Remember the threats Sony and Polyphony Digital received from Siena, Italy? They were none too happy about local flags featured in the Piazza Del Campo karting track revealed at Gamescom 2010, and began taking legal action against the two companies. Thankfully, an obvious and simple resolution was found, but it looks like Sony gets the last laugh.

Announced in this post on their official Italian blog, pre-order sales of the game have increased significantly in the city, as the added publicity has made more people aware their home has been digitally re-created in the high-profile title. A somewhat ironic and certainly happy end to an odd bump in the road for GT5.

Tracks

• Monza
• Piazza del Campo (Karting Only)
• San Galgano
• Nurburgring (Nