to open the world’s first esports competition exclusively for women.

Welcome to Mirror Mode, GTPlanet’s series that shines a spotlight on retro racing games. For this, the fourth round, we’re looking at a franchise long tied to the PlayStation brand: Ridge Racer. Ridge Racer V arrived alongside the PlayStation 2 early in 2000.

In the run-up to the release of Project CARS 2 and Forza 7, their respective predecessors are available for cheap this week.

F1 2017 continues to stir following this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix with the latest update now available to PC players. Since its release over one week ago, Codemasters continues to update the game, fixing issues along the way. Those playing the game on PS4 will see improved texture quality, while stats for multiplayer events now display correctly.

Big Ben Interactive has released gameplay footage of the Porsche 911 featuring in the latest WRC title. WRC 7 will offer the 911 GT3 RS RGT as a preorder bonus for keen buyers of the officially licensed title and we get to see the car take on the Rally de España.

To say that 2017 is a good year for racing games would be an understatement. We’ve already had DiRT 4 and F1 2017 from the house of Codemasters and this fall, the Big Three of sim racing games is going to get involved.

Get your diaries out for this one. Achievements detailing all upcoming Forzathon events for the next three months have emerged. Stretching across September straight through to November, Forza Horizon 3 will continue to receive new weekly events to challenge players.

New footage has given us a complete look at GT Sport’s remodeled Nürburgring N24 layout ahead of the game’s release next month.

Turn 10’s Alan Hartman took to Twitter last week to re-confirm one of the big numbers in Forza Motorsport 7.

Last week, Turn 10 revealed the large Forza Motorsport 7 race car roster. Alongside it, the developer also released a handful of infographics, detailing the breadth of the game’s 700+ car list.

The first Forzathon event for September is now live and hosts a selection of vintage challenges. Players will be able to scoop a new drop of XP, credits and a Horizon Edition 1969 Camaro Super Sport. This weekend’s events are about chilling out with Playground Games giving it the title “Bonus Stage”.

The Red Bull Global Rallycross series has announced a partnership with Forza Motorsport 7. The new deal will see on-site gameplay opportunities for Turn 10’s upcoming racer, as well as exclusive DLC prizes for participants.

Gamescom only just wrapped, but you’ll want to set your alerts again. Sony has announced the details on its traditional pre-TGS presser, which kicks off in less than three weeks.

Nintendo Switch exclusive Gear.Club Unlimited has a new trailer. Posted by IGN this week, we get our first look at how the game runs on the hybrid console. Eden Games (of Test Drive Unlimited fame) developed GCU, while French group Microïds is in charge of publishing.