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The orange tracks and wild stunts are returning to the Forza franchise. Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels introduces four new biomes, new tracks pieces to make races with, and more this July.

It looks like Playground Games is planning to introduce another Hot Wheels expansion, this time for Forza Horizon 5. A leak from Steam has revealed the setting as the racing title's first expansion.

To say thanks, Microsoft is offering a 3 month free trial for gamers who have played Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, or Age of Empires IV on PC on or before February 28th, 2022.

Today, Metacritic announced its coveted Publisher of the Year ranking for 2021, and Microsoft is at the top with the highest average total in the website's history. Sony was in second place.

With an on-screen sign language interpreter, the latest accessibility feature in Forza Horizon 5 will now offer sign language support for its over a hundred in-game cinematics, starting March 1.

Intel released a new driver version 30.0.101.1340 today. The new driver resolves graphics glitches in Forza Horizon 5, among others, and fixes a crash issue in the Microsoft Store version of Dirt 5.

Today, Microsoft and Playground Games revealed that Gavin Raeburn, the Studio Director and co-founder for over a decade, is leaving the studio and co-founder Trevor Williams is taking over.

Microsoft had lots of stuff to announce this week including tons of Windows 10 and Windows 11 builds, a surprise drop for Halo Infinite Multiplayer, and enhancements to its Edge browser.

Today, Microsoft announced that Forza Horizon 5 crossed 10 million players during its first week. The game crossed 4.5 million players at launch and received stellar review scores from many outlets.

Phil Spencer today revealed Forza Horizon 5's launch player count has breached 4.5 million, a record for an Xbox Game Studios launch. The title launched across PC, Xbox consoles, and cloud.

It's been a very busy week in the Microsoft world, primarily due to the Ignite conference this week. Join us as we unpack that, Windows update woes, and more in our Microsoft Weekly digest.

Playground Games is working on introducing a rather unique accessibility feature to Forza Horizon 5 soon after launch, which will offer players an on-screen interpreter for ASL and BSL.

Microsoft is kicking off November with a hit-filled injection of games to Xbox Game Pass. The upcoming games in November include the new San Andreas remaster, Forza Horizon 5, Minecraft, and more.

Nvidia's latest 496.49 driver brings Game Ready support for GoTG, AoE IV, Battlefield 2042, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Forza Horizon 5, GTA: The Trilogy, Jurassic World Evolution 2, and Riders Republic.

The official minimum and recommended PC system requirements of Playground Studios' upcoming open-world racer Forza Horizon 5 were finally unveiled today, and they won't break the bank

With the release of Forza Horizon 5 just around the corner, Playground Games has gone ahead and published a list of the 426 cars currently confirmed for the game. The list will expand over time.

The opening sequence of the upcoming open-world racer Forza Horizon 5 was revealed today during the Xbox gamescom 2021 stream featuring cargo planes, a volcano, and plenty of exotic cars.

The last week has been rather interesting, given the leaked Windows 11 ISO, the E3 gaming announcements and yes, the Xbox Mini Fridge. Make sure you catch up via our handy overview.

After rumors of its unveil, Playground Games at long last took the wraps off Forza Horizon 5, the next installment in its sim-cade racer series. It lands November 9 on Steam, Xbox, and in Game Pass.