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...]
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...]
GT5 B-Spec mode and other animals
GT5’s B-Spec mode is a curious animal. A curiously thick animal. So what is it? For the uninitiated, B-Spec is essentially a very basic manager mode in which you have to play the whole game over again, only this time instead of driving, you get to watch the AI pootle your hard-earned cars around races that are twice as long as the originals while you tell your robot driver how … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 5 Signature Edition Challenge starts
The racing competition to win a brand-new real-life Mecredes-Benz SLS AMG is now live for owners of the Gran Turismo 5 Signature Edition. The content will see 15 regional winners from across 22 countries given the chance of a stint at the Mercedes-Benz Driving Event, with the eventual victor getting the keys to the 180,000 Euro car, which packs 571hp and a 317km/h top … [Read more...]
Test Drive Unlimited 2 – Full Official Car List
Test Drive Unlimited 2 is a particularly interesting take on the racing genre as it mixes traditional racing games with the ideas of MMORPG online worlds. Updated 24/02/2011 - details of the Exploration Pack free DLC at bottom of post...The official car list for Test Drive Unlimited 2 is (descriptions provided by the Atari/TDU team): AC 427 This famous 1960's 2-seat … [Read more...]
Limited Edition Shift 2: Unleashed for Pre-Order
Shift 2: Unleashed is due to launch in Spring 2011 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, and Electronic Arts has announced that gamers who pre-order a copy now will receive the Shift 2: Unleashed Limited Edition, with three exclusive cars; the Nissan Silvia Spec R Aero S15, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV, and the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. That seems to be about it for the Limited … [Read more...]
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit ‘Super Sport’ DLC Trailer
Test Drive Unlimited 2 – Pre-order exclusives
If you're one of the many people eagerly awaiting the release of Test Drive Unlimited 2, then you'll be interested in taking a look at the range of pre-order exclusives before you place your order, as the bonuses on offer are quite different from retailer to retailer. And there's not long with a release in February, 2011. Whatever happened to the days when you just nipped into … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 5 Surpasses 60 Million Sales
Gran Turismo 5 finally arrived with a worldwide release last month after a long wait, and the most recent delays led 'games analysts' to predict sales could suffer - particularly after the release of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit just before GT5. But no racing fan will be surprised to know GT5 is selling faster than a Sebastien Vettel qualifying lap, and that's been highlighted … [Read more...]