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Careful observers will have noticed an unfamiliar circuit in the latest Gran Turismo 5 video trailer, released to commemorate the launch of the new 2014 Corvette Stingray in the game.

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The GT Academy team has once again scored a podium finish in the season opening Dubai 24 Hours, bettering last year‘s finish by one place.

Polyphony Digital announced a special maintenance notice earlier today regarding Gran Turismo 5’s online services, which will be offline for approximately two hours starting January 15, 2013, at 20:00 GMT/UTC.

The annual Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing in Las Vegas this week, and Sony is using Gran Turismo 5 to show off the capabilities of their upcoming $24,999 84” 4K Ultra HD TV.

Continuing with the opportunity to enjoy Super GT events within the game while no longer being able to view them on Gran Turismo TV, they are once again one of the stars of this week’s Seasonal Events.

As I’m sure we’re all aware by now, the Dubai 24 Hours represents the annual “final” prize for GT Academy. The 2013 race is less than a week away from us and the 2012 winners have been allocated their seats for this year’s race, each looking to better last year’s podium result.

Though you may no longer be able to watch Super GT races in Gran Turismo TV, you can still enjoy some of the series’ cars in Gran Turismo 5.

As 2013 kicks off, so too does the special competition available to owners of Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition.

The latest round of A-Spec Drift & Time Trial Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. The challenges are as follows:

Gran Turismo TV, the online video-on-demand platform which made its debut in GT5 Prologue, will be ending distribution of its “Super GT” content channel, effective 20:00 GMT/UTC on December 31, 2012.

On Sunday, December 23, 2012, Gran Turismo celebrates its 15th anniversary. First released on the PlayStation Console in Japan on December 23, 1997, the series has revolutionized the gaming industry, the automotive industry, and changed quite a few lives along the way.

Polyphony Digital’s official Japanese website has just been updated with information on how the company will be celebrating Gran Turismo’s 15th anniversary, taking place on December 23, 2012.

The latest Gran Turismo 5 Seasonal Events are a special bunch, featuring Expert-level challenges with high rewards.

As the Gran Turismo series approaches its 15th anniversary on December 23, 2012, Polyphony Digital has quietly updated their sales statistics, revealing over 68 million copies of the games have been sold worldwide and correcting the previous, smaller sum first reported in early November.

GTPlanet user “sorg” has been dissecting Gran Turismo 5’s code base over the past few days and has shared some of his discoveries in our forums.