Tokyo City has been brought to life with both style and substance, along with some familiar places you don’t want to miss.
Microsoft Gaming's Matt Booty spoke about how studios under the Xbox banner work together to help each other on various aspects.
The car of choice for this road trip, according to Larry Chen, is the Honda Civic Type R, which is capable of speed and practicality.
Alongside collecting Wristbands to become a Horizon Legend, players will obtain Stamps en route to achieving the rank of Master Explorer.
While reports indicated an internal delay, potentially to avoid clashing with Grand Theft Auto 6, "Autumn 2026" remains the official stance.
"It's still supposed to come out this year, but that probably means December," says Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb about the upcoming RPG.
"It’s my hope that more people will experience these wonderful machines," says Playground's design director Torben Ellert.
From multiple vehicles (including the new 2025 GR GT Prototype) to different biomes, this is easily Playground's best Prologue yet.
The series, hosted by car photographer Larry Chen, involves driving to different Japanese locales alongside various artists.
From Mt Haruna and Bandai Azuma to the C1 Inner Circular Route and Ginkgo Avenue, Japan is a stunning land of sights and sounds.
From cyberpunk takes on the Nebuta Festival to Kyushu's noble outsider and manga characters in Shibuya, there's a lot to love.
We’re so ready for our first look at a racer that looks like it'll leave us spellbound when it launches on May 19th for Xbox and PC.
The 2023 Acura Integra A-Spec and 2022 Acura NSX Type S return, while the 2022 Honda e makes its comfy debut in Playground's sequel.
The new event revolves around clearing three obstacle courses within the time limit, though mastery and replay value are the true goals.
Playground Games also confirms features such as uncapped frame rates, ultrawide support, DLSS 4, AMD FSR 3 and 4, and more.
Playground Games also confirmed the inclusion of a Live Program for temporary Car Meets in the Festival Playlist to meet others.
You can also venture into the wider world and find Treasure Cars like the 1991 Nissan Figaro and 1969 Dodge Charger R/T.
Unlocking decals and adding them to your car also ties into the campaign, allowing players to "proudly display" their progress.
The Horizon Festival is shaping up to be such a stunner in Japan that you're probably going to admire its sights quite often.
Art director Don Arceta praises it for being "so layered and so detailed – much more than anything we've done in the past.'
