Thomas Harrison-Lord is Editor in Chief of Traxion. An automotive and racing video game journalist, he also contributes to Autosport and Motorsport.com.
With the next NASCAR Cup Series race being the Dixie Vodka 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway this Sunday, we thought you’d like to get in the mood and cut some quick laps of the circuit in NASCAR Heat 5. Here, eNASCAR racer Joey Stone gives you the full low-down about the oval venue. Which lines…Continue reading “WATCH: Homestead-Miami Speedway NASCAR Heat 5 track guide”»
One of the most anticipated racing games of the new console generation, Gran Turismo 7, will now be releasing in 2022. GT7 was part of Sony’s big PS5 reveal event back in 2020 and it looked to show actual gameplay as opposed to in-engine target footage. We even caught glimpses of the menus and layout…Continue reading “Gran Turismo 7 moved to 2022”»
Revisiting DIRT 5 to play through the first significant content added to the game since launch is like putting on your favourite running shoes and going out for a 200m sprint across a muddy field while it snows. Playing the game again since last year, this time on a PS5 and in 4K, I was…Continue reading “Hands-on: DIRT 5 Energy Content Pack DLC”»
Having been initially revealed during the monthly Forza stream earlier this month alongside the Season 32 preview and Steam announcement, the Hot Wheels Legends DLC is now available for Forza Horizon 4 players on Xbox console or PC. The pack includes six new vehicles, all of which were winners of the Legends Tour where real-life…Continue reading “Forza Horizon 4 Hot Wheels Legends DLC now available”»
Sami-Joe’s replay footage of his Rallye Monte Carlo esports victory run was from another planet. I couldn’t comprehend how someone could be so rapid over such a long stage. Every single corner was perfect. Not since the invention of cheese and onion crisps has something been so perfect. With that in mind, seeing the Lebanese…Continue reading “Two from two by teenage star in WRC esports 2021”»
Codemasters continues to do an incredible job with the official Formula 1 video games, but there’s always room for improvement. Here are the top items I’d like to see in the next F1 game. And, if not the next one, the one after that. The changes aren’t massive, I wouldn’t go near the handling physics,…Continue reading “WATCH: What we want to see in the next F1 game!”»
Oh yeh, check us out, patting ourselves on the back. But, looking past the hubris of writing an article about our own name appearing on a NASCAR, we’re supporting new talent. This weekend, we’ll be partnering with the latest team in NASCAR on only its third race. Live Fast Motorsports will be using a Traxion…Continue reading “We’ve partnered with a real-life NASCAR team and it races this weekend”»
The 80s and 90s were peak French hot hatchback. Peugeot had the 205 and 309 GTi of the 1980s, plus the 106 and 306 GTis of the 1990s. Renault went from the 5 GT Turbo to the Clio Williams, while Citroen created the super-lightweight AX GT and underappreciated ZX Volcane. None of these cars are…Continue reading “Vive la France – Hot hatchbacks lead this week’s GT Sport Daily Races”»
In the inaugural episode of The Traxion Podcast, the team discuss rally game memories and what makes a great rallying experience. Be it Sega Rally, Colin McRae Rally or even Gran Turismo and Forza Horizon – we discuss what technically is rallying, how some games introduce it to you in accessible formats, the future of…Continue reading “What makes a great rally game? The Traxion Podcast, episode one”»
Hot on the heels of the region and timing changes for the 2021 FIA Exhibition Season within Gran Turismo Sport, the game’s website has now been updated with the event calendar to match. It’s worth noting that the in-game calendar has not yet updated to match, but if you visit the ‘Sport Mode’ section of…Continue reading “New GT Sport update imminent and FIA 2021 season schedule announced”»
