How many installments does Gran Turismo currently have?
Gran Turismo 4
Gran Turismo is a PlayStation Portable game developed by Polyphony Digital. The game was announced at the E3 Sony press conference on May 11, 2004, the same conference where Sony announced the PlayStation Portable. It has since been delayed repeatedly and its completion has been pushed back. At E3 2009, Gran Turismo PSP was finally confirmed for an October 1, 2009 date, and was launch title for the PSP Go. The game was intended to be an exact port of "Gran Turismo 4", although it could include cars from "Gran Turismo 5 Prologue" and cars to be featured in "Gran Turismo 5".
Gran Turismo (video game)
As of April 2008, the game has shipped 2.55 million copies in Japan, 10,000 in Southeast Asia, 4.3 million in Europe, and 3.99 million in North America for a total of 10.85 million copies, in which to this day, remains the best selling video game for the PlayStation and the third highest-selling game in the "Gran Turismo" franchise, behind "Gran Turismo 4" and "" respectively.
The Grand Tour
Amazon announced "The Grand Tour Game", a companion video game to the series produced by Amazon Game Studios, in August 2018, and which was first released on 15 January 2019 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in conjunction with the third series. The game is an episodic title, with each new episode released alongside the show's episode. The title is principally a racing game that gives players the opportunity to drive cars featured on the show in the locations that they have filmed at, as well as along the Eboladome, among various challenges, with roughly 15 new challenges per episode. The game include single player and local split-screen multiplayer for several of these challenges. Clarkson, May, and Hammond provide voice-overs for the game.
Gran Turismo (series)
Gran Turismo (Italian for "grand tourer" or "grand touring"), abbreviated GT, is a series of racing video games developed by Polyphony Digital.
Developed for PlayStation systems, "Gran Turismo" games are intended to emulate the appearance and performance of a large selection of vehicles, nearly all of which are licensed reproductions of real-world automobiles. Since the franchise's debut in December 1997, over 80 million units have been sold worldwide for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Portable, making it the highest selling video game franchise under the PlayStation brand.
Gran Turismo 5
Through his Twitter account, Kazunori Yamauchi, head of Polyphony Digital, confirmed that during the third week of October a new update would be available for Gran Turismo 5, called Spec 2.0. Spec 2.0 was released on October 11, 2011, which featured 11 new NASCAR vehicles, a new downloadable opening movie (no longer available after the server shutdown in 2014), the ability to save during endurance races, weather intensity control and AI improvements. Along with the release of Spec 2.0, Kazunori Yamauchi also announced that 4 DLC packs would be available on October 18, 2011. These packs would feature 15 new vehicles, 2 new tracks, 20 new driver costumes and 100 new paint colors. The packs were released on October 18, the North American release was delayed until October 25.
PD stated that all following DLC packs would be released in a two-month time frame.
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
"Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec" was met with critical acclaim from game critics. It received an aggregated score of 94.54% on GameRankings and 95/100 on Metacritic, placing it among the top 50 of all games on the multi-platform site and in the top 10 of PlayStation 2 titles. It has appeared on some 'Top 100 Games' lists such as that by IGN in 2003. In 2004, readers of "Retro Gamer" voted "Gran Turismo 2" 97th top retro gamer, with the staff noting that "the mix of realistic handling and superb graphics, not to mention the fact that it features 100s of licensed vehicles, has won it the admiration of car lovers everywhere. The gameplay may be a little too deep and difficult for many, but for its core followers, "Gran Turismo" is the be all and end all of digital racing, and "GT3" has been voted as the best of the bunch."
Gran Turismo 6
On November 19, 2014, Update 1.14 was released, featuring a special safety car based on the BMW M4 and an update to Suzuka Circuit to its current specifications. The update was done for the circuit as seen before the update had been scanned before renovations made between 2007 and 2009. This update also added support for the MoTeC i2 Professional Data Analysis Software.
On February 27, 2015, Update 1.16 was released, marking the return of the popular original track: Mid-Field Raceway (it was the second-most requested track to return to the series since it did not appear in GT5). The track has undergone a lot of major changes in favor of high definition, though many of the track sectors remain unchanged from Gran Turismo 4. The update also added body paint compatibility for the Chevrolet Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo and the Mazda LM55 Vision Gran Turismo.
Gran Turismo 6
"Gran Turismo 6" has received generally positive reviews, with aggregate review websites GameRankings and Metacritic giving a score of 82% and 81 out of 100, respectively. Metacritic additionally rated it in the top 30 Best Critic Reviewed PS3 Games of 2013. It was mainly praised for its more open focus on realism and even bigger collection of cars, but criticism emphasized on lacking more improvement, bugs and glitches at launch, and a bigger focus on online play and micro transactions. Eurogamer praised the "vast, sprawling compendium of cars" and the "staggering tracklist", with GamesRadar praising the graphics and realism. Polygon liked the variety of gameplay, while IGN said it was "a marked improvement on GT5". Hardcore Gamer commented that it was "surprisingly addictive" with "huge lasting appeal", and "arguably remains the gold standard of the genre". When Destructoid made a head to head comparison with the next-generation title "Forza 5", Gran Turismo came out on top by a wide margin. When USGamer carried out a similar 3-way test, they concluded that "I’ve had both these games for weeks, but it’s Gran Turismo 6 that’s keeping me up late at night. Much as I like Forza 5, Gran Turismo just has more going for it... The way Gran Turismo articulates different car types and handling characteristics is phenomenal, and its sheer variety of cars, tracks, racing formats and minigame challenges makes it hugely entertaining to play."
Gran Turismo 5
The game marks the first entry in the series with online races with support for up to 16 players. A damage model has been included with variations of damage depending on whether the vehicle falls into the "standard" or "premium" category. Over 1,000 cars, 26 different locations, and 71 different tracks are available in the game. Night racing also returns.
Gran Turismo (series)
Also in 2013, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi had a street named in honor of him in the city of Ronda. Named “Paseo de Kazunori Yamauchi,” the street snakes around the Parador de Ronda. According to Ronda's city mayor Maria de la Paz Fernandez Lobato, "There is no doubt that his work has a huge cultural resonance with people today. He has driven the racing game genre to new levels of realism and his creations are as much art as technology. Ronda’s association with "Gran Turismo" is also a reflection that our ancient city is a modern, vibrant place to live and very much part of the 21st century.”
