kazunori yamauchi
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The Gran Turismo Movie Is Part Cringey Playstation Commercial, Part Endearing Underdog Story
Gran Turismo has to be one of the unlikeliest games yet to get the big-screen treatment. Sony’s long-running racing sim series features no cinematic story, no characters, no heated raceway rivalries. It’s all about racing and tinkering with gorgeous cars at some of the world’s most famous and beautiful tracks. But despite not telling a…
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Gran Turismo 7 Update Eases Up On The Grind After Fan Outrage
Last month Gran Turismo 7 director Kazunori Yamauchi apologised to fans angry at the state of the game’s microtransactions, announcing a credits handout and a promise to “dramatically change GT7’s car economy to help make amends” in the wake of some disastrous downtime. The first of those changes has now hit.
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Gran Turismo 7 Is Now Sony’s Lowest-Rated Game On Metacritic
Despite its high sales, Gran Turismo 7 is not having a good launch month. On Friday, developers Polyphony Digital took the game offline for almost two days of maintenance. This meant that even much of the game’s single player mode was also unplayable since that also requires an internet connection. Players are also upset about…
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Gran Turismo 7 Will Be Pretty Much Unplayable If You Lose Internet
Last week’s big Gran Turismo 7 trailer gave fans lots to be excited about, save for one easy-to-miss detail: the requirement of an online connection for the game’s extensive single-player Campaign Mode. Part of GT7’s appeal is the return of the old-school Gran Turismo career that was largely absent from the last game, GT Sport, but…