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Rumor Mill: Gran Turismo 5 Currently in Stock in North America

Gran Turismo 5 from developer Polyphony Digital and publisher Sony has again been delayed, with the official launch date set to come before Christmas in North America, but it seems that retailers actually have the retail editions of the game in stock at this very moment, which prompts questions about the reasons for ...

11 November 2010
05:07 GMT

PlayStation 3 Still Not Powerful Enough For Gran Turismo 5, Designer Says

Gran Turismo 5 lead designer Kazunori Yamauchi has just revealed that even if the upcoming game is exclusive to the powerful PlayStation 3 console, the game was still hampered by the limits of the Sony console.The PlayStation 3 is currently the most powerful next generation console on the market, even if this power c...

10 November 2010
03:30 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Trophy List Leaked

Another day, another news story about Gran Turismo 5, as this time the trophy list of the upcoming racing game has been leaked on the web, showcasing 60 different achievements that must be met by PlayStation 3 owners to unlock all of them.Gran Turismo 5 has been a long time coming, as its developer, Polyphony Digital...

9 November 2010
03:27 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Will Arrive Before Christmas, Sony Promises

Sony has just shed a bit more light on one of its most anticipated games of the year, Gran Turismo 5, as Peter Dille, the senior vice president of Sony Computer Entertainment America, confirmed that the game will be launched before Christmas.Gran Turismo 5 is eagerly awaited by a huge amount of racing game fans, as t...

8 November 2010
18:01 GMT

A Gamer's Week: November 7

It's been a very busy week at Softpedia, as we posted two reviews, one for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 and the other for Lego Universe, not to mention a quick look at James Bond Blood Stone 007.For those that want more reading material, we also posted a Weekend Reading piece about next week's Call of D...

7 November 2010
06:01 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Has Gone Gold, Release Date Still Unknown

Great news for racing fans, as the lead designer for Gran Turismo 5, Kazunori Yamauchi, revealed that the game has gone gold, meaning development is complete and discs with the game are being manufactured.Gran Turismo 5 has gone through a lot of ups and downs recently, but according to its lead designer, the troubled...

3 November 2010
04:35 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 May Get Bikes as DLC

Gran Turismo 5, the real driving simulator, as it is marketed, might get besides the 1,000 cars it will feature, other means of transportation, including motorcycles, at least according to its lead designed Kazunori Yamauchi.Gran Turismo 5 is currently the most talked about game, as it was recently delayed once more ...

22 October 2010
02:51 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Creator Is Sorry About 60 fps Frame-Rate Issues

Gran Turismo 5 lead designer Kazunori Yamauchi has recently revealed that the game has been plagued by frame-rate issues, but still manages to keep it around 60 frames per second most of the times.Gran Turismo 5 is probably the most ambitious racing game ever to appear, promising to deliver around 1,000 cars and 75 t...

20 October 2010
18:01 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Will Sell a Lot Despite Delay, Analysts Say

Gran Turismo 5's most recent delay really made a lot of eager racing fans extremely unhappy, and many believed that this might be one delay too many for Sony's blockbuster franchise, but analysts say that the upcoming title will still manage to shift a lot of units worldwide.Gran Turismo 5 is currently one ...

19 October 2010
03:58 GMT

A Gamer's Week: October 17

This week we were pretty busy here at Softpedia, and we not only published two reviews, for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and Civilization V, but also a One Hour With Medal of Honor, in order to see if the new shooter is any good and a quick look at Enslaved: Odyssey to the West.We also have a series of diarie...

17 October 2010
05:01 GMT

Sony Isn't Happy Over Inexcusable Gran Turismo 5 Delay

It seems that the last minute decision to delay the upcoming Gran Turismo 5 didn't exactly make Sony quite happy, according to the game's North American executive producer.Gran Turismo 5, one of the most expected racing games in the last few years, has been a long time coming, but after another few delays, ...

15 October 2010
14:21 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Delayed Again, Arrives This Holiday Season

Sony has just announced that it will be delaying its much anticipated racing game Gran Turismo 5, once more, as the title's developer, Polyphony Digital, will polish it up and make sure that it will deliver the best racing experience.Gran Turismo 5, up until recently, was somewhere in vaporware territory, alongs...

