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GT 5 Prologue

GT 5 At 3840 x 2160
20 Nov, 7:36 Polyphony decide 'full HD' isn't full enough any more. Insane. 26
Prologue Now Updated
03 Oct, 8:21 New cars arrive (plural) and new gameplay tweaks (plural) for free. 7
Citroen GT Revealed
02 Oct, 13:54 New car and new update hit Gran Turismo 5 Prologue this month. 4
GT 5 Gets Minor Patch
29 Aug, 8:52 GT 5 gets new movie, new music, new options, New Labour. 8
GT 5 Gets Upgrade
16 Jul, 15:44 August 1st update not just for GT TV, plenty of other stuff too. 12
Nurburgring Won’t Be A Download
25 May, 20:00 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 this post shows, it’s obviously using assets from Gran Turismo 4, and as such we can’t imagine Polyphony being happy with this being in the general public’s hands. Top shot [...] 0
Nurburgring Coming To GT 5 Prologue?
24 May, 19:30 Fancy heading to Germany? Looks like the 24 hour event is currently playing host to a very special version of GT 5 Prologue with the Nürburgring fully playable. Insane. If this doesn’t come to the ‘regular’ versions of GT 5 Prologue we’re burning our PS3s. Seriously. Photo credit: Oliver Wegen/ringfotograf.de 7
GT 5 To Feature Porsche?
19 May, 14:20 In an interview in this month’s Official PlayStation magazine, Polyphony head Kazunori Yamauchi claims that by the time GT 5 comes out he ‘thinks we’ll have most – no, all of the major manufacturers‘ when asked which manufacturers he still dreams about including in GT games. When pushed with ‘So, come on… Porsche?‘ he simply [...] 2
GT 5 Patched
15 Apr, 11:45 Right, so good luck – Gran Turismo 5 Prologue now has another update that you’ll probably need to download about 5 times before it works. Rest assured though that this is a great patch, with the following features: Online play- The award of race credits are now allocated at a fixed rate regardless of the [...] 5
GT Heading For PC?
14 Apr, 16:00 According to develop mag, Polyphony boss Kazunori Yamauchi, creator of the Gran Turismo series, says of GT that ‘perhaps it comes to the PC. Particularly (for) the Chinese market’. He also says that GT 5 Prologue, still top of the UK charts, took 150 people four years to make, at a cost of 50 times [...] 0
Soak It Up, Bitches
11 Apr, 8:00 You know, no matter what people might have thought about the limitations of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, it’s a wicked game and everyone in Europe seems to think so. For the last two weeks the title has been at number 1 or 2 in most PAL all-format charts, totally destroying the competition and shifting PS3s [...] 0
Madrid Track Coming To GT5
09 Apr, 14:30 Whilst the full GT5 isn’t due until 2009 (or even 2010) some details are starting to appear, such as the presence of an urban Madrid track. NeoGAF member Lherre attended the Spanish GT 5 Prologue party today, and wrote a brief summary of the event. He also confirms that the damage update will come in [...] 1
Remakes Fit For PSN
09 Apr, 14:15 Threespeech have run an article written by Dolph over at PS3 Attitude this afternoon based on five remakes that would be perfect for the PSN. Gotta agree with some of the choices (and especially surprised TS kept the naughty NZS cheat in there) – The Sentinel was an awesome game and wouldn’t need much to [...] 0
PS3 Sales Destroy Wii, Xbox 360
09 Apr, 8:00 The turning point has come: the PS3 outsold everything last week in the UK, according to VGChartz, with over 150,000 machines sold, ahead of the DS (just) and the Wii (by about 35,000). Apparently there’s also a console out by Microsoft… In related news, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue itself (don’t forget our review) is still [...] 2
First GT TV Videos
08 Apr, 7:54 Excellent news for GT fans – the first videos have been unlocked for the in-game GT TV. If you’ve got the disk version they’re already on there, if not you’re looking at three hefty downloads but they’re all in lovely HD and well worth it. If you’re still waiting for the American version, chances are [...] 0
GT5P Tops UK Charts
01 Apr, 11:48 Well, actually they said no such thing, but we’re imagining that that’s what they’re thinking. Yay indeed, as Gran Turismo 5 Prologue smashes in at the top of the UK sales charts, counting Blu-ray sales alone. Interesting to see that there’s 7 PS3 games in there this week, including a nice re-entry for Motorstorm, but [...] 0
Mr. T To Hit PS3!
