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.
One of the leading drifting-focussed racing games, CarX Drift Racing Online, has just received a massive 2.11.0 update which adds new content. The game was originally released on PC via Steam in 2017, with PS4 and Xbox One versions following in 2019. Despite its age, support is plentiful and all this is while the team…Continue reading “Latest CarX Drift Racing Online update adds new map and cars”»
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiidge Raaaaaaaaaaaacer. Sorry, just had to get that out of my system… Bandai Namco has been busy within some litigation admin, filing trademarks for Ridge Racer, which will surely get fans wrapped with anticipation. The recent requests have been uncovered thanks to some superb sleuthing by the Japanese video game news website Gematsu. Rave Racer…Continue reading “New Ridge Racer trademarks filed by Bandai Namco”»
It’s the 10th race in my second career season and to gain valuable resource points I’ve just completed the same practice programmes within F1 2020 for the 32nd time. Throw in the previous iterations of the game, all of which I have played, and the number of times I have driven the Track Acclimatisation test is easily in the hundreds. Considering…Continue reading “How research and development works in F1 2021”»
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”»
