If there’s a joy in life that has to be experienced, it is the sheer thrill of petrolhead paradise that is Forza Horizon 4. A gripping collection of races over a vast section of merry ol’ England, you don’t even need to be competitive to enjoy, as a simple afternoon drive behind the wheel of an impossibly fast supercar is …

The age of the Xbox One may be coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean that Microsoft doesn’t have a few gems to show off at Gamescom this week! After a hot show at E3 2019, the Xbox One is looking to close out the year with the biggest guns that it has in its arsenal right now: Gears …

Forza Horizon 4 may just be the greatest racing game ever, with which to close out a generation of gaming. Unbelievably gorgeous, fun and responsive, Forza Horizon isn’t just a love letter to racing, it’s pure fun at its very core. How do you make that fun even better? By merging it with LEGO to create something new.

Over the last couple of years since Xboss Phil Spencer took over the brand, things have changed for Microsoft. Their E3 press conference has evolved into a blitzkrieg of trailers that highlight third-party and first-party games for the Xbox One and PC, a show that has minimal waffling and maximum excitement. Last year’s show was especially good, a highlight reel of expected and new games for team green. This year? That show is going to run a full two hours.

So what’s on the…uh…horizon for Forza Horizon 4? Plenty! A lot of additional content will be driving into the game soon, as a recent tweet from Microsoft outlined four months worth of updates. Here’s the list.

The highly acclaimed Forza Motorsport racing games had a bit of a stain on them with the last game. It wasn’t nearly as beloved as previous games, with complaints ranging from boring music, the removal of interesting classes, and a messy progression system. Most criticised of all though was the inclusion of loot boxes. Mods for cars came by way of Prize Crates – loot boxes - changing the way you earned cash for new cars. Those are now being yanked.

Cars make the Forza series and with Forza Horizon 4 on the way, fans want to see the best of the best represented in the game. According to one fan over on Reddit, Forza Horizon 4 will indeed have hundreds of cars to choose from, as said fanatic preordered and downloaded the game through the Windows Store a little bit early.

Forza Horizon 4 is all about refinement, but its new seasons systems does a lot to push the series in a new interesting direction.