FORZA MONTHLY | March 2022
0:00 Stream start
5:12 Show start
6:46 FH4 Series 47 Festival Playlist
12:12 FH5 Series 6 - Drift Club Mexico, Vaugh Gittin Jr., and the Ford Mustang Mach-E 1400
36:53 Community Spotlight - VuKKuu
51:53 Community Events
0:00 Stream start
5:12 Show start
6:46 FH4 Series 47 Festival Playlist
12:12 FH5 Series 6 - Drift Club Mexico, Vaugh Gittin Jr., and the Ford Mustang Mach-E 1400
36:53 Community Spotlight - VuKKuu
51:53 Community Events
SERIES 6
Playground Games previewed Series 6 content in the March 24th Let’s ¡GO! livestream:
Twitch replay
YouTube replay
Highlights from the Series 6 Announcement article:
- Horizon Open Custom Racing - new filters, progression, leaderboard, badges
- EventLab Gravity settings and new props
- New Story: Drift Club Mexico (available March 30th)
- New Cars, including the Ford Mustang Mach-E 1400 with drivetrain toggle
- New Clothes and Car Horns
- Festival Playlist with new Collectibles, two EventLabs per week, community photos used in the seasonal Championship tile, Super Wheelspin rewards for PR Stunts
| Season | Dates |
|---|---|
| Summer | March 31 - April 7 |
| Autumn | April 7 - 14 |
| Winter | April 14 - 21 |
| Spring | April 21-28 |
Weekly Calendar
March 28 - April 3, 2022
LIVESTREAMS
Tune in to Twitch to catch our daily livestreams.
Streaming times are Pacific time (currently UTC-7)
As announced in the March Forza Monthly livestream, this will be the last week of our regular featured stream hosts, with a new broadcast format coming soon.
| Monday | Forza GT with Alie Tacq, Hey Watch This with Verena Mei, SmacAttakk with Shannon MacIntosh |
| Tuesday | Tuesday Drive with Johniwanna |
| Wednesday | Johniwanna Garage with Stew Waliser’s Ferrari 812 Superfast |
| Thursday | Thumbs Up Thursday with Johniwanna |
| Friday | Forza Friday with TurboTiff5574 |
| Saturday | Yaachts All Stars with Alie Tacq |
| Sunday | Forzamingo (Spanish language stream) with Eternitum |
EVENTS
Mar. 30th: The content update for Series 6 will release after 5:00:00 PM with fixes and improvements.
Mar. 31st: Spring season changes to Summer 2:30:00 PM with a new set of Festival Playlist events and rewards, making the exclusive 2012 Ascari KZ1R available for the first time.
DLC
Mar. 31st: The Car Pass calendar releases car #20: the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado is #NewToForza.
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Weekly Calendar
April 4 - 10, 2022
LIVESTREAMS
Tune in to Twitch to catch our livestreams.
Streaming times are Pacific time (currently UTC-7)
As announced in the March Forza Monthly livestream, this is the first week of our new livestream format, with our first Community Streamer Spotlight.
| Friday, April 8, 2022 8:00 PM | Forza Friday hosted by neonpurpleraven |
| Friday, April 8, 2022 10:00 PM | Community Streamer Spotlight featuring Rudeism |
OFFICIAL EVENTS
| Apr. 6th | The Forza Website Survey closes. |
| Apr. 7th | Summer season changes to Autumn 7:30am Pacific with a new set of Festival Playlist events and rewards, making the exclusive 2021 McLaren 765LT available for the first time. |
DLC
| Apr. 7th | The Car Pass calendar releases car #21: the 2021 McLaren 620R is #NewToForza. |
COMMUNITY EVENTS
The BAFTA Games Awards ceremony will be livestreamed on April 7th. Forza Horizon 5 is nominated in multiple categories.
Take a look at other events being held by the community:
BAFTA GAMES AWARDS 2022
Forza Horizon 5 won the British Game category at the British Academy Games Awards tonight.
