Thomas Harrison-Lord is Editor in Chief of Traxion. An automotive and racing video game journalist, he also contributes to Autosport and Motorsport.com.
The 2021 ADAC GT Masters Esports Championship heads to the renowned Red Bull Ring in the virtual Austrian countryside this week as a €100,000 prize pool is up for grabs. A packed grid of Europe’s premier esports professionals will deliver a closely match field, providing intense fights and precision driving. After the first round at…Continue reading “WATCH the 2021 ADAC GT Masters Esports Championship, Round 2”»
Do you like the colour green? How about a dash of lime green? In any other context, no, me neither, but this colour is synonymous with Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Kawasaki. When I see this particular hue, I instantly think of superbikes produced by the heavy industries expert. The latest update pack for Ride 4, the…Continue reading “Ride 4’s latest free content adds Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 636”»
It’s another week and time for a fresh batch of curated online ranked races to take part in within GT Sport. Across all three races this week, you have the chance of using boxer engines – hence the punch up. Aha. The horizontally opposed, where the cylinders are located on either side of a central crankshaft, engine is a unique…Continue reading “This week’s GT Sport Daily Races are a punch up”»
Jon Armstrong is a busy person. Alongside competing in the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship alongside co-driver Phil Hall for the Codemasters DiRT Rally Team, he’s also a game designer at Codemasters during the week. For those who perhaps aren’t aware, Jon starting rallying and working is way up the championships, competing in Ireland, the…Continue reading “Jon Armstrong Interview – The Traxion.GG Podcast, Season 2, Episode 1”»
On the weekend that Formula 1 visits the Caspian Sea for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, we set a quick lap of the Baku City Circuit using the Alpine A521 in the upcoming F1 2021 game. This is pure gameplay footage from the TV-Pod camera angle on the work-in-progress preview version of the game (PC) and…Continue reading “WATCH: F1 2021 Baku hot lap, raw gameplay”»
Nearly 12 months ago, Sony live-streamed its ‘the future of gaming show’. A mere seven minutes into the big showcase, Gran Turismo 7 was revealed. Including the seventh numbered instalment of the revered PlayStation-exclusive racing series within the initial PS5 launch event can be interpreted in many ways. For me, it showed the continued commitment…Continue reading “What we’d like to see from Gran Turismo 7”»
PC players can try Assetto Corsa Competizione for free, between 3rd and 6th June 2021. One of our favourite simulation-based titles, all you have to do to experience some of the best handling characteristics around is download the game from Steam. Fair warning though, ACC can be tough on hardware, so be sure to check…Continue reading “Assetto Corsa Competizione is free to play for three days”»
Well, this is a turn up for the books. It sounds as if Gran Turismo 7 could be in development to both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. In a Q&A published on the PlayStation Blog, Head of PlayStation Studios, Hermen Hulst, covers all sorts of topics, but buried deep within it is one small note…Continue reading “Gran Turismo 7 may be coming to PS4 alongside PS5”»
Every year, right around this time, I get rather excited for a new F1 game. The current F1 season is in full swing, the form table is (usually) decided and I’ve just about explored every avenue in last year’s release. Information initially trickles out, with first a logo, a few feature bullet points followed by…Continue reading “How F1 2021 accelerates the series into a new generation”»
Just when you thought we’d covered all there is to cover about the ADAC GT Masters Championship, and RaceRoom Racing Experience drops a new content pack. You can watch the English feed for the 2021 ADAC GT Masters Esports Championship exclusively on the Traxion.GG YouTube channel, the first round of which was held last night….Continue reading “ADAC GT Masters 2020 car pack now available for RaceRoom”»