Gran Turismo (series)
The GT Academy is a driver discovery/development program initiated in 2008 through a partnership between Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Polyphony Digital Inc., and Nissan Europe.
Gran Turismo Sport
A tenth update on November 6th saw eight new cars added such as three GT500 cars from the 2008 Super GT season and the Jaguar E-Type alongside Circuit De Barcelona-Catalunya as does three new GT League events also added, while the December update featured seven new cars, including the Ferrari F50, McLaren P1 GTR, and Sung Kang's modified Datsun 240Z, the "FuguZ" which won the 2015 Gran Turismo Awards in SEMA that year.
Gran Turismo (series)
At the Jalopnik Film Festival, Kazunori announced a documentary film covering the past 15 years of the game series to now for himself, titled "KAZ: Pushing The Virtual Divide". It was released on January 22, 2014 on Hulu.
Gran Turismo (series)
The "Gran Turismo" video game series has been one of the most popular over its lifetime, appealing to an audience ranging from casual gamers to fans of realistic racing sims.
Gran Turismo Concept
This short version title followed the release of the full-length version "" in 2001 and was eventually followed by "Gran Turismo 4".
Gran Turismo Sport
"Gran Turismo Sport" also features two championships held simultaneously throughout the year: the Nations Cup, where players represent their country, and the Manufacturers Cup, where players represent their favorite car manufacturer. The FIA manages the series directly as they would with any of their other race series. The winners of the championships are honored at the FIA's annual prize-giving ceremony in Paris.
Gran Turismo 6
On December 27, 2017, it was announced that the online servers for "Gran Turismo 6" will be shut down on March 28, 2018. All downloadable content and the digital versions of the game cannot be purchased directly from Sony's PlayStation Store. However, digital download codes for United States residents which are still honored by the PlayStation Store can still be purchased from GameStop.
Gran Turismo 4
Though it was necessary to limit the number of cars and courses included, this product still included some of the main features of the "Gran Turismo" franchise such as races, time attack and license tests. The sneak preview also expressed the latest technology Polyphony Digital had accumulated over the past two years. Featuring 50 of "GT4"'s then planned 500 cars as well as five courses, this expanded demo was designed as a stop-gap until the complete version was released.
Gran Turismo 4
is a free 2006 PlayStation 2 game by Polyphony Digital. This is a limited edition of the 2004/2005 racing game "Gran Turismo 4" featuring extra online services that were removed from the standard game due to some issues and a lack of time as the game had been delayed several times. Selecting the extra "Online" mode leads to the "Online Home" that features additional game modes, "Quick Race", "Tuned Car Race", "Private Race" (that requires a password) and "Time Attack". "News" inform about the availability for the online courses or special events, with limited date and time. Public online services ended on September 1, 2006.
Gran Turismo Sport
On December 22, 2017, GT Sport received its first major update with the re-introduction of the traditional single player campaign as in the previous titles, in the form of GT League, alongside 15 new cars.
Gran Turismo Sport
Polyphony Digital expected "Gran Turismo Sport" to have much improved gameplay elements due to the enhanced processing power of the PlayStation 4. The game is the first in the "Gran Turismo" series to support the virtual reality headset PlayStation VR. A beta was scheduled to take place in the first and second quarter of 2016 before a full release on November 15, but Sony later announced that the beta had been cancelled so as to prevent the game from being delayed to 2017. On August 30, 2016 it had been announced that the game will be delayed to 2017 to further polish the game.
Gran Turismo 6
On November 10, 2014, a sneak peek photo for the ninth Vision GT car was published on the official Facebook page for the Corvette, to be done by GM Advanced Design Studio, a division of General Motors. It was later revealed that the car would be created with motorsports manufacturer Chaparral Cars and would be branded as both a Chevrolet and a Chaparral. It was revealed on the same day as the release of Update 1.14, in advance of the Los Angeles Auto Show, dubbed the "Chevrolet Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo", and features a radical laser propulsion system. On December 9, 2014, Infiniti released two teaser images showcasing the tenth Vision GT car called the "Infiniti Concept Vision Gran Turismo". Both cars were released on December 16, 2014, via Update 1.15.
Gran Turismo Sport
Similar to its predecessors, "Gran Turismo Sport" is a racing game and includes two game modes: "Sports Mode" and "Arcade Mode". Online racing is also featured in the game. The game has been described as different from the "Prologue" titles seen in the past in the series and features more content. Unlike "Gran Turismo 5" and "Gran Turismo 6", the game does not feature dynamic weather system and day-night cycle. However, players still have the option to modify the race's time of day before entering the race. It includes 177 cars and 27 configurations of 19 locations to race on. For the first time in the series, the game features Porsche vehicles included in the game after Electronic Arts' licensing rights to the Porsche brand had expired (previous "Gran Turismo" games only included Ruf as a substitute).
Gran Turismo 2
After the unexpected success of "Gran Turismo", lead developer Kazunori Yamauchi planned to make "Gran Turismo 2" "an even better product". SCEA's marketing director (Ami Blaire) had high hopes, stating "the overwhelming and continuing popularity of "Gran Turismo" clearly positions "Gran Turismo 2" to be one of the hottest titles available for the holidays and beyond". Jack Tretton (sales vice president of SCEA) had similar enthusiasm, expecting "Gran Turismo 2" to "fly off the shelves faster than the original, continuing the momentum of this incredible franchise".
List of best-selling PlayStation video games
The best-selling video game of all-time on Sony's original PlayStation console is "Gran Turismo". A sim racing game developed by Polyphony Digital, "Gran Turismo" was originally released in Japan on December 23, 1997, and went on to sell 10.85 million copies worldwide. The second game in the series, 1999's "Gran Turismo 2", sold 9.37 million units to become the third best-selling PlayStation game of all-time. The second best-selling title on the console is "Final Fantasy VII", which sold just shy of 10 million units. "Tekken 3" is the fourth best-selling PlayStation game, with over 8.3 million units sold, while "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is fifth.
