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News Major Forza Horizon 5 Update Adds Co-Op To Horizon Stories, New Hot Wheels Content
Series 9 is here
A pretty big Forza Horizon 5 update just dropped yesterday, June 21st (roughly 16GB on our end) ahead of the Hot Wheels DLC launch next month. While this sizeable patch could well contain some of that Hot Wheels expansion content tucked in there, it also brings a bunch of new features to the main game, for the here and now...
News Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels Extended Gameplay Revealed
Gotta go fast
Playground Games has treated us to some more footage of Forza Horizon 5's Hot Wheels expansion, showcasing the DLC's diverse biomes and expansive track layouts. This might be a bit of a repeat of the Forza Horizon 3 DLC of the same name, but that doesn't mean it looks any less fun. The brief demo also touched on the nature of the Hot...
News Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels DLC Is Packed With 4 'New Biomes' & Over 200KM Of Track
This one looks STACKED
At the big Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, Forza Horizon 5 developer Playground Games finally unveiled the game's much anticipated first expansion. We're returning to the world of Hot Wheels, much like Forza Horizon 3's 2nd DLC pack. However, this isn't going to be a simple rehash, as FH5: Hot Wheels is massively upping...
News Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels Expansion Launches This July On Xbox
Loop de loop
Finally, news on Forza Horizon 5 DLC! Well, the leaks were true, Playground Games is returning to the Hot Wheels well next month, with the launch of Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels on July 19th. In terms of what to expect, it looks rather similar for the Forza Horizon 3 DLC of the same name to be honest. Sure, it'll be bigger and broader...
Review The Forza Festival Doughnut - A Delightful Treat For The Summer Season
The crossover we all wanted
Xbox and Krispy Kreme are back for round two of their doughnut crossover, and this time, Forza Horizon 5 is along for the ride! Joining last year's chocolatey Xbox doughnut (which we happened to love back then) is a raspberry-filled treat fit for a long cruise across the open roads of Mexico. But, most importantly, how...
News Forza Horizon 5's First Expansion Has Leaked On The Steam Store
Hot Wheels again?!
We've been waiting ages for news on Forza Horizon 5's first expansion, and courtesy of an eagle-eyed Redditor, we now know that Forza Horizon 5 Expansion 1 is set to be based on Hot Wheels once again! An image of this briefly appeared on the Steam Store for PC, after which it was quickly taken down, but an archive of the webpage...
News Forza Horizon 5 Passes 20 Million Players Globally Since Launch
Ultimate pass
Forza Horizon 5 was one of Xbox's biggest releases last year, as Microsoft's Forza sub-series has really hit its stride. Just over half a year on since launch, the game has now seen over 20 million players blast around its open world rendition of Mexico. The figure comes from the game's 'Hall of Fame' leaderboard, which when filtered...
News Xbox And Krispy Kreme Team Up Again, Creating Forza Doughnuts
The 'Taste Adventure Dozen'
Last summer, us lucky folk in the UK were treated to an Xbox collaboration of tasty proportions. Basically, Krispy Kreme brought out "The Nexus Level Doughnut" to celebrate all-things Xbox, adorned with our beloved green X logo and stuffed with brownie butter. Delicious. Anyway, the collab is back at it again this...
News Forza Horizon 5's Series 7 Update Adds Five New Ferraris & Much More
Here are the patch notes
The latest update for the excellent Forza Horizon 5 has arrived today in the form of Series 7, which brings a whole bunch of new content to the game including five free Ferraris to unlock, Cinco de Mayo celebrations and much more. Let's start with those Ferraris. You'll be able to unlock these as part of the Series 7...
Guide Forza Horizon 5: How To Access The Hall Of Fame Leaderboard
Climbing the ranks
The Forza Horizon 5 Hall of Fame is a key part of the campaign progression, granting access to content like the ongoing Festival Playlist. However, there's also a Hall of Fame Leaderboard where you can compare your Accolades with friends, nearby players, and the wider Forza Horizon 5 community. Here's how to access it once you've...
Guide Forza Horizon 5: How To Gift Drop Cars To Other Players On Xbox
Sharing is caring
Forza Horizon 5 introduced a number of new features over its predecessor, one of them being Gift Drops. You may have noticed one come your way in the early parts of the game, gifted from random players online. But, how do you send a car yourself? As sending Gift Drops can sometimes crop up as a Festival Playlist objective, it's...
News Forza Horizon 5 Update Overhauls Online Racing, Adds New Rides
Update: Series 6 Update now live!
Update: Forza Horizon 5's Series 6 update is now live! Here's a rundown of the new features: Original story: Developer Playground Games has detailed its upcoming Forza Horizon 5 Series 6 update, which'll contain the usual array of Festival Playlist goodies to go at. However, this particular update also brings...
