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The best and worst racing games of 2025
30 Dec 2025
00:21:28
2025 has had a frenetic blend of highs and lows: Underwhelming full releases, nostalgia-driven DLC drops, early access marathons and new standard-setters.
Ranking these moments wasn't easy, but the Traxion team has given it a go. Plus, hear our honourable mentions, biggest disappointments and the thoughts of our very own community.
Everyone at Traxion wants to wish you a very happy New Year. Thanks for all of your continued support, and here's to 2026!
EA listens to fans, there will be no new F1 video game in 2026
29 Dec 2025
00:15:29
There will not be an official Formula 1 game in 2026. Confirmed.
Instead, there will be an F1 26 DLC pack for EA SPORTS F1 25 - including the new cars, liveries and presumably, the Madrid circuit. During a year of significant change for the sport, the official video game will also go through some drastic steps.
Then, the sim racing series will return in 2027, but in a “reimagined” form.
John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord react to the news and provide their predictions
The BEST Racing Games This Decade - Traxion Control Podcast
02 Mar 2025
00:43:49
The first in what will be a monthly round-up, join Tom Bunten, John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord for Traxion Control.
We asked you what is the best racing game or sim racing title released in the decade so far - so 2020-2025. You delivered! The Traxion team discusses your answers and explains their picks in this episode of the monthly Traxion Control Podcast.
Before then, the team run through three of the main talking points from last month - Le Mans Ultimate (LMU) vs Assetto Corsa Competizione (ACC), Wreckfest 2's early access window and the demise of F1 Manager in light of a brilliant (final?) update.
Let us know your favourite racing game or sim racing platform released since 2020 in the comments below!
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Talking F1 2021 with Senior Creative Director at EA, Lee Mather | S02E05
28 Jun 2021
00:27:57
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/
Why Assetto Corsa Competizione is so popular | S02E04
21 Jun 2021
00:30:17
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.
Racing games that have aged like a fine wine | S02E03
14 Jun 2021
00:41:19
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.
E3, the biggest gaming media event of the year is upon us! Following the Summer Game Fest Kickoff Live, the extended Traxion team discusses what to expect as racing game fans from the event.
Sure, the Covid-19 pandemic has clipped its wings a bit, no press or public within giant theatres celebrating gaming robs us of some atmosphere, but there will still be a long weekend packed full of live streams, updates, DLC and fresh game reveals.
We cover Koch Media, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Nintendo and more, plus the NACON Connect and EA Play Live which are happening in July.
What racing games do we expect? Will there or won’t there be a new Forza? What about Mario Kart? Listen to the latest episode of The Traxion.GG Podcast and then see how wrong, or right, we are next week.
Let us know in the comments below what you’re anticipating.
Hosted by Thomas Harrison-Lord, with guests John Munro, Justin Sutton, Rich Hutson and Justin Melillo.
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Game development and winning rallies with Jon Armstrong | S02E01
07 Jun 2021
00:44:39
Jon Armstrong is a busy person. Alongside competing in the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship alongside co-driver Phil Hall for the Codemasters DiRT Rally Team, he’s also a game designer at Codemasters during the week.
For those who perhaps aren’t aware, Jon starting rallying and working is way up the championships, competing in Ireland, the British Rally Championship, the Junior European Rally Championship, and then onto the Drive DMACK Cup and the WRC 2 competition.
But then, faced with the difficulty of raising the budget required to compete at the very top of rallying, he turned to esports, winning the 2018 (and finishing second in 2019) WRC esports competition. This then led to working on the later stages of DiRT Rally 2.0 development, a full-time role at the company and now the opportunity to compete on the world stage once again.
The season is going well too, winning the first JWRC round on the Croatia Rally. With all of that in mind, we talked to Jon on this latest podcast episode, discussing his early career, sim rallying and his curent JWRC season so far.
Wreckfest, the game that keeps on giving us plenty to talk about. It’s very, very good… but why?
Well, we’ll get into that now, I suppose. Presenting the latest episode of The Traxion.GG Podcast, all about Wreckfest.
The title recently re-released on PlayStation 5, and it’s got us all back in our feelings for one of the greatest racing… err… crashing games out there.
Agree? Disagree? Let us know what you think about Wreckfest in the comments below.
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Hosted by Justin Sutton, John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord.
I’ve got one, you’ve got one, I’m sure that everyone has one. Opinions, I mean. Bad opinions, to be exact.
Unpopular opinions are the popular topic this week in the latest episode of the Traxion.GG Podcast, and we’ll be giving our hot takes regarding some of your favourite racing titles on the market, as well as general beliefs in the racing game world.
We’re out to hurt feelings this week, so we truly hope you disagree with us.
Disagree or not, let us know your opinion in the comments below. Also, feel free to share any bad takes you might have, after all, we did put ourselves out there…
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Hosted by Justin Sutton, John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord.
We all love a great arcade racing game, right? Using power-ups, bashing off walls, drifting to victory. Or, do we?
Are we all enabling our best race face, complaining about track limits and tweaking our bump stop rates instead?
What about those games that fit in between the two?
Or, how about this for a revolutionary idea… you can enjoy all three types of games? This is what we propose in the latest episode of the Traxion podcast, alongside charting the rise of the simulator and the origin of the aforementioned terms.
Let us know in the comments below if you are a sim racer that also enjoys Mario Kart, or you play touch-based drag racing games on your phone and are also handy on rFactor 2.
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Hosted by Justin Sutton, John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord.
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 and Slightly Mad Studios, there is now a long list of racing game and sim franchises that are under EA’s umbrella.
So, in the latest episode of the Traxion.GG Podcast, we play fantasy CEO. If we were Andrew Wilson, what would we do with the Codemasters and current EA racing games? Will we bring back old classics, or push onwards with fresh titles?
Our team considers the possibilities, but we’d like to hear from you too. What would you like to see from EA and Codemasters? Let us know in the comments below.
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Hosted by John Munro, Justin Sutton and Thomas Harrison-Lord.
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, there is a news splurge for E3 around June for video games, with big titles releasing in March and then on the run up to the holiday season at the end of the year. But, in the racing community, April in 2021 seems to have been a big month, with new hardware, reveals and teaser trailers.
Which one of these announcements got you the most excited? Let us know on social media, search ‘TraxionGG’.
"I've done everything I can to chase my dream" - Jardier interview
10 Nov 2024
00:47:19
Jaroslav Honzik, aka Jardier, entered some races in the Czech Republic 18 years ago. But, his motorsport dream ended there, until earlier this year, when he put his (and sponsor's) money where his mouth is and went for his dream - a season of touring car racing.
Competing the Clio Cup, Jardier still adores Assetto Corsa, in particular Assetto Corsa Competizione. Naturally, we also discuss what the future may hold for ACC, but also hopes and dreams for Assetto Corsa EVO.
All this, and more, in the latest episode of the Traxion Podcast, plus we answer your questions.
If you’d like to hear more episodes like this one, please follow, like and subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a comment on the Traxion.GG YouTube channel or a podcast platform review. Your feedback is invaluable and will help us create more episodes in the future.
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 and part of the Extreme E team for the inaugural season, he oozes motorsport. His ‘mega’ style of describing what is happening for viewers is completely unique – you're on the edge of your seat even if there’s not much happening in the race.
We sat down with the enigmatic rallycross nutter to discuss his career, the current state of WorldRX, the future of rallying and how it all fits into the virtual world and esports. What camera angles does he use and how is life adapting from controller to a steering wheel? Watch to find out.
Episode 9: Racing games we'd love to see remastered or remade
19 Apr 2021
00:35:37
It’s a Monday and that means time for another episode of The Traxion podcast!
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 episode, number nine in this season, it’s Tom and John. They discuss the differences between a ‘remaster’ and a ‘remake’ and how the lines are more blurred than ever.
