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Friday, Nov 13
Sony throwing an adhocParty in North America this month
North American PS3 and PSP owners will no longer have to go through a complicated process to access adhocParty, the once Japan-only application that lets local adHoc PSP games be played online. SCEA just announced that the PS3 app will be available in North America this month! The applica...
Monday, Nov 9
2009 Gran Turismo Awards choose 1970 Ford Mustang 'Trans-Cammer' for inclusion in GT5
The 1970 Ford Mustang "Trans-Cammer" you see above will soon be getting the digital treatment in Gran Turismo 5 after taking home this year's Gran Turismo Award honor at SEMA. For the seventh year in a row, a handful of judges (including Gran Turismo 5 lead Kazunori Yamauchi) chose a car fro...
Friday, Nov 6
PSP Go owners make Final Fantasy VII the top PSN seller for October
1. Final Fantasy VII (PS3/PSP) 2. Zombie Apocalypse 3. TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled 4. .deTuned 5. UNO 6. Gran Turismo PSP 7. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 8. Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest For Booty 9. Critter Crunch 10. God of War: Chains of Olympus
Thursday, Nov 5
Gran Turismo 5 cost roughly $60 million to develop
At the annual SEMA car show in Las Vegas this week, Gran Turismo 5 creative lead Kazunori Yamauchi was on-hand demoing his game for showgoers and talking to the press. Amidst a torrent of questions from Autoweek, Yamauchi roughly calculated the cost of creating Gran Turismo 5: a cool $60 mi...
Monday, Nov 2
Rumor: Gran Turismo 5 to feature track editor
We contacted SCEA but have yet to hear back, so this rumor is going to have to remain a rumor. Hopefully we'll find out before the game comes out, although Sony also has yet to announce the release date beyond a possible "early 2010." Okay, we'll simplify the whole thing: Gran Turismo 5 is an unc...
Sony's Japan Studio urged to create more PS3 games
However, the next year (and beyond) should be very different for Sony's Japanese developers. With The Last Guardian and Gran Turismo 5 coming from Sony's other Japanese studios, the pressure is on for other developers to follow suit. "We are now re-energizing teams and coming up with new i...
Tuesday, Oct 20
Gran Turismo 5 making-of video reveals mysterious packaging [update]
Getting back to the SLS AMG, Yamauchi says that the to-be-released car is in the running for a starring role on the game's cover. "The foremost reason is that the SLS AMG will probably be the most exciting car in the world when Gran Turismo 5 is released ... Also, in terms of styling and driving per...
Tuesday, Oct 13
Gran Turismo 5's Yamauchi: 'We could release it any time we want'
Gran Turismo 5's Kazunori Yamauchi says he could give you his studio's next entry in the venerable racing-sim series right now ... but he won't. Speaking with Famitsu last week (translated by 1UP), the Polyphony Digital studio head explains that while "We could release it any time we want," h...
Monday, Oct 5
Rumor: PlayStation Motion Controller codenamed 'Sphere'
One name Sony may be using with developers is "Sphere," a word that highlights the glowing, colored orb central to the motion controller's technology. Sega producer Yasuhito Baba and his translator both referred to the controller as "Sphere" during an interview at Tokyo Game Show last m...
Thursday, Oct 1
Review: Gran Turismo (PSP)
Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo racing series has careened onto the PSP, just in time for the launch of the PSP Go. Its arrival on PSN and retail shelves is likely a big event for most Gran Turismo fans, but for me, the game hasn't had the impact I'd expected. There just isn't much here to valid...
Monday, Sep 28
Gran Turismo 5 international release likely early 2010
Sony announced a March release for Gran Turismo 5 at Tokyo Game Show last week, a release window that was specifically targeted for the Japanese market. However, don't expect a surprise 2009 release (sorry Amazon!). "I don't think it's going to be that different for US and Europe," Polypho...
Sunday, Sep 27
TGS 2009: Interview: Gran Turismo 5's Kazunori Yamauchi
During Tokyo Game Show last week we crashed Polyphony Digital's studio and chatted up Kazunori Yamauchi about ... Gran Turismo 6? Wait -- what? Just watch the interview. Are there any plans to bring Gran Turismo PSP's "Party Mode" to GT5?
Friday, Sep 25
Overheard @ TGS 09: At least someone's happy ...
With Gran Turismo 5 launching in 2010, it looks like Forza Motorsport 3 won't have much traffic to contend with when it launches this October. And boy, is Microsoft happy about it.Overheard @ TGS 09: At least someone's happy ... originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST. Ple...
Wednesday, Sep 23
TGS 2009: Gran Turismo 5 coming to Japan in March 2010
Announced just now at the second -- that's right, the second -- Sony press conference at Tokyo Game Show, Gran Turismo 5 will be coming to Japan in March 2010. Series creator Kazunori Yamauchi announced the launch window without specifying any other regions. We'll pester Sony and Polyphon...
Monday, Sep 14
60 FPS trailer for Gran Turismo PSP is sharp and smooth
We've seen pieces of media for Polyphony Digital's impossibly good-looking racer Gran Turismo PSP -- though no videos have offered looks of the game running at 60 FPS. We're not sure why a video game would need sunblock that powerful, but we -- what's that? Oh. Frames per second. We see.
Wednesday, Sep 2
Gran Turismo PSP bundle arrives October 20 for $200
SCEA has announced yet another addition to its growing lineup of PSP "Entertainment Pack" bundles. The upcoming Gran Turismo pack joins Rock Band Unplugged and Hannah Montana this October by packaging a "Mystic Silver" PSP-3000 with a UMD copy of Gran Turismo, downloadable white Corve...
