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  • Need For Speed Heat Polestar 1

    "Need for Speed Heat" video game variant of the Polestar 1 inspires real-life build of the super-tuned electric coupe.

  • Nissan Esports gaming chairs
    Nissan design dabbles in Esports with gaming chair concepts

    Nissan design decided to dangle its feet in the Esports pool for September 12's National Video Game Day with a handful of car-inspired gaming chair concepts. This isn’t a game. We’ve got some new concepts and they aren’t cars. Share your pick of the gaming-inspired styles below...

  • 2020 Toyota Supra
    Toyota explains why its cars aren't in Need For Speed Heat

    Despite a decades-long presence in the tuning scene, Toyota's iconic Supra will be absent from Electronic Arts' upcoming "Need For Speed Heat". The reason? Well, that's just now coming into focus. When a fan tweeted at Toyota UK Tuesday to ask why the brand isn't represented in "Heat," the...

  • Need for Speed Heat
    "Need for Speed Heat" sizzles in new trailer

    "Need for Speed Heat" trailer has lots of street racing, stunts, crashes, and attitude.

  • Fordzilla logo
    Ford announces new esports racing program

    Ford announced its new esports racing program, Fordzilla, and said it will begin recruiting players for European teams at Gamescom.

  • Lego Porsche 911 Turbo
    Porsche 911 Turbo joins Forza's Lego expansion pack

    Earlier this year the "Forza" racing series for the Microsoft Xbox console let racing fans live out their childhood fantasies by introducing "Forza Horizon 4 Lego Speed Champions," an expansion pack for the popular video game that gave players the opportunity to drive some of their favorite cars in...

  • 'Forza Horizon 4' Lego Speed Champions expansion pack

    "Forza Horizon 4 Lego Speed Champions" turns the cars and scenery in the popular open-world racing game into Lego depictions of the real thing.

  • GR Supra GT Cup one-make race series for 2020 Toyota Supra in 'Gran Turismo Sport'
    Toyota launches Supra one-make racing series for "Gran Turismo Sport"

    Avid gamers and Toyota Supra fans should gear up for a new virtual one-make racing series. Toyota and "Gran Turismo Sport" will launch a global one-make racing series for the Playstation and featuring the 2020 Supra this month. The racing series will take place entirely within the digital realm on...

  • Porsche Esports Supercup virtual one-make championship
    Porsche launches virtual one-make race series with real prize money

    Porsche is jumping into the world of Esports with a one-make race series that will see the winner take home $100,000.

  • Daimler in-car gaming development competition
    Daimler wants your help for in-car gaming ideas

    We don't know when or if self-driving cars will take over the roadways, but it's inevitable they'll change the way we spend time in the car. Mercedes-Benz's parent company, Daimler, recognizes that massive changes are afoot and has launched a competition called the In-Car Gaming Challenge to...

  • Wrench the game heads to Early Access on Steam this fall
    Become a virtual mechanic with the "Wrench" video game

    Back in 2017, a prototype trailer for a new video game made its way on to the Internet. Simply called "Wrench," the game promised the ability to build a car from the ground up in a virtual reality space. Now the game is moving closer to completion as creator Alec Moody has released more in-game...

  • Forza Horizon 4 commercial
    Here is the full list of cars in "Forza Horizon 4"

    The "Forza Horizon" franchise is ready to spread its virtual vehicular cheer to a new digital destination. On Oct. 2 (or Sept. 28 for those who buy the Ultimate Edition), "Forza Horizon 4" hits the stores, and this time the action is set in the UK, mostly Scotland and the lake district of northwest...

  • 2019 Ford Ranger Raptor

    Europe, the Ford Ranger Raptor cometh. The Blue Oval used the Gamescom video game conference in Cologne, Germany, on Tuesday to reveal that the 2019 Ranger Raptor will go on sale across the continent in 2019. The Blue Oval also released the cool video above with the announcement. And with Europe's confirmation, is the United States next? We've spied numerous examples of Ranger Raptor prototypes running about near Ford's Dearborn, Michigan, headquarters but the automaker has yet to officially confirm the pickup for the U.S. market. Let's not kid ourselves, though, it's a no-brainer, especially...