Gran Turismo 6
"Gran Turismo 6" was announced on May 15, 2013, when Sony Computer Entertainment Europe hosted a celebration of the 15th anniversary of Gran Turismo at Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom. Kazunori Yamauchi said at the official announcement, "Gran Turismo 6" will feature 71 layouts of 33 tracks, 1200 cars, a new flexible rendering engine that features adaptive tessellation, and a redesigned simpler menu interface with faster loading times. An early build of Gran Turismo 6's updated physics was shown to the public when GT Academy 2013 was released on the PlayStation Store on July 2, 2013.
On July 10, 2013, game developers announced that the Goodwood Festival of Speed hill climb course will be included on the game. The 1.16 mile strip of road that runs through the Earl of March's family home's grounds hosts the annual Festival of Speed and current Formula One, Moto GP, World Rally Championship cars and racers as well as other famous drivers and cars from all ages and aspects of motor sport. This gave the game developers the idea to base a track here due to the wide variety of vehicles that use the hill climb in front of 185,000 spectators. Yamauchi said "I have always been a huge admirer of the Festival of Speed and what Lord March has achieved, I love the incredible range of cars on display – from the priceless, rare and exotic, to the latest family hatchback and full on racing cars – I love the challenge of the Hill Climb and the rally stage. Goodwood represents every type of motoring and motor sport which very much mirrors what we aim to achieve with Gran Turismo and so it is very special that we have forged this partnership. There will be no better feedback than that provided by the Goodwood fans to tell me if we are heading in the right direction with "Gran Turismo 6"!" A demo of GT6 was made available at the Festival, to give spectators the chance to challenge Nick Heidfeld's 41.6-second course record set in 1999 in a Formula 1 car.
Gran Turismo 5
The "GT5" Time Trial Demo was released on December 17, 2009 on the PlayStation Network; it was only playable while the user was signed into the PlayStation Network. It was not so much a demo of "GT5" itself, but actually the first part of the 2010 GT Academy, with the fastest drivers from the time trial eventually getting the chance to drive a real racing car in a real racing series. Nevertheless, it showed what progress had been made since Polyphony Digital's latest game, "Gran Turismo 5" Prologue in terms of graphics, physics and other aspects of gameplay and design. It featured stock and tuned versions of the Nissan 370Z. The track featured in the demo was the Indianapolis GP circuit, which is new to the "Gran Turismo" series. This demo was praised for its graphics and updated physics, however it has been criticised for its stiff camera, and confusion over what aspects of the final game the demo represents. The Time Trial demo is no longer playable now that the 2010 GT Academy is complete.
Gran Turismo (series)
In the final issue of the "Official UK PlayStation Magazine", "Gran Turismo 2" was chosen as the 5th best game of all time. Edge magazine said the first game was one of the 10 greatest videogames of the last 20 years.
Gran Turismo (video game)
"Gran Turismo" was a commercial hit. It received a "Gold" award from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD) in August 1998, for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It sold 270,000 units in the German market from January through September 1998, which made it the region's best-selling console game of the period across all systems. The VUD raised it to "Platinum" status, indicating 200,000 sales, by November. At the 1999 Milia festival in Cannes, it took home a "Platinum" prize for revenues above €66 million in the European Union during 1998. This made it Europe's second-highest-grossing game of the year, behind "Tomb Raider III". It was also a high seller in Australia, selling over 100,000 units in the first two months and with sales exceeding 130,000 as of October 1998.
Gran Hermano (Argentinian TV series)
Gran Hermano is a reality television program produced by Endemol hosted by Jorge Rial, taking over Soledad Silveyra after hosting the first three seasons. It's Argentina's version of the Big Brother franchise on Telefe. It first aired on March 10, 2001. It has had nine editions and one VIP/Celebrity season. The eighth regular edition started on April 22, 2015 after a three-year break, also in its new home América TV.
Gran Turismo (series)
Recap of the 6th Annual Gran Turismo Awards
Gran Turismo 5
After promising that "GT5" would be released in 2010 after missing its initial March 2010 Japanese release date, Sony announced at E3 2010 that "Gran Turismo 5" would be officially launched in North and Latin America on November 2, 2010, in Europe and Japan on November 3, 2010 and in Australia on November 4, 2010. However, it was later revealed that the game would not meet its November release date and would instead be released later in the "holiday season". Sony producer Taku Imasaki said that the reason for the delay was that series creator Kazunori Yamauchi and Polyphony Digital want to "make certain they are creating the perfect racing experience." In addition, the Sony spokesman Makiko Noda said that the reason of the delay was due to production reasons. However Sony stated that the game would be released "before Christmas" [2010].
Gran Turismo (video game)
The game was praised by critics, including in the reviews by IGN (9.5/10) and GameSpot (8.6/10). "Gran Turismo" won the best simulation of 1999 at the Spotlight Awards, won "Best Driving Game" and "Best Graphics" of 1999 according to the staff of "PlayStation Official Magazine", and was voted the sixth best game of all time by the magazine's readers in the same issue. In 2000, readers of "Computer and Video Games" voted it the eighth best video game of all time. "Game Informer" ranked it the 21st best video game ever made in 2001. The staff felt that the racing genre had not offered as "complete [a] package" as "Gran Turismo". In 2017, Gran Turismo was declared the best driving game ever by Top Gear.
Gran Turismo (video game)
"Gran Turismo" is a racing game. The player must maneuver a car to compete against artificially intelligent drivers on various race tracks. The game uses two different modes: Arcade Mode and Simulation Mode (Gran Turismo Mode in PAL and Japanese versions). In the arcade mode, the player can freely choose the courses and vehicles they wish to use. Winning races unlocks additional cars and courses.
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
In October 2008, the game was renamed as Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III. The game has sold 5.09 million copies worldwide; making it the second highest selling PlayStation 3 exclusive title being beaten by its successor, "Gran Turismo 5".
Polyphony Digital
The studio is best known for its "Gran Turismo" racing game series. Led by Kazunori Yamauchi, "Gran Turismo" became the most successful racing series for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3. The "Gran Turismo" series is designed to be a realistic driving simulator, offering realistic driving physics. In 2006, Polyphony released "Tourist Trophy", in an attempt to bring the realism of "Gran Turismo" to motorcycle racing.
