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Fanatec’s new Podium Pedals Sport are available to order today. At $599.99, it’s the cheapest way into Fanatec’s new flagship pedal range, and right now it’s also the only Podium Pedals configuration you can actually buy.

Although it’s only been six weeks since Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi first, surprisingly, announced the Spec IV update for GT7, it’s felt like longer — but it is now finally here.

Polyphony Digital’s audio team has given a new technical presentation on how Gran Turismo 7 makes its engine sounds, and the slides include photos of two cars being recorded that have never appeared in the game.

GTPlanet readers can now save 5% on sim racing cockpits, wheel stands, seats, and flight simulator gear by shopping through our link to the official Next Level Racing store and entering the code GTPLANET at checkout. The discount applies to full-price products across most of the range.

As revealed in today’s PlayStation State of Play, Kazunori Yamauchi has announced the next major update for Gran Turismo 7: Spec IV. The update is so large it will arrive in two parts, this October and December.

Fanatec’s new Podium Pedals Formula are back in stock Wednesday, August 19, at 14:00 UTC (that’s 10:00 AM Eastern, 7:00 AM Pacific, or 4:00 PM CEST). If the first batch is any indication, you won’t have long to think it over: the initial production run sold out in roughly seven minutes.

After the longest fallow spell in the series’ history, Forza Horizon is back with a new title that heads to a destination for which players have been clamoring since… well, the first game: Japan.

GTPlanet readers can now save 5% on Fanatec gear at Fanatec.com by entering the code GTPLANET5 at checkout. The discount applies to any product that isn’t already on sale, and it doesn’t expire.

If you spent any time in older Gran Turismo games, you may have noticed a small, relatively obscure name among the roster of Japanese tuning houses called Opera Performance. What you probably didn’t realize is that Opera Performance and Polyphony Digital share a connection that goes far deeper than a simple licensing deal.

Gran Turismo 7 celebrated its fourth anniversary last week, and it’s worth taking a look back at how the game has evolved since its release. What started as a somewhat turbulent launch has quietly turned into one of the longest-supported titles in franchise history, and the past 12 months in particular have been some of the most transformative yet.

Gran Turismo 7 has been updated to take advantage of the PlayStation 5 Pro, and everyone wants to know: how does it improve the game — and is it worth it?

This is the Thrustmaster T598, and it’s one of the most interesting and unusual sim-racing wheels to come out in quite some time.

It’s been a bit over 13 years since the last game in the Test Drive Unlimited series, TDU2, and while that had something of a mixed reception it did gain a niche following. As such, the third game in the series has been one much anticipated on GTPlanet.

A fan-favorite, PlayStation 3-era circuit is making its return to the Gran Turismo series, as Polyphony Digital has revealed that Eiger Nordward will be coming to GT7 in update 1.49 this month.

Use discount code GTPLANET5 at Fanatec.com to receive 5% off your order.

A group of Polyphony Digital sound engineers and designers gave an extensive presentation on Gran Turismo 7’s audio production at the CEDEC+KYUSHU game developer conference in Fukuoka, Japan.

If you’re an avid Gran Turismo player or watched — or attended — the World Finals in Barcelona earlier this month, you’d have been hard-pressed to miss the launch of the new Genesis Vision Gran Turismo car.

Although it’s hard to believe, there’s been no Forza Motorsport game available to buy for close to two years, with the last title — 2017’s Forza Motorsport 7 — removed from the store as old content licences expired.

The Gran Turismo movie‘s official tag-line is “Based on a True Story”, but you may be wondering just how close to reality it actually is.

A special Gran Turismo movie screening was part of the recent Gran Turismo World Series Showdown in Amsterdam, including a walk on the red carpet and a guest appearance from Jann Mardenborough — the man whose story is the inspiration for the film.