Thomas Harrison-Lord

A new update for the off-road racing game DIRT 5 is now live for all on PC, PlayStation and Xbox (Stadia follows at a later date) and it revises the lighting system. Shading and reflections have been improved across all locations, with the change said to uplift night-time performance the most notability. With the game…Continue reading “New DIRT 5 update improves lighting, adds Halloween items”»

The in-game driver ratings for F1 2021 have been updated, with current championship leader and 100-time Grand Prix winner Sir Lewis Hamilton sneaking back ahead of Max Verstappen. Lewis now sits at an overall score of 94, just one point ahead of Max’s 93. In particular, the incident at Monza’s Rettifilo chicane denting the Red…Continue reading “F1 2021 game driver ratings updated, Hamilton ahead of Verstappen”»

While Moritz Löhner was able to extend his championship lead last time out at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz, the title is far from settled as there is another round of the ADAC GT Masters Esports Championship 2021 later today and then a double-header finale at Hockenheimring next month. That means that the upcoming Sachsenring could shape…Continue reading “WATCH: Round 6 of the 2021 ADAC GT Masters Esports Championship live”»

Version 1.68 of Gran Turismo Sport has now hit for PS4 and PS5 players, and as expected, it doesn’t add anything major. But, in some ways it’s also surprising, as “improved connection stability” for the Lobby game mode has been implemented. Recently, updates for GT Sport have been so trivial that the last patch added…Continue reading “GT Sport update improves online lobby performance”»

I was on Team Matchbox when I was a child. If I was well behaved, my parents would treat me to a brand-new diecast car. I would spend ages selecting between a miniaturised facsimile of a Toyota or a Mazda and the moment of unboxing a fresh toy is one of my happiest childhood memories….Continue reading “Hot Wheels Unleashed review”»

One of our favourite arcade, retro-infused, racing games at the moment is Horizon Chase, and it will soon expand with a tribute to the late, great, Ayrton Senna. The Senna Forever Expansion will add a new set of cars, tracks and features inspired by the 41-time Grand Prix winner’s career. Far more than just a…Continue reading “Horizon Chase’s next DLC will celebrate the career of Ayrton Senna”»

Here we go, the grand final of the first-ever Formula Pro Series is here, as later today the V10-powered single-seaters take to the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. In a thrilling season, so far Bono Huis has one all five rounds – so watch this evening to see if anyone can prevent him from a clean sweep….Continue reading “WATCH: Formula Pro Series Round 6, Monza, Live”»

The virtual competition for motorcycle fans, the BMW Motorrad Esports Challenge, has now entered its third stage. Anyone with the Ride 4 video game on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S can take part in the time trial challenge, this time being held at the Algarve International Circuit near Portimão. Each challenge…Continue reading “Round 3 of the Ride 4 BMW Motorrad Esports Challenge now live”»

Of all the vehicles available within GT Sport to take around Mount Panorama, a Toyota pick-up would be the bottom of my list.  It isn’t even a true Ford F-150 Raptor rival either, so the TRD Pro Tundra has upgraded suspension and tyres designed primarily for off-road, not track, use.  But, here we are, a field…Continue reading “An unlikely combination: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 27th September 2021”»

The Virtual Le Mans Series Cup kicked off this week as the support category for the main Virtual Le Mans Series. The grid is made up of competitors who have entered via a time trial within rFactor2’s Competition System. That means it’s open to anyone with the sim racing platform. The top 30 entrants, aka…Continue reading “WATCH: Virtual Le Mans Series Cup Round 1 highlights”»