If you fancy playing car football in a classic American muscle car, or a new electric version, now is the time as Rocket League adds Ford Mustangs to the Item Shop from December 9 until December 22, 2021. It's been anounced alongside Ford returning as the Presenting Sponsor of the RLCS 2021-22 Fall Major and the second Ford + Rocket League Freestyle Invitational. The two … [Read more...]
Team Germany Win The 2021 Cup of Nations
Maximilian Benecke, Patrik Holzmann, Christopoher Dambietz and Alexander Thiebe are victories as Team Germany win the 2021 Cup of Nations. The BenQ MOBIUZ Cup of Nations presented by VCO challenges sim racers to compete across a range of discplines, from rallycross and NASCAR to GT and F1 cars on iRacing in order to claim the win for their nation. This year saw 16 countries … [Read more...]
Hot Wheels Unleashed Batman Expansion Released
New DLC arrives from Milestone with the Hot Wheels Unleashed Batman Expansion released, brining a new career map, environment and five cars associated with the Dark Knight. The DC superhero has been the subject of lots of Hot Wheels ranges from Mattel, and makes a good subject for DLC given that there's a new Gotham-inspired Career Map. Plus a new enviroment set in the … [Read more...]
BS+Competition Take A VCO 24H Series Sebring Win
The second race of the championship has seen BS+Competition take a VCO 24H Series Sebring win as the duo of Rainer Talvar and Ryan Barneveld won the GT3 class and took overall victory. Running on iRacing, the 2021 VCO 24H Series Esports series begain in October with six hours at the Hockenheimring with a GT3 win for Alejandro Sanchez and Salva Talens, before the drivers … [Read more...]
Team VRS Win VCO ProSim Series Season 2 Round 3
Reigning champions Josh Rogers and Ayhancan Güven have taken their first victory of the season as Team VRS win VCO ProSIM Series Season 2 Round 3. The penultimate round of the championship saw heat race success for Team Redline and BS+Competition, but it was the Team VRS duo who finished first in the Bonus Race. 148 drivers and 74 teams made their way to the virtual Road … [Read more...]
Rocket League Season 5 Announced
A new venue will arrive soon for car football, with Rocket League Season 5 announced to start on November 17th across all platforms. And there's a cosmic theme to the new Arena variant, a new car, and all of the paint finishes, decals, goal explosions and other rewards. Apparently Starbase Arc has been invaded, resulting in the new, dark Starbase Arc (Aftermath) pitch, which … [Read more...]
Baldwin Wins The 2021 GTWC Europe Esports Sprint Series
There were celebrations as James Baldwin wins the 2021 GTWC Europe Esports Sprint Series, adding to titles including the 2021 British GT Esports Championship. The British driver came into the round at Spa-Francorchamps just two points ahead of title rival David Tonizza. The final race of the season actually saw the first victory for GTWR R8G Academy driver Niklas Houben who … [Read more...]
JMX Phantom Take A GTWC Asia Esports Endurance Series Lead
There's a new team at the top, as JMX Phantom take a GTWC Asia Endurance Esports series lead after claiming victory at the Bathurst 6 Hours. One of the tri-continental GT World Challenge eSports series run by SRO Motorsports, the Assetto Corsa Competizione championship will finished with the Suzuka 10 hours on November 27th, 2021. But JMX Phantom will stay at the top of the … [Read more...]
VCO ProSIM Series Season 2 Round Two
A trio of teams and drivers were able to celebrate victories at the Hockenheimring for the VCO ProSIM Series Season 2 Round Two. Compared to the dominance of Team Redline at the opening round, the wins were shared between three different teams, although Maximilian Benecke and Chris Lulham still managed to extend their championship lead. In the first race it was the Coanda … [Read more...]
The 2021 iRacing 10h Suzuka Goes to Biela Racing
The fourth and final of the VCO Grand Slam events saw a different team on top of the podium, as the 2021 iRacing 10h Suzuka goes to Biela Racing Team Euronics. The duo of Sven Haase and Michael Neumeier had qualified outside the top ten with their Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO, but battled through the field in the even powered by VCO. And the drama coninuted even as the … [Read more...]
Gas Guzzlers Extreme Launches On Nintendo Switch
It's been around for several years but the combat racing game gets ported to new hardware as Gas Guzzlers Extreme launches on Nintendo Switch in physical and digital formats. The combat racing game originally appeared for the PC back in 2013, but has received multiple updates and conversions to other formats over the years, being released for the Xbox One in 2016, and the … [Read more...]
Next Level Racing Wheel Stand 2.0 Goes On Sale
There's nothing wrong with a desk-mounted wheel, but if you're looking to move up to a more stable and independent platform, then the Next Level Racing Wheel Stand 2.0 might be of interest. The new design is available now, and is based on more than 10 years of customer feedback for the previous model. So the next version gets more strength thanks to robotic laser cutting and … [Read more...]
Free WRC 10 October Update Adds New Events
There's a lot of new content from KT Racing as the free WRC 10 October update adds new events with the Renties Ypres Rally Belgium and three historic examples to try out with the original drivers, co-drivers and cars. The Belgian event replaced Rally GB on the calendar in 2021, and was won by Thierry Neuville in his Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC. Before then it ran from 1965 until … [Read more...]
The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix Racing Onto PC and Switch
Apologies in advance to any Norwegian readers, but with the Pinchcliffe Grand Prix racing onto PC and Switch, it turns out I wasn't aware of the most widely seen film ever to come from Norway. Or the previous game from 2000, which was ported to the Nintendo DS in 2010. So for anyone in a similar position to me, it turns out the Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (originally the … [Read more...]
Art of Rally Released for PlayStation 4 and 5
Isometic rally driving is finally available for Sony console racers with Art of Rally released for PlayStation 4 and 5. The new port includes all previous PC and console updates, meaning that you'll be brought right up to date with the other versions. That includes the free Kenya update from August 2021, with added a new location and extra cars to the title, which originally … [Read more...]