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E3 2010 Wait, What? Gran Turismo 5's 3D Mode Is 1080p Too?
Bonkers
Truly, truly bonkers. With most games this generation unable to stick to 60 frames per second and stuggling to meet 720p — Gran Turismo 5 is a technical marvel hitting 60fps constantly, and reaching the dizzying heights of 1080p. But there's more. As per a video interview with GameTrailers, SCEA's Chris Hinojosa-Miranda confirms that...
First Impressions E3 2010: Gran Turismo 5 on PlayStation 3
It's taken half-a-decade, but Polyphony Digital are now just months away from lifting the lid on their masterpiece; Gran Turismo 5 launches this November
With a budget so high even Kazunori Yamauchi won't disclose, and attention to detail so cute you can see the individual screws of its roster's door panels - Gran Turismo 5, like its predecessors,...
E3 2010 Worry Not, Yamauchi Promises "No More Delays"
Kazunori Yamauchi has reassured readers of CVG that they should not expect any more delays from Gran Turismo 5
The website caught up with Kazunori on the E3 show-floor, stating a firm "Yes" with thumbs-up in response to the question: "No more delays?". Relax guys, it's coming this November.
E3 2010 Sony Announce US Collector's Edition For Gran Turismo 5
Hey readers, do you like Gran Turismo 5? Odds are, you probably do, and still have a few tears in your eyes from Sony's November 2nd date-bomb just last night
Now you know the date though, you're probably turning your attention to a collector's edition, right? Well, Sony's just detailed it. The Gran Turismo 5 collector's edition in the US will run...
E3 2010 Gran Turismo 5 Trailer Causes A Tear Or Two
It's finally coming
Gran Turismo 5's releasing this November 2nd, as revealed at the end of this uber-stylish trailer shown at the end of Sony's press conference. Does it look rad? Hell yeah it looks rad. We're stoked.
E3 2010 Gran Turismo 5 Launches November 2nd In US
The day you never thought was coming
.. Is coming. Sony's just announced, alongside a rip-roaring trailer, that Gran Turismo 5 will launch on the PlayStation 3 this coming November 2nd. That's this year. Yep, Gran Turismo 5 finally (finally!) has a release date, folks. It'll also launch with full support for 3D.
News Gran Turismo 5 Le Mans Footage Sneaks Onto YouTube
We picked up this YouTube video of Gran Turismo 5 over at VG247
The most striking thing to us is the unbelievable sense of speed when the player's not crashing. Gran Turismo's often been criticised for its inability to convey a real sense of motion, but it looks like they've finally nailed it. Silky smooth. Surely ready for release now?
E3 2010 New Gran Turismo 5 Trailer Gets Out, Saves Dates Until Next Week (We Hope!)
If you like stupidly well rendered automobiles then you probably have some form of interest in Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5
Sony revealed a new trailer for the game as part of GTTV's pre-E3 special last night, and while the video didn't include a release date, we're going to go out on a limb and speculate that such information will follow...
E3 2010 New Gran Turismo 5 Trailer Hits GTTV Tonight
We already knew Killzone 3 and SOCOM 4 were due their debuts tonight on Geoff Keighley's pre-E3 GTTV show tonight, but we didn't have a clue Gran Turismo 5 was going to be there
A teaser posted on the PlayStation Blog from Spike's Geoff Keighley has confirmed just as much however, presumably ensuring the game's presence at next week's E3. We'll...
Feature E3 2010: Push Square's Five Most Anticipated PlayStation Games Of E3 2010
With E3 mere days away now, the industry's anticipation is nearing fever-pitch
With pretty high stakes all around for the platform holders, it can be easy to over-look the actual core of the event in anticipation of megaton announcements and new hardware — that's the games. As we continue our E3 build-up, we list our five most anticipated...
Rumour Gran Turismo 5 To Launch On 27th August?
Eagle-eyed PushSquare reader, Adam White, has just let us know that UK retailer Argos are touting an August 27th release date for Gran Turismo 5
The date, mere months away, would fit in line with comments made by Sony that the game is coming "very soon", and will likely get a confirmation at next month's E3 event. Course, this could just...
News Sony: Gran Turismo 5 Release Date Just Weeks Away
It's been a long ride
There have been happy days. There have been sad days. There have been plenty of tears along the way. But it seems Gran Turismo 5 is finally on the horizon. Kevin Butler's already teased it, but GameTrust's just confirmed it: "We know that the fans are waiting for it and we want to release it too," said a Sony...
