Gran Turismo pioneered the serious racing simulator on consoles when it launched on PlayStation back in 1997, but these days it’s hardly alone in the field. With the advent of Forza and a host of other also-rans, there’s a real need to differentiate, and developer Polyphony Digital is finally trying its hand at just that. Gran Turismo Sport isn’t just a real driving simulator, it’s a racing game focused on online competition and esports, with the official backing of auto racing federation FIA and a (comparatively) dialed back selection of cars and tracks. This isn’t a jack-of-all-trades. It’s precision engineering. Whether this pivot was the right one, however, remains to be seen.

Gran Turismo Sport (October 17th)
Available for: PS4
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Developer: Polyphony Digital

South Park: The Fractured but Whole (October 17th)

Also releasing this week:
October 17th
Beyond the Wall (PC, Mac, Linux)
Blindsight (PC)
Bokosuka Wars II (PS4)
Breadwinner VR (PC, Rift, Vive)
Buffy Stole Your Sandwich (PC)
Don’t Knock Twice (Switch)
The Doorbreaker (PC)
Dungeons 3 (PS4, Xbox One)
Elex (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Entanglement (PC, Mac, Linux)
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth (3DS)
FoxyLand (PC, Mac)
Gil’s Lucid Dreams (PC)
Gran Turismo Sport (PS4)
Hex: Card Clash (PS4)
The Jackbox Party Pack 4 (PS4, Xbox One)
Luna (PC)
Mad Age & This Guy (PC)
The Man in the Cape: Special Edition (PC)
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Black Panther and Sigma character DLC (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Premium Costume DLC (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Megaton Rainfall (PS4, PSVR)
NBA 2K18 physical (Switch)
No Heroes Allowed! VR (PS4, PSVR)
Riskers (PC)
Rogue Trooper Redux (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel (PC)
Skipper (PC, Mac, Linux)
Skyworld (PC, Rift, Vive)
South Park: The Fractured but Whole (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
StrainZ-1: Elimination (PC)
Summon Night 6: Lost Borders (PS4, Vita)
TorqueL: Physics Modified Edition (Xbox One)
The Talos Principle VR (PC, Rift, Vive)
Taphouse VR Early Access (PC, Vive)
Warlock Revenge (PC)
WWE 2K18 (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
Yorkshire Gubbins (PC, Mac)

October 18th
BAFL: Brakes Are For Losers (PC)
Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition (PC)
Claybook Early Access (PC)
Flappy Galaxy (PC)
Fox Hime (PC)
Freaky Awesome (PC, Mac, Linux)
The Gallery – Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone (PC, Rift, Vive)
Home Run Solitaire (PC)
Icebox: Speedgunner (PC)
Invisibox (PC)
The Jackbox Party Pack 4 (Apple TV)
A Mortician’s Tale (PC, Mac)
Nona (PC)
Putty Pals (Switch)
Taima Miko Yuugi (PC)
Tametsi (PC)
Tiny Toyfare (PC)
Urban Rivals (PC, Mac, Linux)
Warbanners (PC, Linux)

October 19th
Achievement Hunter: Zombie (PC)
Bomber Crew (PC, Mac, Linux)
Campfire Cooking (PC)
Cats Make You Smarter! (PC)
The Cave VR (PC, Vive)
Cities: Skylines – Green Cities expansion (PC, Mac, Linux)
Call of War (PC, Mac, Linux)
The Count Lucanor (Switch)
Dungeons of Hell (PC)
Eliot Quest (Switch)
Galaxy Blaster Code Red (3DS)
Game of Thrones: Conquest (iOS, Android)
Google Spotlight Stories: Pearl (PC, Rift, Vive, OSVR)
The Jackbox Party Pack 4 (Switch, PC, Mac)
Jydge (Switch)
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Episode 2: “Brave New World” (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
The Lost Wizard (PC)
Maybot Run (PC)
The Mind of Marlo (PC, Linux)
Modern Tales: Age Of Invention (PC, Mac, Linux)
Ninja Goemon and Immortal Jewels (PC)
Oik 3 (PC)
Organ Quarter (PC, Rift, Vive)
Party Golf (Switch)
Party Hard Tycoon Early Access (PC)
Reaching for Petals: VR Edition (PC, Rift, Vive, OSVR)
Spelunker Party (Switch, PC)
Stickman – Killer of Apples (PC)
SweeperVR (PC, Mac, Rift, Vive)
Think of the Children (PC)

October 20th
Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden (PS4, Xbox One)
Alpha Mike Foxtrot Early Access (PC, Vive)
Bang Bang Fruit 2 (PC)
Cottage Garden (PC, Mac, Linux)
Dark Rising (PC)
Dead Noir the Heart (PC)
Fire Emblem Warriors (Switch, 3DS)
Halloween: Jigsaw Puzzles (PC)
In The Shadows (PC, Mac, Linux)
The Inner World – The Last Wind Monk (PC, Mac, Linux)
La Aventura De Axel (PC)
Left&Right (PC)
Let’s Sing 2018 (PS4, Wii)
Magic Technology (PC)
The Merchant Memoirs (PC, Mac)
Neo Angle (PC, Mac)
The Princess is in Another Castle (PC, Mac, Linux)
Real Farm (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Run, My Little Pixel (PC)
Pathstow Mystery VR (PC, Vive)
Sea Of Fatness (PC)
Spiral Splatter (PS4, Vita)
Spring Breeze (PC)
Sudden Strike 4: The Road to Dunkirk DLC (PS4, PC, Mac, Linux)
Super Arcade Boy in Defender of Planet Earth (PC, Mac, Linux)
Swarm Queen (PC)
Syberia (Switch)
Trivia Vault: Video Game Trivia Deluxe (PC)
Walking Heavy (PC)
Welcome to Hanwell (PC)

October 21st
Dean Daimon (PC)
Forest Escape (PC)

October 22nd
Record Store Nightmare (PC)

October 23rd
Achievement Hunter: Thief (PC)
Azura (PC)
Blue Snake Adventures (PC)
By Any Means Necessary (PC)
Cube Racer (PC, Linux)
The Elder Scrolls Online: Clockwork City DLC (PC, Mac)
Engare (PC, Mac)
Ghostory (PC, Mac, Linux)
The Girl on the Train (PC, Mac, Linux)
Glo (PC)
High Hell (PC, Mac)
I Am Overburdened (PC)
Nightingale Downs (PC)
Poi: Explorer Edition (Switch)
Santa’s Workshop (PC, Mac)
Voxel Tank VR (PC, Vive)

Posted: Oct 17, 2017 10:30 pm
Related Forum: Gaming Discussion

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