Gaming

Microsoft’s souped-up Xbox One was last discussed at the beginning of the year, with a focus on the machine’s 4K capabilities. The Redmond software giant is likely to remain tight-lipped on the upcoming refresh until this year’s E3, but in the mean time some interesting news has surfaced that not only further confirms the machine’s 4K capabilities, but a revised design choice that’s sure to please many.

Earlier this month, Microsoft announced a new feature set to debut later this spring for Xbox One players: the Xbox Game Pass. Functioning similarly to Netflix, the Game Pass will cost $10 USD per month.

Ever since the Copper Box event for Gran Turismo Sport last May, fans have been eager to learn more about the mysterious Thrustmaster wheel that was on display. We’ve now got a closer look at what to expect — but not, crucially, when we can experience it ourselves.

One of the strongest features of the upcoming Project CARS 2 is the massive track list. Many of the first game’s circuits are returning, alongside new additions like rally-cross dirt tracks and Japan’s Fuji Speedway. We’ve now got our first full look at the latter, care of the video above.

In an intriguing and unusual 50-second video uploaded to YouTube, Milestone has officially announced its latest and most update-to-date edition of its motorcycle racing game series: MotoGP 17.

Before you start yelling at me, I already know what you’re going to say: “T, what happened to the Rewind last week?”, and it was simply an issue of time. I’m going to treat this week the same in terms of order, though I will say I’m pleased with the order of things as a result.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdU5T-sGlDo

The gaming community has had to acclimate to a number of changes this console generation, chief among them being the adoption of mid-cycle hardware refreshes in the form of the PS4 Pro and the yet-to-be-released (and officially named) Project Scorpio. If that weren’t enough, one analyst speculates the next generation could be right around the corner.

PlayStation 4 owners may have been pre-occupied with the announcement of the Gran Turismo Sport beta yesterday, but there was more good news out of the Sony camp: the 4.50 software update has been rolled out across the network for all players.

They say good news comes in threes. You’ve already read the headline, so here it is: a GT Sport beta is in fact coming, and soon too.

Hardcore PC sim racers are getting prepared for one of the biggest changes to the long-running iRacing service. Dirt track racing is coming, and the latest preview gives us our best glimpse yet at how it’ll look when it arrives — which could be very soon.

Polyphony have pulled the trigger on the latest Seasonal Events for Gran Turismo 6. This week’s events take you to three well-paced technical circuits where attack speeds are the key to victory. Three challenge levels cover this week’s events, giving you a choice of capable sporting metal.

Heading to Boston this weekend for PAX East? If yes then you’ll have the chance to try out Polyphony Digital’s upcoming racer, which has been confirmed by the PlayStation Blog to be playable alongside other games at the PlayStation booth.

As the release of Slightly Mad Studios’ Project CARS 2 edges closer and closer with each passing day, the marketing team has taken to the social media channels in full effect, giving us an insight as to what cars are coming into the new sim-racing title.

More Gran Turismo Sport news at the Geneva Motor Show. After announcing a new Vision GT car yesterday, Gran Turismo series Producer Kazunori Yamauchi and Jean-Claude Biver, CEO of TAG Heuer, announced that TAG Heuer will be the Official Time Keeper in Gran Turismo Sport.

In the market for a racing seat and still can’t get enough of Codemasters’ DiRT Rally? Sparco Gaming and Codemasters have teamed up to create this lavish (and very loud!) racing office chair, suitable for even the most avid sim racer.

https://youtu.be/qYHP9d0d3bE

It may still be a ways off, but that hasn’t stopped Project CARS 2 developer Slightly Mad Studios popping the cork on announcements regarding new additions to its upcoming racer.

Hot on the heels of the unveiling of the Fittipaldi EF7 — destined for the upcoming Gran Turismo Sport — another company has unveiled its new model not only on the floor in Geneva, but in a video game. Say hello to the Tamo Racemo, the small mid-engined sports car from Tata’s new sub-brand.

After many teases, F1 legend and former Indy 500 champion Emerson Fittipaldi has pulled back the sheets on the latest entry in the Vision Gran Turismo roster on the ground in Geneva: the Fittipaldi EF7 Vision GT.