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Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 is getting an update. It's called Gran Turismo 5: Spec II. More »
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Forza Motorsport 4 was released this month. It's a great game—a great-looking game, too. Gran Turismo 5, released last year, is also a great-looking game. But which one looks better? More »
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The first downloadable content pack for Gran Turismo 5 has been delayed in North America until October 25, 2011, but will include a special bonus, the company announced via Twitter earlier today. More »
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Sony has a plan to make you forget all about the launch of that other racing sim today with the announcement of new downloads featuring 15 cars and two additional tracks as well as other in-game changes for Spec 2.0 of Gran Turismo 5 launching today. We hope you like four versions of the Nissan SKYLINE. More »
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Sony and Nissan are giving drivers a chance to race in real life by competing in Gran Turismo 5 GT Academy. The problem? Someone's discovered a "cheat" in the current time trial. More »
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A new study's discovered players of racing video games like Need For Speed take bigger risks, are ticketed, and crash into stationary objects more often then their non-gamer counterparts. But frequent gamers do pass driving tests in fewer attempts. More »
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In a post on the Red Bull blog, Rhys Millen advises gamers on how to handle the Pikes Peak rally course in Gran Turismo 5. Only trouble is, Pikes Peak hasn't been in a GT game since Gran Turismo 2. More »
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Sounds nutty. But let me explain! More »
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The folks at Caterham Japan felt that, no matter how good Gran Turismo 5 is, it still can't beat the real thing. So they took a Seven around GT5's Route 246 road course in Tokyo... in real life. Here's video. More »
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After five years of development, Gran Turismo 5 is finally here. For three days we've ignored family, friends and hygiene test driving it to see if it's the most realistic racing game ever. It is. But should you buy it? More »
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Like many, we got our hands on GT5 today. While we're putting together our "first drive" review (we need at least 24 hours of playing time first), give us your thoughts below. Oh yeah, and here's the car list again. More »
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Sony "VP" Kevin Butler explains why "Gran Turismo 5" needed to "have more awesome" in this first commercial for the new racing sim. Kevin, we know exactly what it's like to try to "have more awesome." Power, brah. Power. More »
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As part of the rollout of Gran Turismo 5, Sony and Nissan will launch the GT Academy, a contest giving the top U.S. drivers in the game a chance to race professionally. That Stig suit may come in handy. More »
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We've known you'll be able to drive the Top Gear Test Track in Gran Turismo 5, but this GT5 video indicates it'll be more like a destruction derby because they're keeping the cross-over part of the track intact. Awesome. More »
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Now that we've got a for sale date on Gran Turismo 5, it's time to find out what you can drive and where. Below, the official list of all 1031 cars and all 71 tracks of GT5. More »
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The Red Bull X1, star of the almost-here Gran Turismo 5, now exists in solid form outside of a PlayStation 3. Unfortunately, the no-holds racer's translation to model car reality includes dropping its reported gas turbine for a twin-turbo V6. More »
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No one seems to agree when Gran Turismo 5 officially goes on sale, but someone is already playing it. [Kotaku] More »
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While Gran Turismo5 edges closer to reality, one sharp shopper saw that at least one part of Sony's own website puts the release date in December. That'd certainly comport with what Kazunori Yamauchi told us at SEMA earlier this week. More »
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We just asked Kazunori Yamauchi, the father of Gran Turismo, in an interview here at SEMA, the question on everyone's minds — when will GT5 finally be released? His response: "The discs are being stamped as we speak." More »
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Polyphony Digital's latest offering for fans the oft-delayed Gran Turismo 5 game is this full video reveal of the Red Bull X1, including Sebastian Vettel's test laps. This thing sounds like bionic hyenas mixing plutonium smoothies. More »
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When Gran Turismo 5 finally arrives, it will include the Red Bull X1 prototype, the answer to the question of "What if you designed a race car with an unlimited budget and no regard for rules?" Gas turbine, engage. More »
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The eagerly-awaited racing simulation Gran Turismo 5 has been delayed yet again. But according to Sony, not for long. More »
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The Tokyo Game Show 2010 Trailer for the soon-to-arrive (no really) Gran Turismo 5 gives us more insight into the cars, the gameplay, and the creepy and lifeless digital eyes of rally driver Sebastien Loeb. More »
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What do you get in November with the $99 Gran Turismo 5 Collector's Edition — other than a car model, keychain, and a giant box? Five performance cars with chrome-themed paint jobs. Ahem, the fifth anniversary's usually celebrated with wood. More »
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Sony announced at the E3 conference today that the long-awaited Gran Turismo 5 is coming to the PlayStation 3 in full 3D. Now you can race in a circle... in 3-D! It'll also be released on November 2nd. For real. More »
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Don't believe the Porsche 911 GT2 RS really spanks the Nissan GT-R around the Nürburgring? Buy a copy of Gran Turismo 5 and you'll be able to test the limits on three different configurations of the Green Hell. More »
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If the cover, NASCAR simulation or screenshots didn't have you drooling for Gran Turismo 5 this latest trailer will leave you stuffing Bounty paper towels into your lower jaw. More »
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Yes, NASCAR is coming to GT5 and now we have new racing video and a clip of Kazunori Yamauchi himself running around Texas Motor World speedway watching a real stock car race. Let's hope their backhair modeling improves. More »
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The Mercedes SLS AMG has been given the honor of gracing the cover of Gran Turismo 5 whenever it eventually debuts. Video of the SLS AMG earning the spot with some digital mayhem below. More »
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The biggest automotive showdown this year: Forza versus Gran Turismo. Since GT5 will, like, never come out, we've decided to pit the car list from Forza Motorsport 3 against the only other suitable alternative — Gran Turismo for PSP. More »
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Following the release of all 830 cars from Gran Turismo PSP, Turn 10 has released their list of all 400+ cars from Forza 3. Below, the entire garage. More »
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The latest deluge of images from perennially forthcoming Gran Turismo 5 show off the Ferrari 458 Italia and LP 560-4 going through the digital paces. We also get a first look at some realistically-rendered rally car crash damage. Ooh! More »
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Gran Turismo 5 won't be coming out until March of 2010 in Japan, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi announced at a press conference yesterday. This after almost a year of Sony saying the game will be out in 2009. More »
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When we showed you pictures of the Mercedes SLS AMG in Gran Turismo 5, those were not in-game photos, but rather over-photoshopped real photos. We now have both for comparison below. More »
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It seems Ferrari asked both Polyphony Digital and Turn 10 to show their new supercar in Gran Turismo 5 and Forza 3, respectively. Compare the two vids to each other and to our live shots below. More »
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Sony's released the first screenshots from the long-awaited Gran Turismo 5. In addition to slick graphics, expect 1,000 vehicles, realistic damage and a whole mess o' GT-R love, including this Nismo GT-R Super GT. Gallery below. More »
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If you've ever been to London, you'll recognize every place in this photoset, taken when the GTbyCITROËN concept car hit the streets recreating a course from Gran Turismo 5 and generally doing the tourist thing. More »
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When the first details emerged for Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo Mobile, we were infinitely curious how the little guy compared to its much larger brother, GT5. Check out this gameplay footage and decide for yourself. More »
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Hot and bothered by yesterday's look at Forza 3? Polyphony Digital's no slacker, evidenced by this über-slick look at the retail version of Gran Turismo 5 and Gran Turismo Mobile. More »
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Audi has taken its super-Bruce R8 to the Nurburgring to make some direct comparisons between real-world track driving and GT5: Prologue driving as well as letting loose some secrets on the upcoming non-glorified-demo GT5. More »
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