Though you may no longer be able to watch Super GT races in Gran Turismo TV, you can still enjoy some of the series’ cars in Gran Turismo 5.

As 2013 kicks off, so too does the special competition available to owners of Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition.

It never ceases to amaze me the things people are capable of doing with such photo-editing software like Photoshop, GIMP, or Paint.net; things that exceed my current level of skill. Now that’s not to imply these techniques are overwhelmingly difficult because they’re not – it’s the mastery of such techniques that will get you in the end.

You thought the season of giving was over? Not so fast!

The latest round of A-Spec Drift & Time Trial Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. The challenges are as follows:

Gran Turismo TV, the online video-on-demand platform which made its debut in GT5 Prologue, will be ending distribution of its “Super GT” content channel, effective 20:00 GMT/UTC on December 31, 2012.

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On Sunday, December 23, 2012, Gran Turismo celebrates its 15th anniversary. First released on the PlayStation Console in Japan on December 23, 1997, the series has revolutionized the gaming industry, the automotive industry, and changed quite a few lives along the way.

One week before Christmas and the Rewind is still running strong! Of course, that wouldn’t be the case without all of you looking forward to it every single week, thus giving me the incentive to individualize each week’s entry in content and presentation. So thank you, GTPlanet community.

Polyphony Digital’s official Japanese website has just been updated with information on how the company will be celebrating Gran Turismo’s 15th anniversary, taking place on December 23, 2012.

The latest Gran Turismo 5 Seasonal Events are a special bunch, featuring Expert-level challenges with high rewards.

As the Gran Turismo series approaches its 15th anniversary on December 23, 2012, Polyphony Digital has quietly updated their sales statistics, revealing over 68 million copies of the games have been sold worldwide and correcting the previous, smaller sum first reported in early November.

…into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Michael Knight, a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law.

GTPlanet user “sorg” has been dissecting Gran Turismo 5’s code base over the past few days and has shared some of his discoveries in our forums.

The latest round of Drift & Time Trial Seasonal Events are now available in Gran Turismo 5, featuring the Mazda RX-7 and RX-8 sports cars and are limited to Comfort/Soft tires or less. The challenges are as follows:

An occupational therapist at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore is using a new tool to help him rehabilitate patients who suffer from spinal injuries: Gran Turismo 5.

What a crazy week this has been, nay, what a crazy Friday this has been for me thus far. Whether it be my own computer not wanting to function as it should, or our very own Jordan spooking the daylights out of me with the newly appointed “GTPEDIA” footnote here – I’ve had quite the experience in these few hours ushering in a new Friday; the first for December might I add.

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