Christmas has arrived a little early for all you GT fans across the world with today?s release of Gran Turismo 5.

The PS3 game has been five years in the making and it?s finally here.

The game offers over 1,000 licensed cars from the world?s top manufacturers, more than 20 tracks with over 70 variations of famous world circuits, city courses, snow and dirt, and original environments popular to fans.

New features include real-time car damage, dynamic weather effects, kart racing, access to select NASCAR cars, a Course Maker and of course, online community features. All of this is also compatible with stereoscopic 3D right out of the box.