Mike Brown was also interviewed during the after-party show and discussed the inclusion of sign language support in Forza Horizon 5 - a first for any game.
Weekly Calendar
April 11 - 17, 2022
LIVESTREAMS
Tune in to Twitch to catch our livestreams.
Streaming times are Pacific time (currently UTC-7)
| Thursday, April 14, 2022 6:00 PM | Community Streamer Spotlight featuring HokiHoshi |
| Edit: | (Sorry, Forza Friday is a late cancellation this week - back next Friday!) |
OFFICIAL EVENTS
| Apr. 14th | Autumn season changes to Winter at 7:30am Pacific with a new set of Festival Playlist events and rewards, making the exclusive ATS GT available for the first time. |
| Week 009 Official Photo & Livery Competitions close. | |
| Apr. 15th | Week 010 Official Photo & Livery Competitions open. |
DLC
| Apr. 14th | The Car Pass calendar releases car #22: the 2021 MINI John Cooper Works GP is #NewToForza. |
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Take a look at other events being held by the community:
Weekly Calendar
April 18 - 24, 2022
LIVESTREAMS
Tune in to Twitch to catch our livestreams.
Streaming times are Pacific time (currently UTC-7)
| Friday, April 22, 2022 8:00 PM | Forza Friday featuring Turn 10’s Hashtag Dadlyfe |
| Saturday, April 23, 2022 2:00 PM | Community Streamer Spotlight featuring TORA’s Suzuka 10 Race Start |
| Saturday, April 23, 2022 5:00 PM | Community Streamer Spotlight featuring SnowFoxyTV |
| Saturday, April 23, 2022 9:00 PM | Community Streamer Spotlight featuring TORA’s Suzuka 10 Race Finale |
OFFICIAL EVENTS
| Apr. 21st | Winter season changes to Spring at 7:30am Pacific with a new set of Festival Playlist events and rewards, making the exclusive McLaren 620S Spider available for the first time. |
| Week 010 Official Photo & Livery Competitions close. | |
| Apr. 22nd | Week 011 Official Photo & Livery Competitions open. |
| BMW i8 with Earth Day livery gifted to all players |
DLC
| Apr. 21st | The Car Pass calendar releases car #22: the 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster is #NewToForza. |
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Take a look at other events being held by the community:
Weekly Calendar
April 25 - May 1, 2022
LIVESTREAMS
Tune in to Twitch to catch our livestreams.
Streaming times are Pacific time (currently UTC-7)
| Monday, April 25, 2022 4:00 PM | Forza Monthly with FH5 content and Community Spotlight interview |
| Monday, April 25, 2022 5:00 PM | Let’s ¡Let’s Go! featuring Series 7 content |
| Thursday, April 28, 2022 4:30 PM | Community Streamer Spotlight featuring robi4tv |
| Friday, April 29, 2022 8:00 PM | Forza Friday featuring Turn 10’s TurboTiff5574 |
OFFICIAL EVENTS
| Apr. 28th: | Spring season changes to Summer at 7:30am Pacific with a new set of Festival Playlist events and rewards. |
| Week 011 Official Photo & Livery Competitions close. | |
| Apr. 29th: | Week 012 Official Photo & Livery Competitions open. |
DLC
| Content Update: | The Series 7 content update will be released prior to Thursday. |
| Apr. 28th: | The next Car Pass car will be released. |
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Community Survey
Forza Community Members, we want to hear from you! Let us know how were are doing by filling out our Spring 2022 Forza Community Survey:
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Digital Foundry: Inside Forza Horizon 5 - From Concept To The Evolving World
30 Apr 2022
Just before the launch of Forza Horizon 5, Rich visited Playground Games to get the low-down on the team’s work in creating the game, to talk tech and to get an accurate view of how the game scaled across the Xbox consoles. An interview was also shot that was delayed for various reasons but here it is at last! Learn how Forza Horizon 5 came to be, and how the game has been designed with an ‘evolving world’ in mind - a teaser on how the game is set to change over time.
YouTube:
Weekly Calendar
May 2 - 8, 2022
LIVESTREAMS
Tune in to Twitch to catch our livestreams.
Streaming times are Pacific time (currently UTC-7)
| Tuesday, May 3, 2022 3:00 PM | Community Streamer Spotlight with Azhbruh |
| Friday, May 6, 2022 8:00 PM | Forza Friday featuring Turn 10’s neonpurpleraven |
OFFICIAL EVENTS
| May 5th: | Summer season changes to Autumn at 7:30am Pacific with a new set of Festival Playlist events and rewards. Newly added exclusives 2014 Ferrari California T and 2020 Ferrari SF90 Stradale become available to collect for the first time. |
| Week 012 Official Photo & Livery Competitions close. | |
| May 6th: | Week 013 Official Photo & Livery Competitions open. |
DLC
| May 5th: | The next Car Pass car will be released: the 2014 Forsberg Racing Nissan ‘SafariZ’ 370Z Safari Rally Tribute is #NewToForza |
Weekly Calendar
May 9 - 15, 2022
LIVESTREAMS
Tune in to Twitch to catch our livestreams.
Streaming times are Pacific time (currently UTC-7)
Be sure to catch up with the Forza team this Thursday from 9am PT for the latest Forza Monthly livestream. Our friends at Playground Games will be sharing an in-depth preview of the Series 8 Festival Playlist beginning later this month, featuring German Automotive Excellence cars and clothing. Instead of a separate Let’s Go livestream, our May Forza Monthly will be slightly extended to cover all the game and community info we want to share.
YouTube replay timestamps:
0:00 Stream start
6:23 Show start
8:05 FH4 Series 49 - Festival Playlist
11:48 #ForzaPaintBooth - Community Liveries
13:12 FH5 Series 8 - Reward Cars
26:40 FH5 Series 8 - Clothing
29:23 Community Spotlight - TheCanadianPrincee
38:01 #Forzashare - Community Photos
39:34 FH5 Series 8 - Festival Playlist
54:23 Community Events
1:11:18 FH5 Series 8 - Car Pass Cars
| Thursday, May 12, 2022 4:00 PM | Forza Monthly and Series 8 Preview |
| Thursday, May 12, 2022 5:30 PM | Community Streamer Spotlight featuring TheCanadianPrince |
| Friday, May 6, 2022 8:00 PM | Forza Friday featuring Turn 10’s R2Dubs |
OFFICIAL EVENTS
| May 12th: | Autumn season changes to Winter at 7:30am Pacific with a new set of Festival Playlist events and rewards, making the newly added exclusive 1992 Ferrari 512TR available to collect for the first time. |
| Week 013 Official Photo & Livery Competitions close. | |
| May 13th: | Week 014 Official Photo & Livery Competitions open. |
DLC
| May 12th: | The next Car Pass car will be released: the 2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro is #NewToForza |
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Check out these events being hosted by community members:
Weekly Calendar
May 16 - 22, 2022
LIVESTREAMS
Tune in to Twitch to catch our livestreams.
Streaming times are Pacific time (currently UTC-7)
| Friday, May 20, 2022 6:00 PM | Forza Friday with Spartyy0n & chupacaubrey |
| Friday, May 20, 2022 8:00 PM | Community Streamer Spotlight with Mesasphere in FM7 |
OFFICIAL EVENTS
| May 19th: | Winter season changes to Spring at 7:30am Pacific with a new set of Festival Playlist events and rewards, making the newly added exclusive 2020 Ferrari F8 Tributo available to collect for the first time. |
| Week 014 Official Photo & Livery Competitions close. | |
| May 20th: | Week 015 Official Photo & Livery Competitions open. |
DLC
| May 19th: | The next Car Pass car will be released: the 2008 Dodge Magnum SRT8 is #NewToForza |
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Check out these events being hosted by community members:
Weekly Calendar
May 23 - 29, 2022
LIVESTREAMS
Tune in to Twitch to catch our livestreams.
