
GT Sport Penalty System Under Fire Again as Official FIA Season Begins
Some of GT Sport’s top-ranked players, and prominent game streamers, are taking to social media this week to talk about the game — and not in a good way. As the official FIA season started this week, leading players are taking aim at one aspect in particular: the penalty system.

PlayStation 5 Specs Revealed: 10 TFLOPS GPU, Custom 3D Audio, SSD and More
PlayStation 5 lead system architect Mark Cerny has unveiled the specifications of the next-generation console in a live-streamed version of the planned, but cancelled, Game Developers Conference presentation.

Nurburgring Postpones 24 Hour Race, Casts Doubt on GT Sport World Tour Event
The measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 across Europe are stepping up a notch this week, impacting more of our favorite events. This time it’s the Nurburgring 24 Hour race that’s on the shelf, and it may have further consequences.

Humble “Just Drive” Bundle Brings Racing Game Bargains to PC Gamers
Last Thursday, digital storefront Humble Bundle kicked off its “Just Drive” bundle deal that will appeal to sim racers. The bundle is exclusive to PC players using Steam, so if you’ve been biding your time you may want to give this a look.

Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Will Come to Gran Turismo Sport May 25
Mazda fans waiting for information on the RX-Vision GT3 Concept need wait no more. The race car will be coming to GT Sport this May, via a free game update.

Live Stream: PlayStation 5 Deep Dive Event
If you’ve been waiting on the edge of your seat for a PlayStation 5 update, wait no more. Sony, it seems, is ready to reveal all on the next-generation games console, and it’s coming tomorrow.

GT Sport’s 2020 FIA Certified Online Championship Starts This Week
If you want to stand at the top of the GT Sport world at the end of this year, it all starts here. The first races of the official 2020 FIA Certified Online Championship season start this week, with the first of four blocks of ten races from now until September.

Xbox Series X System Specs Revealed in Full
While there’s still a lot of uncertainty around about the next generation of games console, Microsoft has today taken the rather bold step of revealing all.

GT Sport Daily Races: Electric, Eccentric, Enigmatic
A new week in GT Sport means a new set of Daily Races, and this week’s selection is a strange old bunch.

Red Bull Signs GT Sport Champion Igor Fraga to Red Bull Junior Program
GT Sport and reigning Toyota Racing Series champion Igor Fraga has joined the Red Bull Racing teams Junior driver program for the 2020 season.

Over 130,000 Live Viewers Watched #NotTheAusGP Sim Race
As the world faces the increasingly grim threat of the coronavirus, a bright spot of joy popped up this weekend thanks to sim racing. Two major events were hastily organized in just a few days: Veloce Esports’ “#NotTheAusGP” and Torque Esports’ “All-Star Esports Battle”, both of which we detailed in our preview article.

No F1, No Problem: Grand Prix Drivers Head to Esports This Weekend
The cancellation of at least four of this season’s Formula One grands prix so far might have put a bit of a dent in a few schedules. Not only is there not much racing to watch, the drivers are at a loose end too. Fortunately, esports is filling the gap, with two events running this Sunday featuring some of the biggest names in motorsport.

GTPlanet Weekly Race Series: Quarantine is for the Real World
Racing in the real world might be getting canceled left, right and center, but the virtual world carries on unabated.

Igor Fraga’s F3 Debut Put on Hold Because of Coronavirus
One of the many things we were looking forward to this year on GTPlanet was Igor Fraga’s debut in the FIA Formula 3 championship.

The Crew 2 Arrives on Google Stadia March 25
Ubisoft’s multi-discipline, open-world racer The Crew 2 is heading to a new platform this month: Google Stadia.

Forza Horizon 4 Season Change: Delivering a Powerful Summer
Summer has rolled in to the UK to begin a fresh week in Forza Horizon 4. The newest season marks the kickoff for Series 20, with a spate of new content due to arrive over the next four weeks.

Update: Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Postponed After McLaren Withdraws
Update: Formula 1 has now confirmed that it has cancelled the event, by agreement with the teams, the FIA, and the race promoter AGPC. You can see the official statement at the end of the article. The original article continues below:

GT Sport Time Trials: Three is the Magic Number
For the next two weeks in the GT Sport Time Trials, players will be following the rule of three. With two new events, both on road courses, there’s plenty to get to grips with through the next 14 days.

DiRT Rally 2.0 Game of the Year Edition Includes All 4 Seasons of Content and More, Available March 27
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Codemasters has announced a new version of DiRT Rally 2.0 that veterans and newcomers alike will be able to get their hands on later this month. Dubbed the Game of the Year Edition, this new release includes over 80 cars and 26 locations.

Microsoft to Host Xbox Digital Event in the Wake of E3 Cancellation
In case you haven’t heard the unfortunate news, E3 2020 is now cancelled. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) made the official announcement this afternoon amid the growing concerns of the coronavirus pandemic.