Then they go through which racing video games they’d each like to be remade or remastered and get confused in the process. But that’s not all, if you’ve listened to this episode please let us know in our brand new comments section on the Traxion website which games you’d like to see get the 4K treatment. We’d love to hear from you! You can always leave a comment on YouTube below, too.
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F1 2021, this season’s official Formula 1 game, has been revealed by EA and Codemasters and there is plenty to talk about – not least of which the title releasing on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series and PC.
The lead feature seems to be Braking Point, a brand-new story mode featuring the return of Devon Butler who first appeared in F1 2019. That game was the first attempt by the F1 games to introduce a story, and while it was fun, it was over in a flash.
Tellingly, the trailer focuses purely on this element of the game. No gameplay or in-game screens have been revealed at this point, and the video is a snazzy CGI affair that hints at intense rivalries which will be against fictional racers Devon Butler, Aiden Jackson, and Casper Akkerman.
Last season’s game introduced the superb My Team mode where you could create your own team and rise through the ranks. There’s very little information in the way of any improvements to that for 2021, although its return is confirmed.
What is new, however, is a two-player career. Assuming this is online, you and a friend can play this either co-operatively or competitively. To us, that indicates being able to race through a career, but perhaps not My Team, on either the same or opposing teams.
The Algarve, Imola and Jeddah circuits are to be included, but as a free update post-launch. Speaking of free, there will be a free next-gen upgrade for those who purchase on either PS4 or Xbox One, further details on any exclusions are to follow.
Last of the ‘big ticket’ items is the ‘Real-Season Start’ which allows players to jump into a season that reflects the current live standings of the real-world F1 year. How that works if some of the tracks are being added later though, remains to be seen.
There are plenty of other smaller details, though, which you may see on the pre-order landing pages.
Alongside the standard edition, a Deluxe Edition will be available which provides three days early access and a suite of cosmetic bonuses. Of which victory radio calls are included and seven iconic drivers to “enhance you’re my Team game experience”. Both are very intriguing to us, and we hope to find out how these work closer to the release date.
Likewise, assist options, driver stats and multiplayer are said to be “refined”, but little is known about exactly how at this date. Split-screen, shorter seasons and F2 all return from the last game, but again, there’s no confirmation which F1 season is included at launch.
The game launches on all platforms on the 16th July 2021 – unless you order the Deluxe Edition for $15/£15 extra – and stay tuned as we’ll have lots of F1 2021 information and opinions coming very soon.
Episode 8: Over the Horizon? Why a game from 2018 is still number one
12 Apr 2021
00:54:50
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 racer.
All three of our podcast team have played this game recently, with Justin Sutton being our resident Forza Horizon 4 expert and leading us through why its appeal is so enduring but also, what could be improved in the future.
Let us know your thoughts about the game in the comments and as ever, you can also listen to The Traxion Podcast via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts and Google Podcasts too.
KartKraft, a karting simulator currently in Early Access on PC, has been making waves in the sim community of late thanks to its staggering attention to detail and realistic driving physics.
Recently acquired by Motorsport Games, we spoke to the Director of Studio for the newly formed Motorsport Games Australia to learn more about the game's origins story, but also what the future holds.
Quite a lot it turns out. Wet weather, ranked online racing, a new circuit and assists for those new to the genre. Plus, maybe even console versions further down the line.
Listen to this latest Traxion interview to hear what it’s like to be a formerly independent game developer with an idea and how that dream is about to be realised.
Episode 7: Do esports have a place in real-world motorsport?
05 Apr 2021
00:42:22
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 the virtual world and the real one? What skills are transferable, if any? To help navigate us through this potential minefield, our very own John Munro is a sim racer and a real racer – which is handy!
Please join the debate, we’d love to hear your thoughts, so please, comment below and let us know what you think. Will esports have a place on a traditional motorsport career ladder?
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Hosted by Justin Sutton, John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord.
