Sim Racing in 2026 and Your Favourite Rally Games

This week, with the Tom's away at SXSW in Austin, the Scots have taken over! From the outside looking in, it's been a quiet start to the year for the world of sim racing, with more casual games taking centre stage. But, as is often the case, things are very much bubbling beneath the surface. In this episode, as well as covering the current happenings with Le Mans Ultimate, iRacing, RaceRoom and Project Motor Racing, John Munro and Traxion Senior Editor Ross McGregor dissect the latest Forza Horizon 6 reveals, and discuss your favourite rally games. As always, let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below! And if you have any questions, we will endeavour to answer them in future episodes. Forza Horizon 6 latest reveals - https://traxion.gg/category/games/forza-horizon-6/ Le Mans Ultimate news - https://traxion.gg/le-mans-ultimate-console-versions-on-track-for-early-to-mid-2027/ iRacing full update - https://traxion.gg/iracing-season-2-2026-patch-notes-released/ RaceRoom's latest teasers - https://traxion.gg/category/games/raceroom-racing-experience/ The Project Motor Racing interview - https://youtu.be/eLMWNWZj7g0?si=Q8VCnjcMGHh1spyh The Best Rally Games in 2026 - https://youtu.be/GCMpgG-mS6w?si=pDOo-pZOkgZ_M-fz Our DiRT Rally Retrospective - https://youtu.be/9eFM_Emitr8?si=MXoRJIHUAJMwDRuY Sign up for the Traxion email newsletter: ⁠https://traxion.gg/newsletter/⁠ Join our Discord: ⁠https://traxion.gg/discord⁠ Visit the website for daily news: ⁠https://traxion.gg/⁠ Email [email protected] with your questions for the team! Follow Traxion.GG:⁠ https://traxion.gg⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TraxionGG⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/traxiongg⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/ ⁠⁠https://traxion.gg/discord⁠ ⁠Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Project Motor Racing’s launch was… sub-optimal, to be kind. Graphics issues, strange collisions, unreliable multiplayer and an uninspired career mode were layered over inconsistent driving dynamics. A hot mess, Traxion delivered a 5/10 verdict. Since then, however, a spate of patches, updates and hotfixes have tried to quell our concerns, and later this month, a ‘Patch 2.0’ will be released. To understand what went wrong, and what the future holds, here’s a frank interview with Kevin Boland, Founder and Chief Development Officer at PMR creator Straight4 Studios. Let us know your thoughts in the comments! Sign up for the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/ Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/ Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discord Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, it's official. After pumping up Nacon's tyres two weeks ago, then last week covering its possible financial challenges, it's gone into insolvency... Sorry folks! Here, Thomas Harrison-Lord and Tom Bunten discuss the possible fallout and why it doesn't automatically mean the end. Then there's the related Rennsport and Nacon breakup, and another split, in the form of Maverick Games and Amazon - but neither spells the end either, and they analyse the new screenshot of the latter. Tom Bunten's initial iRacing Arcade impressions are also brought to the table. For sim racing fans, there's a new iRacing season on the way, and the duo go through your latest feedback. Maverick Games screenshot: https://traxion.gg/maverick-games-seemingly-reveals-first-screenshot-of-new-aaa-driving-game/Maverick Games and Amazon publishing split: https://traxion.gg/maverick-games-aaa-open-world-driving-game-will-no-longer-be-published-by-amazon/Rennsport and Nacon split: https://traxion.gg/rennsport-and-nacon-publishing-deal-terminated/Nacon files for insolvency: https://traxion.gg/nacon-files-for-insolvency/iRacing Season 2 2026 update: https://traxion.gg/iracings-season-2-2026-build-will-include-st-petersburg-street-circuit-and-overhauled-tcr-physics/ https://www.simfoundry.gg/ Sign up for the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/ Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team! Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discord Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nacon, and presumably its Nacon Racing division, is facing some financial challenges as its parent company, Bigben Interactive, defaults on payments. Thomas Harrison-Lord and Tom Bunten discuss this news, and potential ramifications, plus explain which games Nacon is responsible for (WRC, MXGP, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Endurance Motorsport Series).Then, there is some behind-the-scenes gossip from a recent Rennsport event, and our biggest community Q&A yet, with your questions and comments discussed.As ever, let us know your thoughts in the comments!KTM X-Bow GT2 and Laguna Seca coming to Rennsport: https://traxion.gg/ktm-x-bow-gt2-and-laguna-seca-coming-to-rennsport/Nacon temporarily suspends stock exchange trading, requires “rapid implementation of a financial restructuring”: https://traxion.gg/nacon-temporarily-suspends-stock-exchange-trading/Full Assetto Corsa EVO interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCJFTB6NNY0If you are shopping for Fanantec equipment, you can use our affiliate link. It doesn’t change your experience and it supports The Traxion Control Podcast: https://fanatec.sjv.io/gOjmMA Sign up for the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/ Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team! Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discord Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Assetto Corsa EVO removed the original plan for a career mode, but that's not the end of single-player content...Here, Kunos Simulazioni's Marco Massaruto opens up about the change, why he thinks it could benefit EVO in the long run, and delivers never-before-heard information about single-player, free-roam and modding.As ever, let us know your thoughts in the comments!Latest Assetto Corsa EVO news: https://traxion.gg/category/games/assetto-corsa-evo/Assetto Corsa EVO ditches original career mode concept: https://traxion.gg/assetto-corsa-evo-ditches-original-career-mode-concept/ Sign up for the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/ Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team! Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discord Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's Traxion Control racing video game and sim racing podcast, the team discuss the recent spate of 'unfinished' racing games released.Join Thomas Harrison-Lord, John Munro and Tom Bunten to discuss Formula Legends, Carmageddon: Rogue Shift, Old School Rally, Project Motor Racing and Rennsport as title launched with good ideas, but a lack of polish.Then, they discuss if early access is a good programme or not, should Wreckfest 2 or Assetto Corsa Rally be part of that system, whether Nacon Racing is on the rise, will Screamer sell well and answer a community question.As ever, let us know your opinions in the comments below!News stories mentioned in this episode:Old School Rally testing wheel support: https://traxion.gg/old-school-rally-testing-wheel-support/Carmageddon: Rogue Shift working on overhauled vehicle handling: https://traxion.gg/carmageddon-rogue-shift-working-on-overhauled-vehicle-handling/Formula Legends update adds new collision system, PC wheel support: https://traxion.gg/formula-legends-update-adds-new-collision-system-pc-wheel-support/Revosim confirms 5Nm Initiale direct drive sim racing wheel for PS5 and Xbox: https://traxion.gg/revosim-5nm-initiale-direct-drive-wheel-ps5-xbox/Confirmed: Official MXGP video game series returns in 2026: https://traxion.gg/confirmed-official-mxgp-video-game-series-returns-in-2026/Endurance Motorsport Series clarifies ‘sim‑lite’ physics goal alongside new gameplay: https://traxion.gg/endurance-motorsport-series-clarifies-sim-lite-physics-goal/This is the Porsche 911 GT1 ’98 in Rennsport: https://traxion.gg/this-is-the-porsche-911-gt1-98-in-rennsport/RaceRoom to run test special event following changes: https://traxion.gg/raceroom-to-run-test-special-event-following-changes/Project Motor Racing update targets LMDh and multiplayer performance: https://traxion.gg/project-motor-racing-update-targets-lmdh-and-multiplayer-performance/Gear.Club Unlimited 3 review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLxM-pJsZQc Sign up for the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/ Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team! Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discord Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you are shopping for Fanantec equipment, you can use our affiliate link. It doesn’t change your experience and it supports The Traxion Control Podcast: https://fanatec.sjv.io/gOjmMA On this week's Traxion Control Podcast, the team dives into sim racing career modes, as iRacing, Automobilista 2 and Le Mans Ultimate gear up for single-player progression in 2026.Assetto Corsa EVO's change of approach for single-player content is analysed, some good, some bad, and your community comments on the subject are sifted through.As ever, there's a quiz, Full Send and Dead End plus, this time, a question from the Sim Racing Expo.Join Thomas Harrison-Lord, John Munro and Tom Bunten, and join in the debate in the YouTube or Spotify comments.Ride 6 review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8Hq76DUeScAssetto Corsa EVO ditches original career mode concept: https://traxion.gg/assetto-corsa-evo-ditches-original-career-mode-concept/ Sign up for the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/ Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team! Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discordhttps://www.threads.net/@traxiongghttps://bsky.app/profile/traxiongg.bsky.social Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you are shopping for Fanantec equipment, you can use our affiliate link. It doesn’t change your experience and it supports The Traxion Control Podcast: https://fanatec.sjv.io/gOjmMAOn this week’s Traxion Control Podcast, Thomas Harrison-Lord, John Munro and Tom Bunton discuss which racing games they’d like to see as remakes, following Carmageddon: Rogue Shift’s mixed attempt. Let us know what you’d like to see in the comments!Then, in Full Send or Dead End, the team discusses the fate of Rennsport, Project Motor Racing and sim racing career modes, such as in iRacing.There's also a quiz for everyone to play along with and community questions answered.We'll be back, weekly, every Tuesday - subscribe for more.Carmageddon: Rogue Shift review article: https://traxion.gg/carmageddon-rogue-shift-review-a-scrappy-spin-off/Carmageddon: Rogue Shift review video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBwzaXWZJvM&pp=ygUJdHJheGlvbmdn2AYB Sign up for the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/ Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team! Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discordhttps://www.threads.net/@traxiongghttps://bsky.app/profile/traxiongg.bsky.social Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Traxion Control Podcast returns, as Thomas Harrison-Lord, John Munro and Tom Bunton discuss the Forza Horizon 6 gameplay showcase, plus the Traxion community's response. Then, in Full Send or Dead End, the team discusses the fate of Assetto Corsa EVO, Endurance Motorsport Series and predicts if there will be a NASCAR 26 or DLC. There's also a quiz for everyone to play along with. We'll be back, weekly, every Tuesday - subscribe for more Latest Forza Horizon 6 news: https://traxion.gg/category/games/forza-horizon-6/ Latest Assetto Corsa EVO news: https://traxion.gg/category/games/assetto-corsa-evo/ Sign up for the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/ Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team! Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discordhttps://www.threads.net/@traxiongghttps://bsky.app/profile/traxiongg.bsky.social Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Forza Horizon 6 is here... well, nearly.The official release date is 19th May 2026 for PC and Xbox, with PS5 confirmed for later this same year.But - there's so much more to this announcement. New cars, new modes, a spectacular location. Join John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord of the Traxion team for the instant reaction and rapid-fire opinions on the FH6 unveil.We'll be back, with more, very soon!Forza Horizon 6 May release confirmed during spectacular unveil: https://traxion.gg/forza-horizon-6-may-release-confirmed-during-spectacular-unveil/Latest Forza Horizon 6 news: https://traxion.gg/category/games/forza-horizon-6/ Sign up for the Traxion email newsletter: https://traxion.gg/newsletter/ Join our Discord: https://traxion.gg/discordVisit the website for daily news: https://traxion.gg/Email [email protected] with your questions for the team! Follow Traxion.GG:https://traxion.gghttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/https://traxion.gg/discordhttps://www.threads.net/@traxiongghttps://bsky.app/profile/traxiongg.bsky.social Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices