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Following last week’s surprise announcement, GT Sport’s four day demo is now live and playable.

Polyphony Digital gave eager players a small gift this weekend. While the features of the new limited-time GT Sport demo won’t go live until tomorrow, the game will still load up before that.

Welcome to Mirror Mode, GTPlanet’s series that shines a spotlight on retro racing games. To commemorate the release of Forza Motorsport 7, we’re revisiting the franchise’s landmark first installment. 

The surprise announcement of a new GT Sport demo is a very exciting development. Previously, only those invited to the closed beta phases got the chance to go hands on but that will change next week.

The latest Forzathon challenges are now live for Forza Horizon 3 players. The focus for this weekend is all on hypercars. Going under the name “Speed Is Key”, the newest challenges will see players putting their foot down in the world’s fastest cars.

Earlier in the week, we got our first look at the complete GT Sport car list.

The International Motor Sports Association kicked off the weekend by announcing a new “strategic alliance” with Turn 10’s Forza Motorsport franchise.

In the latest information blowout for Gran Turismo Sport, Polyphony Digital has released a full rundown on the game’s centerpiece, Sport Mode.

Well that’s a welcome surprise. The Gran Turismo Sport demo is now available for pre-load in certain regions, and while the features are still locked until Monday morning, the in-game “Attract Mode” videos have revealed some goodies early.

When one (digital car) door opens, another closes. With Forza Motorsport 7 now available across the globe, Microsoft has removed the first Xbox One Forza title from its online store.

The GT Sport media floodgates are cracking open further and further. The latest batch of screenshots give us our best look yet at some of the newest additions to the game’s lineup.

Gran Turismo Sport will feature more than 160 cars when it releases later this month. All of these vehicles fall into specific groups, to ensure close racing. A new video posted by PlayStation explains in detail what each class will contain and what to expect in GT Sport. Let’s break down each group and discuss what they will bring to the game.

EA has revealed the achiements/trophies players will be aiming to achieve in this winter’s Need for Speed Payback. Posted on the official game’s website, the list details the type of tasks Payback will require you to complete. The list is 33 achievements long, keeping a further 20 hidden until release.

Props to anyone who saw this coming. Downloadable sensation Rocket League will add two new vehicles from the Fast and Furious franchise as premium content. The news comes direct from developers Psyonix on the title’s website.

Enterprising members of the Forza community have found a way to significantly speed up progression through Forza Motorsport 7.

The latest information dump from Gran Turismo Sport reveals more than a few interesting motors, not least of which are two new Porsche models.

Polyphony Digital has finally come clean on its worst-kept secret: Interlagos circuit is (officially) coming to GT Sport!

Well that didn’t take long. Last week we reported on the controversial change to VIP rewards in Forza Motorsport 7. This week it’s all changed again – for the better.

“Burn it to the ground.” That was the message from a certain other franchise at E3 this past summer. Proselytizing competition over car collecting, it was a strong statement of intent from a series that had single-handedly created the CARPG sub-genre.

After releasing in Europe last month, WRC 7 is now available on the other side of the pond.