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A surprise update for Gran Turismo 7 has been released overnight, aimed at fixing an unusual glitch which arose with the previous update.

The latest set of Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races are now available and feature content added in the 1.49 update, a tie-in race for the upcoming World Series event in Prague, and the opportunity to earn six times more credits than usual.

Almost four years on from its launch as a PlayStation 5 demo, Astro’s Playroom has finally included a nostalgic nod to Gran Turismo by way of a new “Special Bot” challenge.

THQ Nordic has announced a sequel to its immensely popular 2018 smash-’em-up racing title Wreckfest, unsurprisingly set to be called Wreckfest 2.

Online time trial qualifying for the 2024 Honda Racing eMS series begins today in Gran Turismo 7, with rewards for taking part and a chance to attend a live final later this year.

Another new set of Weekly Challenges is finding its way to player consoles around the world, updating at midnight local time this Thursday evening.

The third, Winter season of the Forza Horizon 5 Cars & Coffee is now underway, with players set more challenges all based around our favorite hot, caffeinated beverages.

A bumper week for Gran Turismo 7 Online Time Trial events brings three challenges for players to tackle, with one brand new event and a special trial that ties into the GT World Series in Prague.

The Fanatec saga of 2024 has taken yet another twist, and a turn for the worse, as the brand’s parent company has filed an application to begin insolvency proceedings.

A huge discount on the PlayStation VR2 this summer has seen sales of the device increase over 2,000% as gamers take advantage.

There’s a bit of an unusual look to the new set of Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races this, available from today and across the next seven days, both in terms of what there is and what there isn’t…

Nacon has revealed a special, 2,000-unit physical Collector Edition for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, with a whole suite of goodies included for the most avid TDU fan.

The second season of the Forza Horizon 5 Cars & Coffee is now underway, with more coffee-themed shenanigans and a fresh set of challenges and rewards for the week.

Though we’re still a little over two weeks away from the second live round of the 2024 Gran Turismo World Series, Polyphony Digital has already announced the rewards for the two tie-in campaigns in which viewers can participate.

Despite also being update day for Gran Turismo 7, all the regularly scheduled events are swapping over on cue — including the Weekly Challenges, which update at midnight local time on Thursday evenings.

Although today’s Gran Turismo 7 game update, 1.49, has brought in a sweeping set of physics changes that have largely been for the better, it’s safe to say that not everything has gone to plan.

Having shortened the Gran Turismo 7 Online Time Trial schedule to fit around today’s 1.49 update, with reworked game physics, Polyphony Digital has posted two new time trials this morning.

After almost a three-week wait from its original reveal, the Gran Turismo 7 1.49 update is now available. It brings the first new circuit to the game in quite some time, along with some wider changes to the game’s underlying physics.

Despite the unusually early announcement for the latest Gran Turismo 7 update, 1.49, Polyphony Digital has stuck with its regular update cadence in revealing a little more about the update which arrives on July 25.

If you’re heading to Monterey Car Week later this summer, and have deep pockets, you’ll have the opportunity to bring all your Gran Turismo 2 fantasies to life with an extraordinary collection of cars from the short-lived Vector brand coming up for auction through RM Sotheby’s.