Thomas Harrison-Lord

The continual refinement of DIRT 5 continues apace with today’s announcement that Update 5.00 and the paid Super Size Content Pack will both launch 20th July for PlayStation, PC and Xbox. Google Stadia users will follow at a later date. Let’s start with Update 5.00 – incorporating a Parts Unknown Playgrounds Update – both of…Continue reading “DIRT 5’s next update adds free tracks, Playground items alongside paid DLC”»

Ahead of the inaugural Formula Pro Series and Formula Challenge Series esports championships within rFactor 2, starting on 19th July 2021, you can now buy the brand-new Formula Pro single-seater car within the platform. Priced at £4.27/$5.89/€4.99, it has a mid-mounted naturally aspirated V10 engine with an 18,000rpm redline and 800hp. A lack of electrification…Continue reading “WATCH: Hands-on with the rFactor 2 Formula Pro car”»

As you may have noticed, thanks to some in-game interstitials, the F1 2021 game has a ‘Podium Pass’, first introduced in F1 2020. This feature allows you to unlock, earn or buy new cosmetic items. But what are these items, how do you get hold of them and how is that related to the Podium…Continue reading “A guide to F1 2021’s Podium Pass”»

To celebrate the launch of F1 2021, which is available now for digital Deluxe Edition owners or on the 16th for the regular edition, watch celebrities race in the game on the Traxion YouTube channel. The venue will be Silverstone, ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix. The line-up will include a mixture of celebrities,…Continue reading “WATCH: F1 2021 Celebrity Race Off live on Traxion”»

One of the most renowned sim racing peripheral manufacturers, Fanatec, and feted Gran Turismo game developer, Polyphony Digital, have announced a new official partnership. In the landmark deal, the two companies will be working together to develop a range of brand new Gran Turismo-licensed racing peripherals, utilising Fanatec’s advanced force-feedback technology. Fanatec is known across…Continue reading “Fanatec and Polyphony Digital partner to create new sim racing products”»

Two-time eSports WRC Championship winner Nexl won the Japanese round of the 2021 competition earlier this week. Lebanese sensation Sami-Joe for Seventh Gear e-Sport Club had won every round up until this point – 10 victories in a row, no less – but previous champion Nexl struck back over the asphalt stages. It sets up…Continue reading “Record-breaking run broken in eSports WRC Championship”»

Can you feel it? I can. That’s pressure. Reviewing one of the most popular racing games on the planet carries with it the weight of expectation. But this year, the team at Codemasters Birmingham must also be feeling in a similar way to any embargo-racing journalist as F1 2021 is the first release under the…Continue reading “F1 2021 review – the best F1 game yet?”»

The team at Studio 397 has been very busy of late, recently launching Monza, the BMW M4 Class1 and Formula Pro single-seater. It’s also been hard at work on existing content too, evidenced by the release of a large update to the KartSim add-on, plus additional karts and venues to purchase bundled into new DLC…Continue reading “New karts and tracks arrive for rFactor 2’s KartSim content”»

Sony appears to be handing out access codes to an upcoming Gran Turismo 7 beta. Ish. This is part of an ‘Experience PlayStation Quest’, on the PlayStation website for Italian users and has been circulating across social media this morning. A simple idea, you sign in to the website using your PlayStation account and then…Continue reading “Hang on a minute, is that a Gran Turismo 7 beta?”»

Pocono Raceway is a unique oval racing venue located in Pennsylvania. NASCAR raced there last month, and IndyCar has raced there in the past. It’s known as the ‘The Tricky Triangle’ because, from above, it looks like a polygon with three edges and certainly isn’t a traditional oval shape. Sadly, this famed track that opened…Continue reading “Master the alternative Tricky Triangle in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races”»