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 and now 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 ourselves, as we dip into the memory bank of nostalgia to each pick out two racing titles that deserved more.
We’d love to hear your thoughts, so please, reply on social media or in the YouTube comments what your favourite hidden gem racing games are – we’d love to know!
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Hosted by Justin Sutton, John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord.
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 race triumphs, the Race of Champions, three 24 Hours of Daytona victories and an IMSA SportsCar Championship as recently as 2019. Oh, and of course, the 1993 Suzuki Swift GTI Championship.
Now he can add an interview for Traxion about esports and sim race to his glowing résumé. Watch as Juan Pablo discusses this year’s 12 Hours of Sebring, his upcoming return to the Indianapolis 500 and how sim racing compares to real life motorsports.
As we approach the start of another Formula 1 season, the Traxion team go back in time to discuss their favourite F1 game memories, spanning three generations of games.
The F1 games have a long and storied history, with titles on the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and GameBoy, plus the storied Grand Prix games on PC by Geoff Crammond. The full history of premier class single-seater motorsports deserves a separate podcast all to itself, but in this episode, we don the rose-tinted glasses to discuss our personal favourites and our earliest F1 video game memories.
Join us on this nostalgia trip. We'd love to hear your thoughts, so please, contact us via social media and perhaps propose your ideal pricing structure.
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Hosted by Justin Sutton, John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord.
Your Assetto Corsa EVO Questions Answered - Traxion Control, Ep1
03 Nov 2024
01:02:37
Welcome to Traxion Control - your monthly round-up and discussion podcast for sim racing and racing video games.
This month - we discuss your Assetto Corsa EVO points, consider if sim racing equipment development is outpacing games, the best in show at the ADAC SimRacing Expo and a game we have lost faith in…
Let us know your questions for next month’s edition via social media!
If you’d like to hear more episodes like this one, please follow, like and subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a comment on the Traxion.GG YouTube channel or a podcast platform review. Your feedback is invaluable and will help us create more episodes in the future.
This is going to sting a little. But it's okay, only for 45 minutes or so.
You see, in the latest episode of the Traxion podcast, we discuss what we think are the best cars in games. We know, it's contentious and you definitely disagree with us.
This is why we put a little twist on proceeding. So, we each get to pick what we think is the best car in gaming, and then which cars we think are underrated, finally, we pick three that we think are OP.
We'd love to hear your thoughts, and we know you'd love to tell us them, so please get in touch via social media.
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Hosted by Justin Sutton, John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord.
What does Motorsport Games buying Studio 397 mean for the future of rFactor 2? Exclusive interview!
03 Mar 2021
00:20:15
With the news that Motorsport Games intends to acquire Studio 397 and with it, rFactor 2, our very own Tom Harrison-Lord had the chance to speak with Marcel Offermans, Managing Director of Studio 397, and Paul Coleman, Director of Design for Motorsport Games, to get some more information.
The big question on many sim racing fans minds is: what does Motorsport Games buying the rFactor 2 developer mean for the future of the popular simulation product? Additionally, many questions will be had from fans of the NASCAR games or those intrigued by the new BTCC and Le Mans licences held by Motorsport Games - how will they be affected? Well, we did our best to find out!
We hope you enjoy this interview and, as always, keep it pinned!
In Episode 2 of the Traxion Podcast, Justin Sutton, John Munro and Tom Harrison-Lord discuss Upcoming Racing Games of 2021, and which titles they are looking forward to most.
Join John Munro, Tom Harrison-Lord and Justin Sutton as they take a look at the history of Rally Games, share their opinions and memories.
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Welcome to the Traxion Podcast. This will be a weekly podcast about racing video games, hosted by John Munro, Tom Harrison-Lord and Justin Sutton. What we aim to do is bring together racing game fans from all genres, whether that be casual arcade racers, retro gamers or even hardcore sim racers. We are open to any topics, from celebrating the best games of a certain era, to ranking a franchise and, of course, trying to settle the big racing game debates once and for all. Join us on our journey through the wide spectrum of the genre. Who knows, sometimes we may be mildly entertaining. So, with all of that in mind, keep listening for more coming very soon.