News Gran Turismo 5's Nurburgring Looks Rather Pretty
We're bored of the Gran Turismo 5 trolls now, so if you're not interested in this game, feel free to use the little roller positioned between your mouse's left and right click buttons and scroll a little further beyond this post
It's ok. We don't mind if you're not interested, we're just sick of hearing about how "the game's been in development...
News If Only Real Life Were As Pretty As Gran Turismo 5
Sony's whacked up some new screens of cars tearing up the Nurburgring in Gran Turismo 5
The screens are understandably pretty. You can check out the full collection courtesy of the Playstation Blog. We recommend you do so.</em>
News No, Gran Turismo 5's Still Not Finished (But It Will Be Out Sometime In September)
Listening to the Weekend Confirmed podcast recently, something struck us very hard about Gran Turismo 5 - it's going to get universally panned even if it's the best racing game ever constructed
Why? Because people are impatient. Look, we agree as much as everyone, Gran Turismo 5's development time has been a bit of a joke (we still think it'll...
News This Gran Turismo Fan's A Better Driver Than You Are, We Guarantee It
The photograph may be a little homo-erotic, but there's nothing camp about France's Jordan Tresson - dude's just undergone six-weeks of rigorous training at the GT Academy after emerging victorious from last year's Gran Turismo 5: Time Trial demo
"I never imagined I would end up here when I was on my PlayStation back in December," French...
News Yamauchi On Putting Top Gear Into Gran Turismo 5
Gran Turismo's mastermind, Kazunori Yamauchi, has explained why he wanted to put the infamous Top Gear test track into the upcoming GT5
Speaking on the Top Gear website, the car-fanatic stated that he wanted the Top Gear track in the game because the program is "funny and interesting". We had a helicopter [to map the track] taking aerial...
News Gran Turismo 5 Producer To Be "Angered" By Game's Completion
We all know Kazunori Yamauchi and his team at Polyphony Digital are complete perfectionists
Even though, it's perhaps not Kaz's best PR practice to be telling people that when Gran Turismo 5 finally launches (we still believe that might happen one day in the distant future) he'll be "angry" due to not being satisfied with the product...
News Gran Turismo 5 Will Be "Totally Different" To Prologue
Just in case you were one of those people on the message boards, spewing rubbish you can't even comprehend, Gran Turismo 5 will be more than an updated version of the Prologue "demo" released in 2008
Series veteran Yamauchi told PSM3 magazine so. Prologue is really only a prologue, he said. Though the look and feel of Prologue and the full...
News It's Easter Monday: Have A Pile Of Stunning Gran Turismo 5 Footage
It's a new week
It's a bank holiday. And that means there's more footage leaking out of Gran Turismo 5. Honestly - there's more unofficial footage of this stuff right now than there is official. These videos were picked up by Mimaximax , and feature footage of the McLaren F1, TVR Tuscan Speed 6, Mercedes SLR, and Nissan GTR V-Spec. Oh, it looks...
News Gran Turismo 5's AI To Get A Complete Revamp, Seasoned Franchise Fans Rejoice
One of the most common complaints pertaining to the Gran Turismo series has consistently been the AI
Yes, the cars look and feel right, but the opponent drivers are far too robotic to complete the full illusion. It's something the series' creator, Kazunori Yamauchi, wants to put right with Gran Turismo 5, confirming that, yes, the cars will be more...
News He Said, She Said: Gran Turismo 5 Coming In October?
According to a report on Italian website 4News
it</a>, Gran Turismo 5 is coming in October. That's according to a proclamation made by a Sony rep during last week's GDC. Apparently, the Sony dude also mentioned that the game will have out-of-the-box 3D support, likely to be pumped out to all PS3s as part of Firmware 3.20. To be honest, Gran...
News Gran Turismo 5 Gets A Properly Stunning Trailer, We're Excited All Over Again
After the bitter disappointment of Gran Turismo 5's delay, it's taken just one trailer to get our excitement levels rampant once again
This trailer is included on God Of War III in the US, and we had a lower-resolution post of it last week. But now you can enjoy it in lovely high quality. Watch and weep.
News Gran Turismo 5 Trailer Showcases Night Racing, Looks Mind Boggling
Included on the American God Of War III disc is a new trailer for Gran Turismo 5
With the embargo set to lift on God Of War III reviews this very evening, a high-quality capture of the trailer has been posted to YouTube via PSNation.org. Guess what: it looks mind-meltingly beautiful. The trailer features shiny cars, unbelievable lighting, and some...
