Thumbs sore from twiddling those analogue sticks in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue all day? Is your significant other (or more likely your mum) bitching that all that game playing will never bring a tangible payoff? Well, perhaps GT Academy is for you… GT Academy is an eight-month long competition being run by Polyphony Digital in [...]

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It looks like at least one game developer is a bit of an Initial D fan… Called the Karin Futo, this boxy RWD coupe is almost the spitting image of an AE86 2-door Levin - hell it even appears to have those highly sought-after foglights. The similarities don’t end there though, because when your bonnet [...]

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The demo for Gran Turismo 5: Prologue was released last Saturday, and we’ve dug up some screenshots to show you just how awesome the latest installment in the GT series is. Graphics are pin-sharp and while detail levels for textures and car models are significantly upped over those of GT4, proper light mapping has also [...]

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Japanese sports cars and the Gran Turismo series have always gone hand-in-hand and judging by the car lineup in the GT 5 Prologue demo - due to be released tomorrow - the latest installment will be no different. Seven vehicles will be playable in the free demo, six of them of Japanese origin. On offer [...]

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Drifting for real is great fun, but puts your car at risk. Arcade games eliminate the chance of you punching your pride and joy through a tyre wall, but twirling a little plastic wheel just doesn’t feel right. So where is the middle ground? It’s right here baby. Right here.[Source: Gizmodo, response.jp][Photo courtesy of response.jp]

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