Gran Turismo Series

A new update for Gran Turismo 5, version 2.06, has just been launched and is now available for download.

After 24 hours of all-weather driving and some unbelievable twists and turns, Team GT Academy safely brought home their #123 Nissan GT-R first in their SP8T class and 30th overall.

As reported yesterday, the 40th Nürburgring 24 Hours gets underway at 16:00 CEST (14:00 GMT) today, with the Team GT Academy car 47th on the 171-car grid – and first in the SP8T class.

12 months after he scored a class victory for Schulze motorsport, Gran Turismo founder Kazunori Yamauchi returns to the Nürburgring 24hr race but this time he has another famous Gran Turismo name accompanying him.

Three new Seasonal Events, featuring Time Trials, Drift Trials, and a new B-Spec race, are now available in Gran Turismo 5:

UPDATE: This app has been removed from the App Store due to a complaint by Sony. More information on the circumstances are available here.

Gran Turismo 5 users logging in today will have been greeted by the following announcement:

If you’re looking for a break from those GT Academy 2012 time trials, Gran Turismo 5’s latest A-Spec Seasonal Events may offer just what you need. Here’s a closer look at the new races:

Despite the focus on GT Academy, Polyphony Digital have stuck to their Seasonal Event cycle schedule and added two new Time and Drift Trials. This week’s focus is on the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution road car, with an unusual appearance from a snow circuit in the Time Trial section:

Gran Turismo 5’s B-Spec mode unfortunately returns to the game’s Seasonal Events this week, but at least you’ll have some nice scenery to watch as your fastest drivers make their way around the Côte d’Azur and Monza circuits. Here’s a closer look at the details:

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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:

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:

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

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:

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.

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:

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:

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: