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The latest set of Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races is now available, with a little shake-up to the usual order of things and starring three circuits located in the USA.

Gran Turismo fans have an opportunity to score a trip of a lifetime courtesy of Sony Pictures, Michelin, and IMSA with a special sweepstakes contest on the Michelin USA website.

Fanatec has announced that the price of its entry level direct drive wheel base, the CSL DD, will be reduced to $/€199.95 when bought as part of any bundle of base, rim, and pedals.

Sony Pictures has published a second trailer for the Gran Turismo feature film which reveals more new scenes, dialogue, and footage from the upcoming movie based on the true story of GT Academy champion Jann Mardenborough.

The flowers are blossoming once again as Spring makes its return to the UK in Forza Horizon 4. Series 63 is now into the final stages with players making a last dash to wrap up all the events before the next series arrives.

Forza Horizon 5’s new season begins today, also marking the start of a whole new, four-week Series.

Microsoft will be introducing a change to its subscription services this September, with a new “Core” tier for Xbox Game Pass which gives multiplayer access and a library of almost 30 of the most popular Game Pass titles — including Forza Horizon 4.

Jann Mardenborough, the GT Academy-winning racing driver on whose life the Gran Turismo movie is based, has revealed that his original, home-made driving rig features in the film.

Turn 10’s creative director Chris Esaki has confirmed during the Forza Monthly stream that the Forza Motorsport reboot will be exclusively focused on circuit racing and not feature drag or drift modes or any offroad racing — at least at launch.

One of the oddest licensing sagas in racing games looks like it could be at an end, as Playground Games has — somewhat overtly — teased the return of four Italian marques to Forza Horizon 5, opening the door to their return across the entire genre of racing games as it suggests Stellantis has moved back towards video game licensing in general.

The latest Forza Monthly stream, coming along at 1700 UTC on July 17, will reveal more about the upcoming Forza Motorsport title as well as show what players will be engaging with in Forza Horizon 5 soon.

Update (18/07): The format for Race C has changed from 12 laps to six laps, and we’ve amended the article to reflect this.

Gran Turismo 7 players will be able to get behind the wheel of the Toyota GR Corolla, in Morizo Edition form, starting from August 7, ahead of the car’s appearance in the final round of the 2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup.

Grey skies and white hills mean that a new Winter season is now underway in Forza Horizon 4. With conditions less than ideal, it isn’t stopping players from chasing victories in all of the events scattered around the UK.

It’s the final week of Forza Horizon 5’s Series 22, with one final chance to collect all of the prizes on offer before the action shifts to the mysterious Series 23 next week.

In a special TDU Connect event broadcast today, KT Racing has shown off the first gameplay footage of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown and revealed both a new launch window and the existence of an upcoming closed beta.

Film industry guests invited to a special, advanced screening of the upcoming Gran Turismo movie have been full of praise for the Neill Blomkamp-directed feature, highlighting it as an enjoyable flick that defies the usual game-to-movie expectations.

Update (12/07): Angel has posted on Instagram and Twitter to confirm that – most importantly – he is okay, but facing more surgery for an ankle fracture after being knocked off his motorbike outside his home.

The latest selection of Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races is now available, running across the next week and featuring tracks with long main straights.

Polyphony Digital studio head and Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has revealed that the original working title for the game was, simply, “Sim Racing”.