News Articles
Saturday24th Jun 2023
News Train Sim World 3 Adds Ticket Checking, Photography Scenarios on PS5, PS4
Busted
Train Sim World 3’s next major expansion, adding a modern version of Manchester’s iconic Piccadilly station as part of the Glossop Line, will incorporate a couple of new gameplay elements. While there’ll be the usual scenarios pertaining to actually driving the route, a couple of new experimental challenges will see you working as a...
Wednesday31st May 2023
News Find a Taste for the Finer Things with Free French Train Sim World 3 Expansion on PS5, PS4
Magnifique
Dovetail Games, the developer of one of this author’s personal favourites Train Sim World 3, was recently acquired by French giant Focus Entertainment. And the UK developer has decided to celebrate by making one of its best routes free to download on PS5 and PS4: the excellent LGV Méditerranée from Marseille to Avignon. This, for our...
Thursday20th Apr 2023
News French Publisher Focus Entertainment Buys Train Sim World 3 Dev
Next destination: corporate consolidation
Focus Entertainment has acquired Railsimulator.com, the parent company of Dovetail Games which makes titles such as Train Sim World 3. The fee is not mentioned, and the news comes courtesy of the French firm’s financial report. The organisation used to publish the Farming Simulator series, before GIANTS...
Monday17th Apr 2023
News Derby, Leicester the Destination in Train Sim World 3's Next DLC
East Midlands Railway en route
Following this author’s particular enthusiasm over the addition of the Cross-City Line in Train Sim World 3, developer Dovetail is following up with an expansion of the midlands, this time with East Midlands Railway. The latest route being added to the game spans the 38-miles between Derby and Leicester, including...
Friday23rd Dec 2022
Soapbox I Saved Xmas from a Rogue Elf in Train Sim World 3 on PS5, PS4
Off the rails
If that headline is not what you were expecting – well, you’re not the only one! Train Sim World 3 is a game I love – I write about it quite a lot – but I fully appreciate it’s an acquired taste. This is a hardcore simulation where you really need to swat up on the operation of your locos, and while Dovetail has improved the...
Thursday8th Dec 2022
News Train Sim World 3 Books a Trip to Toy Town in Unexpected Xmas Expansion on PS5, PS4
Set in a 80s living room, complete with Famicom and CRT
Train Sim World 3 and its various predecessors are deeply realistic simulators, with an outrageous eye for detail when it comes to railway machinery. The release of the Holiday Express is unexpected, then: it delivers a festive route set in a 1980s themed living room, complete with a Famicom on...
Tuesday1st Nov 2022
News Birmingham's Cross-City Line Is on Time in Train Sim World 3 on PS5, PS4
Running up that Gravelly Hill
Without giving too much away, this author has spent his entire life travelling on the Cross-City Line from Lichfield Trent Valley to Birmingham New Street, so the fact the real-life route marks the next major expansion for Train Sim World 3 is blowing our mind. The 37-mile track already appeared in Dovetail’s PC-based...
Tuesday30th Aug 2022
News Train Sim World 3 Powers Up PS5, PS4 with 174 Trophies, More Attainable Platinum
On the right track
Train Sim World 3, the rail simulation sequel from Dovetail Games, will launch next week on both PS5 and PS4 – and its Trophies have hit Sony’s servers in preparation. Fans of the series will know it’s renowned for its enormous Trophy lists – Train Sim World 2 has a whopping 255 gongs to collect – and this latest entry...
Wednesday17th Aug 2022
News Train Sim World 3 Is Making Railway Simulations Trendy
Well, a little bit
Tell you what: we’re absolutely loving the style of Train Sim World 3. Let’s all be brutally honest with ourselves: this is one of the nerdiest franchises you’ll find on PlayStation – but it’s not stopping Dovetail Games from trying to make it all seem, well, cool. In addition to the Forza Horizon-style logo, the...
Tuesday9th Aug 2022
News Train Sim World 3 Extends Routes, Adds New Weather Dynamics on PS5, PS4
Fully compatible with Train Sim World 2 content
The delightfully relaxing Train Sim World 2 is about to get a whole lot more intense, with the addition of new weather effects in a vastly improved sequel, Train Sim World 3. Due out on the PS5 and PS4 from 6th September – with early access available to those who pre-order – the new release will...
