With art of rally now releasing on console, Xbox and Nintendo Switch out now and PlayStation coming soon, here’s why the Traxion team has fallen head over heels for the unique take on rallying and why you should pick it up.
 
Maybe it’s the art style, or the handling, or the attention to detail or the rally call-backs? Perhaps a combination of all those elements?
 
Listen to the latest Traxion Podcast as we discuss why we think you should be playing it, and how the successor to Funselektor’s Absolute Drift is the quintessential retro rally experience.

The latest art of rally news: https://traxion.gg/category/games/other-games/art-of-rally/ 

GRID Legends is a blockbuster new racing game from EA and Codemasters that centres around an extended reality story, but what came before this 2022 release? 

Lots of other GRID games, of course! 
 
In this episode of the Traxion Podcast, we run through the TOCA lineage of the GRID series, which of the main GRID games we think was the best and why you should care about the future of the franchise. 

It’s a patchy history, filled with amazing ideas, lots of solid racers and one outstanding release. Here then, is why you should pay attention to GRID Legends and why we hope it’s a return to form.
 
More information about GRID Legends: https://traxion.gg/grid-legends-announced-by-codemasters-arrives-2022/

Race Driver: GRID retrospective: https://traxion.gg/why-the-original-race-driver-grid-remains-one-of-the-best-racers-you-cannot-buy/ 

Rudy van Buren has twice finished on the podium this season in the highly competitive Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, but his career path to this point has been far from conventional.
 
 Starting out in karting, Rudy then focused his effort on sim racing, where his natural talent shone through. This culminated in two GPVWC titles in 2017, the Superleague and International Touring Cup and winning the inaugural World's Fastest Gamer competition to become the McLaren F1 team's simulator driver for 2018.
 
 The 29-year-old Dutchman came third in the GT Pro Series and become a Mahindra simulator development driver in 2020 - a role he still holds today, with aspirations of having a test soon.
 
 In our latest podcast episode, Thomas Harrison-Lord speaks to the talented esports and motorsport competitor on the differences between sim and reality.
 
 Visit Traxion for the last esports news and race reports: https://traxion.gg/category/esports/

Follow Rudy: https://twitter.com/rvburen

Joining us this week on the Traxion.GG podcast is Jack Basford, founder and CEO iGP Games, creator of iGP Manager – a leading single-seater management game.
 
 Originally released back in 2011, the free-to-play online-league-based title is available via any web browser, or through PC, iOS and Android apps, all of which synch together. Earlier in 2021, a new 3D race feature was added to the game too, and the development team continue to evolve the platform.
 
 We speak to Jack about how he still innovates, over 10 years since the original launch, and what the future is for iGP Manager. We also chat about other games he enjoys playing and his former motorsport experience.
 
 Listen to the latest episode to find out about this innovative experience and why you should check out the game.
 
 Hosted by Thomas Harrison-Lord and Justin Sutton.

For the latest iGP Manager news, visit: https://traxion.gg/category/games/igp-manager/

Last week, Motorsport Games spoke to IGN about the upcoming NASCAR game, the first in an all-new series that replaces the existing NASCAR Heat franchise.
 
 Utilising the tyre and handling physics of PC-sim platform rFactor 2 and the Unreal game engine for graphics, a selection of static images has been revealed showing off the new look and additional attention to detail.
 
 Not much else has been revealed, other than the working title of ‘NASCAR 21’ and the inclusion of a detailed paint booth for customer paint scheme creation.
 
 Joining us this week is NASCAR expert and journalist Justin Melillo to comb through the finer details of the details, plus a look back at the Heat series and a current round up of official NASCAR content within existing titles.
 
 Think of this as a current NASCAR-in-gaming state of play plus our hopes and dreams for the upcoming release.
 
 First teaser images unveiled for next NASCAR game: https://traxion.gg/first-teaser-images-unveiled-for-next-nascar-game/

The biggest feature of the F1 2021 game is arguable the all-new Braking Point narrative-led mode.
 
