Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

Everyone gets lucky in games. Whether it's a fluke knife throw in Modern Warfare 2 or a foul that goes unpunished in FIFA, there's almost always the chance that something 'lucky' will happen in a game. 

But are some games actually based on luck? Are you ever truly in control of your destiny?

Ah, noobs. With their awkward fingers and stupid questions, it's a wonder we ever let them near our joypads at all. It's nice to get someone started in gaming, but it's so hard to witness utter incompetence at your favourite games.

But instead of yelling, snatching the pad and showing them how it should be done, why not sit back, make encouraging noises and tick off each entry in our list of classic rookie mistakes

It's that moment where you're telling your girlfriend about this great game called Metal Slug and all she can picture is a gleaming, metallic slimey thing. Welcome to the world of game names that really should mean something else entirely. And while we could have just pointed out a few names and poked fun at them, we've gone the extra mile and made fake boxart for them too. Enjoy...

Sitting comfortably in Sony's flashy 3Rooms events HQ in London, Kazunori told us of the plans he has for his driving simulator, from a huge update this year that'll include car damage, to the whereabouts of the almost mythical PSP version, GT Mobile

We all know how good the cars of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue look, but what about the tracks? We've put together some comparison images for you to examine so you can see just how close Polyphony has come to recreating the real world.