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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4 is a gorgeous, open-world arcade racing title from Playground Games and Microsoft. The game was released as an exclusive for PC and Xbox One in September 2018.
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Forza Horizon 4's first retail week nearly breached half a mil

White Alpha Romeo from Forza Horizon 4
Not that it wasn't obvious that Microsoft and Playground Games have quite the driving title in Forza Horizon 4 but the sales numbers are quite impressive for a game that's available via the former's subscription service Game Pass.

Foza Horizon 4's first expansion is taking you to Fortune Island

A McLaren and Land Rover vehicles in Forza Horizon 4
During the Xbox fan event XO18, Playground Games announced Forza Horizon 4's first expansion to be Fortune Island, which takes you to the northern reaches of the British Isles and supposedly has the most extreme terrain in a Horizon game.

Spider-Man's launch month beats all other Spidey games combined

A popular meme from 9gag recreated in Insomniac Games' Spider-Man
NPD Group published their September report on video game hardware and software sales in the US and, surprise surprise, Spider-Man leads the pack, while managing to beat launch month performance of all earlier Spider-Man games combined.

First big Forza Horizon 4 content drop coming on 25 October

Cars on a freeway 3
Playground Games' hit racing simulator Forza Horizon 4 is getting ready for the first big content drop on 25 October 2018, when it will be getting the highly anticipated Route Creator, a new Horizon story, Halloween Party content and more.

Forza Horizon 4 is the highest rated Xbox exclusive in this gen

A racing car parked next to a house in Forza Horizon 4
Playground Games have announced that the response to their UK themed racing title Forza Horizon 4, has been overwhelming, with the game hitting 2 million players in the first week and becoming the highest rated Xbox exclusive in this gen.

FIFA 19 holds strong against Assassin's Creed and Forza Horizon

Neymar doing a rabona kick in FIFA 19
Even though FIFA 19 faced two newcomers to the chart in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey and Forza Horizon 4, it managed to fend off them greenhorns and stay on top, even though the latter saw some impressive results in UK's physical sales chart.

Forza Horizon 4 review roundup, Playground Games are on fire

Two trucks driving alongside on a snowy road in Forza Horizon 4
Forza Horizon 4 has launched and the reviews are in - can Playground Games' latest take on the franchise top their earlier Aussie flavoured racer? The answer is yes it can and then some. Heck, UK doesn't look this pretty in real life.

Forza Horizon 4 video takes a closer look at Bond classics

Bond's legendary Lotus Esprit recreated in Forza Horizon 4
It's no secret that James Bond made many a car popular, if not iconic and Microsoft and Playground Games' latest trailer for Forza Horizon 4 milks that for all it's worth, introducing 10 iconic Bondmobiles that will be featured in the game.

Forza Horizon 4's UK setting imbued it with tone and personality

A red Porsche 911 racing in Forza Horizon 4
Forza Horizon 4's chief creative officer Ralph Fulton said in a recent interview that the choice of location imbued the game with tone and personality and as we all know personality goes a long way. When talking about UK, perhaps doubly so.

UPDATED: Forza Horizon 4 demo incoming, with seasons and all

A dashboard of a racing car in Forza Horizon 4
According to Microsoft's Store, Playground Studios' racing gem Forza Horizon 4 is getting a demo today, 12 September 2018, and while the PlayStation 4 crowd is busy with Spider-man, Xbox One fans will have to settle for a partial exclusive.