Polyphony Digital studio head and Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has revealed that the original working title for the game was, simply, “Sim Racing”.

Days after we learned that Nacon seems to have delayed Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown once more, pushing the title back to spring 2024, the publisher has announced a special online event on July 12 dedicated to the game.

Rain is pouring all over the festival as a new Autumn season is underway in Forza Horizon 4. As the second week of Series 63 speeds forward, players are braving the downpours to keep adding to their victory tallies in the latest events.

Forza Horizon 5’s Series 22 rumbles into its third week this week, bringing a new set of events, challenges, and rewards as the action continues to focus on upgrading your cars.

The Grecale is probably the most important Maserati on sale, representing the entry point to trident ownership. Starting at a little over £60,000 it’s the least costly car in the range and is, of course, a family-friendly crossover SUV; if you want to capture sales from other brands, you need one of these in your offerings.

Fans hoping to get hold of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown later this year might have a slightly longer wait on their hands as publisher Nacon looks to have set the title back to early 2024.

A new set of Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races is now available, running across the next seven days and focusing on reverse track variants.

An intriguing announcement from the Stephane Ratel Organization (SRO) has raised the possibility that one of the world’s toughest endurance circuits, the Nurburgring 24hr circuit, will be coming to Assetto Corsa Competizione in the future.

It has been a while since we’ve heard anything about Gran Turismo Sophy, the all-new artificial intelligence system developed by Sony AI in collaboration with Polyphony Digital. After making its debut as part of a limited-time “Race Together” special event in Gran Turismo 7 update 1.29 back in March, the Sony AI team has been quietly evaluating all of the data they collected and figuring out how to make the new agent better.

Thrustmaster has revealed the latest product in its driving peripheral range, with the new entry-level TH8S Shifter Add-On available for pre-order now ahead of first deliveries later this month.

The Gran Turismo movie will receive an early premiere in July, making a debut as part of the Micheaux Film Festival, ahead of its global public release schedule in August.

Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi will deliver a special presentation a conference, titled “Motorsport of the Future: Between Real and Virtual”, in Paris in July.

It’s another Great British Summer as a brand new season kicks off in Forza Horizon 4. Series 63 officially begins, meaning another mixed bag of events and content is up for grabs over the next four weeks.

Autumn arrives in Mexico this week to herald the second week of Forza Horizon 5’s Series 22: Upgrade Heroes.

The latest update for Gran Turismo 7, v1.35, is now available, adding three new vehicles from very different performance brackets as well as a surprise expansion of one of the game’s more unusual play modes.

Updated (28/06): PlayStation has subsequently confirmed the full contents, as expected, in a PlayStation Blog post.

Milestone has dropped a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming title Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 Turbocharged, showcasing new features, tuning options, physics, environments, and even some cars ahead of its October launch.

The next Gran Turismo 7 update, which we’re tentatively called v1.35, looks to be coming this Thursday, June 29, according to a new in-game notification.