Gran Turismo (series)
In acknowledgment of the Mount Panorama Circuit’s inclusion in Gran Turismo 6, the City of Bathurst in Australia unveiled a new street called ‘Gran Turismo Drive’ in December 2013. Mayor of Bathurst, Cr Gary Rush said “Driving a lap of our world famous motor racing circuit is a life changing experience for those who have the chance, and the Bathurst Regional Council is very excited about opening up the Mount Panorama experience through the launch of "Gran Turismo 6".”
The Holy Trinity (The Grand Tour)
"The Holy Trinity" is the first episode of British motoring series "The Grand Tour". It was made available exclusively through the Amazon Video streaming service, first on 17 November 2016 at 23:00 GMT. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May, who previously presented as a trio on BBC Two motoring programme "Top Gear", present the show. Production of the episode was handled by W. Chump and Sons, with executive production done by Andy Wilman, who previously served as the executive producer of "Top Gear".
Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo (Italian for "Grand Tour") may refer to:
Le Mans 24 Hours video games
"Gran Turismo 5", released in November 2010, also includes the Le Mans circuit, along with two 24 hour races. Variations include the 2005 version and 2009 version, which has the redeveloped area around the Dunlop Curve with more run-off area, and the extended pit lane exit. There is also the option of changeable time of day, and variable weather. The successor of GT5, "Gran Turismo 6", released in December 2013, includes not only the 2005 and 2009 version, but also the 2013 version.
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
The track is featured in video games such as the Gran Turismo series (including the bike version Tourist Trophy), Forza Motorsport, and the MotoGP series. In a bid to compare real life versus video games, Jeremy Clarkson of the British automotive show "Top Gear" attempted to beat his Gran Turismo time of 1:41.148 in a Honda NSX by racing the real track in the same car in 2005. During the trials, Clarkson determined that the game omitted a few details of the track, and the game's physics allowed him to brake later when coming into turns than he could in real life. As a consequence, reality prevailed and he managed a best time of only 1:57 on the real course. However, both he and the track instructor agreed that it is possible to complete the course in 1:41 in a Honda NSX if the driver were sufficiently experienced, talented, and most importantly fearless.
Gran Turismo (series)
With the release of "Gran Turismo Sport", it became the first game solely focusing on online-only racing, whereas offline is limited. However, unlike its two predecessors, "Gran Turismo Sport" became the first game to provide post-release content including cars and tracks, along with offline events at no charge, as well as bug fixes.
Gran Turismo Sport
"Eurogamer"s Martin Robinson described "GT Sport" as a deviation from past games in the series, by cutting the vast car collections of its predecessors and placing a sharper emphasis on competitive online driving. "There are no lunar rovers, no 19th century single horsepowered wagons and not even anything by way of an open wheel racer to be found in its car list at launch. Yet, conversely, this is possibly the most focused, directly enjoyable game Polyphony Digital has put out since the heady days of "Gran Turismo 4"." Robinson praised the improved sound design and addition of a livery editor and GT Auto, now part of update, that allow players to create their own designs online. The website later ranked the game 21st on their list of the "Top 50 Games of 2017".
Gran Turismo 6
On May 29, 2015, FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) teased the "SRT Tomahawk Vision Gran Turismo" and on June 1, 2015, the car was fully unveiled. The car comes in 3 variations: the Tomahawk S, Tomahawk GTS-R, and the Tomahawk X. The Tomahawk X has technologies not even invented yet, and is stated as the fastest out of the 3 variations, with the maximum power of 2,590 hp and the top speed of 404 mph. The SRT Tomahawk in all its variations was released in Update 1.20.
Gran Hermano (Spanish TV series)
Gran Hermano (as known by the acronym GH) is a reality television series broadcast in Spain on Telecinco produced by Endemol. It is part of the Big Brother franchise first developed in the Netherlands.
As of December 2017, 26 editions of the show have aired (18 regular seasons, 5 VIP seasons, and 3 all-star seasons). It is the longest-running series of Big Brother in the franchise worldwide currently on air.
Gran Turismo 6
On June 24, 2014, Polyphony Digital Inc. announced a long-term partnership with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, as the game was approved with a certification from the FIA for four of the real world circuits in the game. Game developers also announced a special event called the "FIA Online Championship on Gran Turismo". Originally intended to be held on "Gran Turismo 6" in 2015, the championship was postponed for unknown reason. Later, however, it was implied that the event, now renamed the "FIA Gran Turismo Online Championship", has been relocated to "Gran Turismo Sport" following its announcement on October 27, 2015.
Majorette (toy manufacturer)
Recently, Majorette has been manufacturing some cars from the Vision Gran Turismo Lineup from the game series Gran Turismo. The cars include Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo, Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo, Alpine Vision Gran Turismo, Infiniti Concept Vision Gran Turismo, Mitsubishi XR-PHEV Vision Gran Turismo and Peugeot Vision Gran Turismo.
Racing video game
In 1997, "Gran Turismo" was released for the PlayStation, after being in production for five years since 1992. It was considered the most realistic racing simulation game in its time, combined with playability, enabling players of all skill levels to play. It offered a wealth of meticulous tuning options and introduced an open-ended career mode where players had to undertake driving tests to acquire driving licenses, earn their way into races and choose their own career path. The "Gran Turismo" series has since become the second-most successful racing game franchise of all time, selling over 80 million units worldwide as of April 2018.
Gran Turismo (series)
Although "Gran Turismo" has an arcade mode, most gameplay derives from its simulation mode. Players start with a certain number of credits, usually 10,000, which are used to purchase vehicles from several manufacturer-specific shops, or from used car dealers, and then tune their car at the appropriate parts store for best performance. Certain events are open only to particular types of vehicles. In order to enter and progress through more difficult races, a license-testing system has been implemented, which guides players through skill development. Players may apply prize money won in events to upgrade their existing car or buy a new one, collecting a garage of vehicles.
