Gran Turismo Sport

One of the very best things about GT Sport as a game is its online FIA races. Each year there are several online battles to take part in, which for 2021 started with a practice Exhibition Series. It all culminates in a grand finale later in the year where FIA certified champions will be crowned….Continue reading “2021 FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships format revealed”»

GT Sport has received an update this morning, following a period of tell-tale server maintenance in the early hours of the day. Version 1.64 of the flagship racing game, which recently hit 9.5 million users, sees minor refinements that are mainly centred around the online Sport mode which is currently being used for an FIA…Continue reading “GT Sport hits version 1.64 with latest update”»

More than ever, I find it hard to concentrate. I blame a combination of social media’s instant gratification and access to anything in the world via my smartphone. Oh, and YouTube. Love YouTube and podcasts, both preferably on 1.5x speed. A few things that do get my focus are driving down the spectacular countryside roads…Continue reading “Why I keep coming back to GT Sport’s online FIA events”»

The original PlayStation and Ridge Racer; the Xbox 360 and Project Gotham Racing 3; F-Zero and the Super Nintendo. Can you really say a new wave of hardware has truly arrived without a big ticket racing game to herald the launch? With big first party racing games absent from the launch line-ups of Sony’s PlayStation…Continue reading “The best racing games for your next-gen console”»

Gran Turismo previously announced that the FIA-backed Gran Turismo Championships would be returning with the exhibitions starting on the 27th February. However, Polyphony Digital has now announced some additional details that affect how the series will be run in 2021. Region Changes There have been fairly substantial changes to the Manufacturer Series qualification. Instead of…Continue reading “Region and timing changes for 2021 FIA Gran Turismo Championship”»

Whilst Polyphony Digital had previously confirmed a few weeks back that there would be a renewal of the FIA-certified series, we’ve now finally received confirmation of when the races will resume. Following the same pattern as previous seasons of the championship, there will be an exhibition series starting on 27th February. This will likely run…Continue reading “2021 FIA Gran Turismo Exhibition Series starts 27th February”»

Gran Turismo Sport has now exceeded 9.5 million users, as revealed by the game’s producer, Kazunori Yamauchi, in a Japanese-language interview with car lifestyle publication, Octane. Before we go any further, there’s a distinct different between ‘users’ and ‘sales’ – users or players would include if someone borrowed a copy of the game from a…Continue reading “GT Sport surpasses 9.5 million users”»

The developer of Gran Turismo, Polyphony Digital, has confirmed that their esports series, supported by the FIA, will return in 2021. Although in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was disrupted and unable to fulfil its calendar of “in-person” competition events, the world finals did conclude in December. In fact, of the six…Continue reading “Gran Turismo confirm 2021 FIA GT Championships”»

Stunning Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo SV revealed as part of the VGT programme The latest car in the long-running Vision Gran Turismo series has been revealed, and for many, it may seem familiar. The Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo SV is a battery electric endurance race car that features four electric motors to deliver a massive…Continue reading “Stunning Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo SV revealed as part of the VGT programme”»