Kotaku: Gran Turismo 5

Gran Turismo 5 Gets More Cars, New Track

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:00:00 EST

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On January 17, Gran Turismo 5 owners will get two news pieces of DLC to purchase, one of them a pack with six new cars, the other a new test track. More »

A Much-Improved Version of Gran Turismo 5 Hits Stores January 17

Mike Fahey — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:30:00 EST

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If you were one of those driving fans that passed up Gran Turismo 5 at launch in favor of waiting for a more complete edition of the game at a lower price, your patience pays off January 17 with the Gran Turismo 5: XL Edition. More »

Gran Turismo 5 Gets More New Cars Via DLC

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:40:00 EST

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Next week, Gran Turismo 5 owners will get access to a load of new vehicles, some for money, some for free. More »

Young Idol Makes Out with Older Dude. Misses Gran Turismo 5 Event.

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:00:00 EST

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With over thirty members, you'd think it'd be no biggie if AKB48's 17-year-old Yumi Wakatsuki was M.I.A. Yet, this weekend when she didn't show at a Gran Turismo 5 event, people began wondering whether her absence wasn't merely because she was under the weather. People began wondering if she had been benched for one of the most unspeakable things a young idol can do: Kissing a guy. More »

This Lady's '71 Camaro is now In Gran Turismo

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:00:00 EST

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Mary Pozzi owns a sweet 1971 Camaro. It's so sweet, in fact, that Gran Turismo 5 developers Polyphony Digital have decided to put it in their video game. More »

Which Looks Better: Gran Turismo 5 or Forza 4?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EDT

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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 »

Gran Turismo 5's DLC Delayed in the US

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:15:00 EDT

Asia has Gran Turismo 5's latest downloadable content already. Europe gets it very soon. But in the US, it's been delayed until October 25. To make up for the wait, players will receive a "special bonus". More »

Gran Turismo 5 Gets Much Better, Just in Time for Forza 4

Mike Fahey — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EDT

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While we're still a week away from the big batch of downloadable content for Gran Turismo 5, the free 2.0 update drops today, delivering car interiors, 2011 NASCAR racers, and tons of fixes and tweaks, just in time to turn racing fans' heads away from Forza 4. More »

Gran Turismo 5's DLC is $12 for a Smorgasbord of Stuff

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:00:00 EDT

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Along with its big update, which is free, Gran Turismo 5 is also getting some paid DLC, which includes new cars, new courses, new clothes and...new paint colours. More »

Gran Turismo 5 Next Big Update Adds More NASCAR, More Interiors and Cuts Load Times

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:40:00 EDT

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PlayStation 3 racing sim Gran Turismo 5 continues to evolve with the promised "Spec 2" update, Sony and developer Polyphony Digital announced today, giving virtual drivers more to see and do as the game approaches its first birthday. More »

Gran Turismo 5 Getting a Long-Overdue Update

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:31:00 EDT

Polyphony boss Kaz Yamauchi has announced that an update to GT5, called Spec 2.0, will be out in the third week of October, with DLC due a week later. Sadly, no word on what's actually in them. More »

Check Out the Giant Hole Physics

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:00:00 EDT

Bugs happen. And since games can be patched and fixed, I personally don't think a few aren't that big of a deal. They can be, however, very funny. More »

Gran Turismo 5 Welcomes Back the PSN With an Update

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:12:00 EDT

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Gran Turismo 5 was just seriously updated, v1.10 of the racing game bringing not just tweaks and fixes, but some new content as well. More »

Which Limited Edition PS3 Do You Fancy?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 30 May 2011 20:00:00 EDT

Japan is getting a new custom PS3, a limited Tales of Xillia one. This isn't the first limited PS3 for Japan. There have been others. More »

Let's Hope This Tasteful Gran Turismo Clothing Isn't Repeatedly Delayed

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:30:00 EDT

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Sure, you may be hard-pressed seeing the branding at all, but official Gran Turismo clothing was never going to be of the tacky-slogan-on-a-t-shirt variety. More »

When You Think Of Japan, Think Of This

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:00:00 EDT

More than schoolgirls, salarymen or neon lights, when video games want to evoke Japan, they pick one thing above the rest: cherry blossoms, or "sakura", as they are called in Japanese. More »

Now You Can Play Gran Turismo 5 On Five HDTVs

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:30:00 EST

The makers of Gran Turismo updated their real driving simulator for the PlayStation 3 earlier today, bringing with it a ton of fixes and features. It also included something for Gran Turismo 5's most serious players, multi-monitor support. More »

Gran Turismo 5 Mega-Patch Is Racing To Your PS3

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:45:00 EST

When you release a game of the scope of Gran Turismo 5, there are bound to be hiccups. And GT5 had some hiccups. A massive patch issued overnight will hopefully remedy many of those! More »

Nothing Races By Gran Turismo's Creator, Not Even Sumo Cheating

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:00:00 EST

This week, Japan's national sport was brought to its knees, hit with allegations of match-fixing. Some sumo fans were surprised, but after lingering questions over previous gambling scandals, some weren't. Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi sure wasn't. More »

