Thomas Harrison-Lord is Editor in Chief of Traxion. An automotive and racing video game journalist, he also contributes to Autosport and Motorsport.com.
In some surprising news today, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced it now has a minority investment in Discord, as part of a Series H funding round, and the service will be coming to PlayStation devices next year. In a blog post by Jim Ryan, President & CEO of SIE outlined the plan for the service…Continue reading “Sony invests in Discord, coming to PlayStation next year”»
After a hectic Nürburgring, the Season 3 of the rFactor 2 GT Pre Series heads to Sebring for two more frenetic races. Now though, with just two rounds left, we’ll start to see a clear championship picture, as the contenders get whittled down. Going into the lumps and bumps of this ex-military venue, Red Bull…Continue reading “WATCH: GT Pro Series Season 3, Round 5, Live”»
Since 1964, the Porsche 911 has been the high-water mark of 2+2 sports cars, even though its engine is arguably in the wrong place. Sub-optimal, in Ron Dennis speak. Yet, despite the obvious engineering challenges, the rear-mounted flat-six is the defining feature, something that makes the 911 unique and still the top of the class…Continue reading “Somebody call 911, this week’s GT Sport races are now live”»
After a thrilling season for the F1 Esports Challengers Series, the final race of the year was held last night, the 29th April, and now we know who has progressed into the F1 Esports Pro Exhibition. For the uninitiated, we recently published a guide, but briefly, it’s 48+ budding F1 esports drivers, duking it out…Continue reading “F1 Esports Challengers is now complete, here’s who progresses”»
A new gameplay trailer for the upcoming Hot Wheels Unleashed has been published, and it showcases boost flying abilities and a new Skyscraper track. The footage shows more use of the wide orange Hot Wheels tracks we know and love from the diecast model range, and the use of power pads and jumps. The drifting…Continue reading “Use your boost to fly in latest Hot Wheels Unleashed gameplay”»
Next week, the 4th of May to be more specific, will see a new update to the Project CARS 3 racing video game, and it looks set to include Circuit Zandvoort and the current season’s Formula E liveries. This is based mainly upon teasers on the Project Cars blog, but all hints lead to Zandvoort,…Continue reading “Next Project CARS 3 update adds Zandvoort and Formula E liveries”»
Series 35 of Forza Horizon 4 has been unveiled, and it features three new, disparate, cars. Available next week, on Tuesday 4th May, the leading entry is the Jeep Gladiator Rubicon. This off-road truck has been tremendously popular in the USA, as it combines the utilitarian nature of the renowned Jeep Wrangler and marries it…Continue reading “Series 35 of Forza Horizon 4 unveiled, includes three new cars”»
It’s Friday the 23rd April 2021, the venue is the Ricardo Tormo Circuit located in the comarca of Hoya de Buñol near Valencia and Denmark’s Frederik Rasmussen is about to put to the test a theory long held by the sim racer in all of us. If you practice enough in the virtual world, can…Continue reading “How sim champion Frede Rasmussen adapted to real-life Formula E”»
Still one of the most popular racing games, if Steam Charts are anything to go by, Assetto Corsa Competizione is at the peak of its powers. Earlier this year, the British GT DLC pack was released on PC, completing a stellar Season Pass. There has been the official British GT esports series, there’s the upcoming…Continue reading “It’s time to revisit Assetto Corsa Competizione on console”»
In a somewhat surprising turn of events, the upgraded version of Wreckfest is coming to PS5 on the 4th May 2021 and will be free to those with PlayStation Plus. We originally reported that a natively remastered version of our favourite folk/banger racing game will be releasing on the 1st June, but today the PlayStation…Continue reading “Wreckfest launching on PS5 4th May, free via PlayStation Plus”»
