GamesRadar - Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

Forza 3 vs GT5 Prologue comparison video (News)

Sep 27, 2009

There have been numerous comparisons going around comparing Sony's GT5 or GT5: Prologue to Microsoft's Forza 3. Each title looks great in many regards, but the gamers want to know which title is superior. With a brilliantly made comparison video, gamers may finally have an answer to that question.

Gran Turismo Website To Close (News)

Sep 17, 2009

TheSixthAxis writes: "In a rather excellent display of timing, the English version of the Japanese Gran Turismo site is to close. From September 21st, instead of the English version having all the articles manually translated from the Japanese originals, there'll be one unified site for all the world locales meaning you'll be gain the newest information on the GT games from any region."

Logitech's $300 G27 Racing Wheel Coming this September (News)

Aug 17, 2009

Eager to get back on the track, but not so eager to ease up on the sauce? Fret not, our continually inebriated friends, as Logitech has just the answer for your awfully depressing road woes. The long-awaited successor to the original G25 racing wheel is finally on the scenes, as the G27 brings along real metal, real leather and a real taste of driving that can likely only be mimicked whilst seated in some sort of $30k+ sportster. The wheel is designed to function with Sony's PS2 and PS3 as well as Windows-based PCs, and aside from the built-in force feedback mechanism, you'll also find a pair of stainless steel shifter paddles, RPM / shift indicator lights and a clutch that fully supports heel-and-toe downshifting. Is all that realism worth $299.99? Judge with your wallet come September.

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue sells nearly 4 million pieces (News)

Aug 11, 2009

Polyphony Digital has always been very open about how their games sell. Similarly with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. GT5P (the predecessor of Gran Turismo 5), has a total of 3,940,000 units sold. That is just a 'half' game. In total, the Gran Turismo series has sold more than 52.73 million units .It is a very popular series and will remain so!
Hopefully Gran Turismo 5 will break all records!

Nelson Piquet Jr. & Fernando Alonso Play GT5 Prologue (News)

Jul 24, 2009

Renault Formula 1 driver Nelson Piquet, Jr. gave lots of Gran Turismo fans something to smile about when he recently posted the above picture to Twitter...

Citroën Brings GT From PlayStation to Pavement (News)

Jul 16, 2009

In a case of life imitating a video game, Citroën has confirmed that it will build an extremely low-volume production version of the GT originally created for the PlayStation 3 racing sim Gran Turismo 5.

Revealed as a concept car at last year's Paris Auto Show, the GT was penned by PSA Peugeot-Citroën designer Takumi Yamamoto in a tie in with the virtual car available to players of GT5. Now, AutoCar and other sources have confirmed that six - count 'em, six – examples of the carbon-fiber bodied beauty will be built and sold for about $2 million.

Classic mistakes rookies always make (Feature)

Jul 9, 2009

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 ...

Citroën GT Priced at $1.8 Million, Six to be Produced (News)

Jun 30, 2009

GTplanet reports:

"Polyphony Digital's Citroën GT is set to become one of the most expensive "production cars" sold today, coming in at £1.1 million pounds or approximately $1.8 million U.S. dollars.

AutoCar got the scoop from "senior inside sources", who revealed that only six of the cars will be made - all of which will be powered by either a "Ford or GM V8?. That's considerably less than the 20 production models that were hinted at before, but according to AutoCar, "most of the concept's features should make the final production version, including the carbon-fibre construction and eccentric interior details such as the copper trim." Sweet! The final production version of the car is expected to be launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September.

While you're saving up, check out this video showing the GT's recent tour around London."

Gran Turismo 5 publicity begins with Citroën (News)

Jun 23, 2009

Gran Turismo 5 publicity starts with Citroën and Polyphony Digital's supercar.

Racing London in Gran Turismo 5 was a fantasy we thought we'd never be able to enjoy in real-life. That's somewhat true, but today Citroën offered their stunning concept supercar, the GTbyCITROËN, to the city an recreated the circuit featured in Gran Turismo 5.

You can find a couple of photographs of the car's tour of London below, but be warned, one photo is not as it seems.

Cars from GT PSP will transfer to GT5 (News)

Jun 21, 2009

The feature was revealed during an interview at the conference. Kazunori pushed the fact that he wanted the player to feel like they actually owned the car, that it wasn't just a car in a game, which led to the feature. "Whether it be from PSP to GT5, to even future renditions, GT6 and on, you can carry over the cars as YOUR cars, as something you own, even if the system changes, you can keep it."

Ratchet:TOD, GT5:Prologue on sale for 75% off at Target (News)

Jun 18, 2009

Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, two premier PS3 exclusives, are now on sale for 75% off at the popular North American retail chain, Target. The games' prices have been axed from $60 and $40 to $15 and $10, respectively. It's likely Target is putting these on sale to make way for the Greatest Hits editions, which are due to hit shelves any day now.

Gran Turismo 5, King of all Driving Sims (News)

Jun 11, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes, "The votes are in! The good news is Gran Turismo still holds the crown for best driving simulator on the market. Recently media conglomerate CNET did a readers poll which pitted the driving jauggarnaut, GT5 vs. the 'Johnny come lately' Forza Motorsport 3."

