Gaming

With less than a week until the release of Project CARS 2, Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed the Pirelli World Challenge will be coming to the game.

Codemasters’ hit game based on the 2017 F1 season has been out a few weeks. F1 2017 impressed us so much that we felt both newcomers and seasoned vets could benefit from a few tidbits on getting the most out of the game.

Kylotonn Racing’s latest take on the World Rally Championship is now available on all major platforms in Europe.

It’s been a long time coming, but the wait is over: Fanatec’s CSL Elite PS4 is now available for order in North America.

If you have patchy internet and were looking forward to GT Sport’s offline modes, look away now.

Fanatec has announced its newest hardware line, the Podium Series. The new high-end lineup will sit above the existing ClubSport Series, and will kick off with the company’s much-anticipated direct drive wheel.

Achievement hunters looking to pick up Forza Motorsport 7 in a few weeks can start planning. The full list of cheevos for the Microsoft racer is now available.

When Project CARS 2 releases this month, it kicks off a blockbuster season of this year’s most anticipated racing games. While we played the game at this year’s E3 (read our thoughts here), the game’s publisher (Bandai-Namco) recently gave us another go-round with the PC media preview build before the final release September 22.

UPDATE: Since this article was published, references to the “new phase of the beta” have been removed from all regional PlayStation Blog posts. The original quotes are included below. We’ll provide more updates as we get them.

The marketing push for Project CARS 2 has shown off the vast array of motorsports represented in-game, however, one hasn’t been explored very much at all.

Sony has released more details on the upcoming Tokyo Game Show. Sure enough, Gran Turismo Sport has a dedicated spot, with a live race event.

Gran Turismo fans have been waiting a long old time for Porsche to join the fray. The brand finally escaped an exclusivity agreement and will be part of the family when GT Sport launches next month.

BigBen Interactive is getting ready for WRC 7’s release this week. The latest trio of videos from the game show real-world Citroën works driver Stéphane Lefebvre running some of the game’s varied locations.

The racing game releases are going to come thick and fast over the next two months. Next on the docket is NASCAR Heat 2, which is out today on all major platforms.

Kunos Simulazioni has revealed the first teaser for its upcoming Assetto Corsa car pack, which celebrates Ferrari’s 70th anniversary.

The newest commercial for Forza Motorsport 7 focuses on the variety of vehicles included in the game. FM7 sets a generation best with over 700 cars at launch for players to take for a drive across more than 30 tracks. The video plays on this aspect of the title and features some interesting cameos to boot.

The latest version of Assetto Corsa is now available on Xbox, bringing Kunos’ sim racer up to version 1.15.

Spanish Formula 1 star Carlos Sainz Jr is officially a brand ambassador for October’s GT Sport. The announcement comes courtesy of the PlayStation Spain Instagram account, in a post last week. Sony also released a blog post further detailing the partnership.

With less than two weeks until its release, we now know the full trophy list for Project CARS 2.

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