Following the recent use of Monza for the opening Le Mans Virtual Series round and the Formula Pro Series finale, the Formula Challenge Series also makes a trip to the 99-year-old venue for some V10-powered single-seater action. All competitors qualified through the in-platform rFactor 2 Competition System. The aim – to become champion and make…Continue reading “WATCH: Formula Challenge Series Round 6, Monza, Live”»

There’s a slew of classic-inspired racing games either recently released or on the way soon, and Victory Heat Rally joins that burgeoning list. But, the development team SkyDevilPalm is also trying really hard to differentiate itself. Sure, it’s inspired by the likes of Outrun and Rad Mobile, with a gameplay hook mean to make you…Continue reading “Victory Heat Rally is a retro-enthused racer for those 1985 feels”»

When reading into these monthly reports from the Studio 397 team about their current and future work on rFactor 2, it’s hard not to get too excited sometimes. This month’s Roadmap doesn’t have too much in there, and some of it has already been talked about in previous Roadmaps. However, seeing that a Release Candidate…Continue reading “September rFactor 2 Roadmap update hints possible new build coming soon”»

A different style track, the much smaller and twisty Autódromo José Carlos Pace, led to a different style of race than the first two events on the Force Dynamics Dallara iRacing Grand Prix Championship calendar portrayed. While the best of the best in the single-seater Formula-style iRacing Dallara IR-01 weren’t side-by-side for 51 laps at…Continue reading “iRacing Dallara GP: Peter Berryman scores Interlagos victory”»

It’s launch day for the highly anticipated Hot Wheels Unleashed by Milestone! What better way to celebrate than to stick John Munro and Rich Hutson in a room together, head-to-head for bragging rights, utilising the split-screen mode on the new game. It’s a best-of-five race series. Both have created the perfect custom vehicles for the…Continue reading “WATCH: Hot Wheels Unleashed Split Screen Gameplay”»

Ferrari released the first round of a new Blindfold Challenge series on Thursday. Well, it’s not what you might think, unless you know at Traxion that we’re talking about sim racing and not a real car. The new video series falls under the Ferrari Esports Series banner as a promotional piece for the series. What…Continue reading “WATCH: Charles Leclerc attempts Imola blindfolded”»

Inside sources have told renowned gaming source Video Games Chronicle (VGC) that a new Twisted Metal game is in development. The vehicular-combat title first rose to prominence in 1995 on the original PlayStation, and since grew a loyal fanbase across the PS2, PSP and PS3. The last title in the series was simply titled ‘Twisted…Continue reading “Vehicular combat series Twisted Metal reportedly set for re-boot”»

Nacon is releasing a brand-new controller for those on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Windows 10 PC that aims to be a step-up from the regular gamepad. This wired device features all the regular Xbox face buttons, asymmetric thumbsticks and a dedicated share button. But it throws into the mix four shortcuts and interchangeable…Continue reading “Nacon’s Revolution X Pro Controller for PC and Xbox launches 13th October”»

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”»