Thomas Harrison-Lord is Editor in Chief of Traxion. An automotive and racing video game journalist, he also contributes to Autosport and Motorsport.com.
If there’s one thing that Ubioft excels at, it’s ongoing game support. Titles such as Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege have been on the market for over five years and are still receiving significant upgrades. Even when you think a game is down and out, such as Steep, it releases a new expansion. The same…Continue reading “The Crew 2 is still alive! The Hunt launches 20th January”»
The ever-popular F1 2020 game has now been updated to version 1.15, bringing with it a series of small tweaks – predominately to the recently released F2 2020 season. In December, the game added the recent F2 cars, liveries and drivers to the game for the first time. Now, v1.15 refines these additions with the…Continue reading “F1 2020 updated to version 1.15”»
The DAKAR. One of the, if not the, toughest motorsport event there is. Nearly two weeks of flat-out competition in cars, trucks, quads and even on motorcycles. The diverse range of vehicles and terrain must be an absolute nightmare to develop a game for, but that’s exactly what Bigmoon Entertainment is trying to do, again….Continue reading “Further DAKAR 21 images revealed as the game shapes up”»
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”»
