F1 News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

Four EA games are set to shut down on Friday, May 24, so anyone interested in playing them to their fullest should definitely make sure to do so between now and then. Multiple EA games have shut down since the start of 2024. While it's disappointing whenever games are shut down, the bright side is that EA has consistently let fans know in advance before it pulls the plug on any of its various titles.

EA Sports has officially released the first trailer for the long-awaited F1 24, set to launch on May 31 on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, and PC, via EA App, Epic Games Store, and Steam. While this particular trailer doesn’t give much F124 gameplay footage, EA Sports announced in the trailer that a full reveal will drop this April.

is a documentary series that captures unseen and undocumented events during the F1 Championship season every year. This was Netflix’s initiative to increase motorsport’s target audience and reach worldwide. Season 6 will see how the 2023 F1 Championship went down. It will cover incidents, events, controversies, and insiders that the audience doesn’t have access to. So get ready for a wild journey! The sixth iteration is sure to delight F1 fans, from Guenther Steiner’s antics to McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri’s British GP dark horses.

Microsoft announced the second wave of titles coming to Game Pass in January after starting the month with two big additions in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Resident Evil 2. Horror game Those Who Remain is playable now on cloud, consoles and PC, while Turnip Boy Robs a Bank and F1 23 (available via EA Play) arrive on January 18th.

F1 23 is soon joining Game Pass.

Not gonna lie, it's a bit of an eclectic shotgunning of deals here today. But hey, sometimes that's how we like to hunt—digging our hands into a big bundle of chaos, like the physical bargain bins of yore. Who even knows what's in there? It could be your next favourite game discounted, an empty Coke bottle, or some random kid's booger deposits. Brick 'n' mortar shopping experience, I do not miss thee much.

Microsoft has announced new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in late January to early February, which includes Palworld, Persona 3 Reload, F1 23, and more.

F1 23 becomes available via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate this week as part of the game's arrival on subscription service EA Play.

Haas Motorsports has fired its former Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner. While this is a very sensible decision for Haas as a racing organization looking to succeed in F1 (and after the team finished in last place in the 2023 Constructor’s Cup, it’s probably coming a little late), it’s a devastating blow to fans of Netflix’sDrive to Survive.

In more unfortunate layoff news, UK-based developer Codemasters has confirmed an unknown number of redundancies. The veteran studio is best known for its high-quality racing series, F1 and WRC, and was purchased by EA back in 2021.

EA has confirmed layoffs at UK developer Codemasters, the developer behind recent racing games F1 23 and EA Sports WRC.

2023 isn't over yet, and neither are the game industry layoffs that have been such an ugly hallmark of the year. Electronic Arts has confirmed with IGN that it has laid off an unspecified number of employees from Codemasters, the developer of the Grid, F1, and EA Sports WRC racing games.

Electronic Arts has made a round of layoffs at UK-based racing games developer Codemasters.

Veteran UK developer Codemasters has suffered a round of layoffs following the launch of racing games F1 23 and EA Sports WRC.

Today, EA has revealed the stats that you, the player, have accomplished together as community since the release of F1 23. The Year on the Track in F1 23 examined in-game data that revealed fans’ favorite teams, drivers, locations, and items. While the actual Formula One season wrapped up at Abu Dhabi last weekend, this marks a good place for EA to take a look at these stats since the game launched back in June. Players have completed 73 million races, one billion laps, and have raced over 5.25 billion kilometers. Three-time World Champion and EA SPORTS Ambassador, Max Verstappen, was also selected the most to race. This was followed by seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and F1 23 Ambassador Charles Leclerc.

Today, November 23 was filled with interesting developments in the artificial intelligence ecosystem. In the first incident, a report suggests that OpenAI researchers sent the board directors a letter warning of a powerful AI discovery, that they said could even threaten humanity. This happened just a day before Sam Altman was fired. In other news, the International Automobile Federation or FIA has planned to use the 2023 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix to train AI in hopes of improving the monitoring of track limits and preventing crashes. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.

Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the brightest minds of the gaming industry? Consider getting a custom GamesBeat sponsorship. Learn more.

EA is going all in for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, ramping up for what is sure to be one of the most over-the-top weekends of the F1 calendar. They’ll be hosting a livestream to start the weekend, they’ve got Charles Leclerc to do a track guide video, and they’re making F1 23 free to play through the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend!

EA is going all in for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, ramping up for what is sure to be one of the most over-the-top weekends of the F1 calendar. They’ll be hosting a livestream to start the weekend, they’ve got Charles Leclerc to do a track guide video, and they’re making F1 23 free to play through the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend!

The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix is coming next weekend (well the reborn one) for Formula One, and EA Sports is offering a free-to-play weekend for F1 23. From November 16 to November 20, players worldwide can experience the Las Vegas Grand Prix Circuit first hand on F1 23 for free on consoles and PC. Those that race in-game through the weekend will also earn double XP across various game modes and other rewards. Players can also expect a 60% discount from platform retailers as all in-game progress and unlocked content will carry over. F1 23 launched back in June on PlayStation 4|5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The 2023 Formula One season is also coming to a close, as brand ambassador Max Verstappen has wrapped up this year’s championship.

Microsoft has confirmed the remaining batch of games that will be joining the Xbox Game Pass library through the rest of October 2023, headlined by the Dead Space remake, F1 Manager 23, Like a Dragon: Ishin! and the big new release of Cities: Skylines 2.