Gran Turismo (series)
"Gran Turismo" can trace back its origins to 1992, when Kazunori Yamauchi set out with a group of seven to develop the original "Gran Turismo", which took five years to complete.
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Spec II update adds the Gran Turismo franchise's classic High Speed Ring fictitious circuit (available in both forward and reverse version) which brings the total number of tracks to six (twelve different layouts).
Gran Turismo 4
This test was not intended to precede a "Gran Turismo 4 Online" full scale release but instead to be used as a way to develop and test online features and structures for the upcoming "Gran Turismo 5" on the PlayStation 3 system. Besides the 5,000 test players, seven special guests were invited to test "Gran Turismo 4 Online". First, a special event named "Top Racer Battle" (トップレーサーBATTLE) was staged in the Polyphony Digital headquarters on August 17. Six drivers from the JGTC Japanese championship entered the game's online multiplayer "Competition" mode.
Juno Reactor
Gran Turismo commissioned Juno Reactor to create exclusive GT mixes of Alien and Return of the Pistolero for their global release of Gran Turismo Sport, both tracks will appear on the 2018 release by Juno Reactor.
Gran Turismo (series)
The series has been involved in sponsoring various real-life sporting events and teams, including the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb as of November 2014, D1GP since the 2008 season, the 2004 Race of Champions, the first chicane on the Mulsanne Straight at Circuit de la Sarthe until 2012, and racing teams such as Prost Grand Prix, Pescarolo Sport, Audi/Oreca, Peugeot, Abt Sportsline, Signatech-Nissan, Audi A4 DTM, Vita4One-BMW Z4, Aston Martin Rapide S and Sébastien Loeb.
Gran Turismo (album)
The album is possibly named after the racing video game series Gran Turismo; for which the song, "My Favourite Game" plays during the opening video of the Arcade disc of the racing game Gran Turismo 2. In the European version, the song was a remix. The song was also used as the song for Formula One's musical highlights at the end of the 1998 season on ITV.
Gran Turismo 4
The first guest was Super GT GT500 Nissan Motul Pitwork Z driver Satoshi Motoyama (Top Racer Battle challenger), he entered the dedicated "Motoyama Trophy", a 2-lap 10 races online multiplayer competition, and won three rounds. Second guest specially came from France, Sébastien Loeb, LeMans 2005 PlayStation Pescarolo C60 Judd LMP Race Car '04 driver and WRC champion, he set a new Time Attack Internet record on the 24 Hours of Le Mans' Circuit de la Sarthe I ("Loeb Special Attack") and defeated Kazunori Yamauchi in their Pescarolo Online Time Attack duel on the same circuit (Internet rank 10th vs 11th). The last guests were both Top Racer Battle challengers, one is Ryo Michigami, Super GT GT500 Honda Takata Dome NSX driver, the other is Michael Krumm, GT500 Nissan Motul Pitwork Z driver. They competed with each other in a versus battle then entered a special trophy similar to Motoyama's.
Gran Turismo 4
Another new addition to the game is the "Driving Missions", which are similar in experience to the license tests, but award successful completion with 250 A-Spec points and 1000 or more credits. Each mission takes place with a given car on a given track or section of track, and a given set of opponents. There are 4 sets of missions: "The Pass", in which the driver must overtake an opponent within a certain distance; "3 Lap Battle", in which the driver must pass 5 opponents over the course of 3 laps; "Slipstream Battle", in which the driver must overtake identical opponents by way of drafting; and "1 Lap Magic", in which the driver starts with a significant time penalty against much slower opponents and must overtake them all in the space of a single lap. Completing each set of missions earns the player a prize car. There are a total of 5 prize cars available to be won, they are the DeLorean DMC-12, Jay Leno Tank Car, Pagani Zonda Race Car, Toyota 7, and the Nissan R89C.
Vision Gran Turismo
Another nine cars were added in 2015 for the game, with Mini being the first. Revealed as the "Mini Clubman Vision Gran Turismo", the car was added to update 1.16, releasing on 26 February 2015. A widebody hatchback with X shapes on the round headlights to simulate tape, the Clubman Vision Gran Turismo was designed solely for racing.
The Cardigans
In June 2018, the band announced their only live shows of the year: a four-date U.K. tour in December to celebrate the 20th anniversary of "Gran Turismo" in which they would perform the album in full again. In an interview to promote the tour, Persson stated, "There won’t be any more Cardigans records, I’m pretty sure. But we’ll keep doing little tours and shows as long as it’s fun, as long as we can do it well and feel that it’s something that’s current to us."
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
"Gran Turismo 5 Prologue" is the first mass-produced Gran Turismo game to feature online multiplayer. Up to 16 players can play online at once in GT5 Prologue. Since "Gran Turismo 5's" development cycle is so long, GT5 Prologue's servers are no longer available after two years of being online and the gaming only serving as a prologue. "Gran Turismo 4" for the PlayStation 2 was intended to be an online game but this feature was pulled prior to the game's release to avoid further delays; a beta of "GT4" online was even released. "Gran Turismo HD Concept" also featured an online feature but only on a Time Trial basis.
Honda Today
The Honda Today is also featured in Gran Turismo 4.
Gran Turismo 2
"Gran Turismo 2" is fundamentally based on the racing game genre. The player must maneuver an automobile to compete against artificially intelligent drivers on various race tracks. The game uses two different modes: Arcade Mode and Simulation Mode (Gran Turismo Mode in PAL and Japanese versions). In the arcade mode, the player can freely choose vehicles they wish to use, and can enable damage. However, the simulation mode requires the player to earn driver's licenses, pay for vehicles, and earn trophies in order to unlock new and returning courses. "Gran Turismo 2" features nearly 650 automobiles and 27 racing tracks, including rally tracks.
Gran Turismo (series)
Sony is developing a live action "Gran Turismo" film with Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti from "The Social Network" producing the film, along with Josh Bratman, Elizabeth Contillon and Devon Franklin. DeLuna will oversee the film with Matt Millan and Joseph Kosinski will co-write the film with Alex Tse and is in talks to direct the film. Jon and Erich Hoeber will write the film.
