racing sim
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GT7’s Engine Swap Animation Is The Most Adorable Thing I’ve Ever Seen
Gran Turismo 7 is really weird, sometimes maddeningly so. But it also has a lightness and sense of humour to it that’s refreshing in the sim racing genre. Nothing exemplifies this silly spirit better than the engine swap animation that was just added to the game with patch 1.34 last Thursday.
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The Playseat Trophy Is the Sensible, Surprisingly Lightweight Cockpit Every Sim Racer Deserves
As much fun as sim racing can be, it’s also a hobby that forces you to make some rather annoying sacrifices, especially when you’re starting out. Those sacrifices are to your wallet, of course — fancy, new direct drive wheels and load-cell pedals aren’t cheap — but also, sacrifices to your living space. Affixing your…
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GT7 Celebrates 25 Years of Gran Turismo by Adding Road Atlanta and 4 New Cars
December 23 marks 25 years since the release of the original Gran Turismo in Japan in 1997 — a game that changed not only the course of gaming, but the course of automotive history. It would be another five months before those of us in the U.S. would have our chance to explore the game’s…
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Need for Speed Unbound Chases Those Underground Vibes With a Divisive New Look
Electronic Arts finally revealed Need for Speed Unbound on Thursday, the next instalment in the long-running racing franchise, due out on December 2. It’s the first made by Burnout-dev Criterion Games since 2012’s Need for Speed Most Wanted, and it’s going for something notably unlike any of its predecessors.