"Assetto Corsa EVO might make me quit real-world Nordschleife" - Misha Charoudin
27 Oct 2024
01:09:31
Misha Charoudin has made a name for himself as the King of the Nurburgring-Nordschleife.
Through his entertaining YouTube videos, where Charoudin drives a range of cars supplied by fans and manufacturers, the affable Russian has built up a legion of followers enthralled by his skill behind the wheel.
He has also been a prolific racer in the last few years, currently participating in the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie in the SP8T class alongside Jimmy Broadbent, Steve Alvarez Brown (YouTube's SuperGT) and Manuel Metzger.
In this edition of the Traxion podcast, we discover that Charoudin has a lot more going on than just his Nordschleife escapades. He talks about his various business ventures, his experiences in sim racing and his time working with Kunos Simulazioni, developers of the hotly-anticipated Assetto Corsa EVO.
If you’d like to hear more episodes like this one, please follow, like and subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a comment on the Traxion.GG YouTube channel or a podcast platform review. Your feedback is invaluable and will help us create more episodes in the future.
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Marco Massarutto shares all about Assetto Corsa EVO
18 Oct 2024
00:16:20
We sat down for a chat about modding, driving on public roads, and online multiplayer with Kunos Simulazioni co-founder and executive manager Marco Massarutto.
Assetto Corsa EVO has made its public hands-on debut at the ADAC SimRacing Expo. The early demo sees you driving three different cars around three different tracks.
But, EVO is much more than that.
Listen, as Massarutto explains on-road driving, modding and reaching a larger gaming audience, without upsetting the hardcore sim racing fans.
If you’d like to hear more episodes like this one, please follow, like and subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a comment on the Traxion.GG YouTube channel or a podcast platform review. Your feedback is invaluable and will help us create more episodes in the future.
With coaching available 24/7 through trophi.ai, the brand new Mansell AI coach provides realtime actionable feedback and answers your questions directly on track. Want to find out more? Try out the free 7-day challenge with trophi.ai Premium, and experience Mansell AI for yourself over at https://get.trophi.ai/traxion/
This year's ADAC SimRacing Expo begins on the 18th of October, showcasing the best of sim racing with over 70 confirmed exhibitors including the likes of Fanatec, Kunos Simulazioni, iRacing, Heusinkveld, Moza, Simucube, TrakRacer, Logitech and Hyundai.
As a preview, Tom and Tom discuss what to expect from SimRacing Expo with Danny Giusa, Luke Crane and Alex Goldschmidt, running through the exhibitors and discussing which sim racing personalities are likely to attend the Dortmund-based event.
Running until the 20th of October, tickets for SimRacing Expo are still available, and Traxion readers can receive 5% off the ticket price when booked in advance using our affiliate link.
With coaching available 24/7 through trophi.ai, the brand new Mansell AI coach provides real-time actionable feedback and answers your questions directly on track. Want to find out more? Try out the free 7-day challenge with Trophi.ai Premium, and experience Mansell AI for yourself over at https://get.trophi.ai/traxion/
If you’d like to hear more episodes like this one, please follow, like and subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a comment on the Traxion.GG YouTube channel or a podcast platform review. Your feedback is invaluable and will help us create more episodes in the future.
F1 commentator Alex Jacques on why every driver deserves the same respect
06 Oct 2024
00:58:08
Anyone that has watched Formula 1, or any of the junior series, will have heard of our guest for this edition of the Sim Sundays podcast. Alex Jacques has forged a successful broadcasting career, working with Formula 1, Formula 2, W Series and also the F1 Esports Series!
In this podcast, Alex Jacques discusses his pathway into F1 commentary, talks about his experiences commentating in the F1 Esports Series and provides valuable insight for any budding commentator out there!
