The ability to control Gran Turismo 5 B-Spec races from your PC or mobile was announced before the release of GT5, but has yet to appear in the game itself, although the fact it has stayed on Polyphony Digital's official GT5 feature list has kept hopes up that it would appear eventually. And Kazunori Yamauchi has now confirmed via Twitter that the feature will arrive in 'early … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2011
ORD enters the IFCA ALMS series
Well, when I write ORD has entered the IFCA ALMS series, what I really mean is that I've foolishly decided to enter season 3 of the American Le Mans series being run by the IFCA. And I'm describing it as foolish because I haven't raced competitively in a few years (Since the days of the unofficial Forza World Championship), I've barely tried the GT class cars (I tend to hover … [Read more...]
SBK 2011 gameplay video: Portimao in sunny weather
SBK 2011 Gameplay Footage: Assen in Wet Weather
Codemasters recruiting for online Formula One game
Following the success of F1 2010, it looks like Codemasters Online see a big opportunity for an online game, as they've officially announced they are recruiting for a new development team to do just that. Based at the Codemasters HQ in Warwickshire, the project is described as a 'fully official and high quality Formula One browser gaming experience... highly accesible, … [Read more...]
Kazunori Yamauchi honoured by Esquire magazine
It's always nice to see online racing appearing in mainstream media, and the December 2010 UK issue of Esquire magazine has featured Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi as one of their 10 'Man at the Top Awards 2010'. Individuals were selected as those who "rewrote the future through their works in the past year", and Yamauchi was placed fourth in the countdown. Within … [Read more...]
Shift 2 Unleashed March 25 release date and gameplay trailer
GT5 vs FM3: The Back to the Future DeLorean battle
Curious about some differences between the two leading console simulators, and knowing that both games have the iconic DeLorean DMC12 to compare on the same tracks, I thought I would take a trip back into, the future! But hold on to your “Flux-Capacitors” just a minute, these two cars are not exactly the same it turns out. Turn10 chose the original version cir. 1981, you … [Read more...]
Drivers named for top iRacing World Championship
Of all the various championships and series held by iRacing, the 2011 iRacing World Championship Road Racing (iWCRR) is effectively the top of the tree, and the full field of 50 drivers for the 2011 season have now been named. The top 30 finishers from 2010 will restart the season, including champion Greger Huttu, alongside 20 new challengers from the 2010 iRacing Pro Series … [Read more...]
GT5 Nurburgring: Gameplay vs Reality
Charts: Gran Turismo 5 Holds Off Fifa
Despite Fifa's success in topping the UK all formats and Xbox 360 Charts Gran Turismo 5 has managed to take top spot in this weeks UKIE/GfK-ChartTrack PS3 chart. Last weeks No 2 Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit has slowed and geared down to No 4 ahead of Ubisoft's Assassins Creed: Brotherhood at No 5 and Fallout New Vegas at No 6. It seems that David Beckham's … [Read more...]
Official GT5 Thrustmaster T500RS wheel available tomorrow
The new T500 RS wheel and pedal set becomes available tomorrow in North America and Europe, and on January 25th in Japan. Produced by Thrustmaster, it's the officially licensed product for Gran Turismo 5 - and comes in at a whopping £459. As you'd expect for that sort of money, it's a high-spec product. The goal set by Polyphony Digital CEO was simple. Thrustmasters simply … [Read more...]