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Gran Turismo is a series of driving simulators developed by Polyphony Digital for the PlayStation systems, Gran Turismo simulators are intended to emulate the appearance and performance of a large selection of vehicles, most of which are licensed reproductions of real-world automobiles.^[1]

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Video game franchises introduced in 1997

Abt Sportsline

Abt Sportsline is a motor racing and auto tuning company based in Kempten im Allgäu, Germany.

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Alex Tse

Alex Tse (born 1976) is an American screenwriter and television show creator active since 2004.

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Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian luxury carmaker known for its sports-oriented vehicles, strong auto racing heritage, and iconic design.

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Arcade video game

An arcade video game takes player input from its controls, processes it through electrical or computerized components, and displays output to an electronic monitor or similar display.

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Archie Madekwe

Archie Madekwe (born 10 February 1995) is a British actor and producer.

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Aston Martin

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers.

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Aston Martin Rapide

The Aston Martin Rapide is an executive saloon car that was produced from 2010 until 2020 by the British carmaker Aston Martin.

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Audi

Audi AG is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany.

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Audi A4

The Audi A4 is a line of luxury compact executive cars produced since 1994 by the German car manufacturer Audi, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group.

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Audi R8 (LMP)

The Audi R8 is a Le Mans Prototype sports-prototype race car introduced in 2000 for sports car racing as a redevelopment of their Audi R8R (open-top LMP) and Audi R8C (closed-top LMGTP) used in 1999.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Automobiles Alpine

The Société des Automobiles Alpine SAS, commonly known as Alpine, is a French manufacturer of sports cars and racing cars established in 1955.

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Bathurst Regional Council

Bathurst Regional Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.

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BBS Autotechnik

BBS Autotechnik GmbH, formerly known as BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik AG (English: BBS Autotechnique GmbH, previously BBS Automotive Technology AG), is a high-performance automobile wheel design company headquartered in Schiltach, Germany.

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Bildungsroman

In literary criticism, a Bildungsroman (plural Bildungsromane) is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from childhood to adulthood (coming of age), in which character change is important.

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BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly abbreviated to BMW, is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

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BMW 1 Series

The BMW 1 Series is a range of subcompact executive cars (C-segment) manufactured by BMW since 2004.

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BMW Z

The BMW Z models are a line of roadsters manufactured by German automaker BMW.

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Brand licensing

Brand licensing means renting or leasing of an intangible asset.

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Brembo

Brembo N.V. is an Italian manufacturer of automotive parts that most notably produces brakes and rims, especially for high-performance cars and motorcycles.

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Bugatti

Automobiles Ettore Bugatti was a German then French manufacturer of high-performance automobiles.

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Car suspension

Suspension is the system of tires, tire air, springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two.

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Chaparral Cars

Chaparral Cars was a pioneering American automobile racing team and race car developer that engineered, built, and raced cars from 1963 through 1970.

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy, is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Chevrolet Corvette

The Chevrolet Corvette is a line of American two-door, two-seater sports cars manufactured and marketed by General Motors under the Chevrolet marque since 1953.

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Circuit de la Sarthe

The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race.

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Citroën

CitroënThe double-dot diacritic over the 'e' is a diaeresis (tréma) indicating the two vowels are sounded separately, and not as a diphthong.

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Concept car

A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling or new technology.

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Dana Brunetti

Dana Brunetti (born June 11, 1973) is an American media executive, film producer and entrepreneur.

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Darren Barnet

Darren Charles Barnet (born April 27, 1991) is an American actor.

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David Harbour

David Kenneth Harbour (born April 10, 1975) is an American actor.

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Deadline Hollywood

Deadline Hollywood, commonly known as Deadline and also referred to as Deadline.com, is an online news site founded as the news blog Deadline Hollywood Daily by Nikki Finke in 2006.

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Diving physics

Diving physics, or the physics of underwater diving is the basic aspects of physics which describe the effects of the underwater environment on the underwater diver and their equipment, and the effects of blending, compressing, and storing breathing gas mixtures, and supplying them for use at ambient pressure.

