We tend to associate video game intros with lavish, pre-rendered cinematic sequences. Something to help kickstart the story, set the tone. Which is fine, but there's been a video game intro stuck in my head for over seven years now, and it wasn't trying to tell me a story. It was trying to teach me something.

In advance of online support shutting down for Gran Turismo 5 at the end of May, Sony is removing all DLC for the game from the PlayStation Store on April 30. Some, but not all, DLC will be re-downloadable through PSN after then if you already own it.

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Gran Turismo, reader Ilya made this tribute clip that rivals anything developers Polyphony Digital have made for the series over that time.

Despite what looks like a screenshot from the game, above, the E-motion concept car is not available to drive in Gran Turismo 5. It's not even a real car.

Gran Turismo has always been a bit of technological beast, but for the month of October, in Tokyo, Polyphony is helping Sony sell its new 4k resolution TVs with a Gran Turismo demo running at that resolution. So if you feel like playing Gran Turismo at a 4096x3072 resolution you might want to book yourself some flights.

Surprised? Shocked? Eh, not really? At the China Joy gaming event in Shanghai, Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi once again stated that work on Gran Turismo 6 shortly after GT5 finished (something he told Kotaku back in 2010).

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.

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

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.

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?

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".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Now you can stay warm during those chilly nights filled with gruelling licence tests thanks to brand-new Gran Turismo-inspired fashions. The Gran Turismo Boutique is now open for business, selling tasteful, lightly branded tops for the clothes horse with a passion for horsepower.