E3 2021

When Forza Horizon 5 was unveiled in all its shiny 4K glory during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase on the 13th June 2021, it was confirmation of the leaks and rumours running up to the event were largely accurate. The game existed, was set in Mexico and would be releasing this year. In many…Continue reading “The most important new features in Forza Horizon 5”»

Looking back at E3 2021, it wasn’t the same as previous years. Even without the pandemic, E3 had been waning. Marketing budgets have bifurcated among digital, physical, events and third parties, and E3 was getting a smaller share than ever before. Console creators and game publishers started realising that holding their own events, streamed online,…Continue reading “WATCH: Forza Horizon 5 REVEALED! – E3 2021 Recap | Traxion.GG News”»

We’re nearly done wrapping up this year’s virtual E3 convention, and although the racing game genre has been relatively lighter than we’d have hoped for (NO MARIO KART! WHY?), there is still plenty of fun stuff to talk about, especially when new hardware gets dropped.  Razer had their turn on Monday and announced a slew of new products,…Continue reading “Razer unveils ‘World’s Most Powerful’ 14″ Gaming Laptop”»

Popular arcade cabinet racer, Cruis’n Blast, will be a Nintendo Switch console exclusive when it arrives in autumn 2021. Cruis’n Blast is the fourth instalment in the wild franchise and is developed by the studio Raw Thrills. The debut trailer for the home version was showcased during the E3 2021 Nintendo Direct event. You race…Continue reading “Arcade cabinet racer Cruis’n Blast comes to Switch later this year”»

Turtle Beach, the gaming accessory company primarily known for its range of headsets, is branching out into the world of controllers too. The Recon Controller, unveiled as part of E3 2021, will be its first venture into this field and will be for Xbox and PC use. Using the tradition Xbox gamepad insignia, the Recon…Continue reading “Turtle Beach announces its first-ever gamepad, the Recon Controller”»

Forza Horizon 5 has been announced and it’s coming later this year. There was a brief trailer, a more in-depth gameplay video and some images on a Microsoft website, all of which left us with many questions. Chief of which was the car list. Forza Horizon 4 has over 450 vehicles as it stands and…Continue reading “Every car currently known to be in Forza Horizon 5”»

One of the most un-secret secrets in racing videos games is now official: Forza Horizon 5 exists. Debuting at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, the opening event on the Sunday of E3 2021, the much anticipated open-world racer is indeed set in Mexico and not Japan – tying in with recent rumours and leaked…Continue reading “Forza Horizon 5 debuts, releases in November 2021”»

The Crew 2 is a game that continues to flourish, with Ubisoft Forward lifting the lid on another year of continued support and new content during E3 2021. Ubisoft Ivory Tower’s open-world racing game, that first released in 2018 and features cars, motorcycles, planes and boats, seems to have garnered a large audience, with the…Continue reading “Motorsport-themed season revealed for The Crew 2 at Ubisoft Forward”»

Our current favourite free-to-play time-based track-focussed PC racing game, Trackmania, has received a brand-new update that brings with it a new mode. Royal Mode, unveiled during Ubisoft’s E3 20201 Forward event, allows 60 players to form 30 teams of two and compete against each other across 20 randomly selected maps. A new map will be…Continue reading “New Royal Mode unveiled for Trackmania at Ubisoft Forward”»