Thomas Harrison-Lord is Editor in Chief of Traxion. An automotive and racing video game journalist, he also contributes to Autosport and Motorsport.com.
Having been initially revealed during the monthly Forza stream earlier this month alongside the Season 32 preview and Steam announcement, the Hot Wheels Legends DLC is now available for Forza Horizon 4 players on Xbox console or PC. The pack includes six new vehicles, all of which were winners of the Legends Tour where real-life…Continue reading “Forza Horizon 4 Hot Wheels Legends DLC now available”»
Sami-Joe’s replay footage of his Rallye Monte Carlo esports victory run was from another planet. I couldn’t comprehend how someone could be so rapid over such a long stage. Every single corner was perfect. Not since the invention of cheese and onion crisps has something been so perfect. With that in mind, seeing the Lebanese…Continue reading “Two from two by teenage star in WRC esports 2021”»
Codemasters continues to do an incredible job with the official Formula 1 video games, but there’s always room for improvement. Here are the top items I’d like to see in the next F1 game. And, if not the next one, the one after that. The changes aren’t massive, I wouldn’t go near the handling physics,…Continue reading “WATCH: What we want to see in the next F1 game!”»
Oh yeh, check us out, patting ourselves on the back. But, looking past the hubris of writing an article about our own name appearing on a NASCAR, we’re supporting new talent. This weekend, we’ll be partnering with the latest team in NASCAR on only its third race. Live Fast Motorsports will be using a Traxion…Continue reading “We’ve partnered with a real-life NASCAR team and it races this weekend”»
The 80s and 90s were peak French hot hatchback. Peugeot had the 205 and 309 GTi of the 1980s, plus the 106 and 306 GTis of the 1990s. Renault went from the 5 GT Turbo to the Clio Williams, while Citroen created the super-lightweight AX GT and underappreciated ZX Volcane. None of these cars are…Continue reading “Vive la France – Hot hatchbacks lead this week’s GT Sport Daily Races”»
In the inaugural episode of The Traxion Podcast, the team discuss rally game memories and what makes a great rallying experience. Be it Sega Rally, Colin McRae Rally or even Gran Turismo and Forza Horizon – we discuss what technically is rallying, how some games introduce it to you in accessible formats, the future of…Continue reading “What makes a great rally game? The Traxion Podcast, episode one”»
Hot on the heels of the region and timing changes for the 2021 FIA Exhibition Season within Gran Turismo Sport, the game’s website has now been updated with the event calendar to match. It’s worth noting that the in-game calendar has not yet updated to match, but if you visit the ‘Sport Mode’ section of…Continue reading “New GT Sport update imminent and FIA 2021 season schedule announced”»
Following on from a release last October for PS4, Xbox One and PC, then a Nintendo Switch version in November, now it’s the turn of PS5 and Xbox Series to get versions of Monster Truck Championship. Fans of simulation monster truck driving won’t have to wait too long to get their next-gen fix either, as…Continue reading “Monster Truck Championship coming to next-gen 11th March”»
Developer Milestone’s first foray into next-gen gaming, we check out MXGP 2020 – The Official Motocross Videogame on PS5 for our in-depth review. MXGP 20 features all the motorcycles, riders and tracks from the real-life FIM MXGP championship, a career where you progress from the bottom to the top, online multiplayer, an open-world play area…Continue reading “WATCH: MXGP 2020 – The Official Motocross Videogame review”»
For those of us who enjoyed playing through the varied DIRT 5 career, but felt it ended all too soon, then fret not. The first serious content addition has been revealed for the off-road racing game. Coming 22nd February 2021, the Energy Content pack features four news cars, 25 new career events plus some minor…Continue reading “New cars, events and Playgrounds environment coming to DIRT 5 next week”»
