Thomas Harrison-Lord is Editor in Chief of Traxion. An automotive and racing video game journalist, he also contributes to Autosport and Motorsport.com.
Uh-oh! The first round of the 2021 WRC esports series has been postponed. According to the official social media channels of the WRC video games, the first round – held across two stages at the virtual Rallye Monte-Carlo – has been called off due to an “ongoing issue with the timers on the Luceram Reverse…Continue reading “First 2021 esports WRC round postponed”»
The officially licenced game of the Monster Jam monster truck stadium series has now spawned a sequel, with Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 following on from the 2019 original. The first Monster Jam Steel Titans game featured the trucks from real-life events, an open-world area to explore and a career mode. The physics were also…Continue reading “Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 announced, out 2nd March 2021”»
By all accounts, 2020 will go down as a bumper year for the racing video game genre. From F1 2020 to Ride 4 and WRC 9, there was something for all tastes. Indie darlings Hotshot Racing, art of rally and Inertial Drift added colour, while continual updates to simulation stalwarts kept those with their race-face…Continue reading “The ultimate racing video game 2021 preview”»
Stunning Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo SV revealed as part of the VGT programme The latest car in the long-running Vision Gran Turismo series has been revealed, and for many, it may seem familiar. The Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo SV is a battery electric endurance race car that features four electric motors to deliver a massive…Continue reading “Stunning Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo SV revealed as part of the VGT programme”»
The officially-sanction FIA World Rally Championship esports competition is back in 2021, utilising the acclaimed WRC 9 video game. Won by Lebanese driver Sami-Joe05 in 2020, the 2021 season is being run in a similar format, albeit in the week leading up to each real-life WRC event and not on the same weekend as it…Continue reading “WRC esports 2021 preview”»
Codemasters teases 2021 DIRT 5 roadmap, and it sounds promising One of the quirks of DIRT 5, Codemasters’ recent off-road racing game, is a succinct career mode that seems to rename similar race types in order to provide a faux-depth that it can’t quite back up over time. The recent Update 2.00 added some new…Continue reading “Codemasters teases 2021 DIRT 5 roadmap, and it sounds promising”»
As if the original Fanatec CSL Elite McLaren GT3 steering wheel wasn’t exciting enough already, the Bavarian peripheral manufacturer has revealed a ‘V2’ update. Building on the first release from 2018 (based on the 650S GT3), the new revision featured redesigned electronics, the aim being to improve performance and durability. The shifting mechanism has been…Continue reading “Fanatec CSL Elite McLaren GT3 V2 steering wheel revealed for those GT-car feels”»
Are you a NASCAR fan? Do you like paint schemes? Would you like some more for NASCAR Heat 5? If you’ve answered ‘yes’ to all three questions, then you’re in luck. Today, the December DLC Car Pack was launched for the official NASCAR video game, featuring 33 new designs for your favourite stock cars. The…Continue reading “33 new liveries added to NASCAR Heat 5 via the December DLC pack”»
Good news DIRT 5 owners, the latest game update – entitled ‘2.00’ – is now live and brings with it some seasonal content, steering wheel support and vital bug fixes. The free update is available to all PC, PS4 and PS5 owners now (20th December 2020) and comes to Xbox One and Xbox Series players a couple of days later on 22nd December 2020. Let’s start with the exciting elements,…Continue reading “DIRT 5 Update 2.00 adds Snow Limits content, wheel support and revised online features”»
Time flies, and there is no better example of that than the Milestone release schedule. Fresh from Ride 4 in October, MXGP in December, then next-gen versions of each in January and February respectively, we now have confirmation that Monster Energy AMA Supercross 4 FIM World Championship – The Official Video Game will release on 3rd March 2021 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox…Continue reading “Monster Energy Supercross 4 announced, available March 2021”»
