Thomas Harrison-Lord is the Editor in Chief at Traxion. An automotive and sim racing journalist, credits include Motorsport.com, Autosport, The Race, TheSixthAxis, RaceDepartment and OverTake.
Details for the upcoming NASCAR 21: Ignition game are appearing as often as a Kyle Larson victory. Now we have three new images from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Following the recent development diaries and gameplay footage around Daytona, here we can see LVMS being raced at night with a pack of Cup cars in…Continue reading “First look at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in new NASCAR 21: Ignition images”»
The 2021 Formula 1 season is now playable on the go thanks to an update for the F1 Mobile Racing game, along with several new features and enhancements, and it’s available right now if you own an Apple or Android device. All your favourite drivers, teams and liveries from the real F1 season – currently…Continue reading “F1 Mobile Racing’s 2021 season update is out now on iOS and Android”»
Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst is a tricky sod. There are the fast straights into heavy braking zones, parts that remind you of a street circuit and extraordinarily steep inclines. Forget the car setup, just completing a tidy lap around the venerated Australian venue is a victory. Thankfully though, Supercars driver Andre Heimgartner is here…Continue reading “WATCH: Supercars driver Andre Heimgartner’s guide to Mount Panorama”»
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 the worst intro to an article I’ve ever written. Apologies. Now that’s out of the way, we can say that the Ford Mustang Mach-E 1400 is now available within RaceRoom Racing Experience. The…Continue reading “Drive Ford’s electric drift monster, the Mustang Mach-E 1400, in RaceRoom”»
The news for Gran Turismo 7 continues to roll out as we approach its 4th March 2022 release date, with the announcement of a 25th Anniversary Edition. With the very first Gran Turismo releasing in 1997, for Japanese customers, the upcoming GT7 will celebrate the milestone with a special version that includes several in-game bonuses. The inclusion…Continue reading “Gran Turismo 7 25th Anniversary Edition and pre-order bonuses detailed”»
The first race in the Le Mans Virtual Series is this weekend, a four-hour event around Monza, and the driver line-up for the 38-car grid is not set. 114 drivers across the LMP2 and GTE classes will take to the start line on Saturday 25th September, marking the inaugural Series start for the Le Mans…Continue reading “Driver line-up for first Le Mans Virtual Series race revealed”»
When Hot Wheels Unleashed launches on 30th September 2021 it aims to provide a family-friendly recreation of diecast toy racing with a fresh twist of online multiplayer, livery creation and a track editor. While games based upon the popular toys have been around for generations, dating back to 1984’s ‘Hot Wheels’ on the Commodore 64,…Continue reading “How Hot Wheels Unleashed recreates your childhood dreams”»
Season 4 of rFactor 2‘s GT Pro Series moves to the fictional Scottish Loch Drummond circuit later today, 20th September 2021, for Round 4. The 1.97-mile circuit is at the slower end of the motorsport venue spectrum, with plenty of late-apex turns and long corners to catch out the unwary. 30 GTE cars driven by…Continue reading “WATCH: GT Pro Series Round 4, Loch Drummond, Live”»
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, when compared to rear-wheel-drive machines in the same class, often the BoP system provides them with beneficial straight-line speed. But, in the first Daily Race for this week, all cars send power to their front axles, meaning…Continue reading “Struggling for traction: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 20th September 2021”»
This week on the Traxion.GG podcast, we are joined by Hot Wheels Unleashed’s Lead Game Designer Federico Cardini, who works for developer Milestone in Milan. We discuss the upcoming racing game, which features diecast models racing around miniaturised circuits, a track editor a livery creator and an extensive post-release roadmap and split-screen multiplayer. We learn…Continue reading “How Hot Wheels Unleashed came to be, with Lead Game Designer Federico Cardini”»
