Thomas Harrison-Lord is Editor in Chief of Traxion. An automotive and racing video game journalist, he also contributes to Autosport and Motorsport.com.
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”»
Big business deals take time. There are a lot of stakeholders to placate, due diligence to complete and, in deals the size of $1.2 billion, courts to appease. But, today, Electronic Arts has finally sealed to deal to buy British racing video game specialist Codemasters. Alongside the mobile title Real Racing and blockbuster racing franchises Burnout and…Continue reading “At last! The EA takeover of Codemasters is complete”»
Strap in racing game fans who also happen to have Xbox Game Pass and not already own Wreckfest and DIRT 5, because these two games are joining the subscription service on PC and console this month. In fact, Wreckfest has joined the service today, 18th February, while DIRT 5 joins on the 25th February 2021….Continue reading “DIRT 5 and Wreckfest join Xbox Game Pass this month”»
The Formula 1 video game series expanded its horizons with the inclusion of Formula 2 back in 2019 – the first time an F1 support series was included in an officially sanctioned game. In a move many fans had been eagerly anticipating, F1 2019 featured the F2 2018 season, which was mildly confusing, and a…Continue reading “Hands-on: Formula 2 2020 season in F1 2020”»
