
GT Academy 2012 Game Details & Screenshots, Brings Content to Gran Turismo 5
As announced earlier this week, GT Academy 2012 is about to kick off next month in four different regions around the globe.

Nurburgring & Spa Featured in Latest GT5 Seasonal Events
Two of Gran Turismo 5’s most legendary and popular circuits are both taking the stage in this week’s Time & Drift Trial Seasonal Events! Here’s all the details:

GT Academy Starts May 1st, Available as Free Game Download
In the last few minutes Penrose Tackie, European Brand Manager for GT5, has confirmed the schedule for GT Academy 2012 and there’s been a couple of small changes…

2.4 Hour Online Enduro set for April 29th at Laguna Seca
GTP_Registry to host Laguna Seca Enduro!

Another Exciting Weekend for GT Academy Graduate Jann Mardenborough
While the rest of us wait for GT Academy to start next month, the winners of previous academies continue to make their names in world motorsports and demonstrate the success of the GT Academy program.

London Circuit Featured in New GT5 A-Spec Seasonal Events
Gran Turismo 5’s reverse London circuit brings some interesting new variety to this week’s A-Spec Seasonal Events. Here’s a complete look at the new races:

GT5 Asia Online Tournament Begins Today
Following last year’s successful Asia Online tournament, SCEA have today launched a second event.

German Cars Featured in GT5’s Latest Time & Drift Trials
New Time and Drift Trials are now available in Gran Turismo 5’s Seasonal Events, which feature German cars. Here’s a closer look at what’s new:

Lucas Ordoñez to Compete in 2012 Nürburgring 24 Hours
Announced this morning via Twitter, Lucas Ordoñez will shortly find himself driving a Nissan GT-R at the punishing Nürburgring 24 Hour race.

GT Academy 2012 Reported to Begin on May 1st, New Dutch Racing Team Launched
Although many of us were expecting a start date for the European GT Academy in March, the recent update delay seemed to have put this on hold.

Mixed Fortunes for GT Academy Graduates
After relatively successful pre-race preparations for the GT Academy graduates, their relative fortunes took a turn for the worse come race day.

GT Academy Graduates Face a Challenging Weekend
Following Jordan Tresson’s disappointing season-opener in the Sebring 12 Hour race two weeks ago, two more GT Academy graduates are involved in their own race series debuts this weekend.

GT5 Online Service Maintenance Coming April 4th
When Polyphony Digital launched Gran Turismo 5‘s new Photostream service in Asia two weeks ago, they also mentioned the game’s previously announced “March 2012 update” had been postponed.

More B-Spec Races Featured in Latest GT5 Seasonal Events
In what will surely be much to the chagrin of increasingly restless Gran Turismo 5 fans, B-Spec has once again been featured in the game’s latest Seasonal Events. Here’s a closer look at the new races for your fastest B-Spec driver:

GTP Photomode Competitions: Tournament Semi-Final!
Thanks to some computer difficulties, the Photomode update just wasn’t possible last week, but we’re back… and just in time! The knockout-style Tournament is in it’s semi-final round, with only four users left for each division. And, of course, we’ve got our weekly competitions, five in total, that are open to any registered GTPlanet member. Want to take part? Read on!

Italian Cars Featured in GT5’s Latest Time & Drift Trials
Gran Turismo 5’s latest Seasonal Events have just gone live, which feature “Italian Non-Racecars” in new Time and Drift Trials. Here’s a closer look at the new events:

Racing Accident Spoils Sebring Debut for GT Academy Champion Jordan Tresson
2010 GT Academy champion Jordan Tresson was all set to make his FIA World Endurance Championship debut in the 12 Hours of Sebring this weekend, behind the wheel of Signatech Nissan’s new LMP2 car. Alas, it was not meant to be.

Gran Turismo 5 Photo Stream Service Launches in Asia
As reported a month ago, the Photo Stream service of Gran Turismo 5 has now gone live. Using this function, any photo set by any player to “Share with Friends” will be anonymously published to the official Gran Turismo website for anyone to see, rather than limiting your works to only the people on your PSN Friends list. There is, however, a small catch in that the service is not available yet to users outside Japan and Asia:

Nürburgring Featured in Latest GT5 A-Spec Seasonal Events
After a few weeks of much-bemoaned B-Spec Seasonal Events in Gran Turismo 5, Polyphony Digital has put you back in the driver’s seat with three new A-Spec races, available now:

Bryan Heitkotter to Drive for Doran Racing in 2012
Following the GT Academy drivers’ successes in the Dubai 24 Hours in January, we brought you news of the three European drivers’ schedules for 2012. As promised, we now have news on Bryan Heitkotter’s plans for the coming season.