Gran Turismo has always been on a different plateau from its competition; that is not only other racers but just about any game, in any genre. It’s unique for its impressive sense of scale, polish, authenticity, depth and class. Yet, while that is its history, we’re in a different era now; so does this racing Tour de force still deserve to be revered, or is it time we sent Gran Turismo packing, to join Pong at our local gaming museum?

As Gran Turismo 5 launches today, there will undoubtedly be some of you wondering whether or not to buy the game or not. Here’s 5 things you should know about GT5.

Gran Turismo 5 is released today, and portable racing fans are storming into the lead. One of the game’s neatest features is the ability to transfer car data from Gran Turismo Portable, making those pint-sized cars available in the big game – they get bigger. So, if you ploughed hours into the PSP version, why not take advantage of your library of over 800 cars and get a head-start on the rest?

So, it’s finally here – the driving simulator to end all driving simulators. But the question is, do you pick up the standard edition of the game for £39.99, or get some extra content with the Collector’s Edition for £59.99? Don’t worry; PS3 Attitude is here to help.

Gran Turismo 5 will be hitting stores tomorrow, much to the delight of PlayStation 3 owners around the world. It’s the latest in a series that dates back to 1997, when Gran Turismo first arrived on the PSOne. However, Gran Turismo is actually much older than that; Kazunori Yamauchi (and his team of seven) started developing the original back in 1992. Yes, a staggering 18 years ago.

There are few games that could be considered the flagship of the PlayStation brand. Ratchet & Clank, God of War and even the Uncharted series all are synonymous with PlayStation but how many can you name that have appeared on every Sony console, from the original PlayStation to even the PSP?

While you might having a hard time naming a few, there’s no doubt that Gran Turismo should come to mind.

Let’s explore the lineage of the Gran Turismo franchise from its early days on the PlayStation to its real life influences as we eagerly await the highly anticipated launch of Gran Turismo 5 on the PS3 this week.

Kazunori Yamauchi, creator of Gran Turismo, has addressed his legion of fans following the announcement that the game will be released on UK and North American shores from 24th November. In his address, Yamauchi compares Gran Turismo 5′s development to the Apollo Space Programme. He also explains the ambitions of his team before apologising to gamers for missing their previous release date.

A new release date has been confirmed for the perpetually delayed Gran Turismo 5, and it’s coming sooner than you may have anticipated. Gran Turismo 5 will be released on the 24th of November, and not next year as had been erroneously reported by some. That’s only 12 days away – and yes, that is official.

Hold the phone. If there’s not a phone around, then hold something that looks like a phone. Big news has come in concerning Gran Turismo 5 and it’s something we’ve all been waiting for. Something really big. Is it a release date? No, but it could very well give us a window for when we can expect Gran Turismo 5 to hit shelves. Come inside to get the low down.

Fans have been waiting years for Gran Turismo 5 and it looks like they’re going to have to wait just a little bit longer because Sony has broken the news that the game will not release on November 2nd as previously stated but will instead come sometime this holiday season.

Anticipation. It’s the constant state of the avid gamer; always with their fingers on the pulse, they await the next big sensation. Whilst they feast on a gratifying main course of Dead Rising 2, F1 …

Believe it or not, the PlayStation 3 was released nearly four years ago, and since then the console has been graced with hundreds of great titles. Therefore, we at PS3 Attitude thought we’d take some time to pay tribute to the people who create the games that make our mundane lives just that little bit more entertaining: the developers.

Over the next few weeks we’ll be revealing our one hundred favourite developers, and believe us when we say that there are some incredibly talented teams included. We’ve now revealed fifty developers in our mammoth list, and today we’re revealing another ten.

So much happened at the Tokyo Game Show that it’s easy to lose track of all the news. There were grown men crying, Samba Buses sliding, Dante looking hellish and Hell looking stylish; NIS embraced Hi-Res sprites and SEGA enlisted zombies. So basically we had a lot of shocks, surprises, some predictability and plenty of wow moments.

TGS, more than anything, showed that Japanese game development is still going strong today, despite rumours of the contrary. Japanese developers are still pumping out hugely inventive, aesthetically pleasing titles – the sort of games that make you say, “that must come from Japan.”

For this article, we have accumulate ten thoughts to take away from this year’s TGS. They weren’t all positive but most of them were…

News out of the Tokyo Game Show has been hot and heavy this week and we’ve been here to bring it to you, step by step – and by we I mean Delriach. The latest is some juicy pieces of information regarding Gran Turismo 5 and some new features. So what are those features and what do we know?

We promised to keep you up to date on all the latest Gran Turismo 5 news, didn’t we? Well this is us holding up our end of the bargain. To maintain your end, all you have to do is read about it. Today we bring information regarding Gran Turismo 5’s hard drive install.

The launch of Gran Turismo 5 is growing very near. There was a time when it seemed like this game would never come out, but alas, the release date is coming very soon. We’ve got a few new screens and a splendid new trailer to watch while you wait.

Gamescom has been a volcano of news and announcements this week and the eruption doesn’t appear to be over yet. We’ve got new information on a very cool feature to be included in Gran Turismo 5, as well as an unlikely new vehicle class.

The EU PlayStation Blog is a great source for PlayStation related news. They updated us on the PlayStation Plus content for August and September and now they have revealed the full details for Gran Turismo 5’s Signature Edition. It’s absolutely brilliant – if a bit expensive. We want it.

Sony has unveiled a strong line-up for this year’s Eurogamer Expo, which is set to take place at Earls Court, London, from 1st to 3rd October. Attendees will have the opportunity to play several of Sony’s upcoming blockbuster games, from Gran Turismo 5, Killzone 3, inFamous 2, LittleBigPlanet 2, SOCOM: Special Forces and Motorstorm Apocalypse.