German car manufacturer Audi is parking another sweet car on PlayStation Home before the year ends, if all goes well. At the recent Frankfurt Auto Show, they brought along with them some visuals for their newest concept, the e-Tron.

Sony has announced a lot of new stuff for PlayStation Network during the first part of their GamesCom conference in Cologne. There's a new video download service, more Home spaces, and yes, Firmware 3.0.

The Polyphony Digital masterpiece Gran Turismo is always a hot topic among racing game aficionados, so here's something more to talk about - we've got more details on the upcoming Gran Turismo 5 to make the release-waiting much less bearable and the game much more incredible.

Yes! We now have the car roster for the new NFS installment for consoles and PC, Need for Speed Shift (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PSP). It's a handsome line-up, I should say, with 18 authentic race tracks, and over 65 pixel-perfect cars. The cover car: the coveted BMW M3 GT2. *drool* Plus, there's also the track list for the game, as well as some screenshots of the BMW ride.

Finally, some concrete details about the long overdue Gran Turismo 5. I know, I know, am still wondering myself how come this game got stuck in Neverland for the past couple of years when it's supposed to be the PS3 game everyone just gotta have. But no time for dilly-dallying. Kazunori Yamauchi himself has now spoken, and he brings good news.

Whenever you play a video game you enjoy, do you ever stop to think about the people who made that game possible? If you haven't done so before, then here's your big chance.

Sega has introduced the various members The Incredible Hulk video game development team. More on these folks in the full article, right after the jump.

Website GT Channel is claiming that its staffers got a copy of an almost complete list of cars that will be appearing in Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.

Before we give you the supposed list, GT Channel also added that one of their sources told them that the other circuits included in GT 5 Prologue will either be Laguna Seca, Infineon or Nordschliefe.

Check out the unconfirmed but exciting car list via the "read more" link below.

Another year, another Gran Turismo game, another car to digitize. For Gran Turismo HD, it was the 1960 Chevrolet Corvette, who won Best in Show at Sony's 4th annual Gran Turismo Awards ceremony at the SEMA show. This year, it's the 2007 Audi TT. You'll get to see it in a future Gran Turismo game and get to bang it up real nice.

We also have a ton of new screenshots for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Check out the full article to view shiny cars going really, really fast, and a full shot of the 2007 Audi TT (which would make a real cool Autobot).

 

Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes before races? Pit crews, drivers, and the shiny shiny cars? Well, we've got some screenshots straight from Polyphony Digital's upcoming PlayStation 3 video game, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, that illustrate just what happens backstage of the race track.

Remember the last batch of screenshots? More cars are showcased this time around (with this writer's personal favorite, the Nissan GT-R Proto): Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, Ferrari F430, Alfa Romeo Brera, Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione, Audi R8, Audi TT 3.2 Quattro, and BMW Z4 3.0i. Whew. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is definitely a car enthusiast's dream come true.

Anyway, check out the screenshots and tell us what you think. In case you need reminding, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is set to invade the shelves (or the PlayStation Network) worldwide in October 26. In the meantime, ogle all you like.

More photorealistic screenshots after the jump!