It's almost time for the top tier of the Gran Turismo Sport virtual motorsport season to begin, as the 2021 GT Sport Exhibition Series start February 27th. It's the pre-season event which gives players time to practice and build up racing experience before the full GT Online Championship starts, with races using the same format and scoring as the main series. And it's also a … [Read more...]
ACC British GT Pack DLC Is Arriving On February 10th
Kunos Simulazioni has surprised a lot of Assetto Corsa Competizione fans by revealing that the long-awaited ACC British GT Pack DLC is arriving on February 10th, 2021 for the PC version of the racing sim. The news was posted on social media, along with the scheduled release for consoles being set for "late Spring". The Assetto Corsa British GT Pack includes three new … [Read more...]
SnowRunner Season 3 Locate and Deliver Launches
Explore the American state of Wyoming as SnowRunner Season 3 Locate and Deliver launches on PC, PS4 and Xbox One as standalone DLC or as part of the Season Pass. It's a region largely focused on logging, with heavily forested areas and large rivers to tackle. Part of the challenge will be to rehabilitate a broken-down railway. You'll get two maps with Grainwoods River and … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Console Edition Community Update
Kunos Simulazioni set a pretty high bar with the original PC version of ACC, releasing a pretty good racing sim and then following up with frequent updates and improvements. Now there's a new Assetto Corsa Competizione Console Edition Community Update from 505 Games to address some of the issues for console racers. Which can only be a good thing for everyone. On one hand, … [Read more...]
Rocket League Update and Super Bowl LV Celebration
There's quite a lot happening in the world of car soccer with both a Rocket League update and Super Bowl LV Celebration appearing now. We'll deal with the Super Bowl first, as it's going to be confusing enough explaining car soccer should be car football for non-U.S fans. But now there's a new Gridiron event running from February 2nd until the 8th, which is car football as … [Read more...]
RIDE 4 Superbikes 2000 DLC Pack Available Now
Milestone have released yet another group of bikes and achievements to purchase, with the RIDE 4 Superbikes 2000 DLC Pack available now on all platforms. Including the trio of free Bonus Packs, it's the 10th DLC pack for the game since RIDE 4 was released in October 2020, and adds five superbikes from 2004-2008, along with 10 extra events, and three achievements. The most … [Read more...]
ACC 2020 GT World Challenge Pack Released for Console Editions
PlayStation and Xbox sim racers can now enjoy the latest DLC for Assetto Corsa Competizione, with the ACC 2020 GT World Challenge Pack released for console editions today. The 2020 GTWC Pack was released for the PC version by Kunos Simulazioni back in November 2020, and adds the Imola circuit, the Ferrari 488 GT3 EVO 2020, and the Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO 2020, along with a new … [Read more...]
Affordable New Fanatec CSL Universal Hub Launched
Occasionally sim racing actually gets cheaper, with the new Fanatec CSL Universal Hub launched as an entry-level alternative to the existing Clubsport Hub, but at a lower price. One notable sacrifice is that the new Fanatec CSL Universal Hub isn't Xbox compatible, so it will only work with PC sim rigs, and PlayStation-licensed wheel bases. But it's a lot cheaper at €149.95, … [Read more...]
First Dakar 21 Game Images Shared
The Dakar Rally has just finished, so it's a good time to see the first Dakar 21 game images shared for a new title from developers Big Moon Studios. It's being developed for next generation consoles by the Portuguese development studio which previously worked on Dakar 18, and will apparently be released by the end of 2021. The only confirmed details is that the game … [Read more...]
Rocket League 2021 X Games Aspen Limited Edition Items
Celebrate your love of car soccer and extreme sports with some new Rocket League 2021 X Games Aspen limited edition items. They'll also be available to celebrate the introduction of the RLCS X Games: North American Regional event. The two items which you will be available to claim for free and use within Rocket League are the X-Skis Player Banner and the X-Board Player … [Read more...]
Free RIDE 4 Bonus Pack 03 Adds 2015 Honda Fireblade SP
The free RIDE 4 Bonus Pack 03 has now been released, adding the 2015 Honda CBR100RR Fireblade SP to the motorcycle game from Milestone. It follows Bonus Pack 01 which brought the 1981 Suzuki GSX1100S Katana Racing Modified, and the Bonus Pack 02 which introduced the 2014 Yamaha YZF-R1 Endurance version. The third of the free motorcycles is also a track-focused example, … [Read more...]
Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 Announced
The thrill of racing giant trucks and causing destruction has obviously proved popular with Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 announced by THQ Nordic and Feld Entertainment. The game is scheduled for release on March 2nd, 2021 for the PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Google Stadia. It will be the sequel to the 2018 title developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ … [Read more...]
F1 2020 Patch v1.15 Out Now
Codemasters have released the new F1 2020 Patch v1.15, which is available now on the PC, Xbox and PS4 platforms, and will arrive on the Google Stadia shortly. It's a pretty short list for the F1 game, with a few minor fixes. Sadly for the Russian F2 driver, the patch means Artem Makelov will no longer be "quicker than intended". You'd assume he would intend to be pretty … [Read more...]
New Wreckfest Winter Fest Tournament and Update
There's a new Wreckfest Winter Fest tournament and update available now from BugBear Entertainment as snow falls on every circuit in the racing and destruction derby game. In addition to snow, there's also a new Snowball Run event which allows you to toss and destroy other vehicles with the balls rolling down the tracks. And the new tournament reward car is the Starbeast … [Read more...]
The Crew 2 Joins PlayStation Now in January 2021
If you fancy some open-world exploration on your PS4, PS5 or PC, then there's good news as The Crew 2 joins PlayStation Now in January 2021, and will be available until July 5th. Developed by Ivory Tower and published by Ubisoft, The Crew 2 was originally released for PC, PS4 and Xbox One in 2018, with a Stadia version arriving in 2020. And it allows you to race across a … [Read more...]