Posts By Thomas Harrison-Lord
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9.1KCircuit SuperstarsCircuit Superstars review: The stylised simulator
Out-and-out simulators don’t really have detailed career modes with non-linear paths, vehicle upgrades and collectable trinkets. I’m thinking the perfunctory career in...
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10.7KF1 2021How Imola and Portimão hint at bright future for the F1 games
I’ve said this many times before, in pretty much every review I’ve written in the past five years, to I’m blue in...
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1.6KF1 2021WATCH: Episode 2 of After the Apex with Daniel Ricciardo
The second of the animated Daniel Ricciardo video series is now live, and the 2021 Italian Grand Prix winner talks openly about...
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11.8KEsportsWATCH: GT Challenge Series, Season 4 final live on Traxion.GG
The sixth and final round of the GT Challenge racing esports championship will take place today at the famed Indianapolis Road Course....
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18.4KGamesHere’s every new Gran Turismo 7 car in The Starting Line teaser
A new behind the scenes video has been published on the Gran Turismo TV YouTube channel, and it features a brief interview...
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4.0KGamesWATCH: WRC 10 Ypres Rally Belgium gameplay
Watch gameplay footage of a brand-new Ypres Rally Belgium stage available via a free update for WRC 10 today on PC, PlayStation and...
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2.2KEsportsFinalists for the 2021 Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup revealed
The entry list for the 2021 Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup has been revealed, and among the familiar top-level Gran Turismo drivers,...
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4.5KF1 2021Hamilton stays ahead of Verstappen in latest F1 2021 game driver ratings
It’s that time again, after two more races in the Formula 1 season, developer Codemasters has updated the driver ratings within the...
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4.9KGamesYpres Rally Belgium, revised co-driver mode and new cars now in WRC 10
A massive new update for WRC 10 has just landed and it includes a deluge of new, free, content. First up, the...
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4.8KGamesYou can now drive Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 in Hot Wheels Unleashed
Following a deluge of future DC-themed Hot Wheels Unleashed DLC news earlier this week, we now have the next set of individual...
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7.8KFeatureHorizon Chase Senna Forever review: A fitting tribute for a new generation
When it comes to immortalising a three-time F1 world champion in a game, Horizon Chase was not the first that came to...
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6.9KF1 2021Spooky Halloween liveries coming to F1 2021 game
With Halloween just around the corner, Codemasters has released a themed livery within the in-game store. The Phantom set of items includes...
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3.4KGamesYpres Rally Belgium is coming to WRC 10 this week
Following its launch in August and a hefty patch in September, the first batch of free post-release content is coming soon for...
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9.9KEsportsWATCH: 2021 ADAC GT Masters Esports Championship Grand Final live
Moritz Löhner is in the pound seat for the 2021 ADAC GT Masters Esports Championship – but the result is far from...
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3.8KEsportsLMP1 car parts up for grabs in the ByKolles x Tom Dillmann Challenge
Cool racing merchandise, that includes signed LMP1 brake parts, are up for grabs in a rFactor 2 competition. The ByKolles x Tom...
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6.1KForza Horizon 5Here’s the electric Lotus Evija in Forza Horizon 5 as the game goes gold
That’s it, folks. Forza Horizon 5 has gone gold, or in other words, is complete. Releasing on the 9th November, or the...
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15.6KForza Horizon 5Here’s what you can unlock in Forza Horizon 5’s first Festival Playlist
It’s here, the full rundown of Forza Horizon 5’s first-ever Festival Playlist. We know from previous game previews that the DMC DeLorean...
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2.9KGamesLatest RiMS Racing update adds test mode, improved audio and revised AI
The updates for RiMS Racing – the motorcycle simulator – keep rolling in after its initial launch two months ago. This latest...
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10.0KEsportsWATCH: GT Pro Series, Season 4 Grand Final, Live
Season 4 of the GT Pro racing esports championship heads to the Indianapolis road course for Round 6 and the final race...
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6.4KGamesBatman expansion and DC season coming to Hot Wheels Unleashed
The post-release DLC plan for Hot Wheels Unleashed is about to step up a notch, with a new expansion and season both...
