
Honda’s Civic Type R Takes on the Nürburgring and Wins
If you’re serious about your new performance car, it needs to have a Nürburgring lap time under its belt, and the new Honda Civic Type R is no exception.

How ‘Your Stage’ Will Work in DiRT 4’s Career Mode
One of the most promising features of DiRT 4 is the Your Stage feature, an in-depth track creation tool that players will be able to take advantage of. Codemasters has used the latest iteration of its “Road Book” blog series to tackle this topic and why the team is confident that the tool can deliver worthwhile rally tracks.

Earn the Porsche 959 in This Weekend’s Forzathon
Just in case you weren’t aware, April has basically become the month of Porsche, at least in the Forza world. To continue with the theme, another Forzathon has landed on Forza Horizon 3, bringing along a supercar that first started production three decades ago, but still manages to impress.

Fanatec Teases PlayStation-Related Piece of Hardware
It’s no secret that Thrustmaster very much has a stronghold on the Playstation side of the sim racing market. Despite a few offerings elsewhere, the company has done well with its Sony-compatible products that include entry level wheels like the T150 series and high end products like the upcoming GT Sport wheel.

The Importance of Original Tracks in Racing Games
There’s been a ton of really good fictional tracks throughout the racing genre. Often memories of our favorite circuits are intertwined with our favorite games too. There’s no way this is simply a coincidence.

Sparco’s Gaming Range Fully Unveiled
Italian outfit Sparco, already well known for its real-world racing kit, has released details on its soon-to-be released gaming product lines, after first announcing its decision to enter the market late December.

Could eSports Have an Olympic Future?
It’s hard to deny the growth and impact of eSports, but the concept of competitive gaming has taken something of a stride towards the mainstream with a deal that could see gamers receiving Olympic medals.

PlayStation 4 Gets Bump to 1TB, Prices Stay Level
Sony has brought the regular PlayStation 4 in for an upgrade. Starting this month, the entry model in the PS4 ecosystem will come with a 1TB hard drive, while the MSRP has held steady at the same $300 price point as the previous 500GB model.

BMW M Series Featured in Latest GT6 Super Lap & Drift Trials
Polyphony Digital has fired the starter’s pistol for the latest Seasonal Events for Gran Turismo 6.

Teenage Formula 4 Driver Billy Monger Loses Legs in Donington Crash
It has been announced that 17-year old racing driver Billy Monger has lost both of his lower legs following an incident during a British Touring Car Championship support race this weekend at Donington Park.

Project Scorpio Will Minimize Display Stuttering and Tearing With AMD FreeSync
Earlier this month many of the rumors surrounding Project Scorpio were finally laid to rest, care of Digital Foundry, who revealed the first in-depth look at the hardware powering the next Xbox.

Red Bull Ring Teased for Project CARS 2
Once it hits stores sometime this year, Project CARS 2 will arrive with over 60 drivable locations, all of which are going to support complete dynamic weather conditions and daytime changes.

Wednesday Want: Nissan Nails Concept
Back in June 2015, GTPlanet interviewed Kazunori Yamauchi at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. During the chat, we asked him how cars are selected for inclusion in a Gran Turismo game and he gave the following answer:

Slightly Mad Studios Teases New Unannounced Franchise
Head of Slightly Mad Studios Ian Bell took to the GTPlanet forum yesterday to tease that the studio behind the Project CARS franchise is working on something brand new — and that there’s a prize involved for whomever can guess what it is.

Interlagos is Coming to Gran Turismo Sport
In an unexpected surprise only one week after a batch of new circuits were revealed, it appears that Autódromo José Carlos Pace (known by its former name of Interlagos) is coming to Gran Turismo Sport later this year.

Andy Tudor Talks Project CARS 2 at the PC Gamer Weekender
Information regarding Project CARS 2 has been coming thick and fast since the game’s formal reveal.

Porsche To Be Included in Future Forza Games From Day One
When Turn 10 announced a six-year non-exclusive partnership with Porsche last week, gamers wondered if that would put an end to the expensive post-launch DLC approach the manufacturer has been subjected to for years. Dan Greenawalt has confirmed that the Stuttgart sports car maker will now be included in-game from launch.

GT Sport Soundtrack Recorded at Famous AIR Studios in London
It’s easy to forget precisely how much work goes into making games these days.

Show off Your Skills to Win the Porsche 918 Spyder in a One-day Forzathon
Today is the big day for many Forza Horizon 3 racers around the globe looking to get their hands on one of the many pieces of Stuttgart’s finest up for grabs. In a special one-day only Forzathon, players can earn the much sought-after 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder.

WEC 2017: 6 Hours of Silverstone Decided by Tire Strategy
The 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship got off to a thrilling start at Silverstone this past weekend. Toyota took a hard-fought victory overall, earning an early points lead in LMP1 over arch-rival Porsche.