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Review: Gran Turismo 5 Demo requires serious skill [w/VIDEO]

We're waiting with baited breath for the arrival of Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5. It's getting more difficult to sit on our hands all the time, so it's a good thing that Polyphony has released a time trial demo to wet our whistle. The demo is available free of charge for anyone on the Sony Playstation 3 network, and we recently got hold of the 200+ mb file for ourselves (it took about 30 minutes to download via high-speed cable Internet) to get a sense of whether the game is worth our elevated anticipation. The time trial demo ... Read more →

Sigh. Gran Turismo 5 reportedly shooting for Summer 2010 release Jonathon Ramsey

The release date for Gran Turismo 5 hops around so much we're going to call the game The Flea from now on. From a couple of dates late this year to early next year in Japan to possibly, maybe, ...

SEMA Sweeps: Win one of five Sony PSP/Gran Turismo bundles - Day 5 John Neff

We've made it to the last day of our SEMA Sweeps! We've given away four limited-edition PSP/Gran Turismo bundles, but we've got one left. Yesterday's winner has been randomly selected and ...

SEMA Sweeps: Win one of five Sony PSP/Gran Turismo bundles - Day 4 John Neff

It's Day 4 of our SEMA Sweeps! After giving away three of five limited-edition PSP/Gran Turismo bundles, we're ready to give away our fourth. Yesterday's winner has been randomly selected and ...

SEMA Sweeps: Win one of five Sony PSP/Gran Turismo bundles - Day 3 Chris Paukert

We're on to Day 3 of our SEMA Sweeps and have given away two of five limited-edition PSP/Gran Turismo bundles so far. Yesterday's winner has been randomly selected and contacted, so let's move on ...

SEMA Sweeps: Win one of five Sony PSP/Gran Turismo bundles! - Day 1 1 month ago on Autoblog

Because our thumbs are practically aching in anticipation of the new Gran Turismo 5 game for Playstation 3, we've been hunting high and low for ways to keep our inner-child occupied until its release. Thankfully, the folks at Polyphony Digital and Sony have teamed up to make our wait more ...

VIDEO: Gran Turismo PSP opening movie - Here come the supercars 2 months ago on Autoblog

The folks who have crafted Gran Turismo for Sony's PSP have put together an opening movie sequence, and as you might imagine, it is chock full of supercars. And we mean bursting-at-its-pixelated-seams with just about every hot car you could ever want to drive on the road, the dirt, and the ...

Gran Turismo 5 to ship internationally in late 2009 after all? 2 months ago on Autoblog

Last week, Sony announced that Gran Turismo 5 would launch by March 2010. The folks at Polyphony Digital don't see things that way, though, as company boss Kazunori Yamauchi told reporters at a GT5 event that the game could launch in late 2009. And Yamauchi has apparently mentioned that both ...

VIDEO: GT5 trailer released, Gran Turismo for PSP coming this October 6 months ago on Autoblog

That screen cap you see above? That's the first evidence that Gran Turismo 5 will finally have damage rendering. The image is courtesy of the new GT5 trailer (posted after the break) Polyphony Digital released today at the E3 gaming expo. Other bits to note: fully-licensed NASCAR and WRC racing ...

CES 2009: Sony Xplods with new automotive units 11 months ago on Autoblog

Sony is expanding its Xplod car stereo lineup with eight new models, including the company's first double-din unit in several years. The most feature-filled of the new models is Sony's MEX-BT5700U model (in photo above) with a front USB port for music players including iPhone and iPod. Its ...

Paris 2008: The GT by Citroen. No, the whole thing this time 1 year ago on Autoblog

The day is here, the GTbyCitroen has got over its shyness and is ready to be seen by the world. Par for the French, the GT is funky -- and we're not even going to get into the seventh teaser for the car in which the car was completely covered. Contrary to the rakishness of its looks, it's also ...

