Andrew Evans

England

Editor-in-Chief at GTPlanet

Automotive word-herder for rent, editor of @GTPlanetNews, @SpeedBites, chair & website editor of @NGMWCars, sharer of obscure trivia, I ❤️ old Mazdas.

Articles

Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races: Steer Clio

2 weeks ago | gtplanet.net | Andrew Evans

The regular Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races return today with a new set of three events to take on over the next seven days. This week’s trio follows the usual format of a road car one-make in the first slot and events for the Gr.4 and Gr.3 cars in the other two, with a little strategy thrown into the mix for the last event. For Race A this week you’ll be taking on the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit over an eight-lap blast in the madcap Renault Sport Clio V6.
Microsoft Just Quietly Announced “the Next Forza” Game for 2026

2 weeks ago | gtplanet.net | Andrew Evans

Fans hoping to catch a first glimpse of Forza Horizon 6 were ultimately left disappointed in today’s Xbox Games Showcase, but there was a nugget of Forza franchise news as “the next Forza” was confirmed for 2026. The game debuts came and went without so much as a peep from anything approaching a racing game, but it was left to Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, to reveal a little more in his event outro.
Gran Turismo Partnership With Xiaomi Officially Revealed

3 weeks ago | gtplanet.net | Andrew Evans

After learning about it a little sooner than was expected, the partnership between Gran Turismo and the nascent Xiaomi Auto brand has been officially revealed at the GT World Series event in London. Announced on-stage ahead of the Manufacturers Cup event by Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi and Xiaomi head of vehicle dynamics Zhoucan Ren, the collaboration will see the brand’s record-breaking SU7 Ultra sedan added to Gran Turismo 7 soon, ahead of a Vision GT vehicle.
Watch Live: 2025 Gran Turismo World Series Round 1 - London

3 weeks ago | gtplanet.net | Andrew Evans

The first live event in the 2025 Gran Turismo World Series is upon us, as the first of the season’s four in-person events gets underway from a brand-new location in London, UK. As with the 2024 season, the first three rounds — each from new venues — will take place over a single day, with only a brief gap between the Manufacturers Cup, starting at 1440 UTC, and the Nations Cup at 1740 UTC.
Gran Turismo World Series 2025 Round 1 Preview: London Pride

3 weeks ago | gtplanet.net | Andrew Evans

Live events return in the Gran Turismo World Series this weekend, with the first round of the 2025 championship breaking new ground once again as the series visits London.
Gran Turismo 7 Weekly Challenges: Traffic Light

3 weeks ago | gtplanet.net | Andrew Evans

A unique traffic-dodging event returns in the Gran Turismo 7 Weekly Challenges this week, as they update over the coming hours when midnight passes in your local timezone. Weekly Challenges are a set of five events for players to take on during a seven-day period, with a new set arriving every Friday morning.
Gran Turismo 7 Online Time Trial: One Singular Sensation

3 weeks ago | gtplanet.net | Andrew Evans

A new Gran Turismo 7 Online Time Trial is available starting today, as one high-speed prototype event gives way to another for a challenge marking one of the most important endurance races in the world. That is, of course, the 24 Hours of Le Mans which gets underway this year on Saturday June 14 — right in the middle of this time trial’s active window — so you won’t be surprised to learn that your opponent for the next two weeks is the 24 Heures du Mans Circuit.
Forza Horizon Founder’s New Studio is Working on a “AAA” Racing Game

3 weeks ago | gtplanet.net | Andrew Evans

Another games studio set up by former employees of Playground Games — the developer behind the Forza Horizon series — has confirmed that it is working on a new racing game, with Lighthouse Games now entering the genre. It’s possibly not the most surprising of announcements, given the leadership at Lighthouse and its recruitment over the past couple of years, but nonetheless the studio’s direction wasn’t confirmed until an interview with CEO Gavin Raeburn in gamesindustry.biz.
Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races: London Calling

3 weeks ago | gtplanet.net | Andrew Evans

Three sprint races, one with ten times the usual prize money, at three fictional race tracks await players in the latest set of Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races, starting today. It’s a pretty regular line-up of events, with racing car categories starring in the latter two races and a road car one-make in the other, though this week that one-make is a two-make. Or maybe a one-and-a-half-make.
Is Xiaomi Coming to Gran Turismo?

4 weeks ago | gtplanet.net | Andrew Evans

A recent burst of activity on the social media channels of Gran Turismo’s creator, Kazunori Yamauchi, has set some tongues wagging about the possibility of a new marque from a previously unrepresented nation to come to the game series: Xiaomi. The first piece of the puzzle was a little bit of a mystery, as Yamauchi tweeted out an image of his well-known race gear in what looked like a hotel room, along with a comment that’d he’d just driven a 1,500hp car.