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The racing video game genre has evolved a bit since its inception. It started life in 1973 with Atari’s second game Space Race, which involved two players racing a rocket ship to the top of the screen. If you successfully dodged between asteroids and made it through, then your score increased, but encounter an asteroid,…Continue reading “How one button saved the racing game genre”»

The second season in 2022’s first Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist series is here. The Autumn Stormy season once again contains new rewards to unlock, so let’s jump straight into it by seeing what is available. The cars available to unlock for this week are the Donkervoort D8 GTO 2013 for 25 points, and the…Continue reading “How to complete Forza Horizon 5’s Lucky Skills Treasure Hunt”»

The first series within 2022 in Forza Horizon 5’s Mexican spectacular is here and contains new cars to unlock and challenges to complete. Starting out in the Summer / Wet season, this is the perfect time to complete the ‘Happy New Year!’ Accolade that requires you to visit Guanajuato and discover its lanterns celebrating the…Continue reading “Forza Horizon 5 #HEARDINGCATS Photo Challenge and Series 3 Summer guide”»

Season 2 of the latest Horizon spectacular in Forza Horizon 5 is coming to an end, with the series making one last stop within Spring until the third Season is underway. As per the first and last seasons in the series, a new Treasure Hunt challenge is here and starts with a cryptic message. Upon…Continue reading “Here’s the Forza Horizon 5 Too Cool To Air Treasure Hunt prize location”»

From 1962, the loveable three-wheeled microcar Peel P50 is returning to the Forza Horizon series, when it arrives in Horizon 5 for Series 2 of the Festival Playlist. With Series 1 of the Festival Playlist now in its fourth week, we’ll likely hear about the next set of challenges soon. Following today’s (3rd December) update,…Continue reading “The Peel P50 is coming soon to Forza Horizon 5”»

It’s that time of the week again – Thursday, and that means a new season with Forza Horizon 5’s Festival Playlist, and this time, a new Treasure Hunt challenge. The ‘Hold Your Horses’ event within Series 1, spring, will net you 50,000 in-game credits and three points to work your way towards the Season Rewards….Continue reading “Here’s the Forza Horizon 5 Hold Your Horses Treasure Hunt prize location”»

Winter is now here in Series 1 of Forza Horizon 5’s Festival Playlist, and to help you along, here are some tips for the current challenges. As ever, the challenges available are only available for one week, resetting with a new set on 2nd December 2021. #FORZATHON Weekly Challenge, Neunelfer This week’s #FORZATHON challenge is…Continue reading “How to maximise Forza Horizon 5’s Series 1 winter Festival Playlist”»

A new season within Series 1 of Forza Horizon 5’s Festival Playlist means a new Photo Challenge that will pay out a reward and points. To tick of this challenge within the autumn season, helping towards the season rewards of a Honda Civic ‘84 and Radical RXC, you first need a ‘modern rally car’. A…Continue reading “Here’s how to complete the #SLEEPINGGIANT Forza Horizon 5 Photo Challenge”»

Safety is the number one priority when it comes to real-world racing. They could not exist without the help of marshals, as they’re able to clearly communicate about the upcoming circuit conditions with different coloured flags. With a whole multitude of colours available to them, it’s very easy to get confused about their representation within…Continue reading “What do the flags represent in sim racing?”»

The Forza Horizon 5 festival has landed into the explosion of colour that is Guanajuato City, and though we will miss the Scottish Highlands and all of its exploratory availabilities, the brand-new Mexican landscape is waiting for our arrival, containing many events to be discovered. We have been absolutely hammering it over the past weekend,…Continue reading “Forza Horizon 5 tips and tricks”»