Brendan Rorrison

iRacing is having a special holiday sale to mark the season to be jolly. New subscribers can reap 50% off various packages for the rest of the year.

Off-road racer Gravel has a new trailer focusing on the challenges of career mode. Milestone is looking to keep players’ interest with a more character-driven approach compared to other titles in the genre.

Slightly Mad Studios has deployed a new Project CARS 2 patch to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Update 3.01 includes a ton of new fixes and also adds an exciting online addition to the game.

A minor update for F1 2017 has been deployed by Codemasters. The v1.11 patch includes a few bug fixes and a temporary fix for a recurring issue.

Slightly Mad Studios has updated Project CARS 2 with a new Community Event for players to tackle. This week’s challenge will put your skills to the test with a nimble track racer.

After a long hiatus, The Grand Tour season 2 is now streaming on Amazon Video.

Forza Motorsport 7 has been crowned the best Sports/Racing game at The Game Awards 2017. The announcement was made during the pre-show for the awards ceremony.

As the Porsche 911 RSR unexpectedly landed in Forza 7 this week, the vehicle has become a new comparison point between the generation’s top racing games. The RSR is now widely available to drive in the genre, appearing in GT Sport, Assetto Corsa and of course, Forza 7. Comparison expert MotogamesTV has put each title up against each other in a new video.

Codemasters has launched a new update for DiRT 4 bringing many fan-requested changes to the title. The news front has been quiet recently for the rally racer, but players can download the new version right now.

It’s no secret that the recent increase in GT Sport copies sold in the UK has been impressive. Claims of an 800%+ boost in week-on-week sales numbers during Black Friday only told half the story.

Despite a large software falloff in the wake of Black Friday, two sim racing titles placed in the UK Top 10 sellers list last week. Gran Turismo Sport and Forza Motorsport 7 continue their strong performance in the region as seen in previous weeks.

Slightly Mad Studios has updated Project CARS 2 with two new community events for players to get stuck into. Following up on last week’s strangely cold Daytona challenge, this time around there’s challenges on Long Beach and Ruapuna Park.

The latest batch of discounts on the European PlayStation Store has quite a lot for racing fans. The sale kicked off on Friday and will last until December 22. All offers are subject to an active PlayStation Plus membership.

When it became clear that GT Sport wouldn’t be using the PS3-era Premium models in its car list, it was a bit of a shock. The extremely well detailed vehicles from the previous generation seemed a certainty to carry over to the PS4 — Kazunori Yamauchi even said they were more appropriate for this generation — but this never happened. It has meant that Sport’s car roster has basically had to start from scratch, leaving a much smaller number of total cars than previous entries.

Cheapo game bundling expert Humble Bundle has teamed up with Codemasters for a new game selection. Those who purchase the collection will have three tiers of games to choose from based on how much they want to pay.

Slightly Mad Studios has detailed the latest DLC pack for Project CARS 2. The aptly named “Fun Pack” will offer eight new vehicles and two tracks for players to get stuck into.

The dust has settled on another Black Friday in the UK. Despite being a more recent phenomenon in the region, consumers have snapped up the event big time. Sales this year were more intense than ever with the gaming industry seeing a huge spike in terms of purchases. This week’s top 10 seen an impressive jump for GT Sport with nice placements for Forza Motorsport 7 and Need For Speed Payback to boot.

This week’s Project CARS 2 Community Event takes players to Daytona USA but it’s not the oval that is the star of the show.

Since the surprise announcement at Paris Games Week, Onrush news has been pretty thin on the ground. That’s slowly starting to change though, as a recent interview and new video series indicate.

Playground Games has revealed that it is soon going to be working on more than just the Forza Horizon series. As reported by industry experts GamesIndustry.biz, the studio is currently carrying out work on something known as “Project 2”.