Gran Turismo Makers Try Forza 3 (News)

Jun 8, 2009

Kotaku Writes:
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto wasn't the only game developer checking out the competition, the folks behind Gran Turismo did as well - getting up close and personal with Forza 3.

According to Forza 3's Turn 10 Studios Blog:

Perhaps the most surprising to me was when a couple developers from Gran Turismo makers Polyphony Digital came by to personally get hands-on with Forza 3, all the while taking careful notes, examining our UI system, shooting photos, and directly asking us some pretty interesting questions. The reason I say I was personally surprised was because PD aren't generally known as a studio to acknowledge that there are racing games that exist beyond their own. Which could explain why the GT franchise has been so stagnant in the racing genre since GT3. So it seems competition is good for the consumer after all.

And good for Polyphony Digital and Gran Turismo, too.

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue has sold 3.67 million,GT Franchise has exceeded 52.37 million units worldwide (News)

May 31, 2009

According to Polyphony Digital, the Prolouge to the upcoming racing simulator,Gran Turismo 5, has now sold more than 3.67 million copies.

GT 5:Prologue is availible on Blu-ray disc as well as via Playstation Network. However, there is no mention on Polyphony's page if the salesnumbers include downloads from PSN or not.

The question still remains if Gran Turismo 5 (the full game) can become the best selling of the Gran Turismo series.

According to the list Gren Turismo 3: A-Spec has sold 14.89 million copies on the Playstation 2.

Here's a rundown on the sales according to different regions:

United States - 760,000
Europe - 2,160,000
Japan - 650,000
Asia - 100,000

New Greatest Hits PS3 Announced for June 16 (News)

May 28, 2009

SCEA has just announced the next six games to get the Greatest Hits treatment.

Army of Two
Battlefield: Bad Company
Devil May Cry 4
Gran Turismo(R) 5 Prologue
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Ratchet & Clank(R) Future: Tools of Destruction

GT by CITROËN will apear at Nurburgring (News)

May 18, 2009

The article originally in German translated to English via Google (but verbally corrected here) reveals ~

The GT by CITROËN is the world's first sports car, exclusively for a racing simulation game (GT5P) was designed, developed, and later made into a real 1:1 car model.

Sony Computer Entertainment Germany, Citroen and Polyphony Digital Inc. bring the CITROËN GT concept car for the first time to Germany's 24-hour classic Nurburgring race at The North Loop. CITROËN'S GT concept car is the "perfect combination of aerodynamics and elegance" and racing fans will have the first opportunity to see it live and close-up in the historic GT paddock.

The public will also officially have the ability to drive on the Nurburgring's North Loop in either the GT by CITROËN or any of the 70 cars within a demo of GT5P, available for play at the "GT Area" of Sony PlayStation's paddock on their mobile PlayStation Trailer Truck.

GT Academy Winner Comes in 9th, Will Continue Race Career (News)

May 4, 2009

Lucas Ordonez, winner of the GT Academy contest held by Sony and Polyphony Digital, beat thousands of other contenders to win a spot in a Nissan 350Z at the Dubai 24-hour, where he and his teammates managed to finish ninth in their class.

View Gran Turismo Prologue Rankings In English (News)

Apr 24, 2009

D4T has created a website that converts data on the fly from the Gran Turismo 5: Prologue website into English.

Rumor Killers: GTA V announced? New Gran Turismo 5 info and the Zune HD (News)

Apr 17, 2009

GTA V announced via Twitter? New Gran Turismo 5 info? An HD Zune coming?

Cheaters Ruin Official GT5 Prologue Competition (News)

Mar 25, 2009

With thousands of dollars in prizes at stake, GTPlanet calls for increased pressure on Sony to disqualify cheaters in official GT5 Prologue challenge.

Polyphony Digital's Tuned Infiniti G37 (News)

Feb 26, 2009

If you've spent any amount of time playing GT5 Prologue, you've surely noticed the "Tuned Nissan Skyline Coupe (V36)". It offers just enough modification to the standard car's shape without going overboard, and the result is beautiful. Of course, much like the GTbyCitroen, it was designed entirely by Polyphony Digital, and it was not until last year at SEMA that this car will be brought to the "real world" by Japanese tuning shop Zele Performance.

Polyphony Digital: Remote Control Ford GT LM Spec II (News)

Feb 23, 2009

GT Planet writes:

"Polyphony Digital teamed up with RC car company HPI Racing to bring the Ford GT LM Spec II to life. We know the Ford GT is one of Kazunori Yamauchi's favorite cars (he actually owns two of them), which is probably the reason it was featured prominently in Gran Turismo 4's box art and the game's epic video intro. The 1:10 scale car looks to be very well put together, and much more powerful than anything you will find at your local Wal-Mart. Pricing has yet to be announced - check with your nearest HPI distributor (Europe/North America) for local availability."

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue on sale for 3 grams of weed (News)

Feb 18, 2009

The Dutch PlayStation website PSFocus.nl reports a news item which can only be thinkable in Holland. On a Dutch version of Ebay, called Marktplaats, a person is selling his version of Gran Turismo 5:Prologue and a new SIXAXIS for either 30 Euros of 3 grams of weed. The site also has a picture of the offer.

