Modern Classics

I have been thinking lately about certain inadequacies with current racing games and what it would be like if I could design a game myself without any of the constraints or limitations that are put on us by the pesky realities of things like licensing or the current state of technology. So, with that tantalising…Continue reading “A dream racing game, without limitations”»

10 whole episodes of TOCA Race Driver 3 World Tour goodness. That’ over three hours of me and Rick, mutually bonding over mid-00s virtual racing. You could have watched Avengers: Endgame, but you chose to watch this instead, thank you. This week, it’s the turn of some junior single seater formula cars, resplendent in the…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s play TOCA Race Driver 3, Episode 10”»

With Circuit Superstars making a splash recently, we at Traxion thought it would be a great opportunity to jump back in time to 2002. Why you may ask? GeneRally! Released 19 years ago, GeneRally was one of the first cute-but-serious racing games that took the internet racing world by storm. A top-down arcade feel, unprecedented…Continue reading “Why GeneRally is the precursor to modern top-down racers”»

Amidst the sea of racing titles lost to time, there is one that I simply can’t get enough of. Split/Second – or Split/Second: Velocity in Europe – brought an incredibly explosive twist to the world of arcade racing, and there’s a lot to love about a game that few really talk about. If you were…Continue reading “WATCH: Why Split/Second is an underrated arcade masterpiece”»

From F-Zero’s Mode 7 scaling on SNES to PlayStation’s Ridge Racer conversion, chances are you were once wowed by a classic racing title and that’s why you’re reading this today. Nintendo Switch has seen a wave of vintage racer conversions and new, retro-themed racing games over the past couple of years and it’s very refreshing…Continue reading “Why retro-flavoured racing has found its home on Nintendo Switch”»

A classic Pontiac Firebird, on dirt, in TOCA Race Driver 3. If that’s not a recipe for disaster, I’m not sure what is. If Codemasters was a restaurant, this would be the equivalent of an ice cream-topped pizza with a side of cement. Still, as I progress through the World Tour mode, with little else…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s play TOCA Race Driver 3, Episode 9”»

There are some undisputed classics in the racing genre, yet you can’t play them all on a PS5 or Xbox Series X. You can play them on PC via emulation, of course, but even that can cause trouble for some of these titles and it’s legally dodgy too. So this article looks at 10 of…Continue reading “The best way to play 10 classic racing games”»

This week on our TOCA Race Driver 3 retrospective, it’s time to fire up the Aussie V8s. Our Games and Esports Editor, Tom, loves V8 Supercars, or as it’s now known today the Repco Supercars Championship. He regularly wakes up at an ungodly hour on weekends and pays a yearly subscription to watch the championship…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s play TOCA Race Driver 3, Episode 8”»

It’s been 15 years since TOCA Race Driver 3 was released. 15 years. I cannot believe it. I can still remember reading the PS2 manual on the bus home from town, letting my imagination run wild with the possibilities of driving a TVR around Mondello Park. Those where the days. Except, today is also the…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s play TOCA Race Driver 3, Episode 7”»