Talking Point What Do You Want To See From The First Forza Horizon 5 Expansion?
Dirt bikes on the dunes
It's been a good few months since Forza Horizon 5 launched, and our minds are wandering, thinking about what's next. Developer Playground's latest racer has two expansions coming — much like the last two games — and rumour has it that we're not far off from the game's first DLC. We've been dipping into the Forza Horizon...
News Forza Horizon 5 & Psychonauts 2 Nominated For Six BAFTA Awards
Winning big
Xbox had a pretty good 2021. The end of the year may have been dominated by Halo Infinite's launch, but Forza Horizon 5 and Psychonauts 2 were also huge releases last year. Well, those two are now up for six awards each at the upcoming BAFTA award show in April. Forza Horizon 5 has been nominated for best game, British game, family...
News Huge Forza Horizon 5 Series 5 Update Adds Sign Language Options, New Cars
Increased accessibility
It's almost time for the next series update in Forza Horizon 5! As usual, series 5 adds a bunch of new cars to the mix, including a selection available via the free Festival Playlist. However, before the playlist changes over, Playground has added some new accessibility options to the game. Starting today, March 1, American...
News Forza Horizon 5's First Expansion Appears To Be On The Way Soon
It's seemingly in testing right now
Many of us are eagerly awaiting Forza Horizon 5's first expansion already, and it looks like it might be on the way fairly soon, as Microsoft Store insider Aggiornamenti Lumia has stated the game's first DLC is in testing right now. It's reportedly known as "WOODSTOCK_DLC_FLIGHT", being tested via the Xbox...
News Halo Infinite Nail Polish Collab Confuses Fans Who Wanted DLC
Where is it?!
So, last month we brought news of a bit of a... different collaboration between Xbox and OPI, a nail polish brand. The two companies came together to deliver a range of nail polish, containing some bonus in-game rewards for Halo Infinite and Forza Horizon 5. Well, sort of. On picking up the product, some fans
News Forza Horizon 5 Series 4 Update Introduces The Horizon World Cup, New Showcases
And a whole lot more!
A lot of Forza Horizon 5's updates so far have focused on ironing out bugs, understandable, as the online mode was a bit borked at launch. Things are more stable now though, and alongside the latest festival playlist update, Playground Games is adding a few new features. First up is the Horizon World Cup. This event takes...
News Forza Horizon 5 Nominated For GOTY At 2022 GDC Awards
Much deserved!
Just as we thought last year's various award shows were done, GDC comes along with one more. The Game Developers Conference takes place in March, and it has its very own awards show to boot. The show contains the usual array of awards, including, of course, Game of the Year. There's some stiff competition here with the likes of...
News Forza Horizon 5 Surpasses 15 Million Players Worldwide
An extensive Hall of Fame
According to Forza Horizon 5's virtual Hall of Fame, over 15 million players have taken Playground Games' latest racer for a spin. That's a pretty impressive number, building on the 10 million player count acquired within a few short weeks of the game's launch. The feat was first spotted by Twitter user MauroNL, who went...
News Forza Horizon 5 Wins GOTY Award, Gives Away Free Wheelspins To Celebrate
"This absolutely means the world to us"
You may have noticed recently that you received five free Super Wheelspins in Forza Horizon 5, and if you're not sure of the reason for the generous gift, it's because the game has been crowned IGN's Game of the Year 2021! The game joined a long list of incredible nominees, and impressively managed to beat...
News Forza Horizon 5 Gets A New Hotfix, Including Online Improvements
Update today
Although Forza Horizon 5 received a lot of praise on release, since its public launch the online and multiplayer component has been troubled with ongoing issues. Playground already rolled out an update and hotfix earlier this month to improve the overall state of multiplayer and online, and now it's released another update. The team...
News Forza Horizon 5 Pushes Out Hotfix For Xbox Series X|S, But Players Are Still Getting Issues
Reports of crashing and long loading times
Lots of Forza Horizon 5 fans have been pointing out that last week's update for the game seemed to sadly cause more problems, and Playground Games has responded with an emergency hotfix for Xbox Series X and Series S. This hotfix targets an issue in which "players were stuck when attempting to save on Xbox...
News Forza Horizon 5's Latest Update Targets Multiplayer Fixes, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Available now
The latest update went live for Forza Horizon 5 yesterday, and as promised in a pre-brief from Playground Games, it includes a variety of fixes for multiplayer issues, along with gifting 1000 free Forzathon points to all players. There are more updates to come soon, but the specific fixes in this update are primarily related to...
News Forza Horizon 5 Is Gifting Free Forzathon Points To Say Sorry For Multiplayer Issues
"We understand it’s been frustrating"
Playground Games has promised to give out 1000 free Forzathon Points to all players in Forza Horizon 5's next content update as a way of saying sorry for the numerous multiplayer issues the game has been experiencing. The studio says the likes of matchmaking, connectivity and teaming up in Convoys have made...