14 October 2010
03:37 GMT

Smooth Gran Turismo 5 Will Need 10 GB of Hard Drive

The executive producer working on the upcoming Gran Turismo 5 racing simulation from Polyphony Digital and Sony has announced that players who would like to have the best experience while playing the game will need to have no less than 10 GB hard drive space ready for the game.Kazunori Yamauchi is the main man behind...

31 August 2010
15:11 GMT

Weekend Reading: Busy Fall Launch Schedule Hurts Gaming

We're near the start of September and that means that the big releases of the fall will soon be upon us. Get ready for the big games to arrive and to spend quite a bit of your disposable income buying titles like Call of Duty, Gran Turismo 5, Medal of Honor, Little Big Planet 2 or Fable III.There are a lot of pe...

28 August 2010
10:21 GMT

Rumor Mill: Forza 3 Gets Ultimate Edition

A listing on the official site of the Office of Film and Literature Classification from Australia, which is in charge of rating video games, suggests that Microsoft and Turn 10 might be ready to launch a new version, called Ultimate, of Forza Motorsport 3, presumably including all the downloadable content that the tw...

25 August 2010
03:19 GMT

Gamescom Reports 254,000 Guests

Gamescom, the biggest video game focused event taking place in Europe, has been visited by more than 254,000 gusts who sampled products from 505 exhibitors that arrived from 33 countries, as reported by the organizers.The show was significantly bigger in 2010 than in 2009, when 245,000 visitors took a look at product...

24 August 2010
13:31 GMT

Gamescom 2010 Awards: Sony Takes the Crown

Sony takes the lead in Europe, as the awards of Gamescom 2010 have been unveiled. The Japanese gaming giant took the laurels in three separate categories, thanks to Gran Turismo 5 and, surprisingly, PlayStation Move. Koelnmesse, the organizer of Gamescom 2010, has announced that a jury formed by games journalists and...

23 August 2010
14:31 GMT

Sony Announces November 3 Europe Date for Gran Turismo 5

At the pre Gamescom press conference in Cologne publisher Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced that the long awaited and delayed Gran Turismo 5 would be launched in all the markets it controls on November 3.The racing title is one of the games that Sony hopes will fuel the growth of the PlayStation 3 home...

18 August 2010
05:51 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Is Not Yet Finished

The lead designer working on Gran Turismo 5 says that his game is not yet finished despite the fact that the launch date of November is fast approaching.Gran Turismo 5 is a racing simulation that Sony, as the publisher, and Polyphony Digital, as the developer, hoped to show the capabilities of the PlayStation 3 and g...

10 August 2010
06:22 GMT

A Gamer's Week: August 8

This week, like the last one, was dominated by Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, with some more gamer diaries to show for all the time spent with Blizzard's latest. But we also found bit of time to craft a Weekend Reading feature that talks how Heart of the Swarm needs to take some chances and an EndWeekGame artic...

8 August 2010
08:51 GMT

Sony Unveils European Gran Turismo 5 Special Editions

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced two special editions for Gran Turismo 5, a very expensive Signature Edition and a Collector’s Edition. Those who purchase the Signature Edition will have the chance to enter a competition that will test both their virtual and real-world driving skills. The Signat...

4 August 2010
15:51 GMT

Sony Announces Gamescom Lineup and Press Conference

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has confirmed that it will have a strong presence at Gamescom 2010, Europe biggest video games industry related event. The convention will take place between the 18th and the 22nd of August in Köln, Germany. Sony will hold a press conference one day before Gamescom kicks off, o...

28 July 2010
17:01 GMT

Gran Turismo 5's Online Features Detailed

Gran Turismo 5 seems to be filled with content, as the most recent feature to be revealed by Sony is the social networking menu called My Lounge. This is the starting point for all of the game's online functionality, as well a kind of profile page that contains the player's statistics and messages from frie...

12 July 2010
15:51 GMT

Rumor Mill: New Exclusive Edition for Gran Turismo 5 Costs 199 Euro

It seems that Sony is preparing to launch a new Collector's Edition for Gran Turismo 5, coming with more goodies for those who love racing and the simulation titles offered by Polyphony Digital. The announcement is not official yet but the signs are definitely there.Talking to IndianVideoGamer, Atindriya Bose, w...

