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If you love chasing the fastest lap times in virtual settings, this year and beyond are packed with reasons to rev your engines.
Upgrading to the Premium Edition costs $50 - an expensive proposition when coupled with Game Pass Ultimate, which costs $30 monthly.
"We're going to work on that, and try and be more consistent with what we do", says Xbox Game Studios head Craig Duncan.
"It’s about looking at roads, references, thinking about what you see in each place and how it feels when you turn a corner."
You'll also be accompanied by two friends, Jordy and Mei, with the latter providing more information on the country and its culture.
Other new features include customizable garages, Car Meets, Touge Battles, The Estate, Horizon Time Attack Circuits and much more.
Venture to Japan as a tourist, working their way through to the Horizon Festival, and unlocking more than 550 cars, including the Toyota GR-GT.
Pre-orders allegedly open at 11 AM PST for Playground Games' open-world racer, which is launching for Xbox Series X/S and PC.
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The open-world racer will allegedly feature over 550 cars on release, with Premium Edition owners receiving four days of early access.
Playground Games' long-awaited fantasy action RPG has allegedly been "targeting PS5 for a while," says VGC's Andy Robinson.
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Shinobi602, who hinted at a "secret" fourth game, noted that they weren't excited for it because it wasn't their kind of game.
Both of Playground Games' titles will receive new gameplay reveals and deep dives into everything that makes them special.
It also seems that Fallout: New Vegas will receive a remaster, though it's unknown whether Obsidian Entertainment is involved.
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Playground Games' latest title in the open-world racing series, contrary to expectations, isn't ducking Grand Theft Auto 6.
"I think this map that we've created for Japan, or Horizon's version of Japan, is big, but also dense," says art director Don Arceta.