Video of Circuit de La Sarthe in GT5 Prologue (News)

Feb 16, 2009

Video of Circuit de La Sarthe (Le Mans) in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. To a fan base starving for new GT5 Prologue tracks, this clip should provide a tiny bit of refreshment (and hope!).

Gran Turismo RC Car @ TOY FAIR 2009 (News)

Feb 12, 2009

MODELLISMO HOBBY MEDIA writes: Last weekend, during the Spielwarenmesse (the world biggest Toy Fair), we found a super cool electric RC car fully-detailed and officially licensed replica of the iconic race car symbol from the Gran Turismo Polyphony Digital game series.

Rumor Killers: Dead Rising 2, Gran Turismo 5 &Tales of Vesperia PS3 (News)

Jan 23, 2009

Dead Rising 2 details. Gran Turismo 5 in 2009? Tales of Vesperia on PS3?

Forza 2 Outdone By GT5 Physics (News)

Jan 20, 2009

You all have heard by now that Gran Turismo is the best "driving simulator". Well that is indeed a fact and thegameraccess is here to prove it once and for all.

CES 2009: Sony teases with high-quality PS3 3D (News)

Jan 8, 2009

We've heard from many of you that 3D technology is something you're interested in seeing at CES, and Sony has one of the most impressive displays of 3D at their booth...

Gran Turismo: Two Guys Go From Racing Games To Racing Real Cars (News)

Jan 6, 2009

Kotaku Write: Last year, Sony and Nissan teamed up to hold a Gran Turismo competition. GT racers would compete for a spot on a real race team. The winners are in, so let's go meet 'em.

Lars Schlömer is a German cab driver. Lucas Ordóñez is a uni student from Spain. Both are mad Gran Turismo fanboys, both have mad Gran Turismo skills, both will now be racing in the 24-hour Dubai endurance race on January 8 after they beat out 25,000 other competitors in GT5: Prologue for the top prize.

They'll be joined on the team (the Nissan PlayStation Team) by ex-Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert, and really, as far as game competitions go I'm stumped trying to come up with one that's so damn amazing.

Gran Turismo dev looking to expand their horizons? (News)

Jan 2, 2009

PCN writes:

Polyphony Digital president Kazunori Yamauchi spoke about his company a bit in this ever changing industry. Of course, he talked quite a bit about Gran Turismo. He then lets loose a bombshell. He says that while Polyphony is exclusively in charge of car games, the company wants to make a new, distinctly different game.

Family Gaming Awards Results 2008 (News)

Dec 30, 2008

Mirror's Edge has won the overall award in Game People's 2008 Age Awards. Having been nominated in their Workers category it managed to accrue many more reader votes than other short listed games.

Games that shot themselves in the foot (Feature)

Dec 9, 2008

Bad decisions, bad timing and PR-mageddon. They've got no-one to blame but themselves. ...

Get GT5 Prologue Stuff Via Playstation Home Beta (News)

Nov 24, 2008

If you've been selected to be a PS Home Beta Tester, you can now use or create a Japanese PS3 account and check out GT5: Prologue stuff from the Tokyo Game Show 2008.

Gran Turismo 5 crash damage proving a troublesome issue (News)

Nov 12, 2008

Kazunori Yamauchi, CEO of Polyphony Digital and creator and producer of the Gran Turismo series, has apparently said that they are are still in talks with with some car makers, including Ferrari, to allow their cars to be subjected to crash damage in the game.

The head of 'Ferrari Challenge' developer 'System 3' said earlier this year that convincing Ferrari to put damage on the cars was a "big challenge".

Euro PS3 Bundle Includes Four PSN Games (News)

Nov 5, 2008

While Microsoft Europe seem intent on releasing a bundle to coincide with every single game released on the console over the next two months, Sony Europe are playing things a little more casual. Not so many bundles from them. Here's one they are releasing, though, and it's one that takes a slightly different approach to the standard throw-in-a-free-game deal. Seemingly destined for the Scandinavian market - having turned up unannounced on Norwegian online store Komplett, and having only Scandinavian languages on the box - this pack includes a 160GB PS3, a DualShock 3 and vouchers for four PSN games (GT5: Prologue, Quest for Booty, Last Guy & Super Stardust HD). You get all that for 4500 Krone, which is around USD$675.

PS Blog: Come Drift With Me! A GT5 Prologue Challenge from Tanner Foust (News)

Oct 24, 2008

PS Blog writes: "Hey, PlayStation Blog readers. Some of you may know who I am. If you do, that's great. If you don't, let me introduce myself. My name is Tanner Foust, and I'm a professional drift, rally, and ice racer. You may have seen me in a recent Play the Pros video on PSN, where I took on some Gran Turismo fans at X Games 14 this past summer before competing in the Rally Super Special race.

I am challenging all of you to post your best lap time in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, in the online race event "Tanner Foust Racing Competition." You'll have to bring your best driving skills and push the Nissan Fairlady Z (Japanese version of the 350Z – my drifting car of choice) around the London city track faster than anyone else. With Professional driving physics of course. You have from now until midnight on November 2 to put your skills to the test."