 Playing through a story that mixes cinematics, incidental details and gameplay challenges, you take on the role of young upstart, Aiden Jackson, as he progresses from Formula 2 to a midfield Formula 1 team.
 
 You get to select from one of five F1 teams to partner with and joining you as an experienced teammate is Casper ‘Cas’ Akkerman. It’s not just two characters though, as antagonist Devon Butler from F1 2019 makes a comeback, and there’s also Zoe Akkerman and team liaison Brian Doyle to deal with.
 
 In this episode of the Traxion.GG Podcast, Thomas Harrison-Lord and Rich Hutson discuss the highs, the lows, the good, the bad and whether overall, they would recommend playing this new story.
 
 Here’s a very mild spoiler warning, but not key character or story elements are discussed, mainly mechanics and overall sentiment.
 
 For more on F1 2021, visit the Traxion website, where we have our full game review, help, advice and videos: https://traxion.gg/category/games/f1-2021/

We enlisted YOUR help to decide the racing games YOU think should return. In this podcast episode, we discuss the games that the Traxion community replied with upon asking the question. 

From Diddy Kong Racing to Ridge Racer and everything in-between, we had a shedload of incredible answers that sent us straight down memory lane, and some that resulted in a quick Google search as we frantically tried to remember obscure titles from the past... 

We discuss some of the answers that caught our eye, and then run down the top-seven games that Traxion followers voted for. 

Listen to the episodes to find out where your suggestion landed, and feel free to let us know via @TraxionGG on social media if you’ve thought of some more ideas. 

If you enjoyed listening, please Follow or Subscribe on your preferred podcast platform as it helps us to make more episodes in the future. 

For more on previous racing games, visit: https://traxion.gg/tag/modern-classics/

On this week’s Traxion.GG Podcast, Tom sat down with Lee Mather, Senior Creative Director at Electronic Arts, to talk about the new Formula 1 video game that will be out soon.

Traxion has been covering F1 2021 with some early access for a few weeks now, detailing a bunch of the new features that will grace the new game. They’ll talk about all of that, Mather’s background in the Codemasters F1 games, what goes into making these games and a whole lot more in just under 30 minutes.

The new game releases on 16th July, but the new Traxion.GG Podcast is available now! Let us know if you’re excited about the new game in the comments below.

Hosted by Thomas Harrison-Lord with special guest Lee Mather.

Who is F1 2021’s Devon Butler? https://traxion.gg/who-is-f1-2021s-devon-butler/

How research and development works in F1 2021: https://traxion.gg/how-research-and-development-works-in-f1-2021/

WATCH: F1 2021 Baku hot lap, raw gameplay: https://traxion.gg/watch-f1-2021-baku-hot-lap-raw-gameplay/

It’s been a long journey, from Early Access back in 2018, to PS4 and Xbox One versions in 2020 and finally – for now – the British GT DLC in 2021, but Assetto Corsa Competizione seems to be in the form of its life right now.

With extraordinarily active player counts, and next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X version slated for later in the year, this latest episode of The Traxion Podcast explores why such a serious game that only includes one slightly obscure racing series has become such a smash it for developer KUNOS-Simulazioni and publisher 505 Games.

If you’re already playing it extensively, we discuss the highs and lows and if you have not yet tried it, then let us regale you with tales of why it is so good.

Hosted by John Munro, with guest Thomas Harrison-Lord.
 
 Visit our website for Assetto Corsa Competizione news, esports, opinion and guides: https://traxion.gg/category/games/assetto-corsa-competizione/

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 and less relevant.

‘Games as a service’ is a term that exists. Some simulators work on a subscription basis. Games have a second life beyond the initial release.

So, here are just some games that we think fit the bill as something that has got better with age. Like Ryan Gosling or Sienna Miller, but in video game form.

Be sure to let us know some games that you think have got better the older they become and we may revisit this topic in a future episode.

Hosted by Justin Sutton, with guest Thomas Harrison-Lord.

Visit https://traxion.gg/ for daily racing video game, sim and esports news.