Modern Classics

It’s pretty impossible for anyone under the age of 25 to understand exactly what made gaming so different in the 1980s and early 1990s compared with today. With modern consoles like PS5 and Xbox Series X offering something close to the highest-end PC gaming available, the games we’re playing are virtually identical across the three…Continue reading “When Sega ruled the racing world”»

We’re back with a brand new episode of the Traxion.GG podcast, and this week we discuss games that have aged like a fine wine. Dodgy episode title aside, this is pertinent, as we live in an age where games are updated, refined, patched and added to post-launch, which means that the original Metacritic becomes less…Continue reading “Games that have aged like a fine wine | The Traxion.GG Podcast, Season 2, Episode 3”»

Last week on the TOCA Race Driver Let’s Play series, I conquered those US Speedtrucks with some clever strategy, if you will. Unfortunately, the DTM class challenge in Tier 23 threw me for a loop, so I’m giving it another go in Episode 16. This time, I’m going to qualify and see if starting closer…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s play TOCA Race Driver 3, Episode 16”»

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiidge Raaaaaaaaaaaacer. Sorry, just had to get that out of my system… Bandai Namco has been busy within some litigation admin, filing trademarks for Ridge Racer, which will surely get fans wrapped with anticipation. The recent requests have been uncovered thanks to some superb sleuthing by the Japanese video game news website Gematsu. Rave Racer…Continue reading “New Ridge Racer trademarks filed by Bandai Namco”»

Back in Let’s Play TOCA Race Driver Episode 3, I had the chance to drive the US Speedtruck Chevrolet Silverado. The game gave a fun little cutscene with Rick almost getting blasted by a rogue tyre, Final Destination style, but I opted for the British GT Cup car series and won that instead. Now, I’m…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s play TOCA Race Driver 3, Episode 15”»

The Australian-based V8 Supercars championship, now known as the Repco Supercars, is one of the, if not just outright the, best touring car series on earth.  The cars have a naturally aspirated eight-cylinder engine up front, with power going to the rear wheels through a sequential gearbox and a spool diff. And that makes them particularly specialised to…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s play TOCA Race Driver 3, Episode 14”»

After 12 glorious episodes filled with nostalgia for one of Codemasters’ greatest games, the latest episode of my TOCA Race Driver 3 World Tour mode retrospective introduces rain. At the Tier 20 and 61 per cent stage, I plumped for the 1970s GT Cup series of events and a BMW M1. This car was famously…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s play TOCA Race Driver 3, Episode 13”»

Some fun facts for you. Mosler was founded in 1985 and initially made the Consulier GTP, a strange sports car with a unique fiberglass-and-foam monocoque chassis. Sadly, it had also taken a beating from the ugly stick. Despite its very odd design, it soldiered on until the year 2000, by then named the Mosler Raptor,…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s play TOCA Race Driver 3, Episode 12”»

The Lotus Type 49. Design by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe for the 1967 Formula 1 season, it took drivers to F1 victories right up until 1970. In the back was the characterful Cosworth DFV engine. Chapman and Cosworth, helping Graham Hill to the 1968 championship and also driven by Jim Clark, Emerson Fittipaldi, Jochen…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s play TOCA Race Driver 3, Episode 11”»