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Top 7… Sports Games Nerds Actually Like (Feature)

Jun 30, 2008

If there’s one thing us gamers love to do, it’s sit on our asses. And rarely are we ever tempted away from blowing the crap out of zombies and Nazis to partake in the sportsman-like area of gaming. Hell, anything involving increased blood flow, stretching or rapid movement is a waste of time if there’s no cutscene for our rewards. Even sports games can be our kryptonite (your older brother who buys nothing but Madden and ...

Gran Turismo Products Collaboration Page (News)

Oct 2, 2007

An official Gran Turismo page showing-off all of the product collaborations between Polyphony Digital and car manufacturers over the years in the various Gran Turismo series.

Gran Turismo: The road to realism (News)

Jul 24, 2007

As we found out last week, Sony is prepping a taster edition of Gran Turismo 5 - Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. But, wait. How long has it been since we had a proper GT? What is it exactly that developer Polyphony Digital gets up to? This on-site footage gives you an idea of the lengths that Polyphony goes to, in order to tie down the slippery fish of realism, and give Gran Turismo gamers the true Real Driving Simulator. It's all seriously dedicated stuff, and they do it all from scratch for every ...

The Top 7... You love 'em, we hate 'em (Feature)

Mar 2, 2007

These games are classics. They're beloved by millions. The problem? Well, they suck. Don't believe us? Keep reading. Yeah, some had their defenders - even on our staff. But a convincing argument can be made about why each game just doesn't cut it. And that's just what we'll do. Ready? Line 'em up and we'll knock 'em down... Final Fantasy VIII Hated by: Nintendo Editor Brett Elston The entire catalogue of Final Fantasy games is untouchable. We get that. They're all special and unique in their ...

Gran Designs - Day Five: Gran Turismo HD (Feature)

Feb 16, 2007

Well, this was an unexpected surprise. Sony generously decided to hand out a completely free, ten-car and one track teaser demo of Gran Turismo HD to any PS3 owners who wants it. Granted, this isn't GT 5 - it's just an enhanced version of GT 4 - but we'll take it. Your prize for waiting for 650MB to download is a clearly beautiful race game that, and were not exaggerating, looks streets ahead of anything else available. The cars are fantastic models and they look incredibly sharp. There are no ...

Gran Designs (Feature)

Feb 15, 2007

Theres never a backlash when it comes to Gran Turismo - the public loves the series so much, it can get away with practically anything. Poor old Gran Turismo 4 was delayed a million times and wasnt quite as online as Sony said it would be, but still we adored it and bought it without any fuss. Gran Turismo 3 shouldve been a PS2 launch game, but arrived two years later, but we didnt care then either. And it looks like well be waiting until 2008 for the PlayStation 3 version of Gran Turismo 5, ...

Gran Designs - Day three: Gran Turismo 3 (Feature)

Feb 14, 2007

Gran Turismo 3 was the first game most of us on saw running on PlayStation 2, thanks to the “GT 2000” demo that appeared alongside PS2 when it launched in Japan in March 2000. A little more than a year later wed get the final version of GT3, and boy did it ever show off PS2 to the maximum. Even now, loading up the six-year-old PS2 game is a staggering event. Religious, even. It still has the power to shame the puny efforts being put out by other game-makers today, thanks to its ...

Gran Designs - Day two: Gran Turismo 2 (Feature)

Feb 13, 2007

There were still no Porsches or Ferraris, but what the hell. Gran Turismo 2 came out in December of 1999, just when the world was starting to get excited about PlayStation 2. That didnt matter though - GT2 was a staggering creation that squeezed more out of PSone than had ever seemed possible before. The feel and system was pretty much unchanged from GT1, apart from two enhancements - the number of cars went from under 200 to well over 600, and the tracks were boosted from the mid teens to ...

Gran Designs - Day one: Gran Turismo (Feature)

Feb 12, 2007

GT STATS Released: May 1998 Cars: 178 Tracks: 15 tracks Music: Ash, Feeder, Garbage Average eBay price: $5.10 So, thinking about it, if you want to thank anyone for starting the whole Gran Turismo ball rolling, thank series creator Kazunori Yamauchis dad. Yamauchi senior did a lot of driving for his work, and luckily enough happened to do all his driving in a fancy Nissan Skyline. Lucky daddy. Often, little three-year-old Kazunori would go with him, spending hours in the car. Probably ...