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How Corsair Can SAVE Fanatec and Yearly Motorsport Releases - Traxion News Podcast Pilot
29 Sep 2024
01:08:12
This is the first-ever Traxion news podcast round-up magazine show thing. An episode zero pilot, we need your help with naming suggestions and questions for next month's episode - let us know in the comments below!
Once a month, the Traxion team will discuss the most important sim racing news. This time, it includes Corsair's purchase of Fanatec, EA offering a DLC expansion instead of a yearly release and the current state of games when they are released.
We also touch upon what we've been working on recently, what's coming up soon and your suggestions for weird racing games.
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How Asetek SimSports plans to change sim racing hardware
22 Sep 2024
00:34:35
Asetek SimSports has gone from strength to strength since it launched three years ago, making a name for itself in the sim racing hardware manufacturer space, providing everything from entry-level to premium gear.
In this podcast, André Eriksen, CEO of Asetek SimSports, reveals that Asetek is set to launch a brand-new entry-level range for consumers! Find out more about this, the incoming Invicta steering wheel and much more in our podcast!
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F1 and IndyCar Star Romain Grosjean's Ideas To Make Sim Racing BETTER
15 Sep 2024
00:34:32
Romain Grosjean, most famous for founding his esports team R8G Esports... okay maybe not, but he does have a sim racing team - and he's seriously passionate about it!
Romain has had an illustrious career in motorsports, from winning five junior championships to being thrust into the world of Formula 1, to now competing in IndyCar for the Juncos Hollinger Racing team.
In 2020, Romain decided to step into the world of sim racing and start R8G Esports which fields some of the best drivers in the world in top-flight esports competitions!
In this podcast, the French driver discusses his sim racing experiences, draws comparisons between sim racing and real-world motorsport, and weighs in on sim racing’s future.
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Forza Horizon 6 is real, and in Japan - All we know so far
25 Sep 2025
00:14:45
Forza Horizon 6 is officially official in Japan, definitely confirmed. But, what else is there to spot so far?
Traxion has sifted through the trailer, spotted locations on Google Maps, read all of the available FAQs, and this is everything we know so far about Forza Horizon 6.
Such as, when will the PS5 version launch? What should you expect from the Japanese setting? Aren't there other open-world driving games already in the same country? Will the change of leadership affect the end result? Is it on Xbox One?
As ever, let us know your thoughts in the comments below, including which Japanese cars you would like to see included in FH6.
Forza Horizon 6 location to show Japan’s “true breadth of beauty” - https://traxion.gg/forza-horizon-6-location-to-show-japans-true-breadth-of-beauty/
"It's been a CRAZY week" - Jarno Opmeer on his new team and the future of F1 Sim Racing
08 Sep 2024
00:50:04
In significant news for fans of the Formula 1 games and the F1 Sim Racing (Esports) competition, Jarno Opmeer has joined Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing.
The team, with links to Max Verstappen and Team Redline, now sees two-time champion Opmeer join the reigning champion Frederik Rasmussen at the Milton Keynes outfit.
In this podcast interview, the Dutch competitor and content creator talks about his return to shifter karting, LAN events for esports and what could be done to improve EA SPORTS' F1 games.
It's all in our latest podcast, which you can watch on YouTube or listen to on your favourite audio podcast platform.
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Why GTRevival is now 'Project Motor Racing' with Ian Bell and GIANTS Software
16 Jul 2024
00:26:53
GTRevival is now called Project Motor Racing and will be published by Farming Simulator custodians GIANTS Software.
Hear from, first, GIANTS Founder and CEO Christian Ammann about why the independent Swiss firm is entering sim racing and then from Ian Bell.
The former lead of GTR, Need for Speed: Shift and Project CARS (among others) explains project delays, custom physics engines, the Lister Storm and Project Motor Racing’s new direction.
Details about the new graphics engine are expected at a later date. These interviews took place at Silverstone, while the team captured data from race cars.
