Arriving exclusively for Gran Turismo 5 this Tuesday, the 2014 Corvette Stingray DLC will be available for free through PlayStation Store.

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For weeks now, members of GTplanet have been speculating about the mysterious discovery of a camouflaged Corvette C7 appearing on the game’s screen saver session. Well the rumours are true – officially announced today at the LA Auto Show, Chevrolet and Polyphony Digital have been working very closely for months in developing an exclusive first-hand driving experience by offering a camouflaged Corvette C7 Test Prototype in Gran Turismo 5.

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The latest update for Gran Turismo 5 is now available, and offers a few minor tweaks along with a timely change to the engine sound of the Honda Weider HSV-010.

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Hot on the heels (or should that be wheels) of the recent news on the forthcoming GT5: Academy Edition, I am delighted to announce that there’s even more to look forward to for fans of all things automotive. On Wednesday 26 September (same day as the launch of GT5: AE) we will be launching three brand new items of DLC for Gran Turismo 5.

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Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi revealed at the China Joy gaming event that Gran Turismo 6′s development began almost immediately after Gran Turismo 5 was released. Originally reported by AndriaSang, Yamauchi suggested to few people’s surprise that GT6 will be a next-gen proposition, saying “We’re always aiming for the latest technology and the latest expression.”

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Sony has announced today that a special edition of Gran Turismo 5 will be available in Europe for the PlayStation 3 this 26th September for €29.99/£19.99.

Titled the Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition, the package includes Gran Turismo 5, all the content  which was previously released on the PlayStation Store and a new car, the Nissan GTR.

The special edition is designed to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Sony’s collaboration with Nissan on the “ground-breaking GT Academy programme”.

The Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition includes:

• Gran Turismo 5.
• Complete Pack (Car Pack, Course Pack, Special Paint Pack, Racing Gear Pack).
• Car Pack 2.
• Car Pack 3 and Course Pack 2.
• The Nissan GTR, which was driven in this year’s Nurburgring 24 hour race by series creator Kazunori Yamauchi.

Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi had this to say about this special edition package.
"GT Academy has captured the imagination of many Gran Turismo fans. It is exciting to watch what Lucas Ordóñez, Jordan Tresson, Jann Mardenborough and Bryan Heitkotter in the USA, are achieving in their new racing careers with Nissan."

"People can now see that it is possible to make the switch from being a fast gamer to become a real racing driver. We wanted to mark the tremendous success of GT Academy with the very latest version of GT5."

It’s always a pleasure when I get to share details of incoming new content for Gran Turismo 5 and today is no exception. We have some exciting new content due to be published on PS Store this Wednesday – so read on to find out what’s in store and hopefully destined to find a home on your hard-drives very soon.

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Hello Gran Turismo Fans. As posted last week I am very pleased to confirm that lots of great new GT5 DLC is in PlayStation Store update.

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Sony has just announced the latest DLC packs for Gran Turismo 5 from Polyphony Digital. The first, inventively named Car Pack 3, will bring six brand new, stunning cars to tear up the track with.

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Gran Turismo 5 zipped to retail in November 2010, but Sony and developer Polyphony Digital aren't finished with the game just yet. In two weeks, a new budget-priced and updated iteration of the well-received racing game will land on store shelves.

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Sony has today revealed details of the second DLC for Gran Turismo 5, Car Pack 2. Available to download next week (December 21st), Car Pack 2 will contain a new and improved 2012 Nissan GT-R Black edition R35, 2011 Mini Cooper S, 2010 Volkswagen Golf VI R, and a 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco R.

Along with the launch of Car Pack 2, Sony will also be releasing a 'Family Upgrade' which will be made available for free from the Playstation Store. The Family Upgrade will allow multiple PSN ID's using the same PS3 to access any previously purchased DLC, this includes the Racing Car Pack 1, Course Pack 1, or the combined ‘Complete Pack’ and the soon to be released Car Pack 2. Meaning the DLC wont be limited just to your particular PSN account. The upgrade doesn’t apply to the Racing Gear Pack or the Special Paint Pack.

Update 2.02 will also be available on 21st December and will add several new enhancements to GT5 as well as correcting some reported issues, including:

• Offering the ability to change wheels on standard cars.
• A ‘copy’ feature will be added to settings sheets.
• In GT Auto, players will be able to see how the oil changes, aerodynamic parts, engine overhauls, and racing modifications will affect performance points and engine power, before and after their application.
• Free tickets have been added that allow you to wash cars, change oil, overhaul your engine, or refresh the car body in GT Auto (10 coupons will be distributed for free to each of those who have downloaded the 2.02 update).
• Pressing the □ button in the car ticket selection screen of the Car Delivery, will now allow you to exchange all car tickets at once.
• In screens where the [Garage] and [Driver List] buttons are displayed in the A/B Spec events, Special Events, and Seasonal Events, pressing the □ button will now show the [Garage], and pressing the △ button will show the drivers list.
• An option has now been added for ‘Max. number of participants – this is featured in the room settings of My Lounge.
• Added ☆ marks which show the number of Gold Trophies attained in each event, in the event selection screen of seasonal events.
• Racing sound effect adjustment.
• Elements of the steering assist controls (used when using certain controllers on Racing Karts) have been adjusted.