GT5 Prologue - View Your Rankings Online (News)

Oct 15, 2008

Check out your online GT Prologue stats online.

Gran Turismo PSP is coming, says Sony (News)

Oct 10, 2008

Eurogamer writes: "Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed Gran Turismo PSP is still in development - even though it's been years since the game was first announced.

When asked where GT PSP has got to, Yoshida said, "Good question! It's in Polyphony Digital, they're working on it."

The reason for the delay, according to Yoshida, is that Polyphony have been busy with other projects. "They have been working on Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and Gran Turismo 5 for PS3, so they've had to focus on finishing up Gran Turismo on the PS3 side," he explained. 'That's been making the PSP development a little bit slow.'"

A Closer Look at The New Cars in GT5:Prologue (News)

Oct 4, 2008

Pushing Play takes a closer look at the real world version of the 3 new cars added to GT5.

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Update Available Now! And Includes NEW CARS!! (News)

Oct 3, 2008

Hello Blog Readers and GT Fans! I enthusiastically return to the blog with very good news. Hitting on our promise to continue to evolve the GT series, a new update for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is NOW available. This update adds three new vehicles to the game's line-up, plus a number of gameplay and performance enhancements we think you'll be excited about. Here we go…

Game names that could mean something else completely (Feature)

Sep 26, 2008

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...

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GT5 Prologue Middle East Challenge Winners (News)

Sep 19, 2008

Ahmed walked away with a trip to Japan to test drive a Nissan GT-R, a "GT Racing Pod", 40" Bravia LCD TV, and a new PS3.

PS3 Firmware 2.43 Enables GT5 Advanced Downloading (News)

Sep 18, 2008

I just downloaded the optional firmware 2.43 and the system actually seems more resposive. Anyway, I booted up Gran Turismo 5 and was browsing around the options when I noticed something interesting: When you uncheck the "Disable Advanced Downloading" it asks you to "accept" or "decline"

In the past you used to get a warning message saying this feature would be enabled in a future firmware update. Well this message no longer pops up. I guess now we know what the firmware update did, possibly among other things.

BTW, the advanced downloading system allows for peer-to-peer content uploading for faster downloads of GT-TV purchases, much like the MGO Beta P2P download option.

GT Academy the winners (News)

Sep 3, 2008

granturismo5.nl published the press release of SCEE and Nissan Europe about the winners of the GT Academy. GT Academy, an international driving competition from PlayStation® and Nissan, has found its winners following a gruelling and emotional week-long international final at iconic British racetrack Silverstone. A full report of the final day is in the press release.

Official: New 80GB Bundles Not Coming to the UK (News)

Aug 29, 2008

Official word from SCEE regarding the availability of the two recently announced European PS3 bundles: "The UK does not generally offer hard bundles. These particular bundles are not Europe-wide and will not be offered to the UK market."

Exclusively from PS3Attitude.com

Gran Turismo TV - Free Top Gear "Intro" (News)

Aug 16, 2008

GT TV is now offering some free content on the system. It's the "Intro" to the Top Gear seasons available for sale, showing the season highlights.

The dutch finals of GT Academy (News)

Aug 13, 2008

PS3-Sense posted up many pictures of the dutch finals of GT Academy. The three winners of the dutch finals won a trip to the Silverstone Circuit in England, to drive in a real Nissan GT-R. They will now take it up to the rest of Europe. The one who beats all racers of Europe will win a trip to Dubai, so he gets the chance to drive the 24-hours race of Dubai.

The Dutch GT Academy finalists! (News)

Aug 13, 2008

PS3Focus was at the national finale of the GT Academy, that was held in the club Jimmy Woo, in Amsterdam. The three competitors who are going to represent The Netherlands in Silverstone, are known.

GT5: Prologue - Lotus Evora (News)

Aug 1, 2008

Gran Turismo Prologue owners will soon be able to get their hands on the Lotus Evora in a soon to be released update.

GT TV offering cheap Top Gear tomorrow (News)

Jul 31, 2008

New download service launch worldwide tomorrow with cheap epsidoes of Top Gear and other programmes to download.

GT5: Prologue Japanese Update - August 1st (News)

Jul 18, 2008

Polyphony Digital has announced an update to its Gran Turismo Prologue game. The update only applies to Japanese gamers though. It is set to be released on August 1st, 2008. Here are some of the other primary features we can look forward too as well.

GT5P: Damage Modeling Still in the Works (News)

Jul 18, 2008

Ripten:

"Earlier in the year, Polyphony Digital founder Kazunori Yamauchi (now of GT:TV fame, Top Gear next) mentioned that "maybe by Fall we'll be able to implement it [ie. damage modeling]," and confirming that it would be included as a patch to Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Their plans haven't changed."

Kazunori Yamauchi: More Prologue, no GT5 soon, GT PSP still coming (News)

Jul 17, 2008

We somehow managed to get Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi to slam on his brakes for a moment today and talk to us about his flagship racing franchise. According to the Polyphony Digital boss, his studio is focusing a majority of its efforts on Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. In fact, he confirmed that the proper, disc-based Gran Turismo 5 might not even roll out before 2010.