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Behind the Scenes of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown's Creation - Developer Interview
15 Jun 2024
00:40:19
Ahead of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown's release in September, we spoke to its Game Director, Guillaume Guinet.
Why is it an always-online MMO? What will change from the demo to the final version in three months time? What are the post-release plans? Nintendo Switch? VR? Bikes?
It's all answered here...
Let us know which other developers you'd like to hear from in future episodes. This is the second episode of a new podcast series, "Under the Hood", where we speak to the game development industry.
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Motorsport Games Explains Le Mans Ultimate DLC and Cancelled IndyCar Game - CEO interview
08 Jun 2024
01:11:12
Le Mans Ultimate's DLC and possible subscription extras. What happened to the IndyCar Game? The rebirth of Motorsport Games. Your questions answered (consoles, VR, co-op within LMU). Stephen Hood, CEO, discusses this and more in this Traxion Podcast episode.
It's Motorsport Games unleashed, no holds barred.
The BTCC relationship, a possible rFactor 3 and a single-player career for Le Mans Ultimate. Discuss in our Discord or via social.
Let us know which other developers you'd like to hear from in future episodes. This is a pilot episode of a new podcast series, set to start on a later date, joining forces with Sim Sundays! Enjoy episode one of "Under the Hood" where we speak to the game development industry.
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EA SPORTS WRC: "Here we are four years later!" Developer Interview | S8 E5
28 Sep 2023
00:26:14
Join Ross Gowing, Senior Creative Director, and Jon Armstong, Game Designer and real-world rally champion, to discuss EA SPORTS WRC with Thomas Harrison-Lord, covering all the smaller details you may have missed.
Are stages 1:1 recreations of the real-world WRC venues? How was the 2017-spec Volkswagen Polo captured? How did the project come about?
The first official World Rally Championship games, by Codemasters, hear how the team has worked with Unreal Engine, refined DiRT Rally 2.0's handling system and implemented the new-for-Rally1 hybrid system.
All are answered here, but also be sure to let us know your thoughts via the Traxion website's comments section - we'll try to answer your questions!
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Rory Alexander's unrelenting passion for Gran Turismo | S8 E4
21 Sep 2023
00:27:49
For nearly two years now, Rory Alexander aka EERIEISSSS, has been a full-time sim racing content creator, driving Gran Turismo 7 and Assetto Corsa Competizione. It follows his first upload over five years ago.
Here, Thomas Harrison-Lord speaks to Rory about the shift to a new job in life, and balancing family with the will to push his YouTube channel forward. How Shorts mixed with live streaming works for him, the motivation behind his process and how to keep the channel financially secure.
We also touch upon his incredible supportive community, and how his streams are a constant distraction for Tom.
Recorded at the Gran Turismo World Series Showdown, where Rory won the Pro-Am competition paired with Igor Fraga.
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How Max Esterson plans to go from iRacing to F1 | S8 E3
12 Sep 2023
00:26:28
Max Esterson grew up in New York City playing Formula 1 video games, and latterly, iRacing. He didn't kart for a decade.
Yet, here's racing, and winning, in GB3 - the UK's premier single-seater championship, on the ladder to Formula 1. He aims to compete in FIA Formula 3 next season and has backing from the sim racing subscription-based platform.
If you've seen the Gran Turismo Movie, well Esterson is working the sim-to-real career, but without winning a reality TV show competition. Just raw talent, guile and passion.
In this episode of the Traxion.GG Podcast, Thomas Harrison-Lord is joined by Piers Prior - who is not only part of the Traxion family but co-commentates and co-presents the GB3 championship - find out what makes Esterson tick, his lofty ambitions and how iRacing has supported his efforts.
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How The Crew Motorfest was created with the development team | S8 E2
08 Sep 2023
00:14:50
Join Thomas Harrison-Lord to discuss The Crew Motorsport with Ubisoft Ivory Tower's Stéphane Beley, Senior Creative Director, and Julien Hummer, Content Director.
