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Gran Turismo Developer Ditching Tokyo

Polyphony Digital, the studio behind Gran Turismo, is moving its development studio across the country to Fukuoka City. The reason for the move is the March 11 earthquake.

June 27, 2011
News

Gran Turismo Creator Races At Famed 24 Hour Race

Kazunori Yamauchi doesn’t just make racing games, he races cars. Yamauchi and his GT-R team placed thirty-sixth at the gruelling 24-hour Nurburgring race. It was the first time Nissan’s GT-R competed at Nurburgring. [DualShockers]

February 22, 2011
News

Taiwanese Game Show Heroically Shows Old Stuff

This year’s Taipei Game Show recently wrapped up. And while it’s short on breaking news when compared to the Tokyo Game Show or the E3 gaming expo, it does look like a grand time.

February 12, 2011
PlayStation

How Gran Turismo’s Super Car Was Brought To Life

I.materialise is 3D printing company. For years, the company churned out concept cars years. “We make a lot of concept cars using 3D printing but we’re never allowed to talk about them,” says i.materialise’s Joris Peels. This time is different.

February 11, 2011
In Real Life

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

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.

December 24, 2010
PlayStation

The Ultimate Gran Turismo 5 Racing Wheel Is Actually $US600

Would you pay $US600 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.

December 21, 2010
News

GT5 Toy Car Logo Replaced With Cute Note

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

December 15, 2010
News

Gran Turismo 5 Trading In Crummy Cars For Premium Models

In driving simulator Gran Turismo 5, there are over 1000 cars. However, only around 200 of them are premium. That, however, is going to change.

December 8, 2010
News

Gran Tursimo 5′s Toy Car Logos Won’t Do Another Lap

Real driving simulator Gran Turismo 5 features an Easter Egg for lover’s of model cars. The undercarriage of a GT5 auto sports the logo of die-cast collectible maker AUTOArt. Enjoy it while you can, because that logo will soon be erased.

December 4, 2010
News

GT5′s Top End Steering Wheel Will Set You Back $US500

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.

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