Gran Turismo for PSP still coming

For some of our readers who where worried and wondering if Gran Turismo would still be coming to the PSP, we have some news for you. Only it’s no release period/date.

Shuhei Yoshida said to Eurogamer.net that the game is still in development.
It seems Polyphony Digital is working on this project but because of Gran [...]


Gran Turismo 5 Prologue update available

The Playstation.Blog has notified everyone that a new update is available for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. This update adds three new cars, a number of gameplay and performance enhancements.
So, what are the new cars?
GT by Citreon
The “GT by Citroen” concept car is the result of a groundbreaking collaboration between French automaker Citroen and Polyphony Digital. [...]


Gran Turismo franchise has shipped 50 million units

Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that the Gran Turismo franchise has broke the 50 million barrier as of April 30th 2008. This was achieved in just over 10 years after the first Gran Turismo was released in December 1997.
Producer of Gran Turismo, Kazunori Yamauchi said:
“Initially, Gran Turismo was an ‘alternative’ racing game, kind of an [...]


Gran Turismo PSP is set for 2009

Wondering if Gran Turismo will make it for the PSP? Wonder no further. Gran Turismo PSP is set to be released sometime in 2009. Polyphony Digital CEO Kazunori Yamauchi told VideoGamer.com yesterday that the real driving simulator will arrive on the Playstation Portable.
Yamauchi states:
“We’re hoping to have it out by next year, during next year,” [...]


Gran Turismo 5 Prologue to feature car damage

IGN has stated that GT5 Prologue is to feature damage to cars as early as this Autumn. Kazunori Yamauchi has confirmed that Prologue will finally implement damage for the first time in the racing series as a downloadable upgrade.
Yamauchi goes on to say:
maybe by Fall we’ll be able to implement it
IGN will have a full [...]


Gran Turismo 5: Prologue is number 1 in UK

The demo alike racing title has entered the UK game charts at number 1. GT5 Prologue is also the fastest selling PS3 game in a week. The game is sold out almost everywhere in the UK and wherever i go everyone is talking about GT5 Prologue. I can’t think how well the full game will do [...]


Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Online Gameplay Video

Here is a video of me playing Gran Turismo 5 Prologue online. I wanted to show you exactly what it’s like playing it online.
Online it’s virtually lag free and it’s simply brilliant, probably the best online racing game i’ve played to date. Not to mention the best graphics i’ve seen in a game. If it’s [...]


Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec II Update available

There is an update already available for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, it’s a damn big one, it’s taking a while to download. So if your trying to get online, you will be prompt to download an update.
The update contains:-
As of Friday, March 28, the free update of “Gran Turismo 5 Prologue” to “Gran Turismo 5 Prologue [...]


Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Screenshots

It’s Gran Turismo week in Europe so i thought i would show some stunning screenshots from in-game. The following screenshots are actual in-game shots and not just mock ups.
Click to enlarge them.

The game looks fantastic. It is already out in Japan, it’s coming out on the 28th March 2008 in Europe and 15th April in America. Want to [...]


Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is sold out at Play.com

Sony’s latest racing game is now sold out at Play.com. If you look at the product here you will see that they have a message in place stating:-
Our initial allocation of stock has now sold through. All orders placed on or after 25th March will be fulfilled week commencing 31st March.
This is fantastic news for Sony [...]


Gran Turismo 5 Prologue The North Wall Gameplay Video

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is not far away for Europe. Just to get you a little more excited here is a nice video of a track set on Eiger, a mountain in the Swiss Alps. I played all Gran Turismo’s in third person view, but this time around i love how the 1st person view looks and might [...]