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PS3 rules UK Xmas Top 10

Sony always said its long-term strategy would pay off for PS3 – and this week the Xmas charts prove it. The UK games charts published by UKIE/Chart-Track show that last week the combined sales of PS3 games listed in the All Prices, All Formats top 10 outnumbered those games sold …

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More Premium cars for GT5

With updates and upgrades already rolling out for Sony’s Gran Turismo 5, developer Polyphony Digital has said that it plans to upgrade a number of the title’s in-game cars. In total GT5 includes a little over 1,000 cars. However, only 200 or so of these are ‘Premium’ cars. These boast …

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UK CHARTS: Black Ops back on top

Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops is back at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week, with last week’s number one Gran Turismo 5 having to settle for fourth place in its second week of release. Sony’s racer, though, remains the biggest selling single …

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GT5s launch week betters GT4

Having slipstreamed the opposition and claimed first place in this week’s UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40, Gran Turismo 5 has also bettered the performance of its predecessor. Week one sales of the new racer were six per cent up compared to the week one performance of PS2 outing …

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UK CHARTS: Gran Turismo claims pole

It may have taken its time in getting to market, but the long wait for Gran Turismo 5 has rewarded Sony with a welcome UK No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. To claim the crown Polyphony Digital’s racer had to topple the mighty Call of Duty: …

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GT5 patch coming this weekend

Sony’s recently released Gran Turismo 5 will receive a patch this weekend that will add some key extra functionality to the online aspects of the title – and address some of the issues that have clouded the launch. We received a lot of demands for having more regulations placed on …

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Gran Turismo 5 reviews are GO!

After what has felt like an eternal wait for the millions of fans of the franchise, the first reviews of Gran Turismo 5 are currently appearing online following the lifting of Sony’s reviews embargo at 8:00am. The overall picture is positive, with plenty of eights, a nine from Eurogamer and …

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New GT5 offers still emerging

No doubt many readers will already have their hands on that long-awaited copy of Gran Turismo 5, which launches in the UK today. But for those who haven’t, new High Street deals on the game are still emerging. Supermarlet Asda has confirmed that it will sell the game for jusy …

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Blockbuster sells GT5 for 99p

After five long years, Gran Turismo fans will be able to pick up the eagerly awaited fifth instalment in the racing series for just under a quid. Blockbuster is offering GT5 for a shockingly low 99p if gamers trade in any two titles from a select range of games. They …

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EA: Shift 2 can beat sterile GT5

Just hours before Sony’s Gran Turismo 5 at last arrives at UK retail, publisher EA has said that its upcoming racer Shift 2: Unleashed can offer a more authentic driving experience” that Polyphony’s racer. If you look at Hot Pursuit and Gran Turismo, there is a big difference in those …

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