F1 Manager 2023 will officially be available for Xbox and PC Game Pass subscribers on October 19. 

2023 continues to be an extremely difficult year for the video game development industry, with yet another wave of layoffs announced.

Cambridge, UK-based Frontier Developments is the latest major game developer to announce layoffs and spending cuts.

Frontier, the developer behind the likes of F1 Manager, Planet Zoo, and other management games, has announced layoffs as part of an organisational review of the business.

As the F1 2023 season revs into high gear, fans of the popular Formula 1 video game are in for a treat with a host of exhilarating updates and improvements. In this article, we’ll explore the key changes that have been introduced, enhancing the gaming experience for virtual racers around the world.

Codemasters has released an update for F1 23, marking Max Verstappen’s latest dominant victory in securing Red Bull’s constructors title at the Japanese Grand Prix this past weekend. Additionally they’ve confirmed that the 2023 F2 championship will be added to the game next month.

Today, EA Sports and Codemasters have revealed the updated content for October coming to F1 23. This will also include the ability to race against EA SPORTS ambassadors Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc across the upcoming Grand Prix’s in October. There is also a new Max Verstappen Pro Challenge video that can be watched below in celebration of his victory at the Japanese Grand Prix this past weekend. More chances to win exclusive in-game items is on the board, along with the long-waited addition of the F2 2023 season. Liveries will be updated to corresponding races, as well, to help coincide with the real world grand prix races. Max Verstappen currently holds first place in the championship by nearly double the points over second place, which is his teammate Sergio Perez. A list of the updates are below.

Codemasters has released an update for F1 23, marking Max Verstappen’s latest dominant victory in securing Red Bull’s constructors title at the Japanese Grand Prix this past weekend. Additionally they’ve confirmed that the 2023 F2 championship will be added to the game next month.

Xbox has partnered with BWT Alpine F1 Team for a multi-year sponsor deal as "official console partner" alongside Microsoft's existing sponsorship.

Frontier Developments has released update 1.6 for F1 Manager 23, with the patch rolling out for all platforms today. The patch targets some stability improvements, as well as adding the Team Switching feature so you can hop between teams on the grid.

Frontier Developments has released update 1.6 for F1 Manager 23, with the patch rolling out for all platforms today. The patch targets some stability improvements, as well as adding the Team Switching feature so you can hop between teams on the grid.

Today, EA and Codemasters have announced a celebration to the restart of the Formula One season. After the summer break, the F1 calendar returns as F1 23 will offer new content for its F1 World. From August 29 to September 4, players can race against the lap time of back-to-back World Champion Max Verstappen at Circuit Zandvoort. Those who beat Verstappen’s lap time of 1:10:621 will earn his special Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix 2023 helmet in-game that shows off the victory. After that time on September 5, players can then go head-to-head against Charles Leclerc to win a special Scuderia Ferrari item for the Formula One Pirelli Gran Premio D’Italia 2023.

The intense world of Formula 1 comes alive for a new season in F1 Manager 2023. Twenty-three races, six F1 Sprint events, new cars, new circuits including the Las Vegas street circuit, new drivers, new challenges...

The intense world of Formula 1 comes alive for a new season in F1 Manager 2023. Twenty-three races, six F1 Sprint events, new cars, new circuits including the Las Vegas street circuit, new drivers, new challenges...

F1 Manager 2023 takes all the excitement of a race weekend and shifts the focus to behind the pit wall. If you’re a fan of the Codemasters F1 games, you know how stressful the tight turns on some of these street circuits are. I can't tell you how many times a qualifying lap has been ruined by a "light touch" of the wall at Monaco. In F1 Manager, that's not my problem; my only job is to tell the driver to watch their tires, fuel consumption, and about a dozen other metrics – on not just one F1 car, but two. F1 Manager 2023 fixes minor mistakes from the series debut last year and adds new ways to play, and it remains a compelling motorsports management simulation that’s committed to helping you grow both your knowledge and love of the sport.

The intense world of Formula 1 comes alive for a new season in F1 Manager 2023. Twenty-three races, six F1 Sprint events, new cars, new circuits including the Las Vegas street circuit, new drivers, new challenges...

Ever since the debut of Netflix’s Drive to Survive four years ago, Team Principles have been turned into stars of Formula 1 that shine almost as brightly as the drivers themselves. Sure, they’ve always shown their faces in race broadcasts and interviews, but the behind-the-scenes view that the documentary series brought revealed so much more of their personalities, as well as revealing more of the almost ceaseless work that gets these marvelous machines running out on track. F1 Manager 2023 is Frontier’s second attempt at capturing what really goes into running a successful Formula 1 team.

Today, EA Sports and Codemasters announced some updates and real-world challenges coming to the in-game hub known as F1 World in F1 23. The first F1 Replay is also available, which allows players to go back and relive previous races in the 2023 season. Players may take control of any of the 20 drivers in a replica Grand Prix, as the Bahrain Grand Prix is the first race to be featured. This means the starting grid will mirror what was seen during the actual race. Every week for the rest of the season, a new F1 Replay will be released within F1 World.

Codemasters has going live with patch v1.08 for F1 23, the update to the yearly racing game rolling out across PlayStation, Xbox and PC, adding a new F1 Replay mode to the game.

Codemasters has going live with patch v1.08 for F1 23, the update to the yearly racing game rolling out across PlayStation, Xbox and PC, adding a new F1 Replay mode to the game.