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SEMA show: More news on the much-anticipated Gran Turismo 5 video game
We met with Gran Turismo creator and godfather Kazunori Yamauchi at SEMA and asked him the usual phalanx of questions--most importantly, when the heck is the game coming out? We're dying here, man, dying!!!!! When will you release GT5 ? Yamauchi: We will release it in March in Japan but for ...
Gran Turismo 5 to Get Track Editor
Gran Turismo 5 to Get Track Editor
playstationlifestyle.net — Gran Turismo 5 has been pushed back a few times but that does not mean that developers Polyphony Digital are resting on their laurels as they have added yet another piece to the puzzle. There have been plenty of rumors going around about GT5 having a track editor and when Everything 4 ... (more) Gran Turismo 5 to Get Track Editor
Gran Turismo 5 Track Editor Confirmed By Polyphony Digital
Gran Turismo 5 Track Editor Confirmed By Polyphony Digital
e4g.info — With the recent rumors and videos that have been going around about Gran Turismo 5 having a track editor, we decided to contact the developers to find out if it was true or not. Now, we have a official answer. They were kind enough to give us a quick ... (more) Gran Turismo 5 Track Editor Confirmed By Polyphony Digital
Interview with GT5 Head Reveals Budget and More
Interview with GT5 Head Reveals Budget and More
playstationlifestyle.net — When Kazunori Yamauchi, the father of Gran Turismo, shows up and speaks, people tend to listen, and that is exactly what they did at the SEMA Auto Show as he sat down to talk cars and Gran Turismo 5 . At the recent SEMA Auto Show, Yamauchi, the head of Polyphony Digital , spoke with ... (more) Interview with GT5 Head Reveals Budget and More
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How Much Did Gran Turismo 5 Cost To Make? [PS3]
Kotaku — ... cost less that it could have considering the lengthy development cycle. But then again, GT5 is apparently 50 times more than the first Gran Turismo. We're not sure if that amount includes marketing and what not. If Yamauchi and his team curbed the dev cycle and turned around the game in a more timely fashion, they could has brought down the game's budget even more. Not our money, though! Perhaps the inevitable GT6 won't take as long — or cost as much. SEMA show: More news on the much-anticipated Gran Turismo 5 video game [AutoWeek Thanks ...

Gran Turismo 5 cost $60 million to make?
Gaming Nexus — ... NEWS - There was an interview posted on AutoWeek.com in which they talk with Kazunori Yamauchi, one of the brains behind the upcoming Gran Turismo 5.  Near the end he mentions that the game has cost $60 million dollars to create. Granted this appears to have been some quick math on their part (not official) but it got me wondering:  ...

Gran Turismo 5 cost roughly $60 million to develop
Joystiq — ... At the annual SEMA car show in Las Vegas this week, Gran Turismo 5 creative lead Kazunori Yamauchi was on-hand demoing his game for showgoers and talking to the press. Amidst a torrent of questions from Autoweek, Yamauchi roughly ...

$60 Million Dollars makes a Gran Turismo 5 - New Screenshots
Latest Blog Posts - All — ... In the mean time we have more screenshots and news to awe over including the current estimated budget of Polyphony Digital's latest creation.  In a recent Autoweek.com interview GT mastermind Kazunori Yamauchi gave out some interesting details in regards to the upcoming title: ...

Gran Turismo Creator Says Gran Turismo 6 Won't Take As Long
G4 TV - TheFeed — ... for the PlayStation 3 in 2010. The 1,000 cars on the disc should keep racing fans happy for some time, but even when they've exhausted everything Gran Turismo 5 has to offer, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi told Autoweek that next entry, presumably titled Gran Tursismo 6, shouldn't take as long to arrive. ...

Interview with GT5 Head Reveals Budget and More
PlayStation LifeStyle — ... Turismo. It’s a little bit different from what a simulator is. You can feel it when you drive it. Will there be a Gran Turismo 6? Yes. You won’t have to wait as long as you did for GT5. GT5 represents a whole new operating system.GT6 is just new apps that run on the GT5 system. We hope to see Gran Turismo 5 on the PS3 early next year, but until then stay connected to PlayStation LifeStyle for all your PS3 news. [Source] ...

Forza 3 “different from what a simulator is,” says Yamauchi
That VideoGame Blog — ... While at the 2009 SEMA show, Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi talked to Autoweek, and besides confirming Gran Turismo 6 and its development time-span being shorter, he also had a little something to say about ...

Yamauchi has played Forza 3, thinks it's not quite a sim
Destructoid — ... Now that Forza III has been released and the competition has been able to check it out, what does legendary GT developer Kazunori Yamauchi think of it? Well, it's not quite a racing simulator, but it ain't bad. A few guys around the GT office, including Yamauchi himself, have played the competing racer and he came away with this, "I was watching the guys at our company trying it out in the office. I tried it a little bit. It's very similar in a lot of aspects to Gran Turismo. Some base components of the game are very different ...

Gran Turismo 5 Being Held Up For "Marketing Reasons" [GT5]
Kotaku — ... Everywhere else, though is up in the air. Why so? Blame marketing. That's according to series creator and Polyphony Digital head man Kazunori Yamauchi who, speaking with Autoweek, said "We will release [GT5] in March in Japan but for other regions, it has not been decided yet". Asked by the motoring mag what was holding up the Western release of the game, Yamauchi responded "That's more depending on SCEA (Sony Computer Entertainment America) marketing decisions". SEMA show: More news on the much-anticipated Gran Turismo 5 video game [Autoweek, via ...

Gran Turismo Five is Redefining the Term High Budget
N/A — ... . gran turismo 5 4 Gran Turismo Five is Redefining the Term High Budget Lots of games have a high budget. What with dev costs, advertising, labor and whatnot the costs add up. But some titles get so much money that it seems a bit ridiculous. According to an Autoweek interview with the game’s creator, Kazunori Yamauchi, the much anticipated racer is set to have a 60 million dollar budget.  With that kind of money, we should be able to expect quite a polished game. Yamauchi fielded a few other questions from Autoweek, and he gave some valuable information about the game. One ...

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