When it launched back in 2010, Gran Turismo 5 officially included 31 different locations and on 81 track layouts. And the venues included some of the fictional creations from previous games. But 9 years after release, we have 40 hidden playable tracks discovered in Gran Turismo 5. Apparently the game contains codes for up to 81 tracks which weren't accessible in the final … [Read more...]
New update patch for Gran Turismo 5 due for release on Tuesday
The next patch release for Gran Turismo 5 will be on Tuesday, February 7th, as confirmed by Kazunori Yamauchi via Twitter. It should arrive after the online service maintenance period, which is currently scheduled between 03:00 and 04:00 GMT, during which time you won't be able to connect to any of the online services - likely to affect U.S gamers more than the UK we'd … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 5’s Nurburgring Nissan goes up for sale
You could own the Shulze Motorsport Nissan GT-R N24 #71 which was co-driven by Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi at the 2011 Nurburgring 24 hour race, and was then added to GT5 in the Spec 2.0 release back in October 2011. That's assuming you have 120,000 Euros or $155,000 to spend, plus sales tax. The car recorded a class victory at the 2011 event, driven by the team … [Read more...]
Four New Time Trail and Drift Trial Events for Gran Turismo 5
Four new Time Trail and Drift Trial Events are now available for in Gran Turismo 5, along with a host of new cars now available in the online car dealership. First the races: Two new Time Trials: Japnese 90s Deep Forect Raceway Reverse is for any 1990s Japanese production model which can be tuned and lightened to 345bhp and 1000KG. You'll also be limited to Comfort/Soft … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 5 major update and makeover
Forza 4 is coming out shortly, and by complete coincidence, Gran Turismo 5 is now getting a makeover. In what Polyphony Digital are calling a screamingly unsexy “Functionality Update”, there are some major changes afoot. So is it going to be snog, marry or avoid? The early signs are it may be a candidate for marriage, and the date is already set for 11th October. GT5 is … [Read more...]
New GT5 seasonal event: Japanese 90’s Challenge
If you're a fan of Japanese cars from the 1990s, then you'll enjoy the latest Gran Turismo 5 Seasonal Event, which allows cars from that era with up to 450PP to compete at: Grand Valley East: 5 laps, 416,700 Cr Trial Mountain Reverse: 5 laps, 393,000 Cr Fuji Speedway F: 5 laps, 435,900 Cr Cote d’Azur: 5 laps: 463,200 Cr Toscana Tarmac 109A: 5 laps, 490,500 Cr … [Read more...]
Special NASCAR event in Gran Turismo 5 on August 29th
For the first time, a seasonal event has been announced in advance for Gran Turismo 5, with Polyphony Digital announcing a special 'NASCAR-themed online race event', which will take place on Monday, August 29th at roughly 8pm, PST. Time to coincide with a period of scheduled maintenance, racers are being encouraged to take part with the promise of a unique prize in the shape … [Read more...]
Upcoming maintenance scheduled for Gran Turismo 5
There will be four scheduled maintenance periods for Gran Turismo 5 between now and the end of September, and Polyphony Digital have kindly announced the dates in advance, allowing us to spend the time remembering what our friends and families look like instead of racing. (That's obviously not true - there's still Forza, iRacing, WRC, Dirt, Need for Speed etc). The details … [Read more...]
Latest GT5 season event goes for German Touring Cars
It's the turn of German Touring Cars, as DTM provides the inspiration for the latest Gran Turismo 5 Seasonal Event, which has also provided an excuse to update the Online Car Dealership with lots of DTM cars available at half-price brand new to let you compete. The tracks included are: Eiger Nordwand Short Track (5 laps) Indianapolis Super Speedway (5 laps) Madrid … [Read more...]
New GT5 Season Event – British Lightweights
If you're a fan of small British cars, you're in luck as the latest Gran Turismo 5 Seasonal Event is for cars under 55PP and weighing less than 1200kg. The races are: Tsukuba: 8 laps. 366,300 Credits Cote D’Azur: 5 laps. 399,000 Credits London: 5 laps. 381,300 Credits Nurburgring Nordschleife: 1 lap. 439,500 Credits Mt. Aso: 5 laps. 392,400 Credits So there … [Read more...]
GT5 – new seasonal events live featuring Lamborghinis
A new season event is now live in Gran Turismo 5, featuring the Lamborghini models racing around five different circuits. The races are all 5 laps around the following tracks: Cape Ring Periphery, Madrid City Course, Trial Mountain, Nurburgring GP D, and Toscana (Pavement). You're able to run tuned cars up to 600PP, with any type of tyres, and you can replay the events as … [Read more...]
Buy special packs of razors, get a new Camaro SS in GT5
Shick shaving products is currently running a promotion with free PS3 DLC if you buy a limited edition special pack. Alongside content for Killzone 3 and Infamous 2, you can also submit a code to download the Chevrolet Camaro SS “Edge Special” in Gran Turismo 5. Basically you buy your razorblade or shaving gel, find the code, go here to enter it, and then you get a PSN code … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 5 money glitch now fixed
The most recent GT5 update, v1.08 is just 1.7MB, and if you were wondering what such a small download might be for, the answer is that it that it fixes the online money glitch (also refered to as the SSR7 glitch) which allowed you to accumulate money and A-Spec experience points. So if you were looking to cheat your way into some extra cash, it looks like you've missed your … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo Update 1.07 live…
In case you missed the details, update 1.07 is now live and available for Gran Turismo 5. It became available just before the weekend, and includes the following: Major Changes and New Features Friend Rankings In Drift Trials and Time Trials, you can now display leaderboards that shows only your friends. While it was difficult before to locate your friends in the general … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 5 reaches 6.3 million copies worldwide
It's proving popular, as Gran Turismo 5 reaches 6.3 million copies worldwide in figures released by developers Polyphony Digital (it's not clear whether those figures are for units sent to shops, or actually sold to customers). The figures cover December 2010, following the launch in November... Interestingly, there is a geographic breakdown, which shows how big GT5 is for … [Read more...]