6 July 2010
03:33 GMT

Sony: Expensive 3D Is Not a Concern, but a Strategy

Many commentators have thought that the Sony 3D offensive is happening a bit too early, at a time when the technology is not mature enough and still too expensive for the average consumer. Scott Rohde, vice president of Sony Worldwide Studios, said in a recent interview that his company wasn't really worried abo...

29 June 2010
03:31 GMT

More Gran Turismo 5 Features Will Be Revealed Closer to Launch

Gran Turismo 5 finally has a launch date, with publisher Sony and developer Polyphony Digital saying that the racing simulation will be delivered to North American gamers on November 2 and with the dates for Japan and Europe coming later in the year.The title is exclusive for the PlayStation 3 and Sony has high hopes...

24 June 2010
16:51 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Arrives on November 2, Is 3D-Ready

Sony has announced a new release date for the PlayStation 3 exclusive racing title Gran Turismo 5, which is now expected to be out on November 2. The publisher showed off a new trailer for the videogame confirming that the extra time the development team at Polyphony Digital needed was used to introduce three dimensi...

16 June 2010
13:31 GMT

All Three Nurburgring Courses Included in Gran Turismo 5

Polyphony Digital, the developer, and publisher Sony have announced that all the three racing courses at the iconic German circuit Nurburgring will be included in the upcoming Gran Turismo 5, the racing simulation which will arrive exclusively on the PlayStation 3. This weekend will see the annual running of the 24 H...

17 May 2010
13:31 GMT

Road & Track Pack Brings New Cars to Forza Motorsport 3

Turn 10 and Microsoft have announced that they are launching a new piece of downloadable content for the Forza Motorsport 3 racing simulation. Called the Road & Track Car Pack, the content is made up of ten fresh cars that suit a wide variety of playing styles and add both style and power to the already bustling gara...

14 April 2010
04:34 GMT

Codemasters Announces DiRT 3, Likes Motion Tracking

Codemasters has announced that it is working on a new game in the DiRT franchise, which will probably arrive in 2011 and might have a very different tone from the American accents evident in the second installment in the series. The racing game is one of the most successful franchises Codemasters has.Gavin Cheshire, ...

17 March 2010
05:17 GMT

Gran Turismo Series Sells More than 55 Million Units

Polyphony Digital, the long time developer in charge of the series, has announced that the Gran Turismo series has sold more than 55 million units, according to sales data centralized in December 2009, which makes the series one of the most important in the history of gaming.Interestingly, the European market has bee...

11 February 2010
03:40 GMT

A Gamer's Week: February 7

All through the week, we've detailed our experiences with Mass Effect 2 here at Softpedia in a series of game diaries set to continue in the next few days. But we have also had the time to write an EndWeekGame piece and to deliver another Weekend Reading piece. And, on top of all that, we have assembled a list o...

7 February 2010
11:11 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Will Be Out by Christmas

Gran Turismo 5, the racing car game developed by Polyphony Digital and published exclusively on the PlayStation 3 by Sony, is starting to look more and more like vaporware, a product destined never to be actually released to the public. But Sony is again naming timeframes for a release date, although they should be t...

3 February 2010
05:37 GMT

Gran Turismo Games Frustrate Their Creator

We already know that Japan is responsible for some of the weirdest things in pretty much any industry, so it's pretty safe to assume that Japanese people themselves are some of the weirdest out there. But weird works really well when combined with creativity, and, at least in the gaming industry, as well as in a...

15 January 2010
04:44 GMT

Sony Delays Gran Turismo 5 Yet Again

Sony has announced that its long awaited racing title Gran Turismo 5 will be delayed again. The reasons cited by the publisher were unspecified production issues. The company has made it clear that the March release window previously announced for Japan would not be met but refused to say when the game will be coming...

14 January 2010
06:00 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Will Feature Indy Cars

Already in development for about five years, Gran Turismo 5 is one of the most promising racing games in a long time. Most of the anticipation was caused by the fact that very little was known about the game, and the little that is know is just too good to believe. There will be around 20 main tracks available in it ...

6 January 2010
14:01 GMT

A Gamer's Week: December 20

The beginning of this week was dominated by the announcement of new titles at the Spike Video Games Awards, with The Force Unleashed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum 2, the new Call of Duty and a new TRON videogame leading the charge. But there are other piece of news you need to know about, before taking a look at a fresh W...