01 Apr, 8:43 The iconic Mr. T, best known as BA from The A-Team, is to star in a game by newbie developers The False Coders. Taking in elements of The A-Team, the game will be a combination of arcade adventuring and beat-em-up action. Cameo appearances by characters from The A-Team are confirmed and they’ll feature in the [...] 0
GT 5 Prologue Stalls At The Startline
28 Mar, 8:00 Well, there you go. That was Thursday. Where did the update go, nobody knows – all we know is that the official press release issued clearly stated that Gran Turismo 5 Prologue would be up on the PSN Store for Europeans on the 27th of March. It can’t be last minute teething issues because the [...] 0
Socom Confrontation Release Date
27 Mar, 22:45 The next in the SOCOM tactical third person shooter series has been set a release date. It’ll be released on 16th September, 2008 (that’s just under 6 months). Also announced is that Socom will be available either to download via PSN or buy on Blu-Ray, like a few other games are doing lately – for [...] 0
PSN Content: 27/03/08
27 Mar, 15:42 Something something Gran Turismo something something. If Sony surprise us with anything else (we might get treated to Guitar Hero tracks, or the new GTA IV trailer, eh?) we’ll update this post, otherwise it’s Gran Turismo 5 Prologue time, baby! Seriously, what else do you need? 0
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
27 Mar, 8:00 So, this is the key title of the PlayStation 3′s life so far – it’s a brand that’s synonymous with PlayStation and is generally considered the finest racing simulation on a console. So, ahead of its European PSN Store debut later today, how does this ‘Prologue’ measure up – is it just a stop gap [...] 0
PSN: Hacked
26 Mar, 19:32 Serious business: check this article on uk.playstation.com and log into the PSN as soon as you can to ensure that your account has not been breached – looks like passwords have been changed and purchases made with wallet contents, albeit on a minor scale. This could be linked to a spam PSN message circulating recently: [...] 0
Japanese GT 5 Prologue – Spec II
26 Mar, 11:00 Got the Japanese version of GT 5 Prologue and are feeling left out at all the new goodness coming on the Western versions? Well, don’t – the Japanese version is getting an update to ‘Spec II’, on Friday at around Noon. To update, select News from the My Page, and then press the PS button. [...] 0
GT 5 Prologue Uses The Getaway Assets
25 Mar, 9:01 According to NeoGAF user Nib95, the London level of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue uses assets taken from The Getaway 3. From a conversation with one of the lead designers on The Getaway 3, Nib95 says that the Sony London studio title actually looks better than the London GT 5 track, and is obviously on a [...] 2
F1 Cars In Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
15 Mar, 10:59 Ah, good start. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is at the Play.com Event, and a quick scoot around the Ferrari Dealership shows an unexpected 2007 Formula One car. The stats are blank, as with most ‘special’ cars in Gran Turismo, and the ticket is 2,000,000 credits! Other new Dealerships include specific tuner makes such as Opera [...] 0
GT 5 Euro Price and Release Date
11 Mar, 10:52 We’ve just had news of the final, official release date and price of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue from Sony: the Blu-ray version will launch on Wednesday 26th March with the PSN download a day later on the normal Store update day, Thursday. The new bundle we mentioned a while back will also launch on the [...] 3
Top Gear On GT-TV For GT 5 Prologue?
07 Mar, 8:35 We’re hearing this morning unofficially that the Prologue version of Gran Turismo 5 (THREE WEEKS!) will have forty episodes of Top Gear on there, via the in-game GT-TV service. We know this was rumoured before, but we assumed it was for the full version of GT 5, and we’d never have expected forty episodes, so [...] 0
Microsoft Wants Blu-Ray
06 Mar, 19:56 In a report released today it seems Microsoft is very interested in some kind of Blu-ray movie playback for it’s Xbox 360 console. “A Blu-ray drive in a 360 would make Microsoft more competitive with the PS3, but it would also mean extra revenues for Sony’s electronics division. It would also add further cost to [...] 6
New GT 5 Shots Show New Cars, Tuning
06 Mar, 11:16 The latest batch of screenshots from Sony this morning show that the western version of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will have new cars and what appears to be tuning options, although the cars shown might just be pre-tuned versions, as seen in GTHD. There’s also a slim chance that our version will come with an [...] 2
Two New PS3 Packs For Europe
28 Feb, 12:40 Two new packs are due very soon in Europe: the first is a PS3, Sixaxis and 3 Blu-ray movies (Spider-man 3, 300, Casino Royale) and the second is a PS3, Sixaxis and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Both will retail at 399 Euros, and will be available on the 19th and 25th of March, respectively. Not [...] 2
Western Versions Of Prologue To Have More Cars
27 Feb, 12:47 The US and European version of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (starting with the Stateside release in a matter of weeks) will feature more cars to drive than the Japanese version did, which we’ve played to completion already. We’ve been told to expect around 40 vehicles this time, so expect more muscle cars and a Vauxhall [...] 1
Unknown BBC Reporter Game?
