Jalopnik: Playstation

Nissan To Sponsor GT Racing Academy Competition

Travis Hudson — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:40:00 EDT

Details have emerged from Sony's "PlayStation Day" in London that Nissan will be sponsoring a Gran Turismo-branded competition with one hell of an eventual prize: the opportunity to compete in a 24-hour race in Dubai next January. Getting to that race is quite the task, though. Beginning on May 23 you can fire up your PlayStation 3 and hit up the PlayStation Network to begin the dirty work of qualifying by virtual driving races.

To get to the 24-hour race it begins with elimination tournaments for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. This will eventually whittle down to two winners who will then partake in four months worth of racing lessons eventually leading to the opportunity to take Godzilla around the track, for 24 hours of Dubai racing action. Sony will also be filming the bulk of the academy and will be made available for download on the PlayStation Network.

That only means it's time to get practicing. [Via Kotaku]

Gran Turismo 5 Intro Makes Playstation 3 Price Look Reasonable

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:30:00 EST

In case you missed it, there has been a playable Gran Turismo 5 demo available for download since October. If you have a Playstation 3, we'll assume your thumbs have been bleeding since then. If not here's the intro video. Pretty would be an understatement. If the GT5 trailer we brought to your eyes last year was just sip of the full game, this one is a Big Gulp of Jolt Cola. The game that always falls like manna from racing-sim heaven is already out in Japan, but we have to wait till February 19 for the full version of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue to hit the US.

Gran Turismo 5 Trailer Hits The Web, Web Too Slow to Keep Up

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:45:00 EST

The Gran Turismo 5 trailer has emerged and we couldn't be more excited (though, we still haven't shelled out enough dough for a PlaySation 3). And while we can enjoy other racing simulators and motorsports games, we've been hooked since the Mazda Demio braking test in the original Gran Turismo for the PS1. In the trailer we get a mixture of vehicles (including a new Nissan GT-R), some track shots and one wicked soundtrack (no offense Cardigans).

What we know about the GT5 is that it's super realistic looking, it'll have the Nissan GT-R, the track from Top Gear and us scrounging for a few hundred bucks.

Jalopnik Holiday Gift Guide: Gran Turismo 4 (GH Edition)

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:45:00 EST

Until someone at Bentley goes crazy, Gran Turismo is the only way we're going to get to flog a Speed 8 around some of the world's best race tracks. We could go on and on about the improved engine, the increased dynamics, the sharper graphics and better sounds &mdash but we'd rather talk about the cars. For GT4 there's 720 of them, ranging from the small and odd like the Autobianchi A112 to the ferocious and rare like the CLK GTR.

You're going to need a Playstation 2 to play one, but it's totally worth it. I mean, you've got to do something until GT5 comes out. And it's only $20.00 in Greatest Hits form. What are you waiting for?

BMW M3 PS3 Simulator

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:00:55 EDT

The super-tall covert boffins at AutoSpies were in Spain for BMW's M3 press event this past week. There, they happened on a new Mmer decked out as the ultimate Playstation controller, complete with interior projection. It's even decked out with hydraulics for dynamic driving effects. We're hoping Autobild crew weren't the only ones to get a shot a the real thing.

[via AutoSpies]

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It Is Good, Densely: Blast Running's Dekotora Madness

Mike Bumbeck — Wed, 23 May 2007 17:30:00 EDT

As far as we can tell this is the opening sequence from a Dekotora driving game called Blast Running. Computerized translation produced the description for the video, which in turn became the headline for this post. Dekotora driving games evidently continue on for Playstation. We're saving up our pennies for Dekotora Art Truck Battle 3, and hoping to become top wheeler in time to master the as yet still mysterious PS3 version. – Mike Bumbeck

Grillin' and Chillin': Arc Audio's PSGrill

Davey G. Johnson — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 03:54:48 EST

Big Daddy Nick Denton shut down his Fueler at half track just to let us know about Arc Audio's PSGrill, which includes a Playstation 2 and a car audio system. We really have absolutely no clue what the point of this device is, other than that Arc does subscribe to the school of "Because We Can" thinking. We suppose it's supposed combine a few of those stereotypical guy things that we just didn't get the gene for. We prefer to have our grill outside, our video games indoors and our kickass stereo, well, everywhere. That's why we roll like Radio Raheem.

Live From CES: Arc Audio's PSGrill [Gizmodo]