As players begin heading for the home stretch of Series 26 in Forza Horizon 4, Playground Games has been working hard behind the scenes preparing for the next update.

After two years of preparation, Microsoft’s xCloud streaming service is now officially available. In an official news post, Microsoft have also revealed details of the launch title lineup.

Over the next four days we’ll find out which teams will be crowned as the 2020 Le Mans Esports Series (LMES) champions, and take the largest shares of a $150,000 prize pot.

Aston Martin has revealed its AMR-C01, a driving rig created by the brand and technical partner Curv Racing Simulators.

This week’s GT Sport Daily Races, have an unusual twist with two events where the car is provided to you — and in both cases it’s a pick and mix, rather than a one-make race.

Back in August 2018, we brought you some rather interesting information on the inner workings of the Gran Turismo series: after two decades of almost exclusive in-house development, Polyphony Digital had decided to bring in some external talent by outsourcing some of its vehicle modeling tasks.

Sony has announced the next stage in the next-gen console marketing push. A new PlayStation 5 Showcase event is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16, at 2000 UTC.

2020 Toyota Racing Series champion and 2018 GT Sport World Champion Igor Fraga is set to drive for a new team in his second FIA Formula 3 season.

As a fresh coating of snow covers the UK once more, the Winter rush has begun in Forza Horizon 4. With new events and content available, there’s plenty to keep players busy this week.

If you’re still reeling a little from the bad news that DIRT 5 will be delayed by around three weeks, here’s something to cheer you up. The newest clip from Codemasters shows off some frozen circuit shenanigans with some of the most iconic rally cars going.

There’s a fresh set of GT Sport Time Trials starting today, and covering the next two weeks. It’s fair to say that the challenges on offer, though both set at real circuits, are about as far apart in speed terms as it’s possible to get in GT Sport.

Microsoft’s information dump on next-generation consoles this week is continuing apace, with the Xbox Series S now laid bare in full.

Following yesterday’s reveal of Microsoft’s junior next-gen console, its price, and its launch date, we now have the final piece of Xbox Series X puzzle too. As suspected, the XSX arrives right alongside its sibling on November 10, and at the expected $499 (£449/€499) price point.

After a successful first event in 2019, the Porsche Esports Racing Japan (PERJ) competition returns for a second season starting next month.

Update: Microsoft has now confirmed that the Xbox Series S at least will launch on November 10.

The cat is finally out of what was looking like a pretty transparent bag. Microsoft’s other next-gen console, the Xbox Series S is now public knowledge. The computing giant has revealed both the design and price of the Series S after some early leaks on social media today.

The MSI Esports team has emerged victorious from the third edition of the 24h SimRacing, defending its title from last year.

Update: Following Microsoft’s announcement of the Xbox Series S and Series X launch date of November 10, Codemasters has confirmed that DIRT 5 will now be a day one launch title on these consoles. We await news on the PS5 version.

There’s no taking things slowly in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races, as all three events put you in race cars.

The 2020 edition of the 24h SimRacing Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya gets underway this Saturday, September 5, and you can watch it right here on GTPlanet.