Thomas Harrison-Lord is Editor in Chief of Traxion. An automotive and racing video game journalist, he also contributes to Autosport and Motorsport.com.
For a budding driver who wants to get into motorsport, the FIA Rally Star initiative is arguably the biggest prize currently going in esports. The preliminary qualifiers are taking place right now in the WRC 9 video game, through a series of online time trials, before an in-person driving competition with the fastest virtual competitors…Continue reading “Hands-on: FIA Rally Star WRC 9 competition DLC”»
The Crew 2 continues to add new content, just when you weren’t expecting it. Recently, there has been the release of The Hunt storyline followed by the shock launch of the Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion. Now we have two more cars coming your way. Officially, we only have a teaser for now. We’ve embedded that…Continue reading “More new vehicles coming to The Crew 2 in the form of rally and rallycross cars”»
The Live Fast Motorsports #78 Ford Mustang that was driven by BJ McLeod in yesterday’s Dixie Vodka 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway featured OUR. NAME. ON. IT! We’ve been building up to this, what with Joey Stones’ track guide and John Munro’s first-play of Heat 5 with the Fanatec Podium Rim. But, holy moly, there…Continue reading “The Traxion-backed NASCAR cup car actually raced in real-life yesterday”»
The constant stream of updates and additions for Automobilista 2 shows no signs of abating. You just never know when the team at Reiza Studios is about to tweet a teaser for its next additions. So, yesterday, a Sunday of all days, V1.1.1.3 arrived – of course! The PC racing game that uses the MADNESS…Continue reading “Classic Spa-Francorchamps and Group C beasts land in Automobilista 2”»
Less than 40km outside of Stuttgart, Germany, resides a little-known industrial estate in Weissach. Most people would not think twice about the none-descript white buildings. But, those who know – and happen to have the Google Translate app – will notice the script ‘Porsche Entwicklungszentrum’ and how important that is. You see, it’s here that…Continue reading “Race Weissach’s finest in this week’s GT Sport Daily Races”»
As we have now entered the third month of 2021, new racing games have started to be released. Very soon, Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 will be available, followed closely by Monster Energy Supercross 4 and a next-gen version of Monster Truck Championship. In our latest podcast, the Traxion team discussed which games they expect…Continue reading “2021 racing video game preview – The Traxion Podcast, episode two”»
Trust me when I say there is nothing like standing at the side of a rally stage and watching a turbocharged, four-wheel-drive, monster being thrashed by someone from France or Scandinavia. It’s always worth the 4 am walk through a muddy forest in the dark. Honest. While those of us who are into racing video…Continue reading “The greatest rally games of all time”»
Rallycross commentator. Former rally driver. Subaru Impreza admirer. Expert dog-walker. There are many ways to describe Andrew Coley, but one way stands taller than the rest: MEGA! Seen as he is ‘mega’, we thought it would be a great idea to get him on a sim-rig with the latest Thrustmaster gear and film him driving…Continue reading “WATCH: “And he’s rolled it” – Andrew Coley goes virtual rallying”»
A new retail release of NASCAR Heat 5 is now available. The Ultimate Edition is on PS4 and PC (Steam) now, and will follow on Xbox One in June. It includes the base game and all the DLC content that was previously provided via the Gold Edition and the Season Pass, plus the two recent…Continue reading “NASCAR Heat 5 Ultimate Edition now available”»
iRacing will implement a revised damage model for at least five cars in the game when the 2021 Season 2 update arrives. A brief teaser trailer has been revealed, showcasing the Formula Renault 2.0, Dallara iR-01, Street Stock, 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Ford Thunderbird all crashing into each other. For single-seater vehicles such…Continue reading “iRacing to update damage model for specific cars”»