E3 08: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - trailer (Video)

Jul 17, 2008

Plan on purchasing a shiny disc or downloading this sumptuous sampler of Gran Turismo 5's ultra-realistic racing madness.

Gran Turismo TV Euro date confirmed - Same as the US, says SCEE boss (News)

Jul 17, 2008

Eurogamer writes: "Gran Turismo TV will launch properly in Europe at the same time it does in the USA.

That's 1st August in case you missed Sony's E3 press conference.

"The prices for the GT TV offerings will be announced within the next two weeks," SCEE president David Reeves said at an event in Santa Monica today.

Which is sort of obvious, he added, given that 1st August is two weeks away."

GT5 Prologue 1 August update details (News)

Jul 16, 2008

On the first of August, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will receive a major update. Check out the url for all the details about the new update.

2008's best games so far SUCK! (Feature)

Jun 26, 2008

They were critically acclaimed. They were loved by millions. Now meet the GamesRadar editors who can't STAND them. ...

GT5 Prologue Academy compo begins (News)

Jun 4, 2008

Eurogamer reports that Sony has begun its GT Academy competition for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.

Two winners will be invited to join a four-month, real-life racing training programme before jetting off to Dubai in January to take part in a gruelling 24-hour endurance event.

To stand a chance at winning you need to register your PSN ID on the GT Academy website, and then next time you go online in GT5 Prologue you'll be able to compete in the time trial.

Coming June 2nd: GT Academy (News)

May 28, 2008

Sony put out a press release today, confirming that GT Academy is upon us: "Drivers of the world, start your engines - the GT Academy has arrived. The ultimate competitive driving test will begin on June 2nd when GT Academy goes live in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue."

Become a real-world racing driver via GT5: Prologue PlayStation 3 (News)

May 27, 2008

Sony announces details of innovative Gran Turismo promotion

Rumours: Nurburgring GT 5 Prologue Download Unlikely (News)

May 26, 2008

It's unlikely that the playable Nurburgring track will be offered as a download for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, at least in it's present state. As the images at the source show, it's obviously using assets from Gran Turismo 4, and as such TheSixthAxis can't imagine Polyphony being happy with this being in the general public's hands.

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue SPEC II Nurburgring caught on camera (News)

May 24, 2008

PS3 Fanboy: "For those of you racing fans who've been looking around the world of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue for your favorite tracks and walking away depressed, it seems a new dowloadable expansion may coming (it isn't said to be an expansion, but releasing another full demo/game seems silly). The expansion seems to be labeled as SPEC II and will have the race track "Nurburgring" for download. It sounds as difficult as it looks. Lots of small, tight turns to master. PS3Forums has a few off-screen shots as well as several different links lending credibility to the claim. Keeps your eyes and ears open for more info -- we'll keep ours ready as well."

Chart Toppers: GT5 Prologue Gets Gamers Tuned Up (News)

May 22, 2008

Gamedaily writes: "Sony hasn't revealed digital download sales for GT5 Prologue, but the retail version has sold 224K copies in the U.S. whetting appetites for the full GT5 still to come. We chat with Sony about what's making gamers rev their engines."

ELSPA Weekly Charts - PlayStation 3 (News)

May 20, 2008

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue remains in second place behind Grand Theft Auto IV, which continues to dominate the charts...

Sony: LittleBigPlanet sales to beat GT5 Prologue (News)

May 7, 2008

Sony has told GamesIndustry.biz that it expects forthcoming title LittleBigPlanet to achieve higher sales figures than Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Edition.

SCEA bringing taste of LittleBigPlanet, Gran Turismo, SingStar to Coachella (News)

Apr 27, 2008

SCEA will return to the Rock Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival this week and promises to deliver fans a first look at three highly anticipated PS3 titles, SingStar, LittleBigPlanet and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, inside two fully interactive entertainment tents.

SingStar and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will share an interactive booth. The SingStar portion will feature a stage where fans can perform in front of a live audience. You will be able to view new downloadable songs online at the SingStore which will be available for the game when it releases across North America on the 20th of May. You will even be able to upload your performances via My SingStar Online.

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue and Logitech wheel for $100 (News)

Apr 22, 2008

PS3fanboy: "If you're one of the people who wanted to get the Blu-ray version of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, we've got a special deal for you today, courtesy of Wal*Mart. Not only can you get the game, but you can get it bundled with the Logitech Driving Force Pro steering wheel thingamajig for a little under $100. Very little under $100. Still, taking the two separately and then comparing this bundle, it's a good deal and necessary for those racing game enthusiasts. Get on it!"

Hurry before its out of stock!!

Buy Dual Shock 3, get Gran Turismo 5: Prologue. Go Canada (News)

Apr 21, 2008

Ars Technica writes:

"After chatting with Ben about Gran Turismo 5 Prologue before the full review goes live, I found myself leaning away from the purchase. However, a deal currently running at Best Buy stores in Canada made the game impossible for me to resist. The electronics mega-chain currently has a promotion that nets you a free copy of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue with the purchase of a Dual Shock 3."

PlayStation Store Update (News)

Apr 17, 2008

Playstation.Blog writes: "Hey, everyone. It's time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update."

