Equipment

It’s officially the month of December, and the countdown to Christmas is on. If you haven’t started shopping yet, you might want to think about getting on that. We’re only three weeks away from the big day! If you’re stuck wondering what to get the sim racer or racing gamer in your life, or you…Continue reading “WATCH: Sim Racing Christmas Buyer’s Guide”»

Announced during today’s Lamborghini The Real Race esports finale, the Secretlab for Automobili Lamborghini Collection consists of two gaming chairs designed in direct collaboration with the Sant’Agata supercar manufacturer. The first of the two seats is the Secretlab for Automobili Lamborghini Edition. Building upon the Secretlab TITAN Evo 2022, it features a combination of SOFTWEAVE…Continue reading “Secretlab has worked with Lamborghini to create the ultimate gaming chair”»

If you’ve ever tried to purchase a cheap television at this time of year, but had it snatched away by a mob of octogenarian louts thirsty for blood, then you’ve probably experienced the phenomenon of a ‘Black Friday sale’. But because we sim racers are a civilised lot, we tend to do our Black Friday…Continue reading “The best Black Friday sim racing deals”»

Fanatec is finally in the Gran Turismo wheel game, and they’ve arrived in a big way. Back in July, we learned of the new partnership between Fanatec and Polyphony Digital but we didn’t know exactly what we’d see. Today, we got word of the Gran Turismo DD PRO, a Direct Drive wheel bundle for PlayStation…Continue reading “Fanatec announces Gran Turismo DD PRO PS5 sim racing wheel”»

It’s been a big weekend for BMW. Earlier today, Ross reported on the pricing of the new dual-purpose Fanatec BMW M4 GT3 Steering Wheel, but it was also learned of an entry-level model, the CSL Steering Wheel BMW that is available to pre-order now. Complete with telemetry at the top of the rim, 12 buttons…Continue reading “Entry-level Fanatec CSL Steering Wheel BMW announced”»

Fanatec has announced the pricing of its new dual-purpose steering wheel – developed for sim racing and the BMW M4 GT3 race car – that will be available for pre-order on 20th December. Developed by Fanatec in conjunction with BMW Motorsport, the wheel rim has been homologated for GT3 racing, so can in theory be…Continue reading “Fanatec announce price for BMW M4 GT3 Steering Wheel”»

We’re big fans of motion sim rigs here at Traxion.GG, as when they are done well, they enhance the overall experience and take it one step closer to reality. Now the world’s favourite Bavarian car manufacturer has created the BMW x RIVALWORKS Motion Platform which combines several renowned sim racing specialists into one ideal rig….Continue reading “The BMW x RIVALWORKS Motion Platform takes sim racing to a new level”»

Do you ever think that as useful, sturdy and efficient sim racing cockpits are, perhaps when people outside of your online racing clique see them, they look a bit… nerdy? When people visit, you must explain what a ‘sim rig’ is, why it’s a lot more serious than Mario Kart and why you spend several…Continue reading “The Fusion SL is sim racing loungewear by BMW and Sedus Stoll”»

This is a note directly to my friends, family, and anyone else that might be looking for a gift for me this holiday season. The Razer Kaira Pro Dual Wireless Headset with Haptics is coming out for PlayStation 5 this holiday season. Pre-orders begin on 30th November. This headset comes packed with force feedback for…Continue reading “Razer Kaira Pro Dual Wireless Headset for PlayStation 5 announced”»