Welcome to Mirror Mode, GTPlanet’s series that shines a spotlight on retro racing games. In this installment, we take a look back at Namco’s realistic Ridge Racer reboot, R: Racing Evolution. 

The lack of weather conditions has been a frequent topic among critics of GT Sport. As we mentioned in our GT Sport review, the game looks better than its top competitors, but both Forza 7 and Project CARS 2 compensate with extensive weather simulations.

It’s official: Gran Turismo 6’s days are numbered, at least in terms of online play. Polyphony Digital has pencilled in the PS3 title’s server shutdown for Spring 2018.

In this week’s Wednesday Want we’ve found something truly special in the classified adverts and thought it really deserved some attention. You can check out past Wednesday Want entries right here.

The turkey’s all gone, the gifts are unwrapped, and GT Sport is no longer suffering connection issues. It’s time for some photo snappin’, then!

Four new Community Events have been added to Project CARS 2. The time trials will join the other events recently added to bring players into 2018. There’s even a prize up for grabs in an Autosport-sponsored event.

You may have heard a little thing called the 1.10 update landed in GT Sport late last week. Just in time for the franchise’s 20th anniversary — and before some unexpected major down time — it brought a dozen new cars to the game.

The latest update for Forza Motorsport 7’s Specialty Dealer is now live. As usual, there are three vehicles up for grabs.

Project CARS 2 players received the first bit of the game’s DLC last week, with the surprise release of the Fun Pack. We’ve spent some time with the content of the pack, and come back with a verdict: it’s an appropriate name.

With the release of GT Sport 1.10, the game added a dozen new cars for players to race. One of the stand outs is the 2013 Gran Turismo Award winner, a 1967 Chevy Nova built by Chris Holstrom Concepts.

Last week saw the release of Bonus Pack 3 for Assetto Corsa. With it comes seven all-new vehicles and Laguna Seca. PC players are the first in line to sample the new content.

Polyphony Digital has updated Gran Turismo Sport’s Mileage Exchange for another week, bringing fresh paints, wheels and a brand new car.

You’ll probably have noticed that connecting to GT Sport’s servers was almost impossible for the last couple of days. Users were unable to log in to race online, or even to access their save data. It’s a little awkward for an online-focused title, on the day the series celebrated its 20th birthday.

If you’re just settling in to some well-earned time off and hoping to get some GT Sport action, we’ve got a little bit of bad news.

BigBen Games has released a new trailer for TT Isle of Man, the upcoming motorbike racer from the publisher. Currently in development by Kylotonn Games, the title is aiming to offer the most realistic recreation of the famous challenge yet.

Another round of Forzathon challenges is available to players this holiday season in Forza Motorsport 7. Players will have the opportunity to pick pick up three rare GT cars and a new Freezer Burn Driver Gear.

Elon Musk does some fairly outlandish things. From nuclear blast-proof truck windows to Plaid Mode on the new Roadster, nothing is really off limits. But Musk’s latest idea has us all asking, “is he really going to send a car into space?”

I was never a coffee drinker.

If you’ve been holding out for a last-minute holiday deal on GT Sport, you’re in luck. Polyphony’s latest is back on sale on both sides of the Atlantic for the next few days.

“Maestro of Gran Turismo Sport.” It’s an odd title for sure, but one Lewis Hamilton seems to have embraced. Polyphony Digital has just released a pair of videos of the four-time Formula 1 World Champion turning in a series of laps at the Nurburgring GP circuit, behind the wheel of a Mercedes-AMG GT GT3.