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Sony will remove all available digital content for Gran Turismo 5 in April. It had already been confirmed that the online servers for Polyphony Digital’s racer will be deactivated on May 20th. However, Sony has now confirmed that ahead of this it will be pulling all of the game’s DLC …
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 fails to keep pace
The early success of next-gen consoles appears to have claimed a very high profile victim. OPM reports that estimates from analysis firm Cowen & Co peg Gran Turismo 6’s sales to date in America at 300,000 units. In the same period, predecessor Gran Turismo 5 sold 1,169,074 copies. For what …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 and Resistance trilogy servers going offline
PS3 owners will soon find the online features of some key titles are no longer available. Sony has confirmed that the online servers for Gran Turismo 5 will be taken offline on May 20th 2014. Before that, however, the online servers for Resistance: Fall of Man, Resistance 2 and Resistance …
Read More »GT Academy gets ITV4 TV show
ITV4 is to screen a six-part TV series focusing on the real-world racing antics of Sony’s GT Academy winners. GT Academy saw players of Gran Turismo 5 compete online for the chance to prove themselves on a real track and ultimately race for Sony’s Nissan-powered racing team. The show will …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 to get ‘Academy Edition’ re-release
Sony is to re-release hit racer Gran Turismo 5 and give it a brand new name in the process – Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition. The SKU will include all the DLC released for the game to date. Specifically, that’s three car packs and two course packs. It will also …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 Spec II retail release confirmed
A bonus version of Gran Turismo 5 will zoom to Japan next year but Sony says it has no plans for a UK release at the moment. Spec II is a boxed release that includes the full Gran Turismo 5 PS3 racing game along with all of its downloadable content, …
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 development already underway
Developer Polyphony Digital has confirmed it is already hard at work on the next instalment in the Gran Turismo series. "Of course we’re working on GT6 already," studio boss Kazunori Yamauchi told IGN, backing up previous claims. When asked how he decides what content to release as GT5 DLC and …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 DLC delayed
SCEA has confirmed that the first DLC for Gran Turismo 5 has been delayed in the territory. The download was scheduled to arrive in all regions today. It has already been released in Asia and should hit the European PSN servers later today. However, the content now won’t be released …
Read More »First Gran Turismo 5 DLC dated
11 months on from its belated worldwide release, Polyphony Digital is to release the first premium DLC for hit PS3 racer Gran Turismo 5. Launching on October 18th, four individual DLC packs will be released for the game. The Racing Car Pack, priced at $7.99, includes 15 cars such as …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 Spec 2 detailed
Sticking true to its pledge to evolve the product, Sony studio Polyphony Digital has detailed the changes that will be implemented when the Spec 2 patch for Gran Turismo 5 is released on October 11th. Following plenty of feedback from the GT5 community, interior views have been added to all …
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