With just days until the multi-platform open-world racing game launches, here you will hear about its four-year gestation (beginning as DLC for The Crew 2), the original game name and the new playlist structure.
The team also covers why Hawaii is the ideal location for this new Crew spin-off and the work required to get Toyota cars included.
The Crew Motorfest is coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox on 14th September, but Gold and Ultimate digital edition owners receive early access on the 11th.
Also, from the 14th, the first five hours for all players will be free to play across all platforms.
Why Karting Superstars is make or break - developer interview | S8 E1
06 Sep 2023
00:37:29
We’re back with a brand new season of the Traxion Podcast, and we begin with a riveting conversation with Circuit Superstars and Karting Superstars developer Original Fire Games.
On this episode of the Traxion Podcast, Thomas Harrison-Lord speaks to Carolina, Alberto and Carlos Mastretta of Original Fire Games about its upcoming title Karting Superstars.
The team talk passionately about its newest game, which sees you race in a chase camera perspective using karts in a world familiar to fans of its previous release Circuit Superstars.
Karting Superstars has only been a couple of months in development, so here you’ll learn about the eye-opening reasons for its existence and the team’s aims and development plans.
Let us know in the comments below if you’ve got any questions or messages of support for the team, and don’t forget you can watch our initial hands-on gameplay video.
The secret of Coach Dave Academy’s success – David Perel and Steve Worrell | S7 E14
31 Jul 2023
01:00:20
In this insightful interview, we discuss the benefits of a sorted car setup in sim racing, how to sell your used equipment and the perfect segue.
On this episode of the Traxion Podcast, Thomas Harrison-Lord speaks to David Perel and Steve Worrell about what makes sim racing setup shop Coach Dave Academy tick, how its Delta app is making competitive driving easy, the future of The SimGrid and a new venture, SimTrader.
Ferrari GT driver Perel explains how real-world motorsport competition helps his Speed Capital company stand out from the competition, while Worrell highlights his new role at the business.
The trio also discuss the challenges and opportunities the sim racing industry faces over the next 12 months, and which titles catch their eyes.
We hope you gain some valuable insight into the business behind one of sim racing’s leading enterprises.
Let us know in the comments below if you’ve ever used Coach Dave Academy for training or setups, and are interested in the new equipment trading website.
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Le Mans Ultimate hits consoles and Virtual Series returns!
14 Aug 2025
00:19:37
Le Mans Ultimate is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, ELMS DLC starts to arrive in September and the Le Mans Virtual Series is set to return, with qualifying starting later this year.
That’s a big dump of headline news for LMU drivers, oh and there’s going to be an in-game livery shop. Join John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord as they break down the latest updates, not forgetting that a career mode should arrive in early 2026.
The console porting deal is said to be in the “late state negotiations” with development work set to commence in the “coming weeks”.
It all comes from Motorsport Games and Studio 397 CEO Stephen Hood, who dropped the updates during a positive earnings call where a second successive quarter of profit was recorded for the once floundering outfit.
Le Mans Ultimate PS5 and Xbox development could “begin in weeks”:
The importance of My Team, F1 World and anti-cheat – F1 23’s Lee Mather | S7 E13
24 Jul 2023
00:29:18
A Traxion Podcast interview with Senior Creative Director at Electronic Arts, Codemasters, Lee Mather – who’s responsible for the official Formula 1 game’s direction each year.
Mather has worked on the F1 games since 2008, spanning a 15-year stint. We asked him about his time working on the yearly motorsport titles, but also what the thinking was behind the F1 World game mode, if we’ll see more Braking Point in the future and how the new car handling was developed.
We also touch upon the importance of esports and league racing, and the company’s plans to implement anti-cheat measures. Will classic cars ever make a return? Is My Team and Driver Career still important for the franchise? Are we to expect more limited-time liveries?
All of these key questions are answered – but of course, be sure to leave your F1 23 feedback in the comments below!
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