Gran Turismo 6
On May 16, 2014, Volkswagen announced the fourth Vision GT car, the "Volkswagen GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo". A full-scale model of the car appeared in the Wörthersee GTI Meeting in Reifnitz, Austria on May 29, 2014. The car was included with the 1.09 update.
Gran Turismo 5
On November 14, 2010 it was revealed that Sony had teamed with Swiss watchmaker Tissot to host the official countdown timer for the launch of "Gran Turismo 5". To promote the relationship, Tissot gave away one customized, "GT5" edition Tissot PRS 516, every day up until the release date.
Gran Turismo Sport
Car categories are a main gameplay mechanic of GT Sport: "Gran Turismo Sport" was originally announced to be fully compatible with Sony Interactive Entertainment's virtual reality headset, PlayStation VR. The experience while playing was described by series creator Kazunori Yamauchi as "very good and very natural". However, it was announced later that VR support would be limited to a special VR Tour Mode.
Gran Turismo (album)
The album and band were nominated for a total of seven awards at the 1999 Grammis—the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Awards. "Gran Turismo" sold more than 3 million copies worldwide.
Gran Turismo (video game)
The game required five years to complete. During an interview with Kazunori Yamauchi, it was revealed that development of "Gran Turismo" started in the second half of 1992. Yamauchi added that at different times there were only seven to fifteen people assisting him. When asked how difficult it was to create "Gran Turismo", Yamauchi remarked: "It took five years. In those five years, we could not see the end. I would wake up at work, go to sleep at work. It was getting cold, so I knew it must be winter. I estimate I was home only four days a year." Sound design was one aspect that Yamauchi believed was compromised due to a lack of time. Although Kazunori considered the game's artificial intelligence to be superior to its competitors, he remained unsatisfied with its development.
Gran Turismo (series)
Online qualifiers are held within "Gran Turismo", and the top qualifiers are invited to National Finals in each participating country. The top winners of each country are sent to a Race Camp held at Silverstone, UK for the final selection. The winner undergoes an intensive Driver Development Programme designed by Nissan which will train and license them into a professional driver, competing in races worldwide. The four winning drivers will automatically join the Nismo Global Driver Exchange and go on to race in the following years' Dubai 24 Hour.
Gran Turismo 5
Overall, "Gran Turismo 5" took more than five years to complete, with a total cost estimated at approximately $60 million. The first game in the series had also taken five years. Kazunori Yamauchi has referred to the development of the game for the Playstation 3 a "nightmare", specifically mentioning how the extensively different (at the time) architecture of the Cell processor had made programming extremely challenging and time consuming This greater than expected difficulty to program for the Cell processor is speculated by some people to also be part of the reasons why Gran Turismo 5 was delayed a number of times.
Gran Turismo (album)
The album's name is explained by the band on an advanced copy of this CD's track number 15 "Explain The Title Of The Album ' Gran Turismo"': "The title can be interpreted in many ways but I think we only thought of a few ones we liked" Nina says, "we talked about having like Italian or French title and Gran Turismo came up and it sort of felt really good and you know I can think of music sometimes as tourism and traveling. So to me Gran Turismo is sort of the way to describe music sometimes or spending time with music" Peter says, "and I think that also the title suits this very album extremely well because the album is pretty much about trying to find your place in the world. I think sometimes you can always compare living to being a tourist in the world" Nina finishes.
Jordan Tresson
In April 2010 Tresson won the Gran Turismo Academy, a competition run by Nissan and Sony Computer Entertainment that gives gamers the chance to become real racing drivers. Tresson immediately began racing in that year's GT4 European Cup in a Nissan 370Z run by RJN Motorsport. He finished the season tied for fourth place in the drivers' standings with 2009 GT Academy winner and RJN teammate Lucas Ordoñez, even though the pair never actually shared a car all season. In 2011 Tresson competed in the Blancpain Endurance Series in the GT4 class, again in an RJN Nissan 370Z and sharing with British drivers Alex Buncombe and Christopher Ward. The trio scored two class wins from five races to win the title.
Gran Turismo Sport
On January 17, 2019, the game received update of version 1.32 saw eight new cars added such as the 1953 Aston Martin DB3S, the 2001 BMW Z8, the 1971 Ferrari Dino 246 GT, the 1998 Honda Integra DC2 Type R, the 2007 Nissan 350Z (Z33), the 1956 Porsche 356 A/1500 GS GT Carrera Speedster, the 1965 Shelby GT350, and the 2000 TVR Tuscan Speed Six. It also featured a track called Special Stage Route X, which previously appeared on "Gran Turismo 5" and "Gran Turismo 6".
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
By April 30, 2008, "Gran Turismo 5 Prologue" had shipped 2.23 million worldwide according to Sony Computer Entertainment and Polyphony Digital, with 270,000 units in Japan, 550,000 in North America, 1.38 million in Europe, and 30,000 in Asia. As of August 2009, "Gran Turismo 5 Prologue" has shipped 3.94 million copies worldwide, with 690,000 copies in Japan, 820,000 in North America, 2.33 million in Europe, and 100,000 in Southeast Asia.
Gran Turismo Sport
The fourth major update was released on March 29, 2018. It featured 13 new cars, a new group (Gr. 2) for the three new GT500 cars, a new track (Tsukuba), and an expansion to GT League.
Gran Turismo (series)
With a collective sales total of 80.4 million units sold, it is the highest-selling PlayStation exclusive franchise of all time.
Gran Turismo (video game)
"Gran Turismo" features 140 cars and 11 race tracks (as well as their reversed versions). Two Honda NSX cars from 1992 were included in the Japanese version, but were removed from the North American and European versions. There is also a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette and a 1998 Mazda Roadster exclusive to the Arcade mode.
Gran Turismo HD Concept
Gran Turismo HD Concept (グランツーリスモHDコンセプト "Guran Tsūrisumo HD Konseputo") is the first installment of the "Gran Turismo" racing series to be released on the PlayStation 3. It was made available as a free download which was released on the PlayStation Store on December 24, 2006. A Blu-ray Disc version, called "Install Disc", was released in Japan in limited quantities in September 2007. This game is intended to be a sneak preview, in the likes of "Gran Turismo Concept", preceding the release of a full version title, but the "Gran Turismo HD" project was canceled and replaced by "Gran Turismo 5 Prologue".
