Gaming

A special demo of Gran Turismo 6 with fully integrated motion simulation was shown to the public at Fuji Speedway in Japan, during the latest round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The game was running in a triple-monitor configuration on the SimCraft APEX3 GT motion simulation rig, allowing attendees to drive the Toyota TS030.

Another round of “Quick Match” online racing events are now available in GT6 featuring compact Japanese Kei cars taking wind around Silverstone, rally cars taking on the many sweeping turns of Cape Ring, and sports and race cars taking on some of GT’s classic attractions.

Alpine, the famous French sportscar company owned by Renault, offered an inside look at their Vision Gran Turismo project car with a recent post on Twitter. The car would be the most radical Vision GT we’ve seen yet, featuring a pivoting, articulated design.

A new batch of A-Spec races are now available, ranging from seasonal challenges where you’ll overtake as many opponents as possible within the allotted time, to the new “quick match” events that places you against other players from around the world.

More details from the Gran Turismo article in the most recent issue of GamesTM magazine have been revealed, and some additional quotes from Kazunori Yamauchi paint an interesting picture of his thoughts on the franchise and its future.

While speaking to GamesTM magazine in a recent interview, Kazunori Yamauchi made some interesting comments regarding the development of Gran Turismo 7, which is apparently set to benefit greatly from the power of the PlayStation 4 console:

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Since v1.12 was released with new options for steering wheel controllers, many players have noticed a dramatic alteration to force feedback behaviour – indeed Polyphony Digital has already updated the game once with a hotfix for this very issue.

A new batch of events are now available in Gran Turismo 6, featuring a series of new drift and super lap challenges exclusive to the 2014 Nissan GT-R NISMO, race cars, and Japanese non-race cars.

Another new round of “Quick Match” online races are now online in Gran Turismo 6.

It’s time for another online endurance race in Gran Turismo 6, and this time, we’re going to Belgium’s Ardennes forest for a 24-hour race at Spa Francorchamps!

The EuroSport TV network has begun airing GT Academy: Masterclass to document the wild success of champions Lucas Ordoñez and Jann Mardenborough, while providing a glimpse into what the European and International competitors faced during Race Camp this year.

Beginner Level Supercar Festival

The new “Quick Match” online races which were brought to Gran Turismo 6 in update version 1.12 have been live for a few weeks now, and appear to be rotated on a weekly schedule similar to Seasonal Events, with new races becoming available late Tuesday / early Wednesday.

A minor new update has been released for Gran Turismo 6 to address numerous glitches and bugs. Weighing in at 9.5MB, it includes the following documented changes:

WRS Online Special Event

This guest contribution is by Nick McMillen, 2013 United States GT Academy Champion. This is the account of his journey as one of the newest Nismo Athletes. Stay tuned for future articles from our racing driver contributor coming soon as he experiences and progresses through his professional career.

A new batch of events are now available in Gran Turismo 6, featuring a series of new drift and super lap challenges exclusive to the Lexus LFA, race cars, 4WD non-race cars, and non-racing Lamborghini sports cars.

The next generation of the Nissan GT-R will be heavily influenced by the design of the Nissan “CONCEPT 2020” Vision Gran Turismo car released in GT6 last July, according to a report from Motoring.com.au.

A new batch of A-Spec races are now available, ranging from a beginner’s challenge to that of an expert while overtaking as many opponents as possible within the allotted time.