Gran Turismo 4 (Review)

Feb 15, 2006

After feeling your heart flood with air guitar warmth during the opening sequence, going on to nail a couple of new tracks in Arcade mode and opening up the Gran Turismo Resort map, how does GT4 reward you for completing your first cup? With a 1.4 Volkswagen Lupo. Geez, not much has changed, then. Developers Polyphony Digital still want to make you drive your ass to breaking point before you can afford to take the fastest, most desirable motors in the game for a test drive. While some of the ...

Play GT4 online now (Feature)

Mar 29, 2005

One of the key features of Gran Turismo 4 when it was first announced was that you would be able to play the game online. However, back in September, Sony revealed that the game would be . But whatever Sony would have us believe, it is possible to play GT4 online by tricking the game into thinking that it's hooked up to a local area network when, in fact, it's working over the internet. Here's how to do it. You will need:A PS2 with a network adaptorA copy of Gran Turismo 4A PC with a ...

GT4 holds off rivals (News)

Mar 22, 2005

Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 19 March1 (1) Gran Turismo 4(PS2)2 (3) FIFA Street(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)3 (NE) Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30(PS2, Xbox, PC)4 (NE) Championship Manager 5(PC)5 (NE) Resident Evil 4(Gamecube)6 (2) Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater(PS2)7 (5) The Sims 2 University(PC)8 (4) Super Mario 64 DS(DS)9 (7) Mercenaries(PS2, Xbox)10 (NE) Rugby 2005(PS2, Xbox, PC)11 (NE) Fight Night Round 2(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)12 (11) The SpongeBob ...

GT4 Euro league launches (News)

Mar 16, 2005

You might not be able to race online in Gran Turismo 4 but Sony have teamed up with GT4 guidebook publishers Piggyback to bring you the next best thing (well, almost) in the shape of a European online league. Anyone who owns a PAL copy of GT4 is eligible to join the league, which will house 58 events over the next seven weeks: 50 racing challenges and eight photo challenges. Players who place in the top eight of each event will earn points towards their overall league ranking, with a ...

GT4's Kazunori Yamauchi speaks (Feature)

Mar 14, 2005

Last week we met with the legendary producer of the Gran Turismo series, Kazunori Yamauchi, to ask him a variety of questions about GT4, PSP and plans for the future of the franchise. Read below for our full exclusive one-on-one interview with the most important man in videogame racing.What's happening with the online stuff? Why wasn't it included and when is it likely to appear? The online feature was a huge portion of the game and my values were weighted to completing and making sure ...

Gran Turismo 4 screenshot meltdown (News)

Dec 8, 2004

Gran Turismo 4, then: potentially the greatest racing sim of all time. If it ever gets released, that is. Now scheduled to hit the UK in the first quarter of next year, sans online modes, it feels as if it's faced as many delays as a Brian Wilson album. Well, almost.In among this overload of new screenshots and artwork you'll notice San Francisco's Infineon Raceway, Japan's Twin Ring Motegi and a new track set in the streets of Seoul. So take a look at what you'll finally be able to get your ...

Gran Turismo 4 (Preview)

Nov 22, 2004

Much of the recent news about GT4 has focused on disappointment - the promised online mode has been deleted. For now. Sad, but don't get too caught up in that. There's plenty to celebrate. No other driving game - possibly no game full stop - has ever been created with such scope, depth and ambition. It's huge. It will be huge. And, for the first time since the series began, a lot of it is genuinely new.All previous GTs had the same physics model (with a few tweaks), but GT4's has been built ...

Sony confirm no further slip for GT4 in UK (News)

Nov 19, 2004

Contrary to what you might have read elsewhere, the reports of problems in Japan and the US have not put back the British release of Sony's own racing giant, Gran Turismo 4.The ball started rolling earlier in the week when the Japanese arm of Sony announced that their region's release of Polyphony's masterwork was to go back from 3 December to 28 December. Last night, Sony's US branch also announced that the game was going to be delayed over there, with the release date sliding from 14 December ...

GT4, EyeToy, toddlers and trainers! (News)

Nov 10, 2004

Gran Turismo 4 has forced us to announce more delays than the supposedly soothing pre-recorded female voice at the train station - slips for translation, slips for internet problems, slips due to excess slippage. We've seen, and told you, of them all and so it makes a nice change for the Polyphony to be announcing some good, if a little weird, news.First up, the Japanese developer is teaming up with Nike to launch Gran Turismo Limited Edition. Set to be released only in Japan, this shiny-cased ...

Gran Turismo 4 set for February (News)

Oct 25, 2004

Following that the UK version of Gran Turismo 4 was delayed - again - until early 2005, it today looks as if a firm release date has been set in place. And... drum roll please... the date for your diaries is 23 February. So just the, erm, four months left to wait then.Slightly nearer though is Sony's highly touted (and supposedly Halo-rivalling) first-person shooter Killzone. While we're not entirely sure that it'll be able to match up to its seminal Xbox counterpart, this still promises to be ...

GT4 delayed until early next year (News)

Oct 21, 2004

You might be starting to think that it's the official name of the game: 'Gran Turismo 4 Delayed'. It's not, but just how many times have we seen those four words shunted together? Hopefully this will be the last outing for that particular phrase because after all those on/off online problems, this time (hopefully) the delay should be a minor one. Confirming the slip in a statement, Sony said: "The localisation of GT4 across the PAL territories is a huge undertaking because the product is ...

Gran Turismo 4: Director Mode detailed (News)

Sep 30, 2004

We now have full details of Gran Turismo 4's new director mode and while it makes for an interesting proposition, does it really make up for ? What can't be argued about is how utterly polished and stunning the game looks, which is easily proven if you care to view the new GT4 movie below.B-Spec = Director Mode, as it's officially labelled, gives the gamer the opportunity to direct races, in effect acting as a race team manager. As the director you'll have three play screens - broadcast view ...

Gran Turismo 4 online mode dropped! (News)

Sep 24, 2004

In shocking news, Sony have today announced that Gran Turismo's 4 online mode has been completely dropped from the game and that it will be released as an offline-only racer. However, a new GT title that will feature online driving is planned for 2005.When we first played the game's online mode back at E3 in 2003, we reckoned that "the best aspect of the game is the network play, which allows you to race against up to seven other human opponents via broadband" - which makes this news hugely ...

GT4: Glorious new shots (News)

Jul 7, 2004

One of the additions to the Gran Turismo franchise in GT4 is the new Photo mode and we have a choice selection of new screens painting a very pretty picture of its graphical capabilities.While the shots ooze unquestionable quality, it's not the most exciting new feature to ever adorn GT though. We imagine it'll have a high novelty factor when we first put it through its paces but just how much does it really add to the game? Not a great deal, we'd suggest. More examples and details of Photo ...

GT4: Paris shots galore (News)

Jun 28, 2004

Gran Turismo 4 edges ever closer to its November release and the screenshots are starting to flow. This glamorous selection is the first public outing for the Paris circuit and, as you can see, it particularly suits night-time racing. The Arc de Triomphe is present in some of the shots and the start-finish line is clearly on the Champs Elysee.Gran Turismo 4 is scheduled for a November ...

GT Photo Mode: The first snap-shot (News)

May 21, 2004

OK, so nobody's head flew clean off with the sheer excitement when GT4 head honcho Kazunori Yamauchi revealed the new Photo Mode last week but, hey, it's GT4! The first shot of this bizarrely self-indulgent mode in action at least shows us pretty much exactly how it'll work. A map allows you to position the car and camera to your no-doubt exacting compositional requirements, while controls for focus, aperture etc are reflected in the real-time preview. Once you're happy with the shot, ...

Gran Turismo 4 Photo mode exposed (News)

May 12, 2004

Kazunori Yamauchi, boss of Gran Turismo 4 developers Polyphony Digital, has revealed more details about the game's newly-announced Photo mode. Designed to enhance the non-driving segments of the game, the function - which Yamauchi says offers "a new way for players to enjoy Gran Turismo from a different angle, with infinite possibilities" - basically allows you to save and print images from the game.The inspiration for the slightly odd-sounding feature is that it combines Yamauchi's twin ...

Gran Turismo 4: New movies and screens (News)

Apr 26, 2004

Sony have released a new batch of Gran Turismo 4 screenshots and four Quicktime videos. There's no new details but you know this uber-racer isn't going play much differently to previous incarnations as they pretty much nailed that one in its first outing.You may remember that we had streaming versions of these videos a few days ago - below are far superior downloadable versions of the same footage.For news on Gran Turismo 4's much-delayed release date, game details and more movies, check the ...

