Thomas Harrison-Lord is Editor in Chief of Traxion. An automotive and racing video game journalist, he also contributes to Autosport and Motorsport.com.
This week’s Assetto Corsa Competizione track guides kick off at Silverstone. A tricky place for beginners, Silverstone is always a popular choice on video games, likely due to its status as the home of the British Grand Prix. Despite its history and plethora of infamous corners, it can leave you frustrated as a driver when…Continue reading “WATCH: Silverstone Assetto Corsa Competizione track guide”»
Big bold colours, loud music and a sense of fun, DIRT 5 is the Beyonce Super Bowl halftime performance of racing games. Last month we had the Energy DLC pack which added new career missions and, amongst three other vehicles, the Porsche Taycan. This time around we have DLC pack number two, entitled ‘Uproar’, which…Continue reading “Hands-on: DIRT 5 Uproar Content Pack DLC”»
When iRacing releases a big new season like it did earlier this month, there usually follows a series of updates to refine the new additions. Season 2 is no exception, with the first patch releasing a couple of weeks ago. Curiously, this first change removed the New Damage Model from four cars almost as quickly…Continue reading “iRacing Season 2 receives its second update”»
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”»