Cheaters Are Messing Up The Gran Turismo Academy

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:30:00 EST

This year's edition of the GT Academy, a long-running competition that has now been turned into a TV show, is in a bit of a mess after so many people were caught cheating the last round was called off. More »

Real Life Barely Looks Better Than Gran Turismo 5

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:40:00 EST

We know that Gran Turismo 5 looks realistic. The people who made the PlayStation 3 game wanted us to see how close they got. This is their racing game splitscreened with real life, on Germany's famous Nürburgring track. More »

The Ultimate Gran Turismo 5 Racing Wheel Is Actually $600

Mike Fahey — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:30:00 EST

Would you pay $600 for a more realistic Gran Turismo 5 experience? Thrustmaster has made the T500 RS racing wheel official, delivering new details and specifications on the accessory that costs twice as much as a PlayStation 3. More »

Gran Turismo 5 Wishes You A Merry Christmas

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 02:30:00 EST

Here we were, only earlier today saying not enough video games get into the Christmas spirit, and what does driving sim Gran Turismo 5 go and do? Get into said Christmas spirit. More »

Gran Turismo 5 Just Got A Hefty Tune Up

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:00:00 EST

The real driving simulator just got a little more real, thanks to a big update to Gran Turismo 5. Weighing in at more than 600 MB, the GT5 update brings a long list of changes and welcomes the GT Academy. More »

GT5 Toy Car Logo Replaced With Cute Note

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:00:00 EST

Not only a cute note, but a cute note and a smiley face. More »

Gran Turismo 5 Gets A...Reality TV Show?

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:00:00 EST

So, there's a reason the trailer for the US version of the Gran Turismo Academy looked so slick: the inaugural American leg of the competition is being turned into a reality television series. More »

Gran Turismo 5 Trading In Crummy Cars For Premium Models

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 06:00:00 EST

In driving simulator Gran Turismo 5, there are over 1,000 cars. However, only around two hundred of them are premium. That, however, is going to change. More »

A Souped Up PS3 Can Cut Your Gran Turismo 5 Load Times In Half

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:00:00 EST

Improve your Gran Turismo 5 loading times—if not your lap times—by ripping out that stock hard drive in your PlayStation 3 and swapping in a solid state drive. You could cut your wait to race in half. More »

The Biggest Games Of 2010 You Didn't Play?

Mike Fahey — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:00:00 EST

Today in Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Culebra takes a look at the biggest games of the year that he never got around to playing. Which have you missed? More »

Review: HKS Racing Controller Is A Hot Rod For Your Hands

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:00:00 EST

There are two traditional options for racing game controllers: a gamepad and a wheel. The HKS Racing Controller is somewhere in the middle. But does that mean it's middle of the road? More »

Gran Turismo Series Races To 60 Million Sold

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 04:00:00 EST

Driving simulator Gran Turismo 5 is finally out. People are buying it! And that's helping the series pass a very important checkered flag: the 60 million units sold one. More »

Video Games Are Not Art, They Are...Cars

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST

Sounds nutty. But let me explain! More »

You Will Soon Be Able To "Play" Gran Turismo 5 From Your Computer

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:30:00 EST

One of Gran Turismo 5's more hardcore features is the game's "B-Spec" mode, which lets you manage a car race instead of driving one. Soon, part of this feature will be coming to a PC (or Mac!) near you. More »

Gran Turismo 5 Gets A Damage Update (But There's A Catch)

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 06:30:00 EST

Car damage, a feature that has confused many of the game's owners since Gran Turismo 5's release a couple of weeks ago, has just gotten a lot less confusing, courtesy of a 149mb update released overnight. More »

Gran Turismo 5's Balloon Crashes And Robot Drivers

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:30:00 EST

Is this Gran Turismo 5, or a collision between car-shaped Thanksgiving Day Parade floats? More »

What You Might Have Seen In Gran Turismo 5 If You Weren't Going So Darn Fast

Owen Good — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:00:00 EST

A Yakuza 3 ad, an Engrish restaurant sign and ... George Clooney? Gran Turismo 5 is an amazingly detailed game, though some of that detail on its Tokyo race course is a bit strange. More »

GT5's Top End Steering Wheel Will Set You Back $500

Owen Good — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:00:00 EST

Pictures have circulated of the new Thrustmaster T500RS, a high-end racing wheel for for Gran Turismo 5, but nothing's official yet and no one was clear on what it cost, until GT's creator piped up over Twitter. More »

The Die-Cast Underbelly Of Gran Turismo 5

Owen Good — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:00:00 EST

The underside of a Gran Turismo 5 racer reveals this curiosity: the logo for die-cast collectible maker AutoArt (lower side, center). More »

Does The World's Best Race Track Look Better In GT5 Or Real Life?

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:30:00 EST

This video shows a complete run of the Nürburgring's Nordschleife course, widely rated as the best damn race track in the world. On the bottom screen, a real driver, in real life. On top? Gran Turismo 5. More »

The Future Of Gran Turismo 5

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 05:00:00 EST

While Gran Turismo 5 finally hit stores after several delays and over five years in development, the game's studio isn't finished with the title by any means. More »