Video games
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With gamers turned racers taking podiums and points in series around the world at this point, it’s no wonder the Nissan GT Academy is coming back for a fifth season. The timing of the announcement is certainly liable to get ganja-loving gamers winking and nodding at each other, but for those seeking a top spot in the competition—and a real shot at a professional race ride—it’s probably time to put the spliffs down for a while. ALSO SEE: Ultra-Exotic Parking Problems: Veyron On LaFerrari Crime Why? Because making it to the top of the GT Academy is anything but...
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Volkswagen Reveals GTI Supersport Vision Gran Turismo Concept: VideoNot satisfied with only designing a single Vision Gran Turismo concept, in this case the 503-horsepower GTI Roadster from 2014, German automaker Volkswagen got its top designers working on a hatchback version that’s every bit as extreme as the previous roadster. It’s called the...
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This Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 Nürburging Run In Assetto Corsa Is Mesmerizing: VideoOh to have a powerful computer. We're assuming you need to have a solid machine in order to produce the kind of visuals we're seeing from YouTuber David Massieux. He recently posted a video showing his in-car view as he piloted a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 around the 24-hour race layout at...
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Viper-Based Bravado Banshee From Grand Theft Auto Up For Sale: VideoIn 2013, Rockstar Games commissioned West Coast Customs to build a real-life version of the Bravado Banshee from its blockbuster Grand Theft Auto franchise. And while you probably wouldn't have guessed the car would eventually wind up in the possession of a 56 year-old grandmother, that's exactly...
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Ford GT Will Be The Cover Car For 'Forza Motorsport 6'The new Ford GT will be featured in the latest Forza Motorsport game.
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Mazda’s LM55 Vision Gran Turismo Concept Is A Modern 787B: VideoThe reveal of new ‘Vision’ concept cars developed purely to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Gran Turismo video game series is starting to get a bit old hat—after all, we’ve been seeing them periodically rolled out since November of last year—but the latest from...
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The Gran Turismo video game series has quickly become the go-to place for automakers to give the public an up close view at their latest concept vehicles. These cars may someday appear in a flesh form at an auto show, but a consumer will never drive such a vehicle. In the Gran Turismo world, however, they can do exactly that, and they can do so on their favorite racing circuits scattered around the globe. The latest automaker to go the virtual route is Infiniti. The Infiniti Concept Vision Gran Turismo car arrives as a downloadable vehicle for folks running Gran Turismo 6 on Sony's...
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Chevy Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo Concept Makes Its L.A. Auto Show Debut: VideoThe futuristic Chaparral is the latest "Vision" concept for Gran Turismo 6.
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Subaru Viziv Vision Gran Turismo Concept Revealed: VideoSubaru's Vision Gran Turismo concept is a 591-horsepower hybrid coupe.
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Chevrolet Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo Concept To Debut At L.A. Auto ShowChevy's Vision Gran Turismo concept will be inspired by the legendary Chaparral racers.
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Subaru And Chevy Tease New Vision Gran Turismo ConceptsA bit over a year ago, Polyphony Digital, the creator of the Gran Turismo video game series, reached out to the world’s major automakers, asking them to come up with a futuristic concept to celebrate the game’s 15th anniversary. Since that time we’ve seen some pretty wild concept...
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'World Of Speed' Game Aims To Grab The Massively Multiplayer Online Racing Crowd: VideoThere are plenty of automotive video games out there at the moment, and they reach out to a number of audiences. There's the hard core sim lovers, the console wars fueled by fans of Gran Turismo and Forza, and there are also plenty of arcade choices as well. A new entry into the field is always...
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The world of Formula One changes often—sometimes in large ways, sometimes in small ones. But the world of gaming, and particularly racing games, can change even more incredibly, and more often. DON'T MISS: Watch A Stock 2015 BMW M3 Run 11.66 At 119.24 In The Quarter: Video Here, we see the launch preview of F1 2014, which brings the current season’s cars, drivers, teams, and turbocharged / hybrid powertrains to the gaming stage. Produced by Codemasters, F1 2014 also adds to the (virtual) racing with a new driver evaluation system that dynamically adjusts the game to match the...
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Forza Horizon 2 Is Here, And It’s Beautiful: VideoForza Horizon 2 is the latest addition to the Xbox-exclusive Forza video game series. While the popular Forza Motorsport series focuses more on precision driving and features the world’s top race tracks, much like the vaunted Gran Turismo series, Forza Horizon is an open-world driving game...
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Toyota FT-1 Vision Gran Turimso Ready For Download In GT6: VideoToyota’s stunning FT-1 concept car revealed at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show may be a preview of the next-generation Supra, but it’s also the basis for the Japanese automaker’s entry in the Gran Turismo Vision challenge, which celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Gran Turismo video...
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Drive The Mercedes-AMG GT Next Month—Virtually, In Driveclub: VideoWe've already seen teaser images showing off the new Mercedes-Benz AMG GT in the upcoming Driveclub video game. Now, PlayStation has gone ahead and released a bit of video showing off the game play—and the AMG GT—a bit more. MUST SEE: Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Dyno Tested, May Be...
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2016 Mercedes-AMG GT To Make Video Game Debut In DriveclubThe Mercedes-Benz AMG GT will launch in Driveclub one month after its real-world reveal.
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Formula E Electric Racer To Feature In Forza Motorsport 5The inaugural season for the Formula E Championship commences next month, and coinciding with the impending start of the new electric car racing series is the availability of the sport’s Spark-Renault SRT_01E race car in Forza Motorsport 5. Available as a free download in the Xbox Live...
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There are plenty of vehicles in the Forza universe. Nearly everything from sports cars to true race cars and even trucks are represented in beautiful detail, and each is able to blast across some of the greatest circuits on the planet. Now there's a new addition to the Forza family, and it should serve to class up the virtual joint by several degrees. The Rolls-Royce Wraith is now available to Forza fans. This classic symbol of British luxury (by way of Germany) will be offered up in a wide range of color choices. There won't be as many as in real life, as that available paint schemes for any...
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First 100 Cars For Forza Horizon 2 AnnouncedOne hundred cars isn't a lot for a modern driving simulator, but Turn 10 Studios has traditionally gone for the "quality over quantity" approach with its Forza Motorsport games. The latest, Forza Horizon 2, lands on September 30 and the title's first hundred cars have now been revealed. MUST WATCH...
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FIA And Gran Turismo To Launch Digital Championship?The lines between the real and the virtual are becoming ever blurred in motor sport, particularly since gamer-turned-racers like Lucas Ordóñez and Jann Mardenborough made their marks on the sport. Both drivers, along with several others, won Sony, Polyphony Digital and Nissan's Gran...
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Lamborghini Huracán Stars In Forza Horizon 2: VideoBefore the days of licensed vehicles, racing video games used to display some kind of generic action scene on the box art. Nowadays, the world's automakers clamor for spots on the cover of games like Gran Turismo and Forza, the latter of which has a new star car: Lamborghini's Huracán LP...
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Live Photos And Video Of Nissan’s Concept 2020 VisionNissan’s latest vehicle destined to join the pantheon of 148 different Nissans that have appeared in the Gran Turismo video game series over the years is the Concept 2020 Vision. Originally designed for the virtual world, the striking concept has now leapt into the real world as a star...
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Aston Martin's Vision Gran Turismo Concept Is The DP-100: VideoThe latest automaker to reveal a striking concept for the Gran Turismo video game series' 15th anniversary celebration is none other than Aston Martin, which itself celebrated a major anniversary only last year: its centenary. Aston Martin’s new concept is the Design Prototype 100 (DP-100)...
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