
Lucas Ordoñez Pilots the Nissan DeltaWing at Petit Le Mans: Live Streams & Coverage
As just announced last month, GT Academy champion Lucas Ordoñez has been selected to drive the unique and radical Highcroft Racing Nissan DeltaWing prototype car at the prestigious Petit Le Mans endurance race, taking place this Friday and Saturday at Road Atlanta.

Gran Turismo 5’s Online Service Problems Reportedly Resolved
As most of you are aware, Gran Turismo 5’s online services have experienced significant disruption over the past few weeks.

Subaru BRZ, Toyota 86, and Scion FR-S Featured In Latest GT5 Time and Drift Trials
The latest round of time and drift Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring the Subaru BRZ, Scion FRS, and the Toyota 86. The challenges are as follows:

Gran Turismo Demo at 4K Resolution Described as “Absolutely Stunning”
Polyphony Digital’s demonstration of a Gran Turismo tech demo running at “4K resolution” made quite a splash when it hit the news a few weeks ago.


GT Academy 2012 Mini-Game Available to Download in Middle East & South Africa
GT Academy officially kicks off today for players in its two newest territories, South Africa and the Middle East.

10th Annual Gran Turismo Awards to be Held at SEMA 2012
The Gran Turismo Awards have become a popular staple of SEMA 2012, the massive modified car show that takes place in Las Vegas each fall.

French Cars Featured in Newest GT5 Seasonal Events
The latest round of Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring suave French cars. Cars are limited to a maximum of 450PP and Sports/Hard tires or less. The challenges are as follows:

GT Academy Expansion Continues to South Africa
The published schedule is:

Ongoing GT5 Connectivity Issues Frustrating Gamers
Many gamers have been reporting patchy online performance from Gran Turismo 5 in the last couple of days, with random disconnects from online lobbies and “Error Code: 268” when trying to join. There was even a succinct message added to the in-game news feed yesterday afternoon:

First Red Bull X2010 “5G” Screenshots, GT5 Gameplay Videos
As announced last month, a new model of the Red Bull X2010 is being made available in Japan for the energy drink company’s “5G” Gaming Championship.

GT5 Academy Edition Debuts Atop PS3’s Budget UK Sales Charts, Top 20 Overall
Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition was launched to the public last week on September 26, and is apparently performing well in the UK market.

Formula Gran Turismo Featured in New GT5 Seasonal Events
New Time & Drift Trials are now available in Gran Turismo 5‘s Seasonal Events, featuring one of the game’s most powerful race cars, the Formula Gran Turismo.

Gran Turismo Tech Demo Shown Running at “4K Resolution”
Polyphony Digital has announced they’ll be showing off a special version of Gran Turismo at Sony’s “Dramatic 4K Experience” in Japan.

GT5 Academy Edition Included in New “Super Slim” PS3 Hardware Bundle for Europe
As you may have heard, Sony announced the launch of their third – and likely final – revision to the PlayStation 3 hardware at the Tokyo Game Show a few weeks back.


Climactic Weekend at Donington Park for Mardenborough
Images courtesy of britishgt.com and fiawec.com.

Classic Muscle Cars Featured in New GT5 Seasonal Events
The latest round of Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring classic muscle cars built 1980 or earlier. Cars are limited to a maximum of 500PP and Sports/Medium tires or less. The challenges are as follows:

Honda Weider HSV-010 Gran Turismo 5 Gameplay Video
The latest round of new downloadable content is hitting PlayStation Stores worldwide, and players are finally getting their hands on the first entirely new car model to be released in GT5 since January, the Honda Weider HSV-010.

Gran Turismo 5 Update 2.08 Now Available, DLC Incoming
Gran Turismo 5 version 2.08 is now available as a 227MB download and brings with it a number of bug fixes and minor features.