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!

GT Academy champion Lucas Ordoñez scored his first Super GT victory in the series’ latest round at Thailand’s Chang International Circuit last weekend. Lucas and his teammate Kazuki Hoshino held off highly experienced driver Jorg Müller in the Studie BMW Z4 GT3 car.

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.

Intermediate Level American Muscle Challenge

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:

Next Weekend, we’ll be featuring the seventh special event of GT6, the F3 [D3] Japanese Grand Prix, at Suzuka Circuit.  The event will feature a realistic 3 round knockout qualifying format and a 41 lap F3 race distance.  The car used is the Ayrton Senna WSR F3 Car.

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.

Nissan’s Alex Buncombe put on a world-class performance at the Nurburgring in Germany today, after jetting in from Australia where he did a great job in his first V8 Supercars race last weekend. The British racer has been mentor to all of the GT Academy winners since 2008 and at today’s season-closing Blancpain Endurance Series race it was clear to see why they all learn so much from him.

We’re excited to announce the latest free update for our book, GTPEDIA: GTPlanet’s Guide to the World of Gran Turismo is ready and now available for all customers to download.

Nissan will begin the search for an American star to join its new LM P1 Le Mans 24 Hour and FIA World Endurance Championship team, giving a former gamer the opportunity to graduate to the highest levels of the sport.

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.

Yesterday’s release of GT6 update 1.12 brought with it some enhanced force-feedback configuration option for steering wheel controllers, allowing users to adjust the torque of the wheel. Unfortunately, Logitech wheel owners quickly noticed this had a negative impact on the G25, G27, and Driving Force Pro, with drastically reduced wheel resistance.

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The latest update for Gran Turismo 6 is now available, and it is one of the biggest yet, bringing one of the longest new tracks ever to be featured in a console racing game.