Streaming times are Pacific time (currently UTC-7)
| Thursday, May 26, 2022 10:00 PM | Community Streamer spotlight with virtuoso32 |
| Friday, May 27, 2022 8:00 PM | Forza Friday with Hashtag DadLyfe |
OFFICIAL EVENTS
| May 26th: | Spring season changes to Summer (Series 8) at 7:30am Pacific with a new set of Festival Playlist events and rewards. |
| Week 015 Official Photo & Livery Competitions close. | |
| May 27th: | Week 016 Official Photo & Livery Competitions open. |
DLC
| May 26th: | The next Car Pass car will be released: the 2020 BMW M8 Competition Coupe is #NewToForza |
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Check out these events being hosted by community members:
Weekly Calendar
May 30 - June 5, 2022
LIVESTREAMS
Tune in to Twitch to catch our livestreams.
Streaming times are Pacific time (currently UTC-7)
| Friday, June 3, 2022 8:00 PM | Forza Friday with T10’s neonpurpleraven |
| Saturday, June 4, 2022 2:00 PM | Community Streamer Spotlight - TORA 24H du Mulsanne |
| Sunday, June 5, 2022 12:00 PM | Community Streamer Spotlight - TORA 24H du Mulsanne |
| Monday, June 6, 2022 3:00 PM | Community Streamer Spotlight - 901thagamer |
OFFICIAL EVENTS
| June 2nd: | Summer season changes to Autumn (Series 8) at 7:30am Pacific with a new set of Festival Playlist events and rewards. |
| Week 016 Official Photo & Livery Competitions close. | |
| June 3rd: | Week 017 Official Photo & Livery Competitions open. |
DLC
| June 2nd: | The next Car Pass car will be released: the 2020 Audi RS 3 Sedan is #NewToForza |
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Check out these events being hosted by community members:
Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels Expansion news from the 2022 Xbox Games Showcase and Forza Monthly
Coming July 19th, 2022, Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels is the first Expansion DLC included in the Premium Edition and Premium Add-Ons Bundle, and Expansions Bundle, as well as separate purchase.
Check out our announcements at www.Forza.net/News
VIDEOS
Official Trailer in English and Español
Xbox Games Showcase Extended with Mike Brown
Forza Monthly with Mike Brown and Conor Cross
BLOGS
Announcement blog
FAQ at Forza Support
SERIES 9
Look for the Series 9 content update on June 21st ahead of the Summer season kickoff on Thursday, June 23rd.
DISCUSSION THREAD
VIDEO
Series 9 Festival Playlist and car gameplay from Forza Monthly
BLOG
Series 9 Update with cars, content, and bug fixes
Weekly Calendar
June 20 - 26, 2022
LIVESTREAMS
Tune in to Twitch to catch our livestreams.
Streaming times are Pacific time (currently UTC-7)
| Friday, June 24, 2022 8:00 PM | Forza Friday with T10’s TurboTiff |
| Sunday, June 26, 2022 3:00 PM | Community Streamer Spotlight - 901thagamer |
OFFICIAL EVENTS
| June 21st: | Series 9 content update available after 10am PT (2022-06-23T17:00:00Z) |
| June 23rd: | Spring season changes to Summer Series 9 at 7:30am Pacific with a new set of Festival Playlist events and rewards. |
| Week 018 Official Photo & Livery Competitions close. | |
| June 24th: | Week 019 Official Photo & Livery Competitions open. |
DLC
| June 23rd: | The next Car Pass car will be released: the 2021 Aston Martin DBX is #NewToForza |
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Check out these events being hosted by community members - see links at www.Forza.net/Community
