Various GT3 cars will get some balance of performance changes with Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix v1.7.7 released now for the PC version of the racing simulation. It continues tweaks started in the previous update, and once again largely focuses on 2020 GT3 cars. There are also some UI changes, including the brake pad wear indicator threshold being raised to 12.5mm. So … [Read more...]
News, reviews, and more for the best Xbox One racing sims and car games
All the latest news, reviews and updates for the best Xbox One racing sims and car games. We cover everything from the Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon series to arcade racers, motorcycle games, and accessories including joypads, Xbox One wheel and pedal set-ups and more
All the latest news, reviews and updates for the best Xbox One racing sims and car games. We cover everything from the Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon series to arcade racers, motorcycle games, and accessories including joypads, Xbox One wheel and pedal set-ups and more
Final DiRT Rally 2.0 Update 1.18 Released
It's a little bittersweet to see the final DIRT Rally 2.0 Update 1.18 now released by Codemasters. The seventh DiRT title, and 13th if you include all Colin McRae rally titles, was published on February 26th, 2019. And since then we've seen the release of DIRT 5, suggestions that Codemasters will potentially split the series into arcade and sim titles, and the acquisition of … [Read more...]
Free RIDE 4 Bonus Pack 07 Adds A Yamaha MT-07
Fancy a new street bike for nothing? Then it's your lucky day as the free RIDE 4 Bonus Pack 07 adds a Yamaha MT-07 to the ever-growing motorcycle list. The pack is available across all platforms, and delivers the 2020 Yamaha MT-07 and five new events to compete in. The middleweight naked bike packs a 689cc four stroke parallel twin engine, producing 73.8hp, and capable of … [Read more...]
Get FIA European Truck Racing Championship For Free on Xbox
Released in July 2019, you can get FIA European Truck Racing Championship for free on Xbox Live Games with Gold from April 16th, 2021. So why not try out the game from N-Racing, which would normally cost you £39.99 for the console edition? If you're not familiar with truck racing, it pits five-tonne lorry cabs against one another, and the game features 45 examples from … [Read more...]
New MotoGP 21 Bike Retrieval Feature Explained
Falling off a motorcycle is never fun. But assuming you're not hurt, the worst bit is getting back to your bike and having to haul it upright whilst checking for damage. So it's good to see the new MotoGP 21 bike retrieval feature explained and demonstrated ahead of the April 22nd, 2021 release date. It's unfortunate, but every motorcyclist will take a tumble at some point. … [Read more...]
Monster Energy Supercross 4 2Stroke Bikes Pack 250 DLC
Motorcycle engines have evolved a lot over the years, and there are a lot of reasons why four stroke motors became the default, including a wider, more manageable powerband. But many motorcyclists still regard two stroke bikes as the most exciting experience on two wheels, and you can find out why with the Monster Energy Supercross 4 2Stroke 250 Bikes Pack DLC, which is out … [Read more...]
NASCAR and F1 DLC for Rocket League Season 3
A slightly surprising pair of cars will be available in the free-to-play car football game soon, with NASCAR and F1 DLC for Rocket League Season 3, which starts on April 7th, 2021. They're not the first realistic vehicles or licensed content to appear in car soccer, but it's slightly unusual to have both championships license DLC to be announced and released at the same … [Read more...]
Art of Rally Kenya Update And Xbox Edition News
We've always enjoyed the mix of stylised top-down graphics and satisfying handling in the FunSeleker Labs game, so it's great to see Art of Rally Kenya update and Xbox Edition news being revealed. Especially as both are apparently coming fairly soon, in Summer 2021. First up is the Kenya update, which will apparently bring the safari location, along with new content and a … [Read more...]
RIDE 4 Best Vintage 80’s – 90’s DLC Pack Out Now
There's another addition to the every-growing list of added content for Milestone's motorcycle game, with the RIDE 4 Best Vintage 80's - 90's DLC Pack out now. And it brings some interesting choices, both in the bike selection, and the use of apostrophes in the title. But while we can forgive the possessive 80's - 90's, it's less understandable why the name of the first … [Read more...]
MXGP 2020 Update v01.0.0.3 Released
Launched by Milestone just before Christmas in 2020, there are some useful new additions to the off-road motocross game with MXGP 2020 update v01.0.0.3 released now for the PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox One editions. The main features are that online leaderboards are finally part of the Time Attack mode, which was a pretty big thing to have missing from the game. And you can now … [Read more...]
F1 2020 Update 1.17 Released
Codemasters continue to add fixes and improvements to the latest in the Formula One series with F1 2020 update 1.17 released for the PC, Xbox One and PS4 editions, with the build coming to the Google Stadia shortly. A number of issues should now be resolved, including having issues starting the game with a steering wheel plugged in, and having tyre temperatures at absolute … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix V1.7.6 Released
The pace of updates from sim racing developers is usually a pretty frantic one, so it's seemed relatively quiet when Kunos Simulazioni have spent a couple of weeks without an update appearing. But things are back with the 228.51Mb Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix V1.7.6 released for the PC version of the GT3 and GT4 sim. Much of the hotfix is dedicated to minor 2020 GT3 and … [Read more...]
RIDE 4 Bonus Pack 06 Adds The Ulster GP Circuit
Road racing is one of the most exciting motorsports, and many of the world's biggest events take place in Ireland and Northern Ireland. And you can get a taste of what it's like, as the free RIDE 4 Bonus Pack 06 adds the Ulster GP circuit. The motorcycle racing game developed by Milestone aalready includes the Northwest 200, also in Northern Ireland, and the Southern 100 … [Read more...]
Watch the first official MotoGP 21 Gameplay Video
It's due out on 22nd April 2021 for the PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S and Nintendo Switch. And you can watch the first official MotoGP 21 gameplay video to see how the latest in the franchise is shaping up. The most interesting part of the video is that the player racing as Jack Miller on the factory Ducati Desmosedici GP21 intentionally jumps the start to … [Read more...]
RIDE 4 600cc Passion DLC Released
Sales of supersport motorcycles might have declined in recent years, but that hasn't stopped Milestone from celebrating the middleweight class with the RIDE 4 600cc Passion DLC released now for all platforms. The pack includes five bikes, dating from 2004 to 2018, and also adds 10 extra events, plus three achievements to the motorcycle game. So what examples of the 600cc … [Read more...]