Project Cars 3

Hands on: Project Cars 3 is gearing up to be a stellar sequel from Slightly Mad Studios by building upon the finest parts of its predecessors while simultaneously crafting an experience which stands a chance at attracting an entirely new audience. While it doesn't really try anything new or groundbreaking beyond its upgrade system, this is a solid racing effort I'm excited to see more from.

Hands on: Whether it’s going to keep up with next-gen Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport is certainly a question mark, but judged on its own merits, this is a vast and detailed racer that’s more playable than ever before, and looking like being an easy recommendation if you want to join in the sim racing craze.

Hands on: I went into Project CARS 3 with an open mind and it looks to be a love letter to the Need For Speed SHIFT games that propelled Slightly Mad Studios into the limelight, while maintaining the same level of handling realism as its newer series. It feels like an amalgamation of the two, seemingly bringing together the best of both worlds, and I am totally okay with that. It has the potential to be one of the surprises of the year, for me.

Hands on: It’s things like this that have had my thoughts on Project Cars 3 swinging back and forth following its announcement and while previewing the game. I really like that it’s now got palatable gamepad controls – which is handy because I don’t have a racing wheel set up these days – I also like the shift away from having a racing line, but it’s just a bit odd that a game series built with sim racers in mind, a game that rode the early wave of esports has put some of the key elements that are really needed for that to one side.