How you say "enough" in French: Citroen releases sixth GT teaser 1 year ago on Autoblog

In a move more "Um, yeah..." than "Oh yeah!", Citroen has released the sixth teaser image of the car that will, one of these days, be revealed entirely to the world, all at once, front and back. We aren't even sure if this qualifies as a tease, since getting a glimpse at a front end we've ...

VIDEO and new PICS: Citroen GT in stereoscopic darkness 1 year ago on Autoblog

Citroen has let slip another drip in the GT by Citroen reveal, and this time it's a video showing off the dramatic shapes of "The Drive of Your Life." Dig those mirrors, and the glasshouse swept back in monumental fashion. Whatever is pushing the car's massive rims apparently needs a lot of ...

More intensity: 4th Citroen GT teaser image 1 year ago on Autoblog

The cloak on the GT by Citroen has been pulled back again to reveal a little more sheetmetal. Call us crazy, but we have the feeling this car is going to put the "Whoa, that's wild..." back into concept cars. This little corner shows off two vastly different personalities: look at the center ...

Citroen releases another image of the GT 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Citroen GT striptease continues with a more revealing image of what looks like a rip-snorting concept car. Huge tires, a ginormous front splitter meant to keep something seriously fast bolted to the ground at speed, enough front air intakes to break records, and that thing out back, which ...

VIDEO: Citroen and Sony release teaser of new GT 1 year ago on Autoblog

Citroen is teaming up with Sony to launch a new concept that will debut at the Paris Motor Show and be available in Gran Turismo Prologue on the Playstation 3. Sony has released one image of the cloaked concept and a brief teaser video (posted after the break) showing the low-slung coupe ...

Sony picks GT Academy winners to race in Dubai 24 Hours 1 year ago on Autoblog

First art imitates life and now video games do the same, with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and Nissan having joined forces to create the GT Academy. Over the course of eight months, the academy culled a group of wannabe racers from a field of entrants who posted the best lap times in GT5 ...

CES 2008: Dolby surrounds Ford's Flex in sound 1 year ago on Autoblog

We had the opportunity to sit in a dark maroon Ford Flex at the Dolby booth for a demonstration of their 7.1 Surround Sound system they've developed with the Blue Oval, and the first thing I notice is the super-nice croc-print leather seats beneath me. Michael Becker, Dolby's Global Marketing ...

What GT5 Prologue has in store for you 2 years ago on Autoblog

As previously reported, the demo of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will be available to download October 20th through November 11th for those of you lucky enough to be PS3-equipped. Now, we've got the details about what vehicles you'll be able to virtually flog while battling out with 16 other contenders ...

Toyota and Sony working on single-seat vehicle 2 years ago on Autoblog

Toyota and Sony are forming a new partnership to enter a segment rarely tackled by mainstream automakers, the single-seater vehicle market. Back in 2005, Toyota unveiled the i-swing, a concept car that was basically an armchair on wheels. This time around it's making a serious attempt at creating a ...

New Gran Turismo 5 trailer confirms Ferrari included 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATED: Trailer with no soundtrack added so you can hear the engines! var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/playstation_3/Gran_Turismo_5_finally_confirmed_to_include_Ferrari_VID_PIC'; One of the biggest complaints about the Gran Turismo series may be corrected when a mini version of the next game, ...

Ford inserting Sony stereos into future vehicles 2 years ago on Autoblog

Until Ford spun off Visteon as a separate, barely financially viable company a few years ago, it was pretty much the exclusive supplier of in-vehicle entertainment systems for Ford cars and trucks. More recently, most Fords have had a common Delphi-manufactured head unit installed from the factory. ...

Outrageous C6 Corvette set for SEMA debut 3 years ago on Autoblog

A more apt name was never applied than the moniker chosen for this SEMA-bound C6. The Outrageous C6 Corvette is a collaboration between Corvette aftermarket parts distributor Mid America Motorworks, its in-house brand of products and parts that goes by the name Performance Choice, Sony, and the ...






Autoblog Podcast #158: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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