Jordan Greer

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It may be the best time of the year, but bad things can still happen.

Sony has published the first gameplay video of Mario Andretti’s 1948 Hudson, which will become available in Gran Turismo 6 on December 19th.

Since the launch of GT6, a team of mechanics has been re-building Mario Andretti’s first race car, a 1948 Hudson, as part of the game’s “First Love” campaign.

It’s always great to see how Polyphony Digital’s virtual world compares to the real thing, and this split-screen tour of Brands Hatch by YouTuber DigiProst is certainly no exception.

If you’ve been playing GT6 since version 1.01 was launched on December 5th, you might have noticed something – changes to the software are being pushed out every few days in minor updates, released quietly without online service downtime or an official list of documented changes.

At the massive Gran Turismo 6 launch event, it was first announced that the BMW M4 Coupe – one of the highest-profile vehicles launching in 2014 – would be coming to the game “shortly after launch”.

Late-night TV host, comedian, and “car guy” Jay Leno has had a strong connection with the Gran Turismo series since his “Tank Car” first appeared in GT4. He also served as the “host” of Gran Turismo PSP, narrating the game’s English voice-overs.

Over the past week, Gran Turismo 6 has taken over the small town of Ronda, Spain, in what was arguably one of the largest launch events in the history of the video game industry.

At the Gran Turismo 6 launch event, GTPlanet had the opportunity to take part in a round-table interview with GT series creator Kazunori Yamauchi at the Ascari Race Resort.

Gran Turismo 6 releases worldwide today, officially starting the sixth chapter of one of the most popular video game series of all time, having sold more than 70 million copies in total.

The Honda/Acura NSX Concept was added to the GT6 car list a few days ago, and today its inclusion in the game has been formally announced with a gorgeous set of official screenshots. The car was first announced for the GT series in a special trailer (above), released in January last year.

The live build team is making progress on the exact replica of Mario Andretti’s ’48 Hudson race car. It’s been painted and is ready to enter the final stage of the build in preparation for its formal reveal to Mario and its eventual launch in GT6.

The first of many promised updates to Gran Turismo 6, is now available, and it brings with it some of the game’s major new features which have been announced over the past few months but which were not included in version 1.00, which is printed on the game discs being sold.

GT6 officially releases on December 6, but the digital version of the game has already gone live in the PlayStation Store, according to reports from many users in our forums, although you won’t be able to actually play it until the game is “activated” (which will happen, presumably, sometime within the next few hours as December 6th nears).

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An update to the GT6 online features page has shed more light on the expanded online racing functionality we can expect to be included in the game.

For the first time in the history of the Gran Turismo franchise, you can now purchase (via pre-order) in-game credits with real-world currency. Credit packs went on sale earlier yesterday at Amazon.co.uk, available in the following denominations and prices:

Amongst all the announcements at the GT6 launch event in Ronda, Spain, one of the most unexpected surprises came from the city of Ronda itself, as the mayor announced a street would be named in honor of Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi.

GTPlanet is on location in Ronda to provide full coverage of all the upcoming announcements, finally revealing Polyphony Digital’s plans for the future of GT6 and the Gran Turismo series.