27 Feb, 12:28 We reported earlier (a couple of times, actually) about the game the BBC reporter Darren Waters was shown behind closed doors at GDC last week – shrouded in secrecy. No longer. The game was a new game called ‘Tears of Blood’, according to PS3Informer. 0
ZOE 3 Coming This Year
27 Feb, 10:12 Konami’s mecha combat classic Zone of the Enders is set to get a second sequel, according to rumours this morning. ZOE3 will be released this year and be exclusive to PlayStation 3, if the rumours are to be believed. 3
Famitsu Scores Yakuza 3
27 Feb, 9:09 Sega’s Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (Yakuza 3 over here) has scored 37/40 (10/9/9/9) in this week’s Famitsu magazine. Unlike previous games, Yakuza 3 isn’t set in modern times, but rather in the Edo period in 1605, and is set for release on March 6th, 2008 in Japan. Anyone curious can download either (or indeed, both) [...] 0
GT 5 Prologue Not Coming on 28th March
27 Jan, 11:43 The widely accepted release date for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue in EU territories (28th March) is not true. A SCEE spokesperson said, “We have yet to confirm a European release date for GT5 Prologue, and will be making an announcement in due course.” It was released in Japan on 13th December last year and will [...] 4
GT5 Prologue UK Release Date
25 Jan, 11:52 MCV is reporting that the UK will see both retail shelf and PSN download versions of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue on the 28th of March. The price? A measly £25. Update: apparently Sony have denied this, claiming they haven’t yet specified the date. 0
GT 5 P Now Online
25 Dec, 9:31 Merry Christmas from Polyphony – Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is now fully updated and online, with rankings, downloadable ghosts, force-feedback adjustments and manual selection of resolution within the game itself. Of course, there’s also a little matter of online racing. It’s currently limited to just 4 races – Daytona (16 players), Suzuka (8 players), Fuji [...] 0
It’s Christmas In Gran Turismo
20 Dec, 12:46 Looks like Polyphony are rewarding the early adopters with a festive treat as from tomorrow: the halls will indeed be decked with holly (and the distinctive smell of petrol) as the environments get a Christmas overhaul just in time for the online portion arriving on the 25th. Splendid stuff, reminds us of Phantasy Star Online, [...] 6
GT 5 Prologue Sells 116K
20 Dec, 11:07 Great news for PS3 fans – Gran Turismo 5 Prologue sold 116,000 copies last week (on Blu-ray disk alone) across Japan, making it the third best selling game behind Wii-Fit and Mario Party DS. Sony don’t normally release data for PSN downloads, but we’re imagining a massive amount of people opted for the 2GB download [...] 0
Look Left And Right In GT 5 Prologue
15 Dec, 21:08 Everyone knows that steering wheel players can use their d-pad to look around the car in GT 5 Prologue, but did you know you can do it with the regular controller too? In the first of a series of factual and often enlightening Saturday night broadcasts (hey, we’re waiting for the X Factor Results) we [...] 0
GT 5 Prologue Sells 50K On First Day
14 Dec, 11:35 Looks like Gran Turismo 5 Prologue didn’t quite match up to Sony’s expectations, with just 50,000 sales on it’s first day. We don’t know the figures for the PSN downloads yet though, but the Blu-ray version only sold 30% of the total stock. 4
PS3 Gains Market Share
14 Dec, 9:16 Whilst it’s true that the PS3 didn’t sell as many machines as the 360 or the Wii last month in America, the market controlled by the latest PlayStation jumped from 12% in October to 21% based on the latest NPD (US hardware sales) results, whilst Wii’s share fell 8% to 44%. “The combination of the [...] 0
GT 5 Now Available to Download
12 Dec, 22:38 Just a heads up to say the PSN download for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is now up (on the Japanese store) at 1.8 GB. Enjoy! 9
There’s No Damage In GT 5 Prologue
12 Dec, 8:36 There’s been a few rumours and non-truths floating around recently, especially after PSU’s preview which claimed GT 5 Prologue had “quite impressive” damage (and has since been edited to say that there’s now no damage) so we thought it was time to get things straight. Here are TSA’s initial impressions of the game: Firstly, the [...] 7
GT 5 Online Racing Left At The Grid
11 Dec, 7:29 The official GT 5 Prologue site has just been updated with a few surprises and statistics. Firstly, there’s going to be a total of 37 cars and 5 tracks (with 2 versions of each) – the course list is now Daytona, Fuji, Suzuka, London and the Eiger mountain track from GT HD. However, the game [...] 9
Spike TV Video Game Awards Trailers
10 Dec, 9:52 The Video Game Awards are on now, and GameTrailers has the, er, trailers. The amazing looking Prototype is shaping up well, but there’s also a ‘new’ trailer for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, and a great LittleBigPlanet video. Finally, check out Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for some shiny first person shooting. 0
We Played Kwari
09 Dec, 16:30 This weekend we were invited down to Birmingham to experience a brand new concept in First Person Shooters. If you’d like to read the vaguely coherent hungover ramblings of two drunk idiots way out of their depth, click the title above and read on. It’s worth pointing out before I start that I have no [...] 6
GT 5 Prologue: Skyline R35 Transformation
07 Dec, 16:00 In case you’d forgotten, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue hits both the PSN Store and Japanese retail shelves next week (from the 13th to be specific) and just to prove a point on how beautiful the game in, Sony have just released this real life video of the new Skyline R35 transforming into the game version. [...] 2
US GT 5 Prologue Date Revealed
05 Dec, 9:02 Amazon has revealed the release date for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue in the States as February 19th, two months after the Japanese release date, which is next week. No word on a European date yet. 0
Twisted Metal Coming To PS3?
04 Dec, 19:49 We’ll say no more than just check out this post – it’s not a 100% confirmation of Twisted Metal PS3, but it’s as good enough for us. 0

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