Wednesday, Aug 19
Gran Turismo 5's cars caught getting crunched on video
Sure, it still might not look quite right (there's something about the cars seeming really lightweight) but it's a good start. Of course, there will always be those who won't be satisfied until "The Real Driving Simulator" lives up to its name and features drivers being thrown from their c...
Tuesday, Aug 18
Gran Turismo 5 will (finally) crush, flip those lovely cars
There have been some big PlayStation-related announcements today: the PS3 Slim, a PS3 price drop and now the Gran Turismo series is really, seriously, finally incorporating visible car damage. On the official Gran Turismo 5 site, the latest spec sheet for the game touts that its physics...
Tuesday, Aug 4
Gran Turismo acquires the Lamborghini license
As is the norm for all high-profile games, pre-ordering Gran Turismo PSP will unlock some extra bonuses. By pre-ordering, players will get early access to these high-end cars, ensuring GT's multiplayer modes will be unbalanced from the get-go. Don't bring your Toyota Camry to this battl...
Wednesday, Jun 3
Hands-on: Gran Turismo PSP
The Gran Turismo series attempts to recreate the most realistic driving sim on the marketplace, but it's clear the PSP game won't be able to match the fidelity of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue on PS3. The PSP controls hinder the experience a bit -- and no, we're not crying for a second analog stick. T...
Friday, Oct 3
GT5 Prologue update now available, adds 3 new cars
Or, as SCEA producer Taku Imasaki puts it on the PlayStation Blog, "NEW CARS!!" He's very excited. Wouldn't you be too, if a free update to Polyphony Digital's Real But Not Real Enough To Crumple Up Your Ferrari Driving Simulator enabled three new rides and a host of gameplay tweaks?
Tuesday, May 6
Gran Turismo 5 competition will put winners in a real race
Umm ... is this really a good idea? Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and Nissan seem to think so, having announced "the ultimate competitive driving test" in the form of "GT Academy." The eight-month long European competition will see two obsessive Gran Turismo 5 Prologue players win a fo...
Sunday, Apr 6
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/31 - 4/6
For making this "PlayStation" thing.A solemn look at Metal Gear Solid 4's box art Gran Turismo PSP stills exists, delayed until 2009 Yeah, we want to believe you Polyphony. We really do. New PSP games highly likely.Space Invaders goes Extreme in July
Sunday, Mar 30
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/24 - 3/30
Warriors Orochi (PSP) Will also feature accurate simulation of vehicle repair bill.Own a piece of fake history by bidding on this Chimera skull Please, don't buy this Wal-Mart GOW PSP Gran Turismo 5 PrologueDragonball Z: Burst Limit PSP Videos
Monday, Mar 24
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/17 - 3/23
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3) Last batch of screenshots before the US release.Dungeon Explorer demo (PSP)Astonishia Story 2 demo (PSP) Reviews Could this be yet another legal headache for Sony? Make your PSP waterproof with Aquatalk Wipeout HD PSP Videos
Sunday, Feb 17
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 2/11 - 2/17
Sony launches new Gran Turismo website Have you had your recommended daily value of rumor yet?Gran Turismo Prologue headed to Europe in March FCC report: Sony changing PSP innards Buzz! announced for North American release See the designer's real-life garage!Resistance 2
Sunday, Dec 16
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 12/9 - 12/16
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP It's been a while since we've done one of these, huh? Don't worry, we missed you too. Here are a few stories from the PS Fanboy sites you may want to check out. Also, stay tuned this week as we reveal our nominees for PS Fanboy Game of the Year.
Wednesday, Oct 24
Joystiq interviews Polyphony Digital's Kazunori Yamauchi
During TGS, we had the opportunity to visit the studios of Polyphony Digital and meet with the man behind the Gran Turismo series, Kazunori Yamauchi. We had just finished watching a demo of their video-on-demand GTTV service - which was announced during a Japanese-press only event at TGS...
Tuesday, Jul 3
Yamauchi reveals GT5 details to Car & Driver
Auto industry tome Car and Driver made the trek out to Japan for a feature on Gran Turismo creator Polyphony Digital studios in its August 2007 issue. Among the obsessively detailed descriptions of the Polyphony offices and some ridiculously simplistic analysis of the console wars, the...
Friday, Apr 20
Final Forza 2 car list rev-vealed, headline writer shot
A just punishment for such a terrible mangling of words, not to mention the trickery of "Final Forza 2" leading people to believe that Microsoft was releasing a bizarre automotive RPG, complete with mutant mechanics and bottles of restorative oil. No, the relevant game is Forza 2, simmy s...
Thursday, Apr 5
Gran Turismo HD 1.2, GTA 4 trailer to hit PS Network today
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 Sony has sent word of their new offerings for the US PlayStation Network today. Most importantly for racing fans, Gran Turismo HD Concept will be upgraded for free to version 1.2, which enables force feedback through Logitech steering wheel peripherals. (E...
Wednesday, Sep 20
Dubious rumor: Gran Turismo HD to ship without cars or tracks
Gran Turismo HD will supposedly see release in two versions. The first, entitled Gran Turismo HD: Premium, amounts to nothing more than a demo of, you guessed it, Gran Turismo 5. The 30 included cars and two undoubtedly exciting tracks are rendered in pristine PS3 glory and are meant to give...
