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Andrew Wilson has a lot on his plate. There are the yearly Madden NFL, FIFA and NBA sports titles, the ever-popular free-to-play battle royale title Apex Legends, upcoming Mass Effect remasters, the EA Play subscription and the recent $1.2 billion purchase of British racing game studio, Codemasters. Home to GRID, DIRT, Micro Machines, Formula 1…Continue reading “What we would do as EA CEO – The Traxion.GG Podcast, Episode 11”»

In this week’s Traxion Podcast episode, we deviate from the usual theme and discuss the recent big news from the world of racing games, sims and peripherals. Hear the team discuss and speculate about F1 2021, Fanatec, WRC 10, Thrustmaster, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, MotoGP 21 and RiMS Racing are among the topics. Traditionally,…Continue reading “April racing game news blowout – The Traxion Podcast, episode 10”»

How does a former graphic designer get to travel the world and talk about motorsport for a living? Well, to answer that question we sat down for a chat with the only ex-designer-come-commentator that was free the other week – Andrew Coley. The only person to commentate on every World Rallycross event held to date…Continue reading “WATCH: The voice of World RX: Andrew Coley Interview!”»

It’s a Monday and that means time for another episode of The Traxion podcast! Full disclosure, this one was recorded a while ago, F1 2021 took us by surprise. We hope you enjoyed our bonus episode last Thursday which saw Tom and Justin react to the F1 2021 launch. So for this week’s regular podcast…Continue reading “Which racing video games deserve to be remade? The Traxion Podcast, episode nine”»

Boom, there it is! F1 2021 is officially out in the wild. Kind of… While we have reported on the details, there’s a lot more to this F1 2021 reveal than first meets the eyes. This calls for some rampant speculation. Iconic drivers in My Team New tracks post-release Victory radio calls Pre-order early access…Continue reading “WATCH: F1 2021 trailer reaction and deep-dive analysis”»

Forza Horizon 4, aka the game that keeps on giving. Created by Playground Games, supported by Sumo Digital, as we approach its third year on sale there are still monthly car additions. On top of that, the game was recently released on Steam and an even larger PC audience can now experience the UK-based open-world…Continue reading “Over the Horizon? Why a game from 2018 is still number one – The Traxion Podcast, episode eight”»

A controversial topic, spurred on by the GT World Challenge using esports to form part of the Teams’ Championship points within 2021 and with many esports competitions previously offering real-world driving or training, we dive in head-first on the latest Traxion Podcast episode. Does sim racing open more doors? Is there a genuine crossover between…Continue reading “Do esports have a place in real-world motorsport? – The Traxion Podcast, episode seven”»

Juan Pablo Montoya’s motorsport achieves are varied and very well known. You are probably aware of them already, but just for the avoidance of doubt… International F3000 champion 1998, CART series champion 1999, two Indy 500 wins in 2000 and 2015, seven Formula 1 race victories including the Monaco Grand Prix, two NASCAR Cup Series…Continue reading “WATCH: Juan Pablo Montoya on Sebring, esports and horses with horns”»

In this episode of the Traxion podcast, we’re here to discuss games that time has not been kind to. These are great racing games that were over-looked in their original era and now even time has forgotten them.  Well, time might have, but us three nerds haven’t! This is a good one, even if we do say so…Continue reading “Hidden racing game gems – The Traxion Podcast, episode six”»