News Hey Looks, Kazunori Yamauchi Is Talking About NASCAR In Gran Turismo 5
Want to know a little more about the NASCAR features in Gran Turismo 5? Of course you do
(Maybe). Then look no further than the embedded video, in which Polyphony Digital's Yamauchi talks about the marriage between Gran Turismo 5 and NASCAR. Word.
News New Gran Turismo 5 Screens Are Typically Pretty (Surprise!)
Above is a picture of cars driving on a race track
They are being rendered by the unbelievably pretty Gran Turismo 5 engine. You can see more through the link at GTPlanet. Can we have a release date now, please?
News Gran Turismo PSP Does Insane Numbers For A PSP Title, Closes In On 2 Million
Who said the Gran Turismo franchise carries no weight these days?
Sony and Polyphony have just announced that Gran Turismo PSP, launched last Winter, has shifted over 1.8million copies. That's a startling number for a PSP game without "Monster Hunter" in the title. Polyphony's also released the worldwide sales for each Gran Turismo game...
News For The Love Of: SCEE Mention "Gran Turismo 5" & "Fall Release" In The Same Sentence
Enough Sony, SCEE, Polyphony or whoever is involved with making Gran Turismo 5 take so bleeding long to come out
We were expecting it early 2009. It didn't come. We were expecting it late 2009. It didn't come. We were really expecting it early 2010. It ain't coming. Now you're talking about Fall? Really? Yes, really. SCEE Portugal's honcho James...
News Amazing Gran Turismo 5 vs. Real-Life Video
Polyphony Digital's released a video comparison of a lap in a real car against a lap in a Gran Turismo 5 car
The results are kinda awesome. The video's essentially a tech demo for the Data Logger Visualization, that tracks the bumps and movements a driver makes in a car. It's pretty awesome.
News Ahem, Gran Turismo 5 Is Only "90%" Complete According To Yamauchi
Following the delay of Gran Turismo 5 in Japan, Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi has told USA Today that, well, About 90% of the game is done
We are just working on the last 10% and polishing up everything. Don't shoot the messenger, ok! Kaz also revealed that the game could use the Playstation Motion Controller, but only for menus,...
News Just A Little More Gran Turismo 5 For You...
Here's a video of a shiny car skidding around a race-track
It's yet another Gran Turismo 5 trailer thing. Enjoy.
News New Gran Turismo 5 Screenshots Have A Similar Effect To The New God Of War III Screenshots
Consider today the "Official Day Of Amazing Playstation 3 Screenshots
" Not content with giving us amazing God Of War III screenshots, the day has also spurned amazing Gran Turismo 5 screenshots, via Gaf. You'll see amazingly good looking cars right through here.
News SCEE: Gran Turismo 5 Date "In Due Course", Japan Delay "Only Applicable" To Japanese Market
VG247 are quoting a SCEE rep this morning, claiming a European date for Gran Turismo 5 will arrive in "due course"
This of course follows another delay in Japan, which SCEE are claiming is "only applicable to the Japanese market". Of course, with Europe having been denied a release date, who knows what effect the delay is really having...
News We Don't Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry: Gran Turismo 5 Delayed
Seriously, questions must be answered now
Exactly what the hell is going on at Polyphony Digital for them to slap another delay on Gran Turismo 5? Which is exactly what has happened. Initial reports suggested a delay of three months, but more recent discussion suggests a temporary postponement. Whatever the reason, for the good of the product or...
News Gran Turismo 5 Time Trial Demo Is Downloaded 1Million Times
Sony's GT Academy Time Trial demo for Gran Turismo 5 has hit 1million downloads, according to Sony
The demo launched just a month ago.We created the Time Trial purely as the mechanic to run the first phase of GT Academy 2010, said Polyphony Digital boss, Kazunori Yamauchi. The massive interest is testament to the strong GT Academy concept that...
News Get A Feel For Gran Turismo 5 With This Detailed Hands-On
The fine folks at GamerLive
tv</a> have put up a pretty decent sized hands-on with Gran Turismo 5 on the show-floor at CES. The preview deals with vehicle selection right through to racing. It should give you a decent idea on how the final game will feel. Part two is after the jump.
News Sony Strengthen Their Make.Believe Tag With Real World Examples
A year ago, Lucas Ordonez went from being a bog-standard Gran Turismo fan, to a real race car driver, all thanks to competitions held on the Playstation 3 similar to the GT Academy available right now
It's a story Sony are keen to tell, as they strengthen their "Make.Believe" sales pitch tagline. Whether these "commercials"...
News Check Out Gran Turismo 5's Cover Car In Action
Introducing the Mercedes SLS AMG, or, more potently, Gran Turismo 5's cover vehicle
The above trailer includes pretty cars going "vroom" and transitions between real-life photography and in-engine rendering that are hard to decipher.