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15.3KGamesBon appétit: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 18th October 2021
There’s a distinctly French flavour to this week’s online ranked racing within Gran Turismo Sport. There’s a French sports car, a French circuit and… the Nürburgring. Ah. ...
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19.6KForza Horizon 5Why you should be excited for Forza Horizon 5 | Traxion.GG Podcast
Forza Horizon 5 is launching soon. Like, really soon. 9th November 2021 to be precise. Well, okay, a few days before that...
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2.8KEsportsWATCH: Virtual Le Mans Series Cup Round 2 highlights
The second round of the Virtual Le Mans Series Cup was at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, and the Virtual Le Mans Series support...
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5.1KEsportsLe Mans Virtual Series, Spa: Team Redline win both classes
Team Redline has won both classes of the 6 Hours of Spa, the second round of the Le Mans Virtual Series thanks...
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2.8KEsportsLe Mans Virtual Series, Spa: R8G Esports and Proton Competition lead at halfway
The second round of the Le Mans Virtual Series kicked off just three hours ago and it’s R8G Esports and Proton Competition...
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13.9KEsportsWATCH: Le Mans Virtual Series Race 2 – 6 Hours of Spa, Live
The second round of racing esports premier event, the Le Mans Virtual Series, will take place today, live on Traxion.GG, with a...
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11.1KEsportsWATCH: Spa Le Mans Virtual Series Qualifying, LMV Cup Race 2, Live
On 15th October, tune in for a single live broadcast with two exciting Virtual Le Mans Series events. The main Le Mans...
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3.5KEsportsJeffrey Rietveld: Le Mans Virtual Series is a big step forward for sim racing
Team Redline esports racing driver Jeffrey Rietveld has a very busy schedule. Fresh from winning the opening round of the Le Mans...
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16.3KCircuit SuperstarsCircuit Superstars developers explain the game’s origins | Traxion.GG Podcast
Stylised racing simulator Circuit Superstars releases in its final form for PC via Steam and Xbox One today, 12th October 2021 and...
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2.2KEsportsSim racers to represent their countries in the Cup of Nations, live on Traxion.GG
The BenQ MOBIUZ Cup of Nations, presented by VCO, will be live later this year within iRacing – and it will be...
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13.9KGamesForgettable layouts: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 11th October 2021
Hands up who remembered that that Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was in GT Sport? Okay, how about Sardegna Road Track A II? I bet you can’t recite...
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7.1KGamesRelive Ridge Racer’s glory years with the latest Arcade1Up machine
Aracde1Up has built a reputation on the finest modern-era interpretations on the classic arcade game cabinet. Now it’s the turn of the...
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7.8KForza Horizon 5WATCH: More Games Should Have DeLoreans | Traxion.GG News
Are you telling me they’ve included a time machine in Forza Horizon 5? Well – yes, kind of. The DMC DeLorean will...
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8.3KEsportsWATCH: Round 5 of GT Challenge Series, Season 4 live on Traxion.GG
The fifth round of the GT Challenge racing esports championship will take place today at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. With a packed GT3-equipped...
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10.5KF1 2021Red Bull Racing’s Honda tribute livery is coming to the F1 2021 game
For this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing Honda has revealed a special tribute livery, and it will be arriving in...
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9.4KForza Horizon 5Here’s how the Festival Playlist works in Forza Horizon 5
Each month, we at Traxion.GG post the Forza Horizon 4 Festival Playlist breakdown, where a menu of in-game events is updated and...
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2.8KGamesMXGP 2021 is the latest official motocross game, launches November
The latest in a long line of officially licenced MXGP video games is about to take off from starting gate. MXGP 2021...
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6.7KGamesAudi R8 LMS GT3 evo and Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R coming to Gran Turismo 7
As part of the big Brembo partnership announcement for Gran Turismo 7, which also revealed new car setup and tuning options for...
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4.2KGamesNew Gran Turismo 7 tuning options revealed in Brembo partnership announcement
Brembo has been announced as the ‘Official Partner in Braking Systems’ of Gran Turismo 7 and on the face of it, that...