News Some Forza Fans Say They're Getting 'Bored' With Horizon 5 Already
"There is zero progression"
Forza Horizon 5 has been almost unanimously praised since its release on Xbox Game Pass earlier this month, but if you look hard enough, you'll still find pockets of players who don't think it's quite living up to expectations. In a thread over at the official Forza Reddit community, various players vented their...
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite Forza Horizon Game So Far?
Is it the latest one?
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, considering that Forza Horizon 5 has been available with Xbox Game Pass for a little while now, we're interested to know your favourite Forza Horizon game so far. The series began all the way back in 2012 with the first Forza Horizon for Xbox 360, before making the jump to...
News Forza Horizon 5 Celebrates 10 Million Players, Biggest Launch In Xbox History
And it's only just getting out of first gear
What a week it's been for Forza Horizon 5! While it may not have been nominated for Game of the Year at this year's Game Awards, players have been absolutely loving their time with it, and it's now celebrating over 10 million players. As a result, it's become the biggest Xbox launch in not just Game Pass...
News Forza Horizon 5 Isn't Up For GOTY At The Game Awards, And Xbox Fans Aren't Happy
"The highest-rated game got snubbed"
There's been a bit of drama concerning The Game Awards 2021 over the past 24 hours-or-so, as Xbox fans have been gathering in their droves to criticise the decision not to include Forza Horizon 5 in the 'Game of the Year' category. There are two Xbox Game Studios titles nominated for the award in Deat
News Forza Horizon 5's First Hotfix Is (Finally) Now Live On Xbox And PC
Here are the patch notes
Great news, Forza Horizon 5 fans! The game's first hotfix is now available to download on Xbox and PC. The patch notes are highlighted over at the official Forza Horizon website, and seek to resolve some major issues players have been experiencing such as dropped connections and vehicles suddenly coming to a halt for no...
News Forza Horizon 5 Players Are Finding The Game's Dialogue A Little Grating
Cheesy banter and Spanglish among the complaints
Forza Horizon 5 has launched to pretty much universal acclaim - it's currently sat at a whopping 92 Metacritic rating - and quite rightly so as Playground Games' latest open world odyssey is one of the very best arcade racers on the market. However, some players have taken to Reddit in order to voice...
News Forza Horizon 5 Is Gifting Everyone A Free Xbox 20th Anniversary Porsche
Specifically the Porsche 918 Spyder
Fancy a free Porsche 918 Spyder in Forza Horizon 5 (or Forza Horizon 4)? All you need to do is head to your in-game inbox to access it, which is being gifted to all players as a way to celebrate Xbox's 20th anniversary. And as you can see, it comes with a stunning livery, which has been shown off by various...
Soapbox I Love Forza Horizon 5, But Those Bonus Boards Are Driving Me Crazy
I love to hate you
Don't get me wrong - I adore Forza Horizon 5. It's one of the best games of the year and one of the most exhilarating racers ever made. There's nothing quite like roaming the streets of Mexico, blasting out tunes from one of the excellent radio stations as the sun sets in the distance. It's relaxing, soothing and makes for some of...
Talking Point What's On Your Forza Horizon 5 Number Plate?
Hope you're keeping it clean!
You know what we really wanted to pick for our number plate in Forza Horizon 5? I.P. Freely. Yeah, we're immature like that (and big Simpsons fans). But it turns out, Playground Games actually classes that as "inappropriate content". Crazy! Ultimately, we're sticking with something more brand-appropriate and just...
Guide Forza Horizon 5 Barn Finds: All Locations
How and where to find every hidden barn in the game
Forza Horizon 5 Barn Finds are a great way to find hidden vehicles in the game (which you can unlock over time), but you might need a little help along the way. Barn Find locations aren't the easiest to discover, hence why we've put this list together. We've also included Barn Find map images...
News Forza Horizon 5 Passes 4.5 Million Players, Biggest Launch Day In Xbox Game Studios History
Phil Spencer gives his thoughts
Forza Horizon 5 is now officially available to everyone on Xbox Game Pass, and head of Xbox Phil Spencer took to Twitter last night to confirm that the game has now passed 4.5 million players altogether. In addition, the game achieved the biggest launch day of any Xbox Game Studios title in history, and Spencer says...
News Xbox Actually Yeeted A Real Life Car From The Sky To Promote Forza Horizon 5
No joke
We've seen some crazy marketing stunts in our time, but this one just takes the biscuit. To celebrate the launch of Forza Horizon 5, the Xbox team took it upon themselves to genuinely drop a car from the sky and then take it for a spin. If you're unaware, the opening of Forza Horizon 5 has you dropping out of various planes in an assortment...
