Jordan Greer

The live build team is making progress on the exact replica of Mario Andretti’s ’48 Hudson race car. It’s been painted and is ready to enter the final stage of the build in preparation for its formal reveal to Mario and its eventual launch in GT6.

The first of many promised updates to Gran Turismo 6, is now available, and it brings with it some of the game’s major new features which have been announced over the past few months but which were not included in version 1.00, which is printed on the game discs being sold.

GT6 officially releases on December 6, but the digital version of the game has already gone live in the PlayStation Store, according to reports from many users in our forums, although you won’t be able to actually play it until the game is “activated” (which will happen, presumably, sometime within the next few hours as December 6th nears).

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An update to the GT6 online features page has shed more light on the expanded online racing functionality we can expect to be included in the game.

For the first time in the history of the Gran Turismo franchise, you can now purchase (via pre-order) in-game credits with real-world currency. Credit packs went on sale earlier yesterday at Amazon.co.uk, available in the following denominations and prices:

Amongst all the announcements at the GT6 launch event in Ronda, Spain, one of the most unexpected surprises came from the city of Ronda itself, as the mayor announced a street would be named in honor of Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi.

GTPlanet is on location in Ronda to provide full coverage of all the upcoming announcements, finally revealing Polyphony Digital’s plans for the future of GT6 and the Gran Turismo series.

If you participated in GT Academy 2013 and downloaded the Gran Turismo 6 demo which hosted the competition back in July, you’re set to receive a free car in the full game.

GTChannel filmed a segment of their online show at the recent GT6 Willow Springs preview event, where Polyphony Digital and Toyota officially debuted the game’s new GPS Data Visualizer and CAN-Gateway ECU.

EuroGamer has published a lengthy and comprehensive interview with Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi, discussing everything form his childhood, his philosophy on life, motorsports, Gran Turismo, and just about everything in between.

More GT6 TV commercials have been emerging around the world. We reported the first TV spot out of Japan, but now Australia and Poland have joined in, showcasing GT6’s “The World is Your Track” ad campaign.

The first Gran Turismo 6 game discs have been printed (offered referred to in the industry as going “gold”), and a few are making their way into the hands of journalists, according to reports from NeoGAF. They’ll be unable to share their impressions until “next Friday” (December 6), when the game releases worldwide.

We are excited to announce that GTPEDIA: GTPlanet’s Guide to the World of Gran Turismo is set to include all the gritty details about Gran Turismo 6. The new chapter will be published this January as a free downloadable update for everyone who owns a copy of the book.

What appears to be the the full version of Gran Turismo 6 is on display at the Tokyo Motor Show, and gameplay footage has started emerging from attendees.

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A strange video has been posted to the official PlayStation France YouTube channel, which claims to show the unboxing of a “GT6 Ultra Custom Accessory”. It actually features a man opening a large black box which contains a bionic arm with “#GT6” printed on the skin.

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Kazunori Yamauchi was in California yesterday for the official debut of the Mercedes-Benz Vision Gran Turismo concept car, which will be featured in Gran Turismo 6.

A new official Gran Turismo 6 video trailer and screenshots have been released, showcasing the new Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo car.