News Gran Turismo 5 Cover Is Revealed, Is Stunning
There are tons of more exciting things said about Gran Turismo 5's cover art on the Playstation Blog, so we recommend petrol-heads head over there for their fix of Gran Turismo discussion
But while you leave PushSquare a cold, dank, environment of non-car afficianados (we like cars plenty, but not that much) allow us to discuss the game's cover art...
A really early copy of the latest Playstation The Official Magazine has been picked up by a GTPlanet user, revealing what seems to be Gran Turismo 5's boxart and some screens of night-time racing
The magazine also notes the inclusion of Indy Racing League cars and tracks, news which seems to be sending the GTPlanet users into a frenzy. We're not big...
News Remember How Gran Turismo 5 Trailers Always Look Amazing? They Still Do.
GTPlanet
com</a> kindly managed to snag an off-screen recording of the latest Gran Turismo 5 trailer at the Asia Games Show over Chrimbo. Sure, the sound might be muffled, and the image not true HD but, look - this trailer has Rome and Madrid footage, aswell as some new clips on the Nascar and rally content. It's due out in Japan this March...
News Gran Turismo's Yamauchi Completes 25-Hour Car Race
Even if you only keep a moderate eye on the happenings of Gran Turismo, you'll probably know that the series' mastermind, Kazunori Yamauchi, is an actual race-car driver
Kinda. Just this month, Yamauchi completed a 25-hour race as part of the "Spoon Sports" team."Not having a lot of experience in circuit driving, and not knowing what...
News Gran Turismo 5 Academy Demo Features Indianapolis Speedway GP Circuit, Just 220mb
This week we get our filthy hands on the first example of newer Gran Turismo 5 code, with the GT Academy Demo
According to reports via TheSixthAxis, the demo will include Indianapolis Speedway GP Circuit and two versions of the Nissan 370z; the R1 and N3. We won't even pretend to know what any of that means. Still, we'll assume you're going to need...
News GT Academy 2010 Time Trial Demo Is Running On Gran Turismo 5 Code
Big shout out to VG247 who have managed to clear up whether the recently announced GT Academy 2010 Time Trial demo is running on Prologue or Gran Turismo 5 code
A Sony rep has confirmed to them that the demo is indeed based on the Gran Turismo 5 engine, so while it's unlikely to be the final polished thing, it should offer a good taste of how far GT...
Really exciting news for car-boffs and Gran Turismo fans: Sony have announced the release of GT Academy 2010 Time Trial for release on December 17th on the Playstation Store
The release will provide the "first opportunity" for players to get a "hands-on taster as to what Yamauchi-san and his Polyphony team have been carefully...
News Gran Turismo 5 Special Edition Listed On Amazon France
Couple this errant Amazon listing with the news of a three-disc GT5 package from earlier in the year and you might safely assume Polyphony have something planned in the way of a Gran Turismo 5 special edition - but then, what games don't these days? A listing on Amazon France hints at an "Edition Speciale" priced at 74
95; 10 more than the...
News Motorbikes May Make An Appearance In Gran Turismo 5
So just to further confirm that everything except the kitchen sink is going into Gran Turismo 5, there are fresh reports this morning that Polyphony's racing simulator might include, erm, motorbikes
In all honesty, it's just an off-the-cuff remark from GT godfather Kazunori Yamauchi, in which he states that, If thats what users really want in...
News Yamauchi Comments On Gran Turismo 5 Track Editor
Man, do you really have to pick at Gran Turismo Godfather Kazunori Yamauchi's words to get any hint of a story
GTPlanet have picked up on the wording of an answer Kaz gave during an interview with IGN regarding GT5's rumoured track editor. In the interview, IGN staffer Ryan Geddes asks if a track editor would make Gran Turismo 5's dev
News Kazunori Yamauchi: Forza Is "Different" To A Simulator
After being the brunt of much of Turn 10's marketing campaign in the lead up to Forza 3's XBOX 360 release, Gran Turismo 5 head-honcho Kazunori Yamauchi has said that Forza doesn't stack up next to GT in the simulation stakes
Some base components of the game are very different from Gran Turismo, he said. Its a little bit different from what...
News It's Only Cost Around $60Million To Make Gran Turismo 5
What's $60Million for a game like Gran Turismo 5 that's likely to be Sony's biggest winner when it releases next year? Well, actually quite a lot
Kazunori Yamauchi thinks not, "There are other games that cost more. Considering the size and scale of the game, I think it's probably a fairly small amount." We wonder how much and how long...