Any players who install the 2.02 update will also be gifted the Toyota FT86 ’12 (Above) completely free of charge.

Four new downloadable content (DLC) packs for Gran Turismo 5, and one comprehensive ‘Complete Pack’, are now available to purchase from the PlayStation Store. Sony announced the new DLC on 11th October when it released the new GT5 Functionality Update 2.0.

The new ‘Racing Car Pack’ includes a new iteration of the Red Bull X2011 (above), the ultimate racing vehicle designed in conjunction with Red Bull Racing and adds 11 new cars from Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota and Dodge as well as three new bespoke karts.

A hugely exciting addition to Gran Turismo 5 is that of the famous, real ‘World Track’ Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Located in Belgium’s Ardennes forest, Spa is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the famous Spa 24 Hours and is loved by drivers and spectators alike for its fast, hilly and technical nature as well as iconic corners such as Eau Rouge. The new track is available as part of the ‘Course Pack’ along with a stunning new indoor karting arena which itself includes two layouts.

A new 100-colour set of paints, that include new matte, chrome and polarised colours, makes up the ‘Special Paint Pack’. This will allow a new, unprecedented degree of personalisation within GT5.

But it is not only the cars that will be personalised. The Racing Gear Pack’ includes special racing gear with 25 new Gran Turismo design helmets and 15 race suits as well as new Simpson helmets and Alpinestars GP1 race suits.

If gamers are looking for inspiration, they will also have access to a famous driver pack from which they can select the race gear of drivers such as Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Jr, Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson from Nascar; as well as rally drivers Petter Solberg, Sébastien Loeb, Mikko Hirvonen and Toni Gardemeister.

The DLC packs are available to purchase separately for or as a ‘Complete Pack’ bundle at a reduced price:

Racing Car Pack - £6.29 / €7.99
Course Pack - £3.19 / €3.99
Racing Gear Pack - £1.59 / €1.99
Special Paint Pack - £1.59 / €1.99
Complete (Bundle) Pack - £9.49 / €11.99
PlayStation Plus Bundle Price - €8.99 (1 month offer)

Yesterday SCEA announced that the DLC packs will be delayed in North America until October 25th. The publisher has promised a “special bonus” for players disappointed by the slip.

If you’ve had a passing acquaintance with PlayStation Blog over the last few weeks you might well have noticed some of the exciting new content being released for Gran Turismo 5. Initially there was the bumper pack of free content within Update 2.0 that became available last week. At the same time last week we also confirmed exactly what was coming your way within the new DLC packs for the game.

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Last week I made a post that outlined all the great new content incoming for GT5, well today is the day for the first wave of that new content – Functionality Update 2.0 is out now, so make sure you are online with your PS3, load up GT5 and it should update automatically.

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Hot on the heels of Gran Turismo 5's Spec 2.0 update, as teased, the first paid downloadable content is coming to Polyphony Digital's PlayStation 3-exclusive racer next week. Priced between $2 and $8, or available together in a discounted bundle, the four packs will add new cars, paint colors, tracks, and more.

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Sony have revealed details of the 2.0 update for Gran Turismo 5, which will be available to download for free this 11th October.

In the 2.0 update all standard cars will now feature an interior view, allowing players to get behind the wheel of all the cars in the game. Another improvement includes a new weather setting, which allows players to incrementally adjust the weather settings for the start and the end of the race.

Also in the update players can now save their progress during endurance races and return to the fray at a time of their own choosing. For fans of Nascar, there will be a package of 11 new Nascar 2011 cars.

Additional features of this update are:

• Photo Travel Mode updates
• Shortening of load times and improved menu response
• Improved car physics simulation, further evolved A.I.
• Improved and enhanced user interface
• Support for the Logitech G25/G27 steering wheels
• New features in the Online Lounge
• This is what series creator Kazunori Yamauchi had to say about the new content.

In other news Sony have announced a forthcoming DLC for GT5 which will include new vehicles and tracks plus a host of other additional new content, details of which will be revealed at a later date.

Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 has been receiving numerous incremental updates since its launch last year. However, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has been promising a major update for quite some time. Dubbed "Spec 2.0," the free update adds a number of a new features, and attempts to address "the feedback we've received from all our players."

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PlayStation 3 exclusive simulation racer Gran Turismo 5 will receive its Spec 2.0 update in the third week of October, series producer Kazunori Yamauchi has revealed.

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