Thomas Harrison-Lord is Editor in Chief of Traxion. An automotive and racing video game journalist, he also contributes to Autosport and Motorsport.com.
It is often said within the Traxion team that iGP Manager is our favourite mobile racing experience. Somehow, trying to actually drive vehicles using a touchscreen or motion controls is not as satisfying as using a controller or wheel. But a management game on the go is the perfect way to make a commute bearable….Continue reading “Our favourite mobile racer, iGP Manager, is now in 3D”»
A few weeks ago, we reported on the March Tournament update for Wreckfest. After the release of this patch, the Xbox Series X could then play the game at 60 frames per second – which was warmly received. However, we posed the question about a similar upgrade for PlayStation 5 users. Now, our questions have…Continue reading “Wreckfest gets a PS5 native version with a suite of updates”»
A new humble Bundle is now available for PC users that will support Stop AAPI Hate and provide racing fans with up to eight racing games and some DLC for a very low cost. Stop AAPI Hate is an organisation dedicated to stopping hate again Asian American Pacific Islander communities. Humble Bundle allows for the…Continue reading “Get eight PC racing games in the Burn Rubber Humble Bundle”»
DiRT Rally 2.0 is undoubtedly one of the best rally simulators, and we’ve been chomping at the bit to see if someone who is great at the game can transfer those skills into real-life success. This season, we’ll be waiting no more, as Codemasters is backing a real-life team in the 2021 JWRC. Jon Armstrong…Continue reading “Codemasters enter real rally squad in Junior WRC 2021”»
It may ‘only’ be a humble supermini, but really, underneath, it’s nothing of the sort. The Toyota GR Yaris is a special car. The sort that only comes along once in a lifetime. Maybe it will be the last of its kind. Born for the sole purpose of helping the Toyota World Rally Championship team,…Continue reading “Our current favourite car features in this week’s GT Sport Daily races”»
In this episode of the Traxion podcast, we’re here to discuss games that time has not been kind to. These are great racing games that were over-looked in their original era and now even time has forgotten them. Well, time might have, but us three nerds haven’t! This is a good one, even if we do say so…Continue reading “Hidden racing game gems – The Traxion Podcast, episode six”»
We had a discussion about Rocket League when we first started Traxion. We said we weren’t going to report on it because it’s technically not a racing game, even though there are esports leagues and cars in the game – the exception being if there was some really ‘big’ news. Well, first there was an…Continue reading “Formula 1 and NASCAR content for Rocket League Season 3”»
Amongst the tightly packed and highly competitive 40-car Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup grid, one name shines brighter than most, that of Red Bull Racing Esports team member, Sebastian Job. For the reigning champion, winning the 2020 world title was no mean feat for the 21-year-old – especially considering the PESC grid consists of what…Continue reading “What it takes to be an esports champion – we speak to Sebastian Job”»
Acclaimed racing video game ‘art of rally’ is coming to more devices at some point during summer 2021, as developer Funselektor has inked a deal for the title to be on the Game Pass service. The game is currently only available on PC via Steam but will now be on PC devices via the Xbox…Continue reading “art of rally will arrive on Game Pass and Xbox this summer”»
Not content with an esports competition that will count towards real-world GT World Challenge Europe team points and running a British GT esports championship, race organiser SRO has unveiled a new virtual series for esports competitors – the GT World Challenge Esports Sprint and Endurance Series. There will be 31 events in total using Assetto…Continue reading “GT World Challenge Esports Series announced by SRO”»
