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Red Bull Ring Teased for Project CARS 2

Once it hits stores sometime this year, Project CARS 2 will arrive with over 60 drivable locations, all of which are going to support complete dynamic weather conditions and daytime changes.

Wednesday Want: Nissan Nails Concept

Back in June 2015, GTPlanet interviewed Kazunori Yamauchi at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. During the chat, we asked him how cars are selected for inclusion in a Gran Turismo game and he gave the following answer:

Slightly Mad Studios Teases New Unannounced Franchise

Head of Slightly Mad Studios Ian Bell took to the GTPlanet forum yesterday to tease that the studio behind the Project CARS franchise is working on something brand new — and that there’s a prize involved for whomever can guess what it is.

Interlagos is Coming to Gran Turismo Sport

In an unexpected surprise only one week after a batch of new circuits were revealed, it appears that Autódromo José Carlos Pace (known by its former name of Interlagos) is coming to Gran Turismo Sport later this year.

Porsche To Be Included in Future Forza Games From Day One

When Turn 10 announced a six-year non-exclusive partnership with Porsche last week, gamers wondered if that would put an end to the expensive post-launch DLC approach the manufacturer has been subjected to for years. Dan Greenawalt has confirmed that the Stuttgart sports car maker will now be included in-game from launch.

Porsche Becomes the Unofficial Mascot of April’s Forzathon Events

The beloved Stuttgart-based automaker continues to make rounds this week all over the racing game world. Porsche has decided to introduce itself in Gran Turismo Sport, while being reintroduced to the Forza series via a Forza Horizon 3 car pack and as a sponsor for Season 3 of ForzaRC. To make things even better, a couple of Porsches will be up for grabs in this month’s Forzathon events.

Forza Motorsport Played a Role in Shaping the Hardware of Project Scorpio

Last week Digital Foundry paid a visit to the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington for the first technical overview of the hardware powering the next Xbox, Project Scorpio. While the specs and underlying technology are truly impressive, a real-time demo would only validate the new machine even further. This is where Turn 10’s ForzaTech demo plays a key role.

More High-Res GT Sport Screenshots: New Tracks, Porsche & Gr.B Cars

It’s been quite a week for Gran Turismo fans. European players were invited into the ongoing beta, Porsche finally joined the GT fold, and three new circuits were unveiled. As part of that final bit of news, Polyphony Digital released a batch of wallpaper-friendly images.

The Thrustmaster GT Wheel’s Color-Coded Dials Explained?

Last month, GTPlanet had an exclusive look at Thrustmaster’s official Gran Turismo Sport wheel, thanks to an anonymous tipster. The peripheral looks to be the definitive way to experience GT Sport when it releases and thanks to a well-spotted detail on the wheel by a Twitter user, it looks like it will host a very unique advantage over other wheels.

F1 Driver Fernando Alonso to Race in the 2017 Indianapolis 500

Many moons ago, a headline like that would’ve come as no surprise. Back in the sixties, racing drivers competing across multiple categories was a rather common occurrence. For example, recently deceased motor racing legend John Surtees is the only person in history to have won major championships on both two and four wheels.