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Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-born actor.

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Dodge

Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis North America, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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Doug Belgrad

Doug Belgrad is an American film and television producer.

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Dreamcast

The is the final home video game console manufactured by Sega.

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Driving Emotion Type-S

is a racing game developed by Escape, a subsidiary of Square.

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Driving test

A driving test (also known as a driving exam or driver's test in some places) is a procedure designed to test a person's ability to drive a motor vehicle.

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Dubai 24 Hour

The Dubai 24 Hour Race is both a sports car and touring car automobile endurance race held annually at the Dubai Autodrome.

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E3

E3 (short for Electronic Entertainment Expo) was an annual trade event for the video game industry organized and presented by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).

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E3 2009

The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009 (E3 2009) was the 15th E3 held.

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Edge (magazine)

Edge is a multi-format video game magazine published by Future plc.

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Endor AG

Endor AG is a German electronics company founded in 1997 headquartered in Landshut, Bavaria.

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Endurance racing (motorsport)

Endurance racing is a form of motorsport racing which is meant to test the durability of equipment and endurance of participants.

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Enthusia Professional Racing

is a racing game for the PlayStation 2. Gran Turismo (series) and Enthusia Professional Racing are racing simulators.

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Esports

Esports, short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games.

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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; International Automobile Federation) is an association established on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users.

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Ferrari

Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello.

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Forbes

Forbes is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014.

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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Fuji Speedway

is a motorsport race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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Future plc

Future plc is a British publishing company. It was started in 1985 by Chris Anderson. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Among its many titles are Country Life, Homes and Gardens, Decanter, Marie Claire, and The Week. Zillah Byng-Thorne was chief executive officer from 2014 to 2023, when she was replaced by Jon Steinberg.

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Game demo

A game demo is a trial version of a video game that is limited to a certain time period or a point in progress.

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GameRankings

GameRankings was a video gaming review aggregator that was founded in 1999 and owned by CBS Interactive.

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GameSpot

GameSpot is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games.

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Genesis Motor

Genesis Motor, LLC, commonly referred to as Genesis (translit), is the luxury vehicle brand of the South Korean vehicle manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company.

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Geri Halliwell

Geraldine Estelle Halliwell-Horner (née Halliwell; born 6 August 1972) is an English singer, songwriter, television personality, author, and actress.

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Gran Turismo (1997 video game)

is a 1997 racing simulation video game developed by Japan Studio's Polys Entertainment (later called Polyphony Digital for North American releases and sequels) and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. Gran Turismo (series) and Gran Turismo (1997 video game) are racing simulators.

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Gran Turismo (2009 video game)

is a 2009 racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. Gran Turismo (series) and Gran Turismo (2009 video game) are racing simulators.

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Gran Turismo (film)

Gran Turismo is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film directed by Neill Blomkamp from a screenplay by Jason Hall and Zach Baylin.

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Gran Turismo 2

Gran Turismo 2 is a 1999 racing simulation video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. Gran Turismo (series) and Gran Turismo 2 are racing simulators.

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Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec is a 2001 racing simulation video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. Gran Turismo (series) and Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec are racing simulators.

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Gran Turismo 4

Gran Turismo 4 is a 2004 racing simulation video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. Gran Turismo (series) and Gran Turismo 4 are racing simulators.

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Gran Turismo 5

is a 2010 racing simulation video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. Gran Turismo (series) and Gran Turismo 5 are racing simulators.

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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (グランツーリスモ5 プロローグ, Guran Tsūrisumo 5 Purorōgu) is a 2007 racing simulation video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. Gran Turismo (series) and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue are racing simulators.

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Gran Turismo 6

Gran Turismo 6 is a 2013 racing simulation video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. Gran Turismo (series) and Gran Turismo 6 are racing simulators.

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Gran Turismo 7

Gran Turismo 7 is a 2022 racing simulation video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Gran Turismo (series) and Gran Turismo 7 are racing simulators.