20 December 2009
12:01 GMT

Sony Wand Success Is Powered by Racing and FPS Titles

Sony is the first big console manufacturer after Nintendo to add motion tracking to the capabilities of its home console and as the spring release date for the wand is drawing near, more and more gamers are interested in knowing what titles, preferably recognizable ones, are going to support the new technology when i...

17 December 2009
16:31 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Might Arrive in the United States During Summer

Gran Turismo 5 has finally received a release window for Japan, with Sony confirming that the racing title from Polyphony Digital will be arriving in the Land of the Rising Sun in March. The company has until now refused to comment on a release date for the United States of America and for Europe but it seems that pl...

15 December 2009
08:20 GMT

Halo: Reach Will Be the Biggest Game of 2010

2009 has been marked by the price cuts enacted by all the three major console manufacturers, which tried to boost the number of consoles sold by making them attractive even during the recession, and by the fact that, for the last three months, the PlayStation 3 from Sony has managed to best the Xbox 360 from Microsof...

11 December 2009
05:15 GMT

Forza Motorsport 3 Breaks 1 Million Sales Barrier

Microsoft has announced that its Forza Motorsport 3 racing title has managed to rack up more than 1 million units in sales. It was exclusively released on the Xbox 360 home gaming console from Microsoft on October 27 and already performed well in the NPD Group numbers for that month, although it was placed behind Unc...

10 December 2009
03:08 GMT

A Gamer's Week: 6 December

This week was about old franchises coming back to life and companies talking about how quality is very important when it comes to sales. We've got the usual Weekend Reading piece, related to Electronic Arts and its Medal of Honor, and an EndWeekGame article, but here are the stories you should care about for las...

6 December 2009
10:51 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Time Trial Arriving on December 17

Sony, as the publisher, and Polyphony Digital, as the developer, have announced that they are releasing something that might be considered a demo of the upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive Gran Turismo 5 on December 17. The content is officially called Gran Turismo 5 Time Trial Challenge in the United States and GT Acad...

4 December 2009
04:51 GMT

A Gamer's Week: November 15

This week has been all about playing Dragon Age: Origins and not much else. This has resulted in five diary type installments you can read right now. But we also have the regular Weekend Reading feature, a fresh edition of EndGameWeek and an assortment of other news pieces we think are worth reading.On Monday, we fou...

13 November 2009
11:11 GMT

Modern Warfare 2 Cost Less than Activision Estimated

Modern Warfare 2 is now out and millions of gamers are estimated to play it before the end of the year, bringing in tens of millions of dollars in revenue for Activision. The publisher is estimating that the title will be one of the biggest videogame releases of all time and, to some people's surprise, it seems ...

12 November 2009
05:32 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Cost More than 60 Million Dollars

Gran Turismo 5 is not yet out, even if the boss of Polyphony Digital, Kazunori Yamauchi, has repeatedly said that the videogame has been done for quite some time. Until the release date, those who are interested in the title can comfort themselves with the fact that Gran Turismo 5 might just be one of the most expens...

9 November 2009
14:11 GMT

A Gamer's Week: September 28 - October 4

If you plan to read about videogames this Sunday, then this is the place for you. Apart from the Weekend Reading feature that focuses on the cross between Batman, collectibles and obsessive behavior, there are some pieces that deserve your attention.On Monday, Sony revealed that it was still looking around for a catc...

4 October 2009
10:51 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Coming to Europe and North America in Spring 2010

If there's one thing we can be sure about Gran Turismo 5 is that it took a whole lot of time to put together. The racing simulation title was initially shown off to eager gamers at the E3 trade show held in 2005, at the same time as Sony revealed its upcoming home gaming console, the PlayStation 3.In the meantim...

29 September 2009
14:51 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Out in March 2010

Sony has finally managed to put a release date next to Gran Turismo 5, the racing simulator that has been under development for close to four full years. Unfortunately, the March 2010 date that was announced at a Sony Computer Entertainment of Japan press event at the Tokyo Game Show was only for the Japanese market ...

25 September 2009
13:01 GMT

3D Gaming Is the Next Step for the PlayStation 3 Slim

With the PlayStation 3 Slim released on September 1, a lot of videogame fanatics are already wondering what Sony is planning next in its bid to get a 10-year life cycle for its console and to at least wrestle second spot from Microsoft's Xbox 360 for this generation. A few bits and pieces of information seem to ...

11 September 2009
08:04 GMT


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