Gran Turismo (2009 video game)
The game is centered on an open-ended design. The single player menu presents players with three variables: mode (Time Trial, Single Race, and Drift Trial), car, and track selection. Rewards such as credits and cars earned based on the difficulty, performance and number of laps they have chosen. Players can select from one to 99 laps. "Gran Turismo" is centered on completing driving missions in order to advance in the game, unlike "Gran Turismo 4"'s open-ended map. The game uses a new trading system to allow players to acquire cars.
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (グランツーリスモ5 プロローグ, "Guran Tsūrisumo 5 Purorōgu") is a racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. "Gran Turismo 5 Prologue" is a precursor and sampling of "Gran Turismo 5", and replaced "Gran Turismo HD Concept". The "Prologue" suffix is a self-reference to "Gran Turismo 4 Prologue" which was released one year before the full version of "Gran Turismo 4".
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
This was an event held in October by Polyphony Digital to celebrate ten years of Gran Turismo. The main attraction in the show was Gran Turismo 5 Prologue running at a resolution of 3840x2160. The game normally runs at 60 frame/s and at 1920x1080 resolution. The game needed four PlayStation 3 consoles to run and it was projected onto a screen using an expensive Sony projector. Each PS3 handled the rendering of one quarter of the screen. With one PS3 system, approximately 2.1 million pixels would be displayed, but with this special high resolution display, approximately 8.3 million pixels were displayed. A separate demo ran with the original resolution but at 240 frame/s.
Music of the Gran Turismo series
The volume on the Gran Turismo 4: Prologue disc if extracted contains the complete set of Gran Turismo 3 and Gran Turismo Concept music tracks, albeit PAL music scores. The Gran Turismo 4 trailer that screened at E3 in 2004 featured two tracks, What To Believe and Break Down by Daiki Kasho.
Gran Turismo (2009 video game)
There are 45 tracks (including layout variations) plus the added bonus of reverse on most tracks, which takes the track number to 72. For the first time in the series, the game features the use of custom soundtracks that enables players to play their own songs while racing, but this option must first be unlocked by completing section B or C of the Driving Challenges. The music tracks can be used for offline or online races. There are some hidden tracks which are removed prior to release (notably Smokey Mountain and Tahiti Circuit from "" - both which initially debuted in "Gran Turismo 2" with some differences). These tracks are only accessible on systems with modified firmware and running Gameshark-like programs, and some issues have been reported with them. During an interview at E3, it was revealed that tracks featured in the game (such as Valencia Ricardo Tormo) are directly sourced from "Gran Turismo 4" and "Tourist Trophy", while the game's physics engine is based on "Gran Turismo 5 Prologue".
Gran Turismo 5
After weeks of speculation, it was officially announced that "Gran Turismo 5" would be released on November 24 for Asia, North America and Europe and November 25 for Japan and Australia.
"Gran Turismo 5" was met with a generally positive reaction from game critics. It received an aggregated score of 84.33% on GameRankings and 84/100 on Metacritic. Reviewers praised the number of cars, car-specific information and commented positively on the driving physics which had been improved from "Gran Turismo 5 Prologue". The inclusion of karts as well as licensed World Rally Championship and NASCAR vehicles was also received positively.
Gran Turismo 5
In January 2013, Johnny Herbert mentored 6 players in a primetime ITV4 reality series, with the aim of taking them to the Dubai 24 Hour race as real drivers. Other countries in Europe had heats mentored by drivers Vitantonio Liuzzi and Sébastien Buemi.
Tourist Trophy (video game)
In 2015, when asked about the possibility of a sequel to "Tourist Trophy", Kazunori Yamauchi said: "I am aware that the game is expected by many fans, so I can't deny a Tourist Trophy 2". However, with constant updates to the "Gran Turismo" series, a new project might not be possible, as Yamauchi admitted the franchise is extremely time consuming. Although working on "Gran Turismo 6", Polyphony Digital was also considering a new "Tourist Trophy" game for the PlayStation 4.
Vision Gran Turismo
The Vision Gran Turismo program (commonly abbreviated Vision GT or VGT) is a series of fictional concept cars for the Gran Turismo video game series, developed by a cross-section of the world's top automobile manufacturers. These vehicles appeared originally in the video games "Gran Turismo 6", and later in "Gran Turismo Sport", both from Polyphony Digital. For the most part, they apply present-day technology and materials, with two notable exceptions that utilize novel propulsion and aerodynamic technologies. Their appearance as free driveable cars has been staggered since the launch of the game in 2013, with each one being available for download once work is complete.
Gran Turismo 5
Gran Turismo 5 is the first game in the franchise to provide a damage model, with variations of damage depending on whether a vehicle is a "Standard" or "Premium" car. The game also features weather effects, however they are only available on certain circuits. Optional Stereoscopic-3D resolution and Karting found a place in the game. Furthermore, new visual effects have been introduced, including dynamic skid marks, dust and the ability for drivers to flash their headlights. A course editor which allows the player to create new circuits by using tools that randomly generate track-parts according to certain player-selected specifications, including the number of corners, the time of day and the number of sectors. There are a variety of themes the player can choose from to act as a base for each circuit design. Themes also have an effect on track length and highest elevation.
Gran Turismo 4
In Europe, the game was bundled with a promotional "Making of DVD Video". While intended to be a limited content, the DVD-Video was also included in the Platinum re-release. The DVD was later included in the limited "Gran Turismo 4" "Special DVD Set" released in Japan on June 28, 2004. The regular edition was discontinued and the game was re-issued under Sony's 'Greatest Hits' line in Japan ("PlayStation 2 the Best") on August 5, 2004 and Europe ("Platinum"). As "Gran Turismo 4" was intended to be released in time for the worldwide 2002/2003 Christmas release but was delayed, in consolation, Polyphony brought out "Gran Turismo 4: Prologue" as a sneak preview (including a documentary bonus disc in Europe) to the full experience of "Gran Turismo 4".