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2.1KGamesCar combat game Gas Guzzlers Extreme to receive Switch and PS5 versions
In a world filled with hybrids and electric vehicles, called a game ‘Gas Guzzlers’ may seem a little outmoded, but that’s kind...
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4.6KCarX Drift Racing OnlineNew CarX Drift Racing Online update integrates user feedback
A new update has just landed for popular sideways racer CarX Drift Racing Online. For now, it’s just for PC users via...
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8.5Kart of rallyArt of rally on PS5 is everything you’d hope it would be
As I sit here writing this, I’m currently vibing to Vyacheslav Anatolevich Koristov’s powerful synthwave track ‘Grip and Life’ from the art...
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2.8KGamesWreckfest’s new Autumn update brings on the carnage
Time flies, and it only seems a moment ago Wreckfest added the Folk Frenzy and Carmageddon updates, but here we are again...
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4.4KAutomobilista 2How Monza highlights Automobilista 2’s strong suit
The much-maligned PC racing simulator platform Automobilista 2 released a fresh update yesterday with a list of changes bigger than Cristo Redentor. The Brazilian development team Reiza Studios – also of Stock Car Extreme...
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1.0KGamesRiMS Racing is now available on Switch everywhere
We’ve already experienced RiMS Racing on PC and the ‘big’ consoles, heck on Switch too – but one important market and platform...
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5.9KCommunityWATCH: The simple pleasures of an F2 rally car, Scotland and DiRT Rally 2.0
Back in the mid-1990s, car manufacturers went motorsport crazy. Thanks, in part, to widespread print media and television coverage, UK motorsport championships...
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2.7KAutomobilista 2Current and classic Monza layouts now available for Automobilista 2
We’ve been looking forward to this update now for some time. Reiza Studio’s PC racing simulation, which uses the MADNESS game engine,...
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9.3KEsportsWATCH: GT Pro Series Round 5, Spa-Francorchamps, Live
The next round of this season’s thrilling GT Pro Series moves to the feted Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps later today as the esports...
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12.7KGamesShocking performance: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 4th October 2021
By now, most of the world knows that battery electric vehicles are quick in a straight line. No longer the reserve of tuned Dodge Chargers...
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2.4KInertial DriftNew car out now for Inertial Drift, further additions coming soon
One of the more unique racing games out there, Inertial Drift captured our imagination with its slick visual style and handling model...
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4.6KEsportsWATCH: Formula Challenge Series Round 6, Monza, Live
Following the recent use of Monza for the opening Le Mans Virtual Series round and the Formula Pro Series finale, the Formula...
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5.5KGamesVictory Heat Rally is a retro-enthused racer for those 1985 feels
There’s a slew of classic-inspired racing games either recently released or on the way soon, and Victory Heat Rally joins that burgeoning...
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1.4KDestruction AllStarsVehicular combat series Twisted Metal reportedly set for re-boot
Inside sources have told renowned gaming source Video Games Chronicle (VGC) that a new Twisted Metal game is in development. The vehicular-combat...
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2.4KHardwareNacon’s Revolution X Pro Controller for PC and Xbox launches 13th October
Nacon is releasing a brand-new controller for those on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Windows 10 PC that aims to be...
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1.5KDIRT 5New DIRT 5 update improves lighting, adds Halloween items
A new update for the off-road racing game DIRT 5 is now live for all on PC, PlayStation and Xbox (Stadia follows...
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26.0KF1 2021F1 2021 game driver ratings updated, Hamilton ahead of Verstappen
The in-game driver ratings for F1 2021 have been updated, with current championship leader and 100-time Grand Prix winner Sir Lewis Hamilton...
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8.6KEsportsWATCH: Round 6 of the 2021 ADAC GT Masters Esports Championship live
While Moritz Löhner was able to extend his championship lead last time out at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz, the title is far from...
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2.1KGamesGT Sport update improves online lobby performance
Version 1.68 of Gran Turismo Sport has now hit for PS4 and PS5 players, and as expected, it doesn’t add anything major....
