Time to play the Game

by MattHaggard on Jun 2, 2009 4:41 PM EDT Comment 6 comments

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It was a dark day when EA Sports and NASCAR failed to reach an agreement that would allow Electronic Arts to continue producing officially licensed NASCAR video games. Granted, EA was not a leader in the racing simulation market, but any NASCAR video game is better than none. And EA's inability to secure the the rights left NASCAR without a presence in the mass media market that is video gaming.

That was until this afternoon when Sony dropped one of its biggest bombshells at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles. It was announced via the hot off the press trailer that NASCAR Sprint Cup has joined World Rally Championship as two of the newest series to be featured within Gran Turismo 5.

The E3 trailer opened with Jeff Gordon walking out of Daytona's tunnel and also featured the cars of Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Michael Waltrip.

Gran Turismo is without a doubt the longest running and most revolutionary franchise in the racing sim market. With over 50 million units sold, GT is the undisputed racing champion. Today's announcement only solidifies this claim.

So how about it? Are there any gamers here at Ranting and Raving and does this title interest you?

GT5 will most likely hit the shelves during the holiday season of 2009.

Gran Turismo 5 - Official E3 Trailer (via GTPlanet)

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very interested

but, will it be out for the 360

by Bret on Jun 2, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions

The GT franchise is a Sony produced entity. That means Playstation 3 exclusive. The 360’s answer to GT is Forza Motorsports.

So sorry for 360 owners.\

As usual, haha

by MattHaggard on Jun 2, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I pretty much knew that

i was just double checking so i could be sure and be completely crushed. 360 is still better.

by Bret on Jun 2, 2009 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I confess that the old NASCAR sim games on the PC accelerated my interest in the sport. Then EA got their hands on it and really ruined it. I don’t have a console so it doesn’t matter to me, sounds cool though.

by mnmike on Jun 2, 2009 11:47 PM EDT reply actions

NR 2003..

..is still the Richard Petty of Sims.

by MattHaggard on Jun 3, 2009 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions

As someone whos owned ever GT up till now and a EA nascar game or two im happy about this. GT is the top of the line racing adding Nascar just adds to it. I will be curious to see how GT hadles car damage since they have never hit it in races. Pretty much a must for Nascar and im guessing it will make or break how well it is.

"There are no next times when you're competing for big things." - Tom Izzo
Go Spartans

by msufan23 on Jun 3, 2009 11:52 AM EDT reply actions