  • "The Grand Tour" game
    "The Grand Tour" video game brings the show's madness to the masses

    Video gamers will have a curious new driving title to explore with "The Grand Tour." Amazon Game Studios announced the game and released a short teaser video of it on Tuesday. It's unclear what exactly the premise of the game is, but the teaser video explains, "If you’ve ever wanted to be...

  • Mercedes-AMG Petronas eSports gamer team
    Mercedes-AMG forms eSports racing team

    Four gamers have caught the break of a lifetime as the inaugural members of Mercedes-AMG's newly founded eSports team. On Tuesday, the company announced the Mercedes-AMG Petronas eSports team will enter the 2018 F1 eSports Series. eSports, or electronic sports, are a form of organized video game...

  • Nissan GT Academy
    Nissan searching for fast drivers in FIA-certified PlayStation Gran Turismo Championship

    Nissan is looking for its next generation of fast drivers and will tap the FIA-certified Gran Turismo Manufacturers Series Championship to do so. Not to be confused with the Nissan GT Academy, the Gran Turismo Manufacturers Series Championship will be conducted via the latest PlayStation "Gran...

  • Forza Horizon 4 announced for the XBox
    "Forza Horizon 4" to bring more than 450 cars and a virtual UK to your Xbox

    The video game industry conference known as E3 rolled out this weekend in Los Angeles and with it comes great new titles for your preferred gaming console. For Xbox-owning automotive enthusiasts, that includes the world of "Forza." Microsoft's top-tier racing game has returned with a new version of...

  • Formula E video game ghost racing
    Now you can ghost race Formula E drivers in real time

    Things have certainly changed since Nintendo, Sony, and Sega home video game consoles reigned supreme. Formula E announced on Friday that fans will be able to ghost race actual race drivers as the motorsport unfolds in real time. The ABB Formula E series and Virtually Live have partnered to create...

  • Toyota GR Supra Racing concept in 'Gran Turismo Sport'

    Toyota's new Supra won't reach showrooms until next year but you can already test the car, or at least a concept of it, in the latest update for the “Gran Turismo Sport” video game on Sony's PlayStation 4. The concept is the GR Supra Racing concept that Toyota rolled out at last month's Geneva auto show, a race car indicative of what a GTE-spec version of the upcoming fifth-generation Supra might be like. It features a front-mounted engine and rear-wheel drive and an interior stripped of all but the bare essentials. From these screen shots, it appears that every element of the...

  • Forza Motorsport 7 Bugatti Chiron
    You can now pick between a Chiron or Ram Power Wagon in Forza Motorsport 7

    Let's get one thing straight: you're (probably) never going to drive a Bugatti Chiron. At least not in real life. Now, however, you can pilot one in the Forza Motorsport 7 video game. The French multi-million-dollar road missile is part of a new downloadable pack of cars that's just made its way...

  • 2014 Chevrolet SS and Ford Fusion NASCAR race cars on iRacing simulator
    NASCAR is reportedly finalizing an eSports venture

    In an effort to appeal to a younger generation of fans, NASCAR is reportedly finalizing a venture into "eSports" for video game tournaments. The tournaments would potentially take place at NASCAR events and could potentially start as early as the 2018 season. Sources told Sports Business Journal...

  • Honda Sports Vision Gran Turismo
    Mystery mid-engine Honda revealed as Vision GT concept

    The identity of the mysterious mid-engine Honda sports car that’s been surfacing in patent drawings over the past two years has been determined. Sadly, the car isn’t a concept previewing a potential S2000 successor, as many had hoped. Rather, it’s Honda’s entry for the...

  • UK police use "Gran Turismo Sport" for training
    British police are using video games to hone high-speed driving skills

    Perps on the run in the United Kingdom take note: police forces are stepping up their game—literally. The Lincolnshire police force is testing a new way to train officers in high-speed driving and it involves a whole lot of video games. Through a partnership with Sony's PlayStation, four...

  • Peugeot L750 R Vision Gran Turismo concept
    Peugeot reveals L750 R Hybrid racecar for "Gran Turismo Sport"

    The "Gran Turismo" series transcended the digital world after creator Kazunori Yamauchi debuted the Vision Gran Turismo program. The initiative, originally announced in 2013 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the popular racing sim, challenged automakers to create their vision of the ultimate...

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