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13.0KFeatureHot Wheels Unleashed review
I was on Team Matchbox when I was a child. If I was well behaved, my parents would treat me to a...
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6.8KGamesHorizon Chase’s next DLC will celebrate the career of Ayrton Senna
One of our favourite arcade, retro-infused, racing games at the moment is Horizon Chase, and it will soon expand with a tribute...
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9.3KEsportsWATCH: Formula Pro Series Round 6, Monza, Live
Here we go, the grand final of the first-ever Formula Pro Series is here, as later today the V10-powered single-seaters take to...
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1.5KEsportsRound 3 of the Ride 4 BMW Motorrad Esports Challenge now live
The virtual competition for motorcycle fans, the BMW Motorrad Esports Challenge, has now entered its third stage. Anyone with the Ride 4...
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12.3KGamesAn unlikely combination: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 27th September 2021
Of all the vehicles available within GT Sport to take around Mount Panorama, a Toyota pick-up would be the bottom of my...
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2.2KEsportsWATCH: Virtual Le Mans Series Cup Round 1 highlights
The Virtual Le Mans Series Cup kicked off this week as the support category for the main Virtual Le Mans Series. The...
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5.6KEsportsRealteam Hydrogen Redline, Porsche win Le Mans Virtual Series Round 1 at Monza
Realteam Hydrogen Redline has won the 4 Hours of Monza, the opening round of the Le Mans Virtual Series, as Jeffrey Rietveld,...
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2.4KEsportsLe Mans Virtual Series, Monza: Realteam Hydrogen Redline, Porsche lead at halfway
Realteam Hydrogen Redline, with Michal Smidl, Jeffrey Rietveld and Dani Juncadella sharing driving duties, leads the opening round of the Le Mans Virtual...
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1.6Kart of rallyart of rally jumps onto PS4 and PS5 next month
At last, it’s here, our current favourite rally game will be making its way onto the best-selling home console systems – the...
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4.2KGamesWreckfest is coming to Nintendo Switch later this year
Our favourite car-based smash-em-up, Wreckfest, will be coming to Nintendo’s diminutive portable gaming console later this year. The game was briefly shown...
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30.9KGamesMario Kart 64 coming to Switch via Online Expansion Pack subscription
During a recent Nintendo Direct presentation, the Kyoto-based video game company announced that classic N64 games – and, surprise, Sega Genesis titles...
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3.6KGamesWRC 10 patch remedies some of our quibbles
Upon reviewing WRC 10 recently, we really enjoyed the on-stage performance, road variety and selection of modes. But, there were some minor...
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5.4KHardwareD-BOX and SIMTAG partner to create haptic feedback sim racing pedals
Revealed at the recent ADAC SimRacing Expo, motion systems expert D-BOX and hydraulic sim racing pedal set creators SIMTAG have teamed up...
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3.3KAsphalt 9: LegendsAsphalt 9: Legends, Game Pass touch controls coming to Microsoft Surface Duo 2
While we wouldn’t normally cover new phone hardware at Traxion.GG, the new Microsoft Surface Duo 2 launched earlier this evening caught our...
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27.7KGamesFirst look at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in new NASCAR 21: Ignition images
Details for the upcoming NASCAR 21: Ignition game are appearing as often as a Kyle Larson victory. Now we have three new...
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14.8KF1 GamesF1 Mobile Racing’s 2021 season update is out now on iOS and Android
The 2021 Formula 1 season is now playable on the go thanks to an update for the F1 Mobile Racing game, along...
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1.0KCommunityWATCH: Supercars driver Andre Heimgartner’s guide to Mount Panorama
Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst is a tricky sod. There are the fast straights into heavy braking zones, parts that remind you...
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4.9KGamesDrive Ford’s electric drift monster, the Mustang Mach-E 1400, in RaceRoom
RaceRoom’s latest update is electrifying, but you’ll need to have your volts about you in order to keep charging forward… Okay, that’s...
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5.0KGamesGran Turismo 7 25th Anniversary Edition and pre-order bonuses detailed
The news for Gran Turismo 7 continues to roll out as we approach its 4th March 2022 release date, with the announcement of...
