Posts Tagged ‘GT5’

Gran Turismo 5 to Install DLC in the Near Future
Sunday, June 19th, 2011

Gran Turismo 5 elegantly graced the PlayStation 3 last year, and while it was packed to the hood with content, car enthusiasts have been begging for more. We’re now halfway through the new year, and no downloadable content has been announced. We’re sure it’s in development, but when will it arrive?

Gran Turismo 5 is Already One of The Best Selling PS3 Games Ever
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Sales figures for Gran Turismo 5 have finally been released, and as usual Polyphony Digital has hit an ace in the hole. By the end of December, the title has already managed to sell over 6.37 million units worldwide. While numbers in North America were well over one-million, Europeans seem to have eaten the game [...]

Gran Turismo 5′s v1.06 Update Unleashes a Garage of Great Changes
Sunday, February 20th, 2011

As announced earlier in the week, the first big update for Gran Turismo 5 is now live. Numbered version 1.06, the update includes a garage of new additions and changes to make both the single-player, split-screen, and online experiences even better.

DiRT 3 Game Designer Found Gran Turismo 5 Disappointing
Sunday, February 6th, 2011

Gran Turismo 5 was one of the most hyped releases of the generation, and while it garnered massive commercial success with over five-million units sold and counting, some have criticized Polyphony Digital for its rudimentary design principles. Codemasters is currently developing DiRT 3, which is also a racing simulator and a competing product, so it [...]

Yamauchi Plans to Pimp Some Standard Rides in Gran Turismo 5
Thursday, December 16th, 2010

While Gran Turismo 5‘s gameplay is about as good as you’ll ever see, that doesn’t mean the game isn’t without its faults. Fans have been disappointed by the fact that although the game includes the over 1000 advertised cars, roughly 800 of those are lower-quality “standard” models. Thanks to the internet, Polyphony Digital is aware [...]

GT5 Loading Times Accelerated with SSD
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

With Gran Turismo 5 ungaraged, Polyphony Digital’s racer has been pushing the PlayStation 3 to the limit with the most realistic driving sim to ever land on a console. However, some gamers have been finding some faults with the racing title – one of them being the notorious loading times. Fear not, there may be [...]

Gran Turismo 5′s A.I. Doesn’t Get the Credit it Deserves
Friday, December 10th, 2010

If you’ve been following Gran Turismo 5‘s enormous release, you’ve probably seen the video that aims to make the artificial intelligence present in GT5 look inferior to its rivaling competitor, Forza 3. The video in question has been used by several media outlets to enforce that Polyphony Digital’s latest title lacks modern, realistic CPU-controlled car [...]

Gran Turismo 5 Crashes into Mechanical Damage in Latest Patch
Monday, December 6th, 2010

As Kazunori Yamauchi promised, another big patch has hit the equally large Gran Turismo 5. The game has already seen its fair share of big patches, and this one is no different with a massive 149MB of game changes.

Clooney Spotted in Gran Turismo 5
Monday, December 6th, 2010

No doubt, Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 5 has turned many heads with its delicate intricacies of detail crammed into the game. And now that the game has been out for some time, gamers have had the chance to do some touring around the levels, and some of them have found some interesting points of interest.

The Low-Down on Gran Turismo 5′s Damage Modeling
Saturday, November 27th, 2010

Since damage modeling was announced by Polyphony Digital earlier in the year, it has been under close examination. Gran Turismo 5 is the first in the series to incorporate damage on its precious cars, and its absence has been one of the only major weaknesses noticed by many fans. Now that the game is finally [...]

Gran Turismo 5 v1.03 Patch Launches Out of the Starting Gate
Saturday, November 27th, 2010

Gran Turismo 5 has been home to a few online issues since its launch a couple days ago, and producer Kazunori Yamauchi quickly announced an update for later in the week. However, Polyphony Digital turned on the turbo and has released the patch earlier than expected.

Gran Turismo 5 Sales Exceed Expectations; Second Patch Coming Sunday
Thursday, November 25th, 2010

If you’ve played Gran Turismo 5 since the online patch landed on Tuesday, you’re probably aware of the network issues that Polyphony Digital is currently facing. While the game has managed to impress many, the online play has been rough with connection errors and more.

PS3 Review – Gran Turismo 5
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

It’s here… Finally.

Sony Kills Gran Turismo 5 Launch Butterflies with Dynamic Installs
Sunday, November 21st, 2010

It was reported earlier in the week that Gran Turismo 5 will include an optional install weighing in at a massive 6.4 Gigabytes. While large installs are nothing new on the PlayStation 3, some users who haven’t opted to upgrade their hard drive are starting to experience the effects of PlayStation Syndrome. While it might [...]

Gran Turismo 5′s Track Editor Races to the Finish Line
Monday, November 15th, 2010

A video detailing the track editor in Gran Turismo 5 has been released on YouTube.