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Gran Turismo Concept

is a 2002 racing simulation video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. Gran Turismo (series) and Gran Turismo Concept are racing simulators.

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Gran Turismo HD Concept

was the first installment of the Gran Turismo racing video game series to be released on the PlayStation 3. Gran Turismo (series) and Gran Turismo HD Concept are racing simulators.

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Gran Turismo official steering wheel

The Gran Turismo official steering wheels (such as the GT FORCE or Driving Force, see the trademark symbols difference) are a series of racing wheels designed by Logitech (a.k.a. Logicool in Japan) in collaboration with Polyphony Digital.

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Gran Turismo Sport

Gran Turismo Sport is a 2017 racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. Gran Turismo (series) and Gran Turismo Sport are racing simulators.

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Gran Turismo World Series

The Gran Turismo World Series (also referred to as the GTWS) is a series of professional ''Gran Turismo'' world championship esports tournaments, managed directly by Japanese game development studio Polyphony Digital.

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Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States.

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games.

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GT Academy

GT Academy (also known as Nissan PlayStation GT Academy and NISMO PlayStation GT Academy as part of the Nissan partnership) was a television programme produced by Grand Central Entertainment and funded by Nissan and Sony Interactive Entertainment from 2008 to 2016.

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GT Racing Cockpit

GT Racing Cockpit (see the trademark symbols difference) is the name of a line of Gran Turismo official video game racing cockpits designed by Sparco and Logitech (a.k.a. Logicool in Japan) in collaboration with Polyphony Digital.

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Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

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Haptic technology

Haptic technology (also kinaesthetic communication or 3D touch) is technology that can create an experience of touch by applying forces, vibrations, or motions to the user.

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Hepburn romanization

is the main system of romanization for the Japanese language.

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Honda

is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and battery-powered equipment, founded in October 1946 by Soichiro Honda and headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

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Honda NSX

The Honda NSX, marketed in North America as the Acura NSX, is a two-seater, rear mid-engined, rear-wheel drive sports car manufactured by Honda.

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Hulu

Hulu (styled hulu in its logo) is an American subscription streaming media and content hub within the Disney+ streaming service owned by The Walt Disney Company.

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Hungary

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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Hybrid vehicle

A hybrid vehicle is one that uses two or more distinct types of power, such as submarines that use diesel when surfaced and batteries when submerged.

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Hyundai Motor Company

Hyundai Motor Company, often referred to as Hyundai Motors, and commonly known as Hyundai, is a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, which was founded in 1967.

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IGN

IGN is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc.

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Igor Fraga

Igor Omura Fraga (born September 26, 1998) is a Japanese-born Brazilian racing driver, esports player, and former member of the Red Bull Junior Team.

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Infiniti

(stylized as INFINITI) is the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Nissan, marketing having begun on November 8, 1989, in North America.

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Instant replay

Instant replay or action replay is a video reproduction of something that recently occurred which was both shot and broadcast live.

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Italian language

Italian (italiano,, or lingua italiana) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire.

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Jackass: The Game

Jackass: The Game is a party video game based on the MTV reality stunt show of the same name.

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Jaguar Cars

Jaguar is the sports car and luxury vehicle brand of Jaguar Land Rover, a British multinational car manufacturer with its headquarters in Whitley, Coventry, England.

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Jann Mardenborough

Jann Mardenborough (born 9 September 1991) is a British professional racing driver.

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Japanese language

is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people.

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Jason Hall (screenwriter)

Jason Dean Hall (born April 28, 1972) is an American screenwriter, film director, and former actor.

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Jordan Tresson

Jordan Tresson (born 30 April 1988 in Villers-la-Montagne) is a French racing driver, who previously raced in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Joseph Kosinski

Joseph Kosinski (born May 3, 1974) is an American film director, best known for his computer graphics and computer-generated imagery (CGI) work, and for his work in action films.

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Josha Stradowski

Josha Stradowski (born 1 January 1995) is a Dutch actor known for portraying Rand al'Thor in the Amazon Prime Video series The Wheel of Time and Nicholas Capa in the 2023 film Gran Turismo.

