As we found out earlier this week, the GPS Data Logger feature in Gran Turismo 6 is set to be released in the game’s 1.06 update, which will be available to download on April 7th. We now have a bit more details on the feature, thanks to a press release from Toyota Japan.

We’re in the wake of another Formula One weekend, this time taking a trip to the Bahrain International Circuit, albeit with a twist. This year the circuit will make use of an all-new floodlight system that will see the Grand Prix event into the hours beyond the sun, making this the second race of the season to run without natural lighting.

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. Look out for future articles from our racing driver contributor coming soon as he experiences and progresses through his professional career.

The latest Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring two racing events. The Time Trial event is exclusive to NASCAR racing cars with no more than 630PP and no better than Racing/Hard tires, and the Drift Trial is open to non-racing cars with no better than Comfort/Soft tires.

GT6’s next update will be with us next week and brings with it the latest effort in blurring the lines between the game and real life – “GPS Visualiser” – demonstrated in the official video above.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSVnsx_df8g

We’re moving straight into the goodies this week as this week’s headline is actually a full-length segment that may very well return at some point later in the year with yet another look into what makes a racing game attractive. It’s a question that isn’t as easily answered as you might think, and I know you’re sitting there shouting out answers.

The latest Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring a series of five expert level racing events exclusive to European racing cars with no more than 590PP and no better than Racing/Hard compounds or less.

The latest Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 6, featuring three new time trial events exclusive to the BMW Concept 1 Series tii, Subaru Impreza, and the Ferrari FXX.

The Kingdom of Thailand is the latest country to be added in a growing list of new nations participating in GT Academy for 2014, a country with a strong passion for motorsport.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O30hygmGhkM

The popular /DRIVE YouTube channel has published an interview with Tamir Moscovici, director of the Gran Turismo documentary, “KAZ: Pushing the Virtual Divide”.

It’s a little funny to me that this week’s Rewind is being presented – the opening act, if you will – by an already prominent staple of the article itself; however, the community here is the central focus of the Rewind, and anything that makes the lives of the many easier will be showcased here.

In a discussion on gaming forum NeoGAF about upcoming PlayStation 4 title DriveClub, a user “known to work for” Sony Computer Entertainment (according to DualShockers and PlayStation Underground) has hinted at the existence of GT7 Prologue.

The latest Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring a series of two racing events exclusive to Red Bull’s X2010 and X2011 with no more than 980PP and no better than Racing/Hard compounds or less for this week’s time trial, and 4WD rally cars built in 1990 or later – that’s right, you’re hitting the dirt again.

At the 2014 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Sony Worldwide Studios’ president Shuhei Yoshida revealed an interesting new accessory the company is developing to work with their PlayStation 4 console.

Nissan and Sony is bringing GT Academy back to the Middle East after its successful maiden run last year. Inaugural winner Salman Al-Khater from Qatar placed first in class at the Britcar 1000km and Nissan is looking to repeat the accomplishment with a new Nismo Athlete for 2014.

The second race of the United SportsCar Championship is the first race for Jann Mardenborough in the US. And he really has his work cut out for him as a rookie at the notoriously bumpy and difficult Florida circuit.

The inaugural race weekend of the 2014 Formula One season is finally here, and while I maintain a gross of reservations regarding the new engine formula and some of the new/amended rulings, it’s a level of excitement that I couldn’t feign if I honestly tried to.

The latest Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 6, featuring three new time trial events exclusive to the Renault Sport Clio R.S., Mazda Eunos Roadster/MX-5/Miata, and the Tesla Roadster.