Feast Your Eyes On The Entire Lineup of Assetto Corsa’s First Porsche Pack
Kunos continues to tease the contents of the upcoming Porsche Pack for Assetto Corsa with only a week left on the clock. After making the news official last week, the team is at it again — this time taking to the game’s Facebook page, detailing one of the seven cars set to be included in the first pack: the Porsche 918 Spyder.
Pirelli World Challenge Ends With a Final-Lap Fight: Parente Emerges Champion, Heitkotter Nabs Fifth
The season finale of the Pirelli World Challenge took place last earlier this month at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. While the hunt for the title was essentially a two-horse race between McLaren pilot Alvaro Parente and Porsche driver Patrick Long, few would have predicted quite how the final standings would shake out. Parente emerged victorious, snatching the title from the 2011 winner as well as putting an end to Johnny O’Connell’s four-year-strong title run with Cadillac.
Silverstone, Laguna Seca, and Bathurst Featured in Latest GT6 Seasonal Events
Polyphony have let loose the latest batch of Seasonal Events in Gran Turismo 6. This week’s events take you to three well-paced technical circuits where corner attack speeds will determine your victory. Three challenge levels cover this week’s events, giving you a choice of capable sporting metal.
More GT Sport Off-Screen Videos: Nordschleife & Brands Hatch
Due to the broad range of video game conferences GT Sport has been appearing at lately, we’ve been witnessing a great deal of off-screen recordings the last few weeks. While arguably the biggest shock came from the surprisingly meaty Mercedes-AMG sounds we showed you earlier this week, the latest additions provide additional glimpses at what seems to be the latest build.
Gran Turismo RC-Spec is The Best GT Tribute You’ll See All Day
Being such a long running stalwart of the racing genre, Gran Turismo has had its fair share of tribute and homage videos over the years. The series has always been known for its creative fanbase, and YouTube has hosted some of the most impressive GT projects you’ll see. However, the above video created by French director Alexandre Synger is by far one of the coolest so far.
Turn 10 Begins Banning PC Players for Trainer Exploits in Forza Horizon 3
While it’s never the wisest idea to cheat one’s way to victory in an online-dependent game of any nature for fear of gross imbalances, Turn 10 have announced in the latest Week in Review that action is being taken against PC players, permanently banning them from what is arguably the backbone of Horizon 3 itself: online play.
Forza Horizon 3 Forzathon Goes to the ‘Extreme’ in Round 3
As gamers continue to get settled in with the acclaimed Forza Horizon 3, the cadence for the open-world racer’s Forzathon kicks into high gear.
Mean-Sounding Mercedes-AMG GT S Highlights Improved Sounds In Latest GT Sport Footage
There’s no real way to dance around it: engine sounds have not been one of Gran Turismo’s strong points, historically. While a few of the 1200+ cars in GT6 howled and growled authentically, the majority left a lot to be desired for many players. This latest video, straight from the floor of the Paris Motor Show, could be a sign of those days drawing to a close.
This Week’s Deals With Gold Offer Big Savings on Forza & Need For Speed
This week’s Deals With Gold offers on the Xbox Store focus heavily on our genre of choice. With Forza Horizon 3 garnering the lion’s share of attention for the franchise right now, Microsoft is offering substantial deals on most of the older Forza games and DLC in the lineup, while 2015’s Need For Speed is also available for a fraction of its original price.
More GT Sport Fishermans Ranch Footage Emerges Online
We all remember Fishermans Ranch dirt track, don’t we? Doubtlessly it was one of the main highlights this past August at Gamescom, as Polyphony gave a name to one of the dirt tracks set to appear in GT Sport. Being part of the series since the earliest days, this racing domain will play an important role in GT Sport’s diversity. Therefore, we’re happy to share the new gameplay footage recorded during 2016 Warsaw Gaming Week by MotoGamesTV.
Latest Update for Forza Horizon 3 Addresses Windows 10 Performance Issues
Earlier this month saw the release of the Smoking Tire Car Pack, introducing 7 new rides to Forza Horizon 3 in addition to various bug fixes for Xbox One and Windows 10 users. October is looking to be an action-packed month for the maturing game as Turn 10’s Brian Ekberg details the second update being released later today.
Porsche DLC Volume 1 Coming to Assetto Corsa on October 25th for PC
After months of teasing and an expected release window falling through the cracks, Kunos’ Marco Massarutto has made it official: Volume 1 of the Porsche DLC is coming to Assetto Corsa on PC in just over one week’s time, on October 25th.
Where to Play GT Sport This Month: Paris Motor Show & Games Week, Riyadh Gamer’s Day
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While we keep our fingers crossed that GT Sport will appear on sale in January 2017, the chances to try out out the latest build of Polyphony Digital’s upcoming driving game keep rolling in. Just last week we caught new Brands Hatch gameplay video from Russia (and a look at the new Hyundai Gr.3 car earlier today), so we hope fresh and valuable materials will appear in France and Saudi Arabia, the next two locations chosen for GT Sport’s continued road tour.
Group 3 Hyundai Genesis Stars in Latest Off-Screen Gran Turismo Sport Footage
One of the most unique aspects of Gran Turismo Sport are the fantasy race-cars that will make up the ‘Group 3’ racing class in the game. These cars have been prominent in marketing materials for the game so far and also in the playable builds featured at game shows around the world. Courtesy of GTPlanet user Rage Racer once again, we have some gameplay footage from IgroMir 2016 — Russia’s first and biggest gaming convention — showing off the Hyundai Genesis Gr.3 race car in a high-speed battle.
Japanese Drift Machines Take Over FH3 Forzathon, Highly Requested S14 at Stake
Last seen in Forza Motorsport 4, the cult classic 1994 Nissan Silvia K’s is back with the franchise, but only for those who manage to drift their way through week two of Forzathon.
PlayStation South Africa is Saying Strange Things About GT Sport
Unless you call a particularly large chunk of Earth that you reside under “home”, you’ve by now heard that Gran Turismo Sport has been delayed to 2017. The news meant players looking forward to experiencing the first current-gen GT game this holiday season would miss out, but word out of Johannesburg suggests the wait may be a comparatively short one in the world of Gran Turismo delays.
Driveclub VR Now Available; Shown in Latest PSVR Ad
PlayStation VR, Sony’s foray into the maturing VR market is now available worldwide. DriveClub is one of the many titles supporting the peripheral, and after its mysterious absence from the earlier launch trailer, it can now be seen in the latest advertisement above.
Compete with GT Academy Driver Matthew Simmons in GT6 Online Race at Nurburgring GP (UPDATED)
UPDATE: Due to high demand, Matt has decided to open up the competition to a second race, to be held two hours after the first. Get all the details here.
Ginetta’s Creative Director Talks Importance of Sim Racing Ahead of eSports Competition
Quick: What is the first thing that comes to mind when you read the word ‘Ginetta’? Is it the manufacturer’s storied history of producing sports cars for the aspiring racecar driver? Perhaps the name rings a bell because of games like Gran Turismo or, more recently, Project CARS. Or maybe no significance comes to mind at all.
Forza Horizon 3 ‘Hoonigan’ DLC Leaked by Formula Drift’s Corey Hosford
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