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Kazunori Yamauchi

, nicknamed "Kaz", is a Japanese game designer and racing driver.

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Konami

, commonly known as Konami,, is a Japanese multinational entertainment company and video game developer and publisher headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo.

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Lamborghini

Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of luxury sports cars and SUVs based in Sant'Agata Bolognese.

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Lewis Hamilton

Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver competing in Formula One, driving for Mercedes.

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Lexus

is the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation.

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List of best-selling video game franchises

This is a list of video game franchises that have sold or shipped at least twenty million copies.

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Logitech

Logitech International S.A. (stylized in all lowercase) is a Swiss multinational manufacturer of computer peripherals and software.

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Logitech Driving Force GT

The Logitech Driving Force GT is a racing wheel peripheral designed for racing games on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Microsoft Windows and Linux PCs.

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Lucas Ordóñez

Lucas Ordóñez Martín-Esperanza (born May 1, 1985) is a Spanish former racecar driver, who entered professional racing by winning a spot in a PlayStation 3 Gran Turismo competition.

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Maeda Corporation

is a Japanese corporation which was established in 1919. Its main areas of business are building construction and civil engineering. Maeda has domestic offices in eleven Japanese cities, and overseas offices in Thailand, Hong Kong, and India.

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Mazda

, also known as simply Mazda, is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan.

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McLaren Automotive

McLaren Automotive (formerly known as McLaren Cars) is a British luxury automotive manufacturer based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England.

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Mercedes-AMG

Mercedes-AMG GmbH, commonly known as AMG (Aufrecht, Melcher, Großaspach), is the high-performance subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG.

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Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz, commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926.

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Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books.

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Michael De Luca

Michael De Luca (born August 13, 1965) is an American film studio executive, film producer and screenwriter.

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Michelin

Michelin, in full i ("General Company of the Michelin Enterprises P.L.S."), is a French multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région of France.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Microtransaction

Microtransactions (mtx) refers to a business model where users can purchase in-game virtual goods with micropayments.

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Mitsubishi

The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries.

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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, popularly referred to as the 'Evo', is a sports sedan and rally car based on the Lancer that was manufactured by Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors from 1992 until 2016.

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Mitsubishi Motors

is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

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Motor Toon Grand Prix

is a racing video game developed by Japan Studio's Polys Entertainment and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. Gran Turismo (series) and Motor Toon Grand Prix are sony Interactive Entertainment franchises.

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Motor Toon Grand Prix 2

Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 is a racing video game developed by Japan Studio's Polys Entertainment and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation.

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Mount Panorama Circuit

Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.

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Mulsanne Straight

The Mulsanne Straight ("Straight Line of Les Hunaudières") is the name used in English for a formerly long straight of the Circuit de la Sarthe around which the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race takes place.

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Nürburgring

The Nürburgring is a 150,000-person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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Neill Blomkamp

Neill Blomkamp (born 17 September 1979) is a South African and Canadian film director and screenwriter.

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Nismo Global Driver Exchange

The Nismo Global Driver Exchange (also known as the Nismo Global Athlete Program) was an initiative from Nissan and Nismo to share driving experience from various motor racing categories around the world.

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Nissan

is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

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Nissan 350Z

The Nissan 350Z (known as Nissan Fairlady Z (Z33) in Japan) is a two-door, two-seater sports car that was manufactured by Nissan Motor Corporation from 2002 until 2009 and marks the fifth generation of Nissan's Z-car line.

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Nissan 370Z

The Nissan 370Z (known as the Fairlady Z Z34 in Japan) is a 2-door, 2-seater sports car (S-segment in Europe) manufactured by Nissan Motor Company.

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Nissan Micra

The Nissan Micra, also known as the, is a supermini car (B-segment) that has been produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan since 1982.

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Non-player character

A non-player character (NPC), also called a non-playable character, is a character in a game that is not controlled by a player.

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Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants.) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.

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Olympic Esports Series

The Olympic Esports Series is an Olympic Games-style esports event, planned to be held annually, featuring multiple different virtual sports and video games coming together in a single location similar to a multi-sport event, run by the International Olympic Committee.

