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It’s here. The latest festival within the Forza Horizon series has landed in Mexico, and it’s a big one. After spending three years in Edinburgh and the surrounding Highlands, it’s time to venture halfway across the world to Guanajuato and experience the vast atmospheric environments. Join us in our journey, as we play the first…Continue reading “WATCH: Forza Horizon 5, the opening 25 minutes”»

I went to the cinema recently and upon asking for a small drink, I was scornfully dismissed. “Pah! We only do medium, large or extra-large” was the response. Oh, silly me for only having a moderate thirst.  Medium it was then – which is still gargantuan. When did ‘medium’ get so plus-sized? Still, despite having…Continue reading “Forza Horizon 5 review: A genre-defining open-world racer”»

Wait, what’s that? It’s Friday again?! You bet it is, and that means it’s time for a new episode of the Traxion.GG News, which is jam-packed this week because the virtual racing scene has been on fire. Some of the biggest franchises in racing videos games had announcements this week for a truly heavy-weight seven…Continue reading “WATCH: Forza Horizon 5 Goes GOLD | Traxion.GG News”»

Showcase events are a staple of the Forza Horizon series of games. If you’re remembering a specific moment from a Horizon game, there’s a good chance it’s from a showcase event. Often criticized, these scripted races have even been targeted by memes. Despite the often silly nature of these events, we still look back on…Continue reading “WATCH: The craziest Forza Horizon Showcases!”»

We already know that Forza Horizon 5’s Mexico-set playable map will be around 1.5x bigger than in predecessors, but now we’ve seen the in-game map. The game will feature 11 unique ‘biomes’, simply distinctly different areas, with the volcano being the highest point. Based upon what we can see in the latest Forza Horizon 5:…Continue reading “This is the Forza Horizon 5 map, and a Toyota GR Supra”»

Yes, you read that correctly. Forza Motorsport 7, and its associated DLC, will be removed from digital stores and therefore Game Pass permanently on 15th September 2021. This is what Microsoft terms ‘End of Life’ status It’s one thing switching off online services for older games – which is a common occurrence – but removing…Continue reading “Forza Motorsport 7 will permanently disappear from digital stores soon”»

The Vuhl 05 RR has been added to Forza Horizon 4, via the means of the Series 37 Festival Playlist update.

If you look closely at the E3 2021 Forza Horizon 5 reveal trailer, and the gameplay footage, and the post-show interviews you can slowly see Creative Director at Playground Games, Mike Brown, deteriorate as the lack of adrenaline and sleep kicks in. Poor chap. Still, the game he worked on generated a lot of buzz…Continue reading “WATCH: Forza Horizon 5 – The six BIGGEST features you need to now”»

When Forza Horizon 5 was unveiled in all its shiny 4K glory during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase on the 13th June 2021, it was confirmation of the leaks and rumours running up to the event were largely accurate. The game existed, was set in Mexico and would be releasing this year. In many…Continue reading “The most important new features in Forza Horizon 5”»