News Three More Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 9)
Welcome to Mexico!
It's Game Pass day! We've got three more additions to the service today, although two of them are very much linked in the form of Football Manager 2022 and Football Manager 2022 Xbox Edition. The other is, of course, Forza Horizon 5! Here are the new games you can download
News Here Are The Release Times For Forza Horizon 5 On Xbox Game Pass
We're fast approaching the start line
We're almost there, folks! Forza Horizon 5 will officially be launching with Xbox Game Pass this Tuesday, November 9th, and the good news is that you won't be waiting around all day to start playing. As you can see from the image above, the release time for Forza Horizon 5 is "midnight for your countries most...
News Forza Horizon 5 Early Access Surpasses One Million Players
It's off to the races
Forza Horizon 5 may not be officially launching until this Tuesday with Xbox Game Pass, but over one million players appear to have already dived into the early access edition of the game with the Premium Edition bundle. Following an immensely positive reception with its reviews, it seems players just can't wait until November...
Guide Everything You Need To Know About Forza Horizon 5 On Xbox Game Pass
Release date, pre-install details, early access info & more!
Forza Horizon 5 is undeniably one of the biggest games to arrive on Xbox this year, with only Halo Infinite rivalling it in terms of anticipation. Releasing with Xbox Game Pass on day one, there's a lot to be excited about. Eager to get your hands on the game and want to learn more?...
Poll Did You Buy The Forza Horizon 5 Premium Add-Ons Bundle?
If so, how are you finding it so far?
It's finally arrived! Well, for some of us. Forza Horizon 5 is officially playable right now if you bought the Premium Edition of the game, and that includes the special Premium Add-Ons Bundle for Xbox Game Pass members. If you're not in the loop, this is a new offer from the Xbox team designed for Game Pass...
News PlayStation Exec Congratulates Xbox On Forza Horizon 5 Launch
Heart-warming
Unless you've been living under a rock, Forza Horizon 5 has been met with fantastic reviews. The result has marked it one of 2021's best-reviewed titles, making it a huge critical success. Its glowing praise has even reached as far as the realms of PlayStation, as one executive has congratulated Xbox on the game's launch. After Phil...
News Thrustmaster's T248 Hybrid Drive Wheel Is Getting An Xbox Version
Perfect for Forza Horizon 5!
You may have heard about Thrustmaster's new T248 next-generation hybrid drive wheel for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, and now it's also been announced as coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. More information is set to be revealed on December 2nd, but you can get a look at it below: The PlayStation...
News Forza Horizon 5 Is Giving Out Various Loyalty Rewards At Launch
Grab yourself some free cars
Forza Horizon 5 is upon us, with the early access period starting for Premium Edition owners this Friday, and the full launch arriving next Tuesday. And if you've played Forza before, you're going to get a few loyalty rewards. As revealed on the Forza website, up to seven cars are being given out to players (available...
News Don't Worry, Forza Horizon 5 Still Looks Really Impressive On Xbox One
"These guys are tech wizards"
The embargo for Forza Horizon 5 content dropped earlier this morning, along with a whole bunch of reviews, and that means comparisons between the Xbox One, Series X, Series S and PC versions of the game have hit the web. We already knew that it looked stunning on Xbox Series X (and Series S) thanks to
Roundup Here’s What The Critics Are Saying About Forza Horizon 5
Is the series still firing on all cylinders?
Xbox’s arguably first major first-party game of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S generation is upon us, as Forza Horizon 5 is finally making its way to our systems, with early access beginning as soon as this Friday. Five entries later, you’d be forgiven for thinking the series may be running out...
Review Forza Horizon 5 - An Amazing Game, But One That's A Little Too Familiar
We feel like we've been to Mexico before...
When the Forza Horizon series originally showed up on Xbox 360 in 2012, it was quite a surprise for fans of the racing genre and was perhaps the first real competitor EA’s Need for Speed series had faced in a long time. The Xbox Game Studios franchise has since gone from strength to strength and is now...
News Here's What Time Forza Horizon 5 Early Access Begins On Xbox
For those who bought the Premium Edition
We've still got a few more days to wait until Forza Horizon 5 releases with Xbox Game Pass on November 9th, but if you've bought any version of the Premium Edition, you can start playing with early access on Friday, November 5th. You're going to get plenty of access as well, as the release time has been...
News Forza Horizon 5's First Update Is Now Live, 20GB For Xbox Series X|S
Add that to the 100GB+ base game installation
Last week, as you might recall, the Xbox and PC pre-load for Forza Horizon 5 on Game Pass (and anyone who purchased the game) got released. It was over 100GB and even larger on the past-gen platform Xbox One. Some people have now taken to social media sites like Twitter to reveal the first update is now...
