A big week for Forza: Porsche is back, and Lamborghini is the new cover star

CJ Wilson Racing/CPSDIABLO on Xbox Live

The CJ Wilson Cayman GT4: the team calls it Darth Cayman. It's seen here exiting VIR's rather tricky "climbing esses," a series of corners where you really need to commit, otherwise disaster (and a rather firm wall) awaits.

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On Tuesday, we reported that Microsoft is porting Forza to Windows with Forza Motorsport 6 Apex. That wasn't the only big Forza news this week, though. Tuesday also saw the release of the long-awaited Porsche expansion pack. A $19.99 add-on to the Xbox One game, the Porsche pack adds 21 new cars and a new track—Virginia International Raceway—to Forza 6. Lamborghini also got in on the action with the announcement that it's Centenario hypercar will be the cover star of the next installment of the franchise. And to celebrate that, there's a new Lamborghini Super Trofeo eSports series underway.

The selection of new Porsches is pretty good, although it's not as rich as the 2012 addition to Forza Motorsport 4—that one featured 30 models. Sadly, we've been told not to expect any further Porsches appearing as DLC in the coming months, so bad luck if you were holding out hope for the 993 GT2 or 917.

The return of Porsche to the Forza franchise has been much-awaited by fans, although if Internet comments are anything to go by, many of them are of the opinion that the marque should have been included from the get-go. That wasn't possible, as Electronic Arts still has an exclusive license with the German car maker. We think that exclusive license expires at some point this year, although an enquiry with Porsche regarding the exact date hasn't been answered at the time of writing.

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