We’ve got Gran Turismo 5 and Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition already on the shelves. If you’re hoping for another edition of GT5, then you’re getting your wish, as Gran Turismo 5 Academy Edition was announced today. 

 

The Academy Edition will release on September 26th, 2012, and will feature the full retail version of the game and all the DLC (so far): Complete Pack (Car Pack, Course Pack, Special Paint Pack, Racing Gear Pack), Car Pack 2, Car Pack 3, Course Pack 2 and the Nissan GTR driven in this year’s Nurburgring 24 hour race by series creator Kazunori Yamauchi.

 



 

For those who are unfamiliar with GT Academy, it is a contest where the winner of a massive online tournament gets to earn a spot on a real, professional Nissan racing team. The final 16 contestants were featured on a reality show, which featured a “boot camp.” The winners so far have been Lucas Ordóñez, Jordan Tresson, Jann Mardenborough and Bryan Heitkotter; all successful members of Team Nissan.

 

Yamauchi-san has stated “People can now see that it is possible to make the switch from being a fast gamer to become a real racing driver. We wanted to mark the tremendous success of GT Academy with the very latest version of GT5.”