Konami remake GTI Club for PSN

Konami have announced they are working on a remake of the 1996 arcade racing game GTI Club, and plan to release it on PSN this November under the name GTI Club+. The games graphics have all been redone in HD to make it look pretty, as 12 years is a long time in the gaming industry. The game will also boast new online modes for up to 8 players.

GTI Club is famous for been one of the first games to allow free-roaming of the environment, and encouraged gamers to find hidden shortcuts to cut their laps times signifigantly. the game was also very arcadey in nature, letting you do handbrake turns around the tightest of corners.

It is not yet known if the game will make it way to other digital distribution platforms after its PSN release.

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NEWS: Here’s some GTI Club info translated from the press release:  It’s a full remake from the 1996 original, but with new 720p/60fps graphics, 5.1 music and extra content.  It supports the PlayStation Eye a la Mario Kart Arcade (plus the mic), and will appear in November as we said already.  Game modes include the freerun, arcade and bomb mode, and will feature leaderboards.  No price yet, but the game has 4 vehicles, supports 8 players online and will be utterly awesome.