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3.5KEsportsDriver line-up for first Le Mans Virtual Series race revealed
The first race in the Le Mans Virtual Series is this weekend, a four-hour event around Monza, and the driver line-up for...
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2.1KFeatureHow Hot Wheels Unleashed recreates your childhood dreams
When Hot Wheels Unleashed launches on 30th September 2021 it aims to provide a family-friendly recreation of diecast toy racing with a...
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8.3KEsportsWATCH: GT Pro Series Round 4, Loch Drummond, Live
Season 4 of rFactor 2‘s GT Pro Series moves to the fictional Scottish Loch Drummond circuit later today, 20th September 2021, for...
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12.1KGamesStruggling for traction: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 20th September 2021
Front-wheel-drive cars are a bone of contention with the Gr.4 class of Gran Turismo Sport. As they chew their front tyres up,...
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15.3KEsportsHow Hot Wheels Unleashed came to be, with Lead Game Designer Federico Cardini
This week on the Traxion.GG podcast, we are joined by Hot Wheels Unleashed’s Lead Game Designer Federico Cardini, who works for developer...
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13.0KGamesGran Turismo 7 will feature cross-generation multiplayer, GT Sport’s online features
Following in the wake of Gran Turismo 7’s release date reveal recently as part of a PlayStation Showcase, series producer Kazunori Yamauchi has provided...
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5.4KGamesTT Circuit Assen is coming to RaceRoom Racing Experience soon
There are seemingly more announcements for RaceRoom Racing Experience than Max Verstappen fans at a Dutch Grand Prix of late. Following on...
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2.2KMX vs ATV LegendsOff-road racer MX vs ATV Legends unveiled, coming to old and new consoles
Off-road driving and riding fans, a new game is coming your way in the form of MX vs ATV Legends, revealed during...
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3.3KEsportsWATCH: Formula Challenge Series Round 5, Zandvoort, Live
Following on from the Formula Pro Series race at a freshly updated Zandvoort earlier this week, the up-and-coming Challenger Series also visits...
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6.9KEsportsWATCH: Formula Pro Series Round 5, Zandvoort Live
As we approach the final stretch in the inaugural Formula Pro Series championship, Bono Huis seems planted at the top of the...
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11.5KGamesLet the pendulum swing, GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 13th September 2021
The Renault Sport Clio V6 24V from 2000 is a firm favourite of mine, and it seems too of Gran Turismo series...
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14.5KEsportsBehind the scenes of the Esports WRC Grand Final in Athens! | The Traxion.GG Podcast, Season 2, Episode 16
We visited the 2021 Esports WRC Grand Final in Athens to speak to the drivers, the organisers and the WRC 10 game...
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7.9KF1 2021Portimão’s Algarve International Circuit now in F1 2021 game
You asked for it, now you have received it. The Algarve International Circuit – commonly referred to as Portimão – is now...
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7.6KEsportsWhy the WRC takes esports so seriously
On the weekend the Acropolis Rally returned to the World Rally Championship after an eight-year hiatus, it wasn’t the only competitive rally...
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5.6KFeatureEverything you need to know about Gran Turismo 7
Having been initially revealed in June 2020 and launching in what will be the series’ 25th anniversary, Gran Turismo 7 is nearly...
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6.3KEsportsWATCH: Round 3 of GT Challenge Series, Season 4 live on Traxion.GG
Next up for the GT3-car based esports championship, GT Challenge Series, is Lime Rock Park for Round 3. If this week’s GT...
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8.0KGamesGran Turismo 7 harks back to the series’ roots, releases 4th March 2022
When the initial reveal trailer for Gran Turismo 7 promised ‘Gran Turismo is back’ in June 2020, we saw what looked to...
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1.8KGamesV1.2 of RiMS Racing enhances visuals and fixes crashes on PC
The first significant update for Rims Racing has hit for PC owners via Steam. V1.2 of the unique motorcycle simulator delivers revised...
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1.7KF1 2021After the Apex will show what makes Daniel Ricciardo tick
A new documentary series on the F1 game YouTube channel will focus on current McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo’s mindset and what it...
