Greetings PlayStation Blog. Today we’re really excited to announce that Gran Turismo 6 will be released Holiday 2013. The news was revealed today by legendary GT creator Kazunori Yamauchi himself at our Silverstone event held to celebrate 15 years of the 70-million-selling series.

GT6 for PlayStation 3 will see many enhancements, improvements and additions to the game. bringing new levels of authenticity to ‘the Real Driving Simulator’. Features revealed today include stunning new tracks and cars and a much over-hauled user interface. There’s also a new engine which will improve game operation. Meanwhile we are set for expanded connectivity with other devices and increased social and community functions.

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Heads-up UK readers – look out for GT Academy 2012 on TV this week. ITV4 will be showing a six-part series following the trials and tribulations of the British and Irish competitors as they try to make the switch from GT5 to real Nissan cars at the famous GT Academy Race Camp at Silverstone.

The series will air today, Monday 4th February at 8.00pm (GMT), with each episode repeated on Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings. Fronted by Irish television presenter and long-time gaming and motorsport fan Craig Doyle, the show captures all the highs and lows of GT Academy and follows the contestants to discover which of them has the winning mentality and who will crack under the intense pressure.
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Hello Gran Turismo fans. In November, in tandem with our colleagues in the US, we gave you a tantalising glimpse of a soon to be revealed new vehicle from General Motors. The heavily camouflaged vehicle was downloadable for free and available to drive within Gran Turismo 5.

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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. The DLC is now available for free through the PlayStation Store.
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Hello everyone. Today is a big day for anyone who counts themselves as a petrolhead, gearhead or any other idiom you might care to mention – it’s also potentially quite an exciting day if you don’t, as what’s incoming may well convert you *winks*.

So what’s the reason? PlayStation Store today will see the launch of a brand new set of DLC for Gran Turismo 5. Not only that, but also in stores today is Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition, the definitive version of the original GT5 game.

If you’ve been reading PlayStation Blog recently you should be well aware that GT5: Academy Edition comes brimming with a whole range of the DLC released since the launch of GT5.

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