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Orlando Bloom

Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor.

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Overworld

An overworld or a hub world is, in a broad sense, an area within a video game that interconnects all its levels or locations.

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PAL

Phase Alternating Line (PAL) is a colour encoding system for analog television.

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Pay-to-play

Pay-to-play, sometimes pay-for-play or P2P, is a phrase used for a variety of situations in which money is exchanged for services or the privilege to engage in certain activities.

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Pescarolo Sport

Pescarolo Sport was a motorsport team based in Le Mans, France, and founded in February 2000 by French racing driver Henri Pescarolo and his friend and partner, French publisher François Granet.

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Peugeot

Peugeot is a French brand of automobiles owned by Stellantis.

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Peugeot 908 HDi FAP

The Peugeot 908 HDi FAP is a sports prototype racing car built by the French automobile manufacturer Peugeot to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, starting in 2007 and eventually winning in 2009.

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Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), also known as The Race to the Clouds, is an annual automobile hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado, USA.

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Pit stop

In motorsports, a pit stop is a pause for refuelling, new tyres, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, as a penalty, or any combination of the above.

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PlayStation

is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines.

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PlayStation (console)

The (abbreviated as PS, commonly known as the PS1/PS one or its codename PSX) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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PlayStation 3

The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November 17, 2006, in North America, and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australasia.

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PlayStation 4

The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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PlayStation 5

The PlayStation 5 (PS5) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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PlayStation controller

The PlayStation controller is the first gamepad released by Sony Interactive Entertainment for its PlayStation home video game console.

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PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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Polygon (computer graphics)

Polygons are used in computer graphics to compose images that are three-dimensional in appearance.

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Polyphony Digital

Polyphony Digital is an internal Japanese first-party video game development studio for PlayStation Studios.

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Porsche

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Prize money

Prize money refers in particular to naval prize money, usually arising in naval warfare, but also in other circumstances.

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Prost Grand Prix

Prost Grand Prix was a Formula One racing team owned and managed by four-time Formula One world champion Alain Prost.

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Racing game

Racing games are a video game genre in which the player participates in a racing competition.

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Rallying

Rallying is a wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive motoring elements such as speed tests (sometimes called "rally racing" in United States), navigation tests, or the ability to reach waypoints or a destination at a prescribed time or average speed.

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Realism (arts)

Realism in the arts is generally the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding speculative and supernatural elements.

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Renault

Groupe Renault (also known as the Renault Group in English; legally Renault S.A.) is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899.

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Rockingham Motor Speedway

Rockingham Motor Speedway is a former racing motorsport venue in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, near the town of Corby.

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Role-playing game

A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting.

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Ronda

Ronda is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Málaga, within the autonomous community of Andalusia.

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Sébastien Loeb

Sébastien Loeb (born 26 February 1974) is a French professional rally, racing and rallycross driver.

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Sega GT

Sega GT, released in Japan as, is a sim racing video game co-developed by Wow Entertainment and TOSE, and published by Sega for their Dreamcast home console. Gran Turismo (series) and Sega GT are racing simulators.

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Sega GT 2002

Sega GT 2002 is a sim racing video game published by Sega in 2002. Gran Turismo (series) and Sega GT 2002 are racing simulators.

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Signatech

Signatech, formerly known as Signature, is a French auto racing team and racing car constructor that competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Silverstone Circuit

Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England, near the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury.

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Sim racing

Simulated racing or racing simulation, commonly known as simply sim racing, are the collective terms for racing game software that attempts to accurately simulate auto racing, complete with real-world variables such as fuel usage, damage, tire wear and grip, and suspension settings. Gran Turismo (series) and sim racing are racing simulators.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.

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Sony

, formerly known as and, commonly known as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

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Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) is a Japanese-American multinational video game and digital entertainment company of Sony.

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Sony Pictures

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio conglomerate that produces, acquires, and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and recorded videos) through multiple platforms.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Turismo_(series)

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