Gran Turismo 4 to hit UK in May (News)

Mar 22, 2004

After Sony Europe originally , the company has just confirmed that the demo version of GT4 will reach these shores at the end of May.Originally released in Japan in December in a bid to tide gamers over until the release of GT4 proper, the demo includes four tracks from the full game: Tsukuba circuit, Fuji speedway, Italian urban district and the Grand Canyon. In addition, the PAL version is also said to include a host of bonus features that weren't included in the original Japanese release, ...

Gran Turismo 4 makes European debut (News)

Mar 3, 2004

Punters at the Geneva Motor Show - which kicks off tomorrow - will have the opportunity to play a special preview version of Gran Turismo 4 featuring Toyota's quirky concept car the MTRC. That's a Motor Triathlon Race Car, in case you were wondering, which is designed to be able to cope with off-road, race tracks and city street circuits.The two-seater MTRC looks something like a full-size remote-control buggy and combines off-road ability, sports car performance and motor sport derived high ...

Gran Turismo 4 delayed until autumn (News)

Feb 20, 2004

It appears as if the release of Gran Turismo 4 is now even further away than we had feared, with an autumn on-sale date now looking likely.The hugely-anticipated racer was originally due out late last year but was then put back to spring 2004. In January, Sony admitted that a June/July release was more probable but, at a press event yesterday, the company revealed that the game's projected release is now the autumn.Sony also confirmed that the game's online mode will support up to six players ...

Sony confirm Gran Turismo 4 slippage (News)

Jan 9, 2004

Sony have confirmed that Gran Turismo 4 will not meet its latest release window of spring 2004. Originally the game was due to be out in time for Christmas before subsequently slipping into this year. We spoke to Sony and they now expect the game to hit the shops in June or July, with July being the most likely. GT4 will be great, this we know, but it would also great to get our blinking mitts on it. Oh well.Speaking of getting our mitts on all things good in gaming (or not, as the case may ...

Nurburgring Speed Guide (FAQ)

Feb 25, 2008

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1.5 Million in Two Hours (Hint)

May 23, 2007

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Fly (Hint)

Nov 10, 2006

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Morse Code Easter Egg (Easter Egg)

Jul 25, 2006

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Best Starting Car (Hint)

Jun 22, 2006

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Daimler Motor Carriage (Hint)

Jun 22, 2006

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Gran Turismo 4 FAQ (FAQ)

Jun 22, 2006

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Unlockables (Unlockable)

Jun 22, 2006

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Gran Turismo 4 FAQ (FAQ)

Jun 14, 2006

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Mission Hall (Cheat)

Jun 14, 2006

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Special Condition (Unlockable)

Jun 14, 2006

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Manufacturer Races (Cheat)

Jun 14, 2006

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Extreme Hall (Unlockable)

Jun 14, 2006

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Beginner Hall (Unlockable)

Jun 14, 2006

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900,000 Credits in 15 Minutes (Cheat)

Mar 14, 2006

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Quick Cash ($306,00) (Hint)

Mar 14, 2006

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Help on Licenses (Hint)

Mar 14, 2006

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Avoid Driving Mission Penalty (Hint)

Mar 14, 2006

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Missions Hall: Skyline GT-R Test course (Cheat)

Mar 14, 2006

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Faster Lap Times on Fuji 90's (Cheat)

Mar 14, 2006

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No Annoying Rally Penalties (Cheat)

Mar 14, 2006

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Slide Show Trick (Cheat)

Mar 14, 2006

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Horsepower Boost (Hint)

Mar 14, 2006

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American Races (Unlockable)

Mar 14, 2006

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Endurance Hall (Unlockable)

Mar 14, 2006

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European Races (Unlockable)

Mar 14, 2006

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Japanese Races (Unlockable)

Mar 14, 2006

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Prize Car List (Unlockable)

Mar 14, 2006

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Unlock Rare Black Versions of Cars (Unlockable)

Mar 14, 2006

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Win Circuit de la Sarthe Passing Mission (Hint)

Mar 14, 2006

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Unlimited Money (Cheat)

Jan 23, 2006

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How to Burnout (Cheat)

Jan 23, 2006

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