Downloadable Games

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue ($39.99)
The best-selling racing franchise returns with the intense precursor to Gran Turismo 5, featuring over 60 cars from worldwide car manufacturers. With an all-new interior dash view, online racing with up to 16 players, Drift mode and more, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue unveils revolutionary advancements that deliver the ultimate racing experience.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 1.78 GB

Add-on Game Content

Warhawk Broken Mirror Pack ($7.99)
Download the "Operation: Broken Mirror" Booster Pack and increase the effectiveness of your team's ground assaults with the new Armored Personnel Carrier and the Vaporfield Glacier Battlefield!
File size: 131 MB

Warhawk Booster Combo ($11.99)
Booster Combo includes the Warhawk "Operation: Omega Dawn" and "Operation: Broken Mirror" Booster Packs.
File size: 274 MB

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Tied Down (News)

Apr 17, 2008

Downloadable version of the game only lets you play with YOUR PSN ID & logged in.

TripleTags.com's SectionZ writes:

"Well I cannot really say I am surprised by this. And the security on the downloadable version of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is a vast improvement on Warhawk's, which does not let you even play on your second PS3 within 24 hours of playing it on the first. However, I am kind of saddened for my broke ass siblings with whom I share my PSN downloads with, since GT5P only lets you play logged into the account that you bought it with."

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Download VS. Blu-ray Disc (News)

Apr 17, 2008

The GT5 Prologue download will take 1.9GB of your hard drive space. If you're thinking of getting the GT5 Prologue retail Blu-ray disc to save yourself some hard drive space, it won't be the case. PLAYSTATION 3 gamers that purchased the Blu-ray disc of GT 5 Prologue are reporting about 5.3GB of hard drive space is taken by the game (which includes the HD video). See more details and pros & cons here.

GT 5 Prologue Available Tonight (News)

Apr 17, 2008

Midnight Eastern, 9PM Pacific, GT 5 Prologue will be available for download.

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - Holy Long Wait Time, Batman (News)

Apr 16, 2008

From Loot Ninja:

"I got my copy of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue for the PS3 today. I've been anxiously awaiting this title for a while, as I've been a huge fan of the series and racing games in general. So when I put the game in my PS3, I was more than ready to race. Here's a breakdown of what happened:

9:24pm - Loaded the game, started the install process
9:37pm - Install ended (13 minutes total, using 5349MB)
9:38pm - Began downloading the game update
9:42pm - Error occurred during download, had to start over
9:44pm - Began downloading the game updateÂ¿ again
9:51pm - Update finished, needed to hold the PS button to quit the game
9:52pm - Restart game, going through menus
9:53pm - Begin car shopping (you have to buy a car first with the 35k credits you have before you can race)
10:01pm - Bought car after looking for a while for what I can afford (settled on Mazda RX-8)
10:07pm - Finally finished first single player race (2:52 total race time)

So as you can see, if you get the Blu-Ray version of the game, it's going to take you an absurd amount of time sitting there doing nothing waiting to actually play the game. Seriously, this is just ridiculous. It took 40 minutes before I was able to actually play the game."

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Overview From Gametrailers.com (News)

Apr 15, 2008

Take a test ride with the newest cars and modes.

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue - Friendly fires (Video)

Apr 15, 2008

Plan on purchasing a shiny disc or downloading this sumptuous sampler of Gran Turismo 5's ultra-realistic racing madness.

GT5:Prologue Playstation Forums Q&A with the Dev. Team (News)

Apr 15, 2008

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Chat Transcript - Monday, April 14 at 4:00 PM PST

Our Chat guests today were...

The US GT5: Prologue Producer: Taku Imaski with a community handle of "skebe".

The Associate US GT5: Prologue Producer: Christian Hinojosa-Miranda with a community handle of "chjmp".

Welcome everyone. Registered users will be able to ask questions in approximately 5 minutes. Guests can only watch. If you'd like to ask a question please register and login to the community.

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Live Chat Today (News)

Apr 14, 2008

Check out the PlayStation forums today at 4 PM PST for a live chat with the US producers of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Due out tomorrow at retail stores and via download on the PLAYSTATION Network this Thursday, this PS3 exclusive is set to raise the bar once again in the racing genre. Come ask the producers questions about the game, or just read along. You will need a PlayStation Underground Registration and Forum Handle to participate.

New Game Releases for the Week of April 13, 2008 (News)

Apr 12, 2008

Highlights for this week include Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3) and Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (PC, PS3).

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of April 13, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!

GT5 Prologue at the Nissan GT-R Press Day (News)

Apr 11, 2008

Nissan recently showed off the highly anticipated GT-R to eager North American journalists at the Reno-Fernley Raceway, giving them the opportunity to put the GT-R through its paces on the Nevada racetrack. Media at the event were also given the chance to put the GT-R through its paces on the virtual racetrack, thanks to the custom racing simulators built for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue that were on hand at the event.

GT5 remains on top of European charts (News)

Apr 11, 2008

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue has retained its number one chart position in Germany and Spain, according to sales information from Media-Control GfK International. Sony's racer held off opposition from Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath and Wii Play to stay at the top for the week ending April 6.

