Earlier in the year, Polyphony Digital founder Kazunori Yamauchi (now of GT:TV fame, Top Gear next) mentioned that “maybe by Fall we’ll be able to implement it [ie. damage modeling],” and confirming that it would be included as a patch to Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Their plans haven’t changed. Read more…

Win a Nissan! Not this one, but isn’t it neat?

Hot on the heels of the announcement that Gran Turismo 5 has sold 1.5 million copies came the announcement from Sony that, in conjunction with Nissan, they will be hosting a GT Academy with virtual and real life competitions to test your digital driving abilities and your real life road skills. Read more…

It’s like your Grandmother trying to talk about the Pussycat Dolls.

How many gaming facts can you get wrong in one article? The New York Times says five. Five relatively well known gaming facts were right muddled up governor! The New York Times needed to get things straight, and it took them a week to do so. Read more…

How good is your eye? Take the test and find out.

Computer games are getting closer and closer to real life in the graphics department, with one game flying the flag for reality, Gran Turismo 5.

It’s hard not to be impressed by what Polyphony Digital are pulling out of the Playstation 3, with visuals that are undeniably a step up from the last generation. This is especially impressive since Polyphony have said that he game will run in 1080p and at 60fps.

So to celebrate the fact that the demo for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will be on the Playstation Network in little over a week, with the retail version following in December, here is a little game to test your skills at determining reality from a mere computer game.

It’s tough, and often reality looks more plastic than the game — let’s just hope that in the full release, the cars will damage like they do when you spin off the road in real life.

Take the test here and tell us how you did: http://generationdreamteam.free.fr/Quizz.html

Source: bouc_emissaire of Neogaf