Thomas Harrison-Lord is the Editor in Chief at Traxion. An automotive and sim racing journalist, credits include Motorsport.com, Autosport, The Race, TheSixthAxis, RaceDepartment and OverTake.
Much like a non-racing sports title, such as FIFA or Madden, the drivers within the F1 video games are given an overall rating indicating their performance. Up until now, these have been a closely guarded secret for F1 2021 – but all that changes right now. Below, you can see the entire F1 grid in…Continue reading “Initial F1 2021 driver ratings revealed”»
New cars don’t come along very often in GT Sport these days, as the Polyphony Digital team is hurriedly working on Gran Turismo 7. New naturally aspirated sports cars don’t come along very often these days either, as the world pivots towards electrified technology. So, when today’s version 1.66 update for the now over-three-year-old game…Continue reading “Driving the new Toyota GR86 in GT Sport”»
If you enjoy playing RaceRoom Racing Experience – and after the latest force feedback update, don’t we all? – and are quite the whizz when it comes to capturing footage, then you could win a lifetime supply of Jaffa Cakes Sector3 Studios content. Part of the recent update was a revised replay feature, allowing you…Continue reading “Lifetime RaceRoom content up for grabs in video competition”»
As part of the 2021 Nacon Connect presentation, more details emerged for the upcoming motorcycle simulation, RiMS Racing. There are 15 tracks in the game, a mixture of circuits and roads, but if you pre-order the game, you also receive the Bahrain International Circuit too. There will also be 48-hour early access if you decide…Continue reading “Pre-order bonuses, soundtrack and editions detailed for RiMS Racing”»
Sébastien Loeb will go down as one of the greatest drivers, across any discipline, of all time. Nine times a WRC champion, a world touring car (WTCC) and rallycross (WorldRX) event winner, an X Games Gold Medallist, a Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record holder, a podium finisher at the 24 Hours of Le Mans…Continue reading “New WRC 10 trailer showcases Sébastien Loeb events and pre-order Subaru”»
During the Ubisoft Forward presentation, part of the E3 2021 gaming media event, Olivier Gueydon – Associate Producer at developer Ivory Tower – explained that across two games, The Crew series has amassed over 30 million players. Quite some feat. A trailer for the next content update for The Crew 2 then splashed onto our…Continue reading “Hands-on with The Crew 2’s United States Speed Tour East content”»
Split/Second (Velocity) is one of our all-time favourite arcade racing experiences, but sadly publisher Disney Interactive never really gave it a fair shake upon its release in 2010. Despite critical acclaim, Disney shuttered developer Black Rock Studios soon after the game’s release. Aside from a surprising solid PSP version, created by Sumo Digital, that was…Continue reading “Detonation Racing is a spiritual Split/Second successor for mobile”»
The latest MotoGP 21 game update completes the support category line-up with the MotoE class. The FIM-organised electric motorcycle racing series started in 2019, the MotoE World Cup is now in its third year of competition with a seven-race calendar. All 18 riders are now in the game, alongside the one-shot E-Pole qualifying system. Each…Continue reading “Electric MotoE series added to MotoGP 21 game”»
Yes, we’ve already mentioned this in a speculative sense a while back, thanks to the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GT Cup 2021 in-game esports schedule. But this week, two more pieces of the puzzle have fit into place. A server maintenance notice has been posted to the Gran Turismo website and in-game notice board, stating that…Continue reading “Reminder: The Toyota GR 86 is coming to GT Sport 8th July”»
The resurgent open-world racing game will be available for free for PlayStation, PC (Ubisoft Store, Steam and Epic Games Store) and Stadia players between 8th and 12th July 2021. This isn’t a small demo, but the full game available to play as part of a free weekend. The game’s new Season 3 Episode 1: US…Continue reading “Play The Crew 2 for free between 8th and 12th July”»