In Germany, the Command & Conquer 3 expansion took second place, with Brain Training and the Nintendo DS edition of Mario & Sonic at the Olympics taking third and fourth places.

Kid-focused Gran Turismo for Boys could become GT5 feature (News)

Apr 6, 2008

It's been over three years since we first sighed 'awwwe' to Polyphony Digital's plans to develop a kindly, gentler racing simulation with the kid-friendly Gran Turismo for Boys. Now series mastermind Kazunori Yamauchi has come forward about the project, and in a recent CVG interview commented that Gran Turismo for Boys is still coming, though perhaps as an included feature in Gran Turismo 5 rather than a standalone game.

Gran Turismo for Boys was first revealed in November 2004 by Yamauchi as a way to hook preteens on cars, sort of like candy cigarettes, but since then there's been little said about the effort beyond the occasional footnote to let the world know that the project hadn't been run over. Tykes shouldn't get too excited yet, however, as Yamauchi admits that his team is currently spinning wheels working on GT5, and have little time to spend on side projects. Still, with the game's release about a year off maybe he'll find time to include the child dedicated feature -- and keep us from throwing a tantrum.

GT5 Prologue car damage confirmed (Feature)

Apr 4, 2008

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 ...

GameSpot: Yamauchi opens up on Gran Turismo (News)

Apr 3, 2008

Gamespot writes: "Fans of Gran Turismo can sleep easy at night; the PlayStation's quintessential driving game is in safe hands. Gran Turismo's creator and producer, Kazunori Yamauchi, spoke candidly with GameSpot UK today at Sony's Three Rooms venue in Central London about Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and the long-awaited Gran Turismo 5, and reconfirmed that a PlayStation Portable version of the game and the mysterious Gran Turismo for Boys are still in the works.

When asked what's next for the Gran Turismo following GT5 Prologue's European launch, Yamauchi said that, "first off, GT5 prologue is only at the halfway point to its completion. So in the next update there will be many more features added to the game. From that point to Gran Turismo 5, there's just going to be a lot more quantity in terms of cars and of the tracks as well."

GameSpot asked if the development of GT5 Prologue meant a longer wait for the eventual Gran Turismo 5, and Yamauchi answered, 'This is true, but creating games on the PS3 is so much more difficult than we imagined at first and it took us three years to get here, and I hope our fans understand that we're trying our best and will be moving forward [on GT5] from here on.'"

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Screenshots)

Apr 3, 2008

GT5 Prologue Sells 374,607 Copies in 48 Hours (News)

Apr 2, 2008

The latest European sales numbers at VGChartz for "the week ending March 29, 2008? show that exactly 374,607 Blu-Ray copies of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue have been sold. Considering that the game was released in Europe on March 28, those sales numbers could only apply to the two single days that it was available on store shelves. This, of course, is in addition to the one million European pre-orders and does not include the number of times the game has been purchased via PSN.

Playstation Blog: Play Your Game at Nationals Stadium (News)

Apr 1, 2008

Playstation Blog writes: "What makes your house feel like home? For many of the readers of this blog, the answer probably includes your living room video game set-up. Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals just moved into their new home Â¿ Nationals Park Â¿ and they, too, have a killer gaming den: The PlayStation Pavilion.

Located in the "Strike Zone" near the Center Field Gate, this 3000 square foot PS3 paradise is a good reason to get to the stadium early. Opening 2 ½ hours before the first pitch, Nationals supporters (or visiting Phillies or Mets fans) can duke it out in MLB 08 The Show, test drive Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, or Â¿ and I'm sure this will be entertaining after several innings' worth of beer sales Â¿ try out the Guitar Hero III and SingStar stages. Some SingStar singers will actually end up on the JumboTron!"

GT 5 Prologue trashes UK PS3 record (News)

Apr 1, 2008

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue has debuted at No1 in the UK, becoming the fastest selling PS3 title within a week.Released as a budget title, the racer beats previous fastest weekly seller Resistance: Fall of Man, which set the record back at the time of the PS3's launch.A 50 percent drop in weekly sales sees Ubisoft's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 drop one place to No2, while Sega's Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games also falls one spot to No3.Konami's ...

GT5 Prologue Becomes the Fastest-Selling PS3 Title (News)

Apr 1, 2008

Videogamer reports: "According to Chart-Track, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue has debuted at the top of the All Formats All Prices video game chart, knocking Rainbow Six Vegas 2 down a place to No.2.

GT5 Prologue becomes the fastest-selling PS3 title in a single week and the 19th overall best-selling title on the console".

Honda CBR 600 in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (News)

Apr 1, 2008

Polyphony Digital has a nice surprise for the best GT5 gamers - the Honda CBR 600. When you win every event in every class (C,B,A and S), this amazing bike will be delivered to your garage, free of charge.

IGN: New GT5 Prologue Details GT TV news, updates and online info (News)

Mar 28, 2008

At a recent PSN event, IGN was able to talk to the producers of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue about their upcoming title and get a few more details on the anticipated racer." While IGN has known for a while that the Blu-ray version of the game would exclusively have the Beyond the Apex feature, we were told that the disc version of the game would also have a lot more cinematics included, such as video course guides of the real-life tracks, as well as the opening and ending movie. Many of these elements won't be included within the initial download of the game from the PSN, although we were told that some of these items would eventually find their way onto Gran Turismo TV, the racing specific channel that will be included within the game."

