
GTPlanet Weekly Rewind: I’m Still in a Dream
Snake Eater! Oh I can see I may have already confused some of you, sorry about that. This week’s title is a direct reference to the song “Snake Eater” from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. That worked out flawlessly, wouldn’t you say? I’ve been a fan of the series since an old acquaintance of mine introduced me to it a long time ago, yet Snake Eater remains as the only major console release I’ve yet to play for reasons I don’t quite understand to this very day. Alas, all of this will be rectified soon enough as I’ve been on quite the MGS binge as of late and yes that definitely includes Revengeance.

“Japanese 90’s Challenge” GT5 Seasonal Event Now Live
The latest Seasonal Events are now available in GT5, featuring Japanese cars built in the 1990’s. Five expert level races touring some of the most scenic locations available in the game, and the rewards are just as high as they’ve come to be in these expert level challenges.

Free Download: Gran Turismo Track Directory
A special addendum to our book, GTPEDIA: GTPlanet’s Guide to the World of Gran Turismo, is now available.

Gran Turismo 5 Update 2.12 Removes “Hacked” Cars
A new update to Gran Turismo 5 is now available, version 2.12. At just 24MB in size, the update appears to primarily address the “hacked” or “hybrid” cars in the game.

GT5 Online Service Maintenance Coming April 23rd & 25th
Late last week, Polyphony Digital announced two upcoming maintenance periods for Gran Turismo 5’s online services, each of which will last for approximately two hours:

GTPlanet Weekly Rewind: For Hope Burns Bright
This has been an eventful week for me if I do say so myself: picked up a new keyboard (more on that later) and I’m on the cusp of upgrading, or should I say, overhauling my current PC rig. In what way you ask? Well that’s the quandary in itself because I don’t know what I’m going to upgrade, or when for that matter. I’ll be keeping my usual close eye on things as they develop over the next couple of weeks and judge from there when the time is indeed necessary. Although I will say that I’ve been eyeing the GeForce GTX 690 since it was launched last year, and with plans having fallen through to obtain one I’d almost regret not getting something I had my sights on for close to a year now.

H.E. Performance G37 Featured in Latest GT5 Time & Drift Trial Events
The latest Seasonal Events are now available in GT5, featuring a variety of high performance, rear-wheel drive fun. There are no restrictions on the tuning used in this week’s time and drift events, and no vehicle or tuning restrictions in the Spa Francorchamps drift event. However, tires are limited to Sports/Hard and Comfort/Soft compounds or less, respectively.

Official Gran Turismo Website Gets New Look in Asian Regions
Polyphony Digital launched a new look for the official Gran Turismo website today in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan.

NewEgg Lists Gran Turismo 6 for PS3, Begins Pre-Orders
NewEgg, one of the largest electronics retailers, has made the jump as the first major online store to add Gran Turismo 6 to their catalog. As first picked up by PlayStation Lifestyle, they have listed the game as a PlayStation 3 title with an estimated release date of November 2013.

Academy Winners & Kazunori Yamauchi Back On Track
Images courtesy of Nissan & European F3.

GTPlanet Weekly Rewind: The Danger Zone
Here you are, rushing in to see the Rewind this week and I’m willing to bet the title is what attracted you, isn’t it? Perhaps it did but you don’t have the slightest clue as to what it means, or why I’ve chosen it to represent this week’s Rewind. Well to make things relatively simple for those of you who are but a bit confused, “Danger Zone” is a title easily recognized for it’s Top Gun fame, or if you’re simply a Kenny Loggins fan you’ll recognize it due to that as well Another interesting tidbit is the “Danger Zone” has also become a pop-culture joke reference in the animated series Archer – thus the title is an homage to both.

“Supercar Nostalgia Cup” GT5 Seasonal Event Now Live
The latest Seasonal Events are now available in GT5, featuring supercars built on or before 1979. Five expert level events touring some of the most widely used locations available in the game, and the rewards are high.

GT Academy Middle East Gets Its Own TV Show, Airs in May on MBC
Race Camp image courtesy of GT Academy.

GTPlanet Weekly Rewind: Black Out The Sun
First off the title: no, GTPlanet is not concocting some devious master plan that involves an indefinite lunar eclipse or anything of that nature. This week’s title is a direct reference to heavy metal band “Sevendust” and their newly-released album bearing the same name. If any of you GTPlanet Faithful out there are fans of the genre or are always looking out for a new band to listen to, I can’t recommend these guys enough as every album is jam-packed with variety and all of the great things associated with heavy metal.

Polyphony Digital Take Action Against “Illicitly Modified Game Data” in Gran Turismo 5
We have recently confirmed usage of illicitly modified game data in the online services of Gran Turismo 5, and the relevant accounts have now been banned from the service.

AEM S2000 Featured in Latest GT5 Time & Drift Trials
The latest Seasonal Events are now available in GT5, featuring a variety of high performance fun. There are no restrictions on the vehicle or tuning used in this week’s drift events but tires are limited to Comfort/Soft compounds or less. The challenges are as follows:


GTPlanet Weekly Rewind: The Spice of Life
I was going to make this the third Rewind with a title referencing the hit classic (yes, I just said that) “Friday” by Rebecca Black, but I figured it’d be better not to simply for the sake of all of you – you’re welcome. I say that now but I assure you it’s going to happen sooner or later because it’s fun and the feedback has been just as fun.

“Mini Challenge” GT5 Seasonal Event Now Available
The latest Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring five expert level challenges touring a selection of the game’s most scenic locations in the stylish and crafty Mini Cooper. Cars are limited to a maximum of 450PP and Sports/Hard tires or less.
