Monza, Toscana, and Silverstone Featured in Latest GT6 Seasonal Events
A new batch of seasonal events are now available in Gran Turismo 6, featuring beginner, intermediate, and expert level challenges featuring sports and race cars – with new prizes unlike those offered in previous weeks. This week’s challenges are as follows, and remember to stop by our GT6 Seasonal Events forum for in-depth analysis and discussion, and tips and tricks.
Forza Motorsport 6 to Feature Formula E Race Cars
At this year’s E3, Turn 10 revealed 117 of the more than 450 cars available at launch in the upcoming Forza Motorsport 6. Beginning today and leading up to the launch of the game on September 15th, Turn 10 will be revealing more details not only regarding the game’s car roster but additional information on the new tracks being introduced for the first time in the series in what is being dubbed as “The Forza Garage”.
GTPlanet’s SRT Tomahawk Challenge Starts Today
If you’ve had a go in any version of the SRT Tomahawk – the newest Vision GT concept car in Gran Turismo 6 – you know how crazy it is. The “X” model takes things to the furthest extreme, producing over 2,590hp with the use of “experimental technologies”.
Gran Turismo’s Behind-the-Scenes Production Techniques Featured in Tokyo Exhibit
Polyphony Digital’s work has been put on display at the National Art Center in Tokyo, Japan, as part of a new Manga*Anime*Games exhibit in the museum. The exhibit, which showcases the relationship between artists’ work, society, and technology, uses Gran Turismo to demonstrate the technical techniques of the artists that bring the game to life.
Kazunori Yamauchi Goodwood Interview: Vision GT
With thanks to Kazunori Yamauchi, Translator-san, HPS Jardine, Infiniti GB and SCEE.
GT6 Live Stream: GTPlanet Endurance Series’ 24 Hours of Le Mans
It’s time for one of the biggest races in the 2015 GTPlanet Endurance Series’ calendar: the 24 Hours of Le Mans! The race kicks off today (June 27) at 13:00 GMT/UTC (click here to convert this to your local time), and will be live-streamed right here via GTPlanet’s YouTube channel.
GTPlanet Community Spotlight: Hot on the Wheels of Victory
The SRT Tomahawk is finally upon us, and perhaps extends the most challenging obstacle by way of the The Green Hell. That’s right, in order to obtain the X variant of the Tomahawk one must go around the Nordschleife and record a time of 6 minutes or less. Of course you can always buy all three versions directly from the dealership and call it a day, but how else are you going to be able to experience the high-stakes insanity right out of the gate?
New Project CARS Community Event Gets Radical in Dubai
A new Community Event is available in Project CARS from Friday 26th June 2015, featuring the open desert backdrop of the Dubai Autodrome’s International Circuit.
GT6 Online Service Maintenance Scheduled for July 1st
Polyphony Digital has posted a maintenance announcement set to commence next Wednesday, July 1st, starting 21:30GMT/UTC (click here to convert this to your local time zone) and lasting for approximately three and a half hours. As always, you’ll be unable to use the game’s online features during the maintenance period.
GT6 Update 1.20 Released, Brings SRT Tomahawk Vision GT Car, Goodwood FoS Update
The latest update for Gran Turismo 6, version 1.20, has just gone live, and brings with it an update to the Goodwood Hill Climb course and one of the more hotly anticipated Vision GT cars: the radical SRT Tomahawk.
Logitech G29: First Video & Hands-On Impressions
There’s been a lot of interest and debate over the new Logitech G29 steering wheel that was formally unveiled a few weeks ago, but not much in the way of hands-on impressions.
Mazda’s LM55 Vision GT Car Featured on Goodwood Festival of Speed Sculpture
Since its inclusion in Gran Turismo 6 was first announced back in 2013, the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed has had a close relationship with the franchise. As many will recall, last year saw the in-game track updated to include the 2014 “Central Feature” sculpture at Goodwood – a soaring art installation that features different manufacturers and changes each year.
Driveclub “PlayStation Plus Edition” Releases Today, Free for Plus Members
Sony have announced that the Playstation Plus Edition of Driveclub will be released on June 25th. The ‘lite’ version of Driveclub will be free to all Playstation Plus members, however Sony have also stated that while off-line play will be available for all, on-line play will be rolled out gradually.
Formula Gran Turismo Featured in Latest GT6 Super Lap & Drift Trials
A new batch of seasonal events are now available in Gran Turismo 6, featuring non-race and tuned cars, RWD non-race cars, race cars, and the Formula Gran Turismo. This week’s challenges are as follows, and remember to stop by our GT6 Seasonal Events forum for in-depth analysis and discussion, and tips and tricks.
Project CARS v2.0 Patch to Focus on Controls, Physics and AI Improvements
SMS have released details of the upcoming patch 2.0 for Project CARS, and it covers a wide range of areas, many of which have been discussed already in our Project Cars Forum. The patch will be for the PC, PS4 and XBox One.
North American GT Academy Champ Nic Hammann Heads to Russia for Blancpain Endurance Series
NISMO Athlete and 2014 Nissan GT Academy winner Nic Hammann kicks off his first racing season for Nissan in a big way, co-driving with Russian GT Academy champ Mark Shulzhitskiy in an RJN Nissan GT-R GT3 NISMO racer in the first-ever Blancpain Sprint Series event at Moscow Raceway in Russia July 3 to 4.
Xbox One Forza Motorsport 6 Limited Edition Console & Controller Announced
In celebration of Forza’s 10th anniversary this year, Microsoft have announced a special edition of the Xbox One: the “Forza Motorsport 6 Limited Edition” console. As explained in the video above, it’ll feature a special blue color, inspired by the new game’s cover car, the Ford GT.
Wolfgang Reip Scores Blancpain Endurance Series Win at Paul Ricard
Nissan’s Alex Buncombe (GB), Katsumasa Chiyo (JAP) and Wolfgang Reip (BEL) took a commanding victory in Saturday’s 1000km Blancpain Endurance Series race, which ran into the night at Paul Ricard in France. This was the first overall Blancpain Endurance Series win for Nissan and the best possible warm up for next month’s Spa 24 Hours for Nissan GT Academy Team RJN.
Funding for Project CARS 2 Now Open
Following the rapid success of Project CARS across the globe, developer Slightly Mad Studios has today announced that the second title to be funded and co-developed by the innovative World of Mass Development community: Project CARS 2!