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec II Update available (News)

Mar 28, 2008

There is an update already available for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, it's a damn big one, it's taking a while to download. So if your trying to get online, you will be prompt to download an update.

The update contains:-
Additional Cars
- 34 Additional Cars have been added, for a total of 71 cars. [Additional Car List]

Additional Racetrack
- "High Speed Ring (normal/reverse)" has been added, for a total of 6 tracks, 12 layouts.

Additional Mode
- Drift Trial
- 2 Player Battle...

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Competition Finals (News)

Mar 28, 2008

The final of the nationwide GT5P competition took place last night in London's Marble Arch, and the winner, Three Speech is happy to say, was one of own Three Speech users, Drew Forster from the HMV Edinburgh heat (PSN moniker Bicycle Shorts, if you fancy a race). Second place went to Gavin Dempster with Christian Chapman coming in a very respectable third.

On winning Drew said, "It was fantastic. We get to go to Le Mans as the prize, though I might give this to my mum and dad. In the race itself we were all very close, doing 2.5 minute and 2.6 minute laps; and then in the final race I got two minutes dead, which was fast enough to win it!"

"I wasn't that bothered about winning until we were in the pod and then I felt it. I met the other guys, who are all really sound, so it was kind of a shame we had to compete, but it was good fun." Nice chap."

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Review)

Mar 28, 2008

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue might only be a demo, but it’s worth 40 bucks alone to justify the $2000 you splurged on a PS3 and a 1080p HDTV. Prologue - the preview version of 2009’s full-on GT5 - looks even better than the screenshots you can see here. It’s the game you’ll use to convince confused loved ones about the power of PS3. The demo may have been available in Japan for a while, but thanks to the new Drift Mode ...

Sony unveils new Gran Turismo in London "pit lane" (News)

Mar 28, 2008

Reuters writes: "A national competition, a selection of real super cars and a mocked up "pit lane" in London greeted the European preview of Sony PlayStation's newest version of race driving videogame Gran Turismo this week.

Red Ferraris, a yellow Lotus convertible and the newly unveiled Nissan GT-R were some of the 17 cars assembled in an underground car park in central London decorated to look like a pit lane and packed with gamers, models, a bar with staff dressed as pit crew and a DJ pumping out music.

Guests were invited to test out the latest version of the game in four arcade-style "cars" at the Thursday evening event."

GT5 Prologue finally on PSN, Sony say sorry (News)

Mar 28, 2008

DarkZero writes: "We know you are probably sick of checking the PlayStation Store over the past few hours to see did Gran Turismo 5 Prologue finally make an appearance. Well, if you make just one more trip you should now see that the game has finally made an appearance along with the rest of the content after a long, long, long, long wait, and all of GT5Ps 2gigs are now ready to download onto your hard drive"

Rumour: GT5: Prologue to hit PSN between 3pm and 6pm GMT (News)

Mar 28, 2008

VG247's reporting a rumour that says SCEE's going to release GT5: Prologue on the European PSN between 3pm and 6pm GMT today.

The game was supposed to launch yesterday on the download service but has been held up due to "technical difficulties".

'Technical difficulties' hold up GT5 Prologue PSN (News)

Mar 28, 2008

Sony has told Eurogamer that "last minute technical difficulties" are to blame for the absence of yesterday's expected PlayStation Store update.

"Unfortunately due to some last minute technical difficulties, we were unable to publish the new content to the PS Store yesterday," Sony told Eurogamer just now.

"We are working to resolve these issues and will let you know as soon as new content is posted."

Eurogamer: GT5 Prologue misses PSN launch date (News)

Mar 28, 2008

Eurogamer writes: "Gran Turismo 5 Prologue appears to have missed its March 27th PlayStation Network launch date, with the game unavailable from Sony's PAL store at the time of writing.

Speculation grew as the day wore on with no new files that Sony was holding off until it was possible to include the new Grand Theft Auto IV trailer - the embargo on that was 10pm - but as the hour came and went still the storefront remained unchanged.

In fact, a big fat nothing has gone up on PSN overnight, despite us staying up until our eyes bled, and Sony hasn't said anything to the press yet, or on the European PS3 forums, where people are not very impressed."

GT5 Prologue Launches in Europe, Sells Out (News)

Mar 27, 2008

PSXExtreme writes: While we await for the final release of the greatest thing since sliced bread, we'll gladly settle for its prologue counterpart. We're so glad to settle, in fact, that Gran Turismo 5: Prologue's release in Europe has catapulted the game to the top spot on Amazon's UK site. It holds pole position (that's #1 in auto race talk, folks) in the PC and Videogames category on the online retailer. Furthermore, Play.com, one of the largest game stores in the UK, is reporting a sell-out for initial shipments.

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue - Thin Lizzy trailer (Video)

Mar 27, 2008

Plan on purchasing a shiny disc or downloading this sumptuous sampler of Gran Turismo 5's ultra-realistic racing madness.