A British Touring Car Championship Game is Coming in 2021, Succeeds Original TOCA
Three-time British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) champion Matt Neal appears to have confirmed that there is a new game based on the championship in development. One of the best-known national touring car championships in the world, the BTCC has been the subject of racing games before, notably 1997’s TOCA Touring Car Championship.
F1 2020 New Details: How “MyTeam” Works, Handling Model Updates, and More
Formula 1 may still be on pause before the 2020 season officially begins, but that hasn’t stopped Codemasters from ramping up preparations for launching F1 2020. The first in-game trailer has also dropped, showing us what players can expect on track.
Red Bull to Stage GT Sport “Homestretch” Series for Pro Racers, Starts May 14
Energy drinks brand Red Bull is the latest company to stage a virtual race series for pro drivers and celebrities, but there’s a little twist. The event, called “Homestretch”, will use GT Sport for a six-week series, which Red Bull says is a “playful take” on the format.
Sony Denies “Mistake” October Launch Date for PlayStation 5
Although we’re expecting the new PlayStation 5 to debut at the end of the year, we were thinking more November/December time — just ready for the big gaming boom at Christmas. What we weren’t expecting was for it to arrive in October, but that’s precisely what a job-posting for the electronics giant said.
Ferrari and Vettel to Part Company at the End of 2020 Season
The F1 world is in quite some disarray right now, with races cancelled and postponed all over the place. It’s all just got a little bit more chaotic with an extremely early start to the “silly season” of driver contracts, as Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel have jointly announced they are to part ways at the end of this season — before the first race of the season.
Bugatti Designer Reveals a Shelved Second Vision GT Concept
Gran Turismo’s ‘Vision Gran Turismo’ project has provided us with many weird and wonderful cars. Since the scheme first started, back with 2013’s Gran Turismo 6, we’ve seen automotive brands clamor to have their concept cars included. Some have even come back for a second attempt and, it turns out, Bugatti was one of those brands.
GT Sport Daily Races: Big, Red GTO
This week’s GT Sport Daily Races are now available, and bring a slightly unusual one-make race in a very rare all-real circuit line-up.
Gran Turismo 7 Forum Now Open on GTPlanet
Jordan Greer ·
The next generation of gaming is just over the horizon, with both of the main players in the next-generation console market winding up the hype and anticipation. With that in mind I am excited to announce the new Gran Turismo 7 forum opens today on GTPlanet.
Live Streams: Watch All This Weekend’s Esports Action
Virtual motorsport continues to come to the rescue of the real world this weekend, with plenty of action from series around the world. Whatever your particular motorsport preference, you’re likely to find something digital to fill the gap.
F1 2020: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya First Gameplay
Following on from last week’s preview of the brand-new Circuit Zandvoort, Codemasters is again teasing us with F1 2020 content this week.
Forza Horizon 4 Season Change: Rallying Through Summer
It’s time for the sun to shine over the UK once again this week in Forza Horizon 4. Series 22 has officially begun, bringing a host of rally themed events and content.
DIRT 5 Revealed, Launches October 2020 on PlayStation, Xbox, Stadia & PC
After a debut on the Inside Xbox live stream, Codemasters has now officially announced DIRT 5.
Porsche Patent Could Reveal a GT Sport Exclusive Car
A couple of weeks back, a patent filing from German prestige manufacturer Porsche leaked out onto the internet. The filing showed a 3D model of what appeared to be a new hypercar of some kind from the brand, leading to a lot of speculation about a successor to the 918 Spyder.
GT Sport Time Trials: Green Fingers, Green Hell
The new set of GT Sport Time Trials provide some novel challenges this week, with a big, British GT car and a hot hatch to tame.
NASCAR Heat 5 Arrives July 7 on PS4, Xbox, and PC
The latest title in the NASCAR Heat series is on its way this summer, with Motorsport Games announcing the official launch date.
Kiwi Car Thieves Stage a Real-Life Gone in 60 Seconds
A gang of car thieves in New Zealand have staged a brazen car heist of a barely believable magnitude. Apparently working in teams, the crew made off with almost 100 vehicles over the course of a long weekend.
Subaru’s “STI Turismo” Ad Shows Gran Turismo With Added Realism
Subaru has given us a glimpse into one possible Gran Turismo future with an unusual promotional video. The clip is part of the worldwide “Stay Home” message campaign, and features Subaru factory GT300 driver Takuto Iguchi playing a racing game that looks quite like GT Sport — at least on the surface.
Forza Horizon 4 Series 22 Preview: Rally Icons Kick Up The Dust
The latest Playground Games livestream has given us a sneak preview of what’s to come in the next Forza Horizon 4 update. Series 22 is due to drop later this week and will bring some very exciting cars to the UK.
Codemasters Teases Something New Coming to the DiRT Series
Codemasters has revealed some bad news for DiRT fans, but tempered it with what could be very good news indeed. The publisher has taken to its official blog to announce that DiRT Rally 2.0 is coming to the end of its final special stage, but that something new is on its way very soon.
GT Sport to Stage Virtual Super Formula Grand Prix on May 17
Super Formula will become the latest series to stage an online substitute for its real world events, with a grand prix planned for Sunday May 17.