{"id":104125,"date":"2016-09-23T10:54:44","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T08:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=104125"},"modified":"2016-09-23T10:55:44","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T08:55:44","slug":"5-coolest-racing-games-you-can-play-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/104125-5-coolest-racing-games-you-can-play-in-2016","title":{"rendered":"5 coolest racing games you can play in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Racing fans are sometimes\u00a0kept out of the loop regarding upcoming titles, as the racing genre is often eclipsed by the latest triple-A first-person shooters or sports games.<\/p>\n

However, 2016 has been a good year for all racing fans, with multiple top-class releases such as the highly-anticipated Forza Horizon 3 and the fast-paced Redout.<\/p>\n

Check out some of the coolest racing games you can play in 2016 below:<\/p>\n

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Forza Horizon 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Forza Horizon 3 is set to release on 27 September 2016 for Xbox One and PC, finally bringing the highly-acclaimed franchise to the PC platform thanks to Microsoft’s Play Anywhere program.<\/p>\n

The game’s drop-in open-world multiplayer is set to shake up the genre, with Horizon 3 being one of the most anticipated racing titles of the year.<\/p>\n

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Redout<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Redout is a spiritual successor to classic anti-gravity racers such as\u00a0the Wipeout\u00a0franchise, and aims to deliver the same high-intensity, fast-paced action as its predecessors.<\/p>\n

The game features\u00a0screamingly fast, heavily-polished racing mechanics with a well-developed ship upgrade system.<\/p>\n

Redout is currently available on PC<\/strong>, Xbox One<\/strong> and PlayStation 4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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DiRT Rally<\/strong><\/h3>\n

DiRT Rally aims to capture the advanced art of Rally driving, putting incredible effort\u00a0into its terrain design and mechanics.<\/p>\n

The result is an incredibly detailed game with realistic handling and terrain effects.<\/p>\n

DiRT Rally is currently available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.<\/p>\n

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F1 2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The latest installment in the long-running F1 franchise, F1 2016 has been labelled a must-buy for fans of the series.<\/p>\n

F1 2016 is developed by Codemasters and aims to provide gamers with an accurate and entertaining depiction of real-world Formula 1.<\/p>\n

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TrackMania Turbo<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Trackmania Turbo has had a slighlty more divisive reception compared to the other racing games released this year, but remains a thrilling and entertaining title.<\/p>\n

The game is simpler than other titles such as Redout, but like most racing games, the high skill ceiling allows for endless hours of competitive gameplay.<\/p>\n

Trackmania Turbo is currently available for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.<\/p>\n

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These fast-paced racing games are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":104135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,3,11681,4],"tags":[15623,17576,20584,21923,17606,7242,21921,21925],"class_list":["post-104125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-pc","category-playstation","category-xbox","tag-15623","tag-best","tag-f1-2016","tag-of","tag-play","tag-racing-games","tag-redout","tag-trackmania"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105135,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104125\/revisions\/105135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}