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The original PlayStation and Ridge Racer; the Xbox 360 and Project Gotham Racing 3; F-Zero and the Super Nintendo. Can you really say a new wave of hardware has truly arrived without a big ticket racing game to herald the launch? With big first party racing games absent from the launch line-ups of Sony’s PlayStation…Continue reading “The best racing games for your next-gen console”»

Sami-Joe’s replay footage of his Rallye Monte Carlo esports victory run was from another planet. I couldn’t comprehend how someone could be so rapid over such a long stage. Every single corner was perfect. Not since the invention of cheese and onion crisps has something been so perfect. With that in mind, seeing the Lebanese…Continue reading “Two from two by teenage star in WRC esports 2021”»

We’ve had GT Academy, the eRace of Champions and the World’s Fastest Gamer, but now there’s finally an equivalent for rallying’s brightest gaming stars. Say hello to the FIA Rally Star programme, and on paper, it’s one of the best gaming-to-real-life prizes of all time. That’s not hyperbole on behalf of me, just wait until…Continue reading “FIA Rally Star offers up to four paid seasons of rallying for young gamers”»

Following on from our article on the best racing game discounts for your PC in Steam’s lunar sale, we’re bringing you the that we can find on Epic’s equivalent discount period. The Showcase Sale kicks off at exactly the same time as the Steam sale. Whilst there’s not quite the same volume of racing game…Continue reading “Showcase Sale – The best racing game discounts on Epic Store”»

Round one of the 2021 World Rally Championship esports series is now complete, and despite it being open to all players of WRC 9, esports pro drivers headed the timesheets. Held over two Rallye Monte Carlo stages, the competition finally got underway after a technical error initially. The championship will take place over 14 events,…Continue reading “Pros dominate first round of the 2021 eSports WRC Championship”»

The 2021 WRC esports 2021 competition got off to a false start in January, with timing errors meaning the opening Rallye Monte-Carlo was postponed, but now it will be back on 5th February. A revised calendar has been issues by both the FIA World Rally Championship and KT Games, the developers behind the WRC 9…Continue reading “WRC esports 2021 calendar now updated, competition starts again soon”»

Uh-oh! The first round of the 2021 WRC esports series has been postponed. According to the official social media channels of the WRC video games, the first round – held across two stages at the virtual Rallye Monte-Carlo – has been called off due to an “ongoing issue with the timers on the Luceram Reverse…Continue reading “First 2021 esports WRC round postponed”»

The officially-sanction FIA World Rally Championship esports competition is back in 2021, utilising the acclaimed WRC 9 video game. Won by Lebanese driver Sami-Joe05 in 2020, the 2021 season is being run in a similar format, albeit in the week leading up to each real-life WRC event and not on the same weekend as it…Continue reading “WRC esports 2021 preview”»

Rally fans can now buy a steering wheel peripheral designed specifically for the sport of WRC, helping to master stages with extra precision. A new addition to the existing CSL Elite Series, the Fanatec CSL Elite Steering Wheel WRC features a genuine Alcantara grip, snazzy orange stitching, an integrated three-digit LED screen to display speed…Continue reading “Fanatec launches WRC-themed CSL Elite wheel peripheral”»