Gran Turismo 5
"Gran Turismo 5's" marketing campaign started on November 18, 2010 with a TV commercial featuring the fictional marketing character Kevin Butler as part of Sony Computer Entertainment's "It Only Does Everything" advertising campaign for their video game products in North America. The commercial depicts Butler as the 'VP of Add More Awesome' explaining how he made Gran Turismo 5 "more awesome" by adding more features that were previously thought impossible.
Gran Turismo 6
On February 25, 2015, BMW's automobile marque, Mini revealed the "Mini Clubman Vision Gran Turismo". It was added to update 1.16.
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
The Gran Turismo TV feature was introduced in the free playable demo version. The VOD service was activated on October 22, 2007 providing free SD trailers for three upcoming GT-TV programs, Super GT ("Climax Digest"), D1 Grand Prix ("Top of the Drifting World") and Best Motoring ("Best Motoring Trailer").
Gran Turismo (series)
Winners of the Gran Turismo Academy include Lucas Ordóñez, Jordan Tresson and Jann Mardenborough, who have all gone on to compete in professional real-life racing.
Some of these winners, who would normally be seen as "non-professionals", have received praise relating to how they are as skilled as drivers with years of experience. Based on this merit, four GT Academy drivers have been barred entry to the British GT (specifically the 'gentleman driver' section of the competition).
Gran Turismo Sport
In an interview with Japanese magazine "Famitsu" (and translated by "Polygon"), series creator Kazunori Yamauchi mentioned that ""Gran Turismo Sport" would be coming to the PlayStation 4 console, possibly "in a year or two [from 2013]". He also mentioned that it will be based on the same physics engine that "Gran Turismo 6" uses. In an interview with "GamesTM" magazine, Kazunori Yamauchi mentioned a release for "Gran Turismo Sport" sometime in 2016/2017. He also spoke about how much more powerful the game will be on PlayStation 4 and how much easier it is to develop on the console versus "Gran Turismo 6" on the PlayStation 3. "Gran Turismo Sport" was later announced at Paris Games Week. Sony originally claimed that "Sport" is a separate entry, but Yamauchi later confirmed that it is a main entry in the series.
Gran Turismo Sport
Gran Turismo Sport is a racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. It is the thirteenth game in the "Gran Turismo" video game series, seventh in the main series and the first game in the series to be released for the PlayStation 4. "Gran Turismo Sport" was announced at the 2015 Paris Games Week, and was released worldwide in October 2017, receiving generally favorable reviews from critics.
Star Trek
In creating "Star Trek", Roddenberry was inspired by the Horatio Hornblower novels, the satirical book "Gulliver's Travels", and westerns such as the television series "Wagon Train". These adventures continued in the 22-episode "" and six feature films. Four spin-off television series were eventually produced: "" followed the crew of a new starship "Enterprise" set a century after the original series; "" and "" set contemporaneously with "The Next Generation"; and "" set before the original series in the early days of human interstellar travel. The most recent "Star Trek" TV series, entitled "", premiered on CBS and was later made available exclusively on the digital platform CBS All Access. The adventures of "The Next Generation" crew continued in four additional feature films. In 2009, the film franchise underwent a "reboot" set in an alternate timeline, or "Kelvin Timeline," entitled simply "Star Trek." This film featured a new cast portraying younger versions of the crew from the original show; their adventures were continued in the sequel film, "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013). The thirteenth film feature and sequel, "Star Trek Beyond" (2016), was released to coincide with the franchise's 50th anniversary.
Toyota MR2
Video Games-
The second generation Toyota MR2 appears in every main Gran Turismo game to date since the original Gran Turismo . Although initially not available in Gran Turismo Sport, the Toyota MR2 GT-S '97 was later introduced as part of Update 1.13, released on February 28, 2018. While both the first and third generations are available in every game starting from Gran Turismo 2 with the exception of Gran Turismo Sport. The ZZ30 Toyota MR2 was also one of the Cars in Juiced
The Grand Tour
The Grand Tour is a downloadable British motoring television series, conceived by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, and Andy Wilman, produced by Amazon Studios, launched on 18 November 2016, and made exclusively for online downloading from Amazon Prime Video. The programme is based on a similar format to that of the BBC series "Top Gear", in which each episode is hosted by Clarkson, Hammond and May, features a mixture of live-audience segments and pre-recorded films, and focuses on reviews of cars, discussions on motoring topics, celebrity timed laps (as of the second series), races and special motoring challenges.
Gran Turismo 5
The final update (v2.16) was released on May 31, 2014 which permanently disabled all online features such as online play and Seasonal events. On July 21, 2014 another patch (v2.17) was released, which removed the online requirement for installing the downloadable content after the servers went offline.
Gran Turismo (series)
The appeal of the "Gran Turismo" series is due significantly to its graphics, a large number of licensed vehicles, attention to vehicle detail, accurate driving physics emulation, and the ability to tune performance, hence the subtitle "The Real Driving Simulator", incorporated to the franchise's iconography since the fourth game. Handling of the vehicles is modeled on real-life driving impressions, tuning is based on principles of physics, and the sound of the vehicle's engine is based on recordings of the actual vehicles. The game has been a flagship for the PlayStation console's graphics capabilities, and is often used to demonstrate the system's potential.
GTPlanet
With the release of Gran Turismo Concept in 2002, GTPlanet grew by a large margin and was featured "Sport Compact Car" Magazine being noted as ""We found the amount of knowledge related to Gran Turismo intimidating in its nerd-like scope and obsession."" Then again in 2004 with Gran Turismo 4 on the market, GTPlanet grew even bigger with GT Enthusiasts looking for a place to find all that is Gran Turismo is one convenient place. That growth caused the online presence to reach new heights. Over time Jordan had the opportunity to interview Kazunori Yamauchi himself. The success of GTPlanet has allowed Polyphony Digital to gain more feedback in an efficient process. Read GTPlanet's 10 Year Anniversary and Jordan's first Interview with Kazunori Yamauchi at the 2011 SEMA Auto Show. Through the past two years, GTPlanet has found the opportunity to be invited to many large scale gatherings and events. Such as the GT5 launch party in Madrid, a Need For Speed launch party SEMA in Las Vegas, and the GT Academy.