Need For Speed news

Almost 27 years at Microsoft — and now Dan Greenawalt announces his departure. The man who launched Turn 10 and all eight Forza Motorsport titles is stepping down amid the studio's merger with Playground Games, so the future of the simulator now looks uncertain.

The developers of Star Wars: Galactic Racer marked three weeks since release with a trailer in which the game is praised using journalists’ words. The arcade racer from veterans of Burnout and Need for Speed has 88 points on Metacritic, while Steam reviews are sitting at “Very Positive.”

Arcade street racer Heatwarped from studio Sealime has received a major update to its free demo: the developers expanded the street car roster, added new spoilers and fixed accumulated bugs. The project has also officially arrived on Linux and macOS, and difficulty can now be switched right during gameplay.

Fanatec and Polyphony Digital have teamed up for a time trial in Gran Turismo 7, where the prize is not credits but real hardware. The fastest drivers across three regions will receive their choice of a steering wheel or a pedal set, and times must be set by November 16.

A mod called BeamNG.Earth has appeared in BeamNG.drive, turning the entire planet into one continuous location at 1:1 scale. You can start a drive anywhere — whether in your hometown or another country — and you won't have to switch maps. The project is still in beta, so it won't work without an internet connection.