Thomas Harrison-Lord is Editor in Chief of Traxion. An automotive and racing video game journalist, he also contributes to Autosport and Motorsport.com.
We’re nearly at the end of the qualifying online time trial round, as the third out of four challenges is now open for the 2021 MotoGP eSport Championship. Using the MotoGP 20 game on PC, PlayStation or Xbox, this week’s challenge is set at Silverstone, and in typically British style, it’s been raining. If these…Continue reading “You can now enter the third MotoGP eSport Championship challenge”»
March was a bumper month for the beloved PC-based simulator rFactor 2. There was the GT Pro Season 3 and GT Challenge Season 3 esports events, the release of a new SC2018x stock car, a revised Circuit d’Azur, updated Formula E venues, new Rome and Diriyah E-Prix circuits, the announcement of a new Release Candidate…Continue reading “New roadmap teases upcoming rFactor 2 changes”»
A new update for the constantly evolving racing game Automobilista 2 has arrived on PC, bring with it a couple of new cars, tracks layouts and additional tweaks. Because it wouldn’t be AMS2 without tweaks now, would it? This update marks one year since the game first release on Early Access on the 31st March…Continue reading “Lotus 79 arrives in Automobilista 2 alongside a suite of updates”»
Did you, like me, wake bleary-eyed from your slumber, check your phone and think the word had gone mad this morning? Ah yes, today is the 1st April 2021 and that means it’s April Fool’s Day. A time to pull practical jokes and hoaxes, or as is more often the case these days, a day…Continue reading “Today’s best April Fool’s Day racing game gags”»
Thank goodness we only cover racing games and sims because, dear lord, if we had to write an article about every game in the PlayStation Store Spring Sale, we’d be here all week. The list is endless, and with PS5 backwards compatible with PS4 games, older games are getting more of a look-in than ever…Continue reading “A shedload of racing games reduced in the PlayStation Spring Sale”»
Juan Pablo Montoya’s motorsport achieves are varied and very well known. You are probably aware of them already, but just for the avoidance of doubt… International F3000 champion 1998, CART series champion 1999, two Indy 500 wins in 2000 and 2015, seven Formula 1 race victories including the Monaco Grand Prix, two NASCAR Cup Series…Continue reading “WATCH: Juan Pablo Montoya on Sebring, esports and horses with horns”»
A Monaco Grand Prix victory, two Indianapolis 500 milk drinking sessions, three 24 Hours of Daytona wins, plus NASCAR Cup Series triumphs, a CART title and a Race of Champions to boot. Safe to say that Juan Pablo Montoya has had a distinguished career – it’s not often you get such a multi-talented driver who…Continue reading “How Juan Pablo Montoya and his family use sim racing to stay sharp”»
Ride 4 is an excellent example of how new hardware can breathe life into a game. I played through and reviewed the motorcycle game last year upon its release on last-gen hardware, and I found the main career mode to be punitive. The track limit penalties were overly harsh, the loading times ponderous and there…Continue reading “Ride 4 next-gen review”»
One of the hotly anticipated features for the upcoming MotoGP 21 game is a new bike retrieval animation. We’ve seen how the long lap penalty and brake temperature mechanics operate in recent reveals, but now we can see what happens should you fall from your motorcycle. Being a simulation-focussed title these days, falling off the…Continue reading “New bike retrieval showcased in MotoGP 21”»
Our favourite mud-plugging game is now going portable, as SnowRunner will be coming to the Nintendo Switch on the 18th May 2021. That’s it though, no other information is available. The official SnowRunner Twitter account posted the news along with four in-game screenshots, but there are zero updates on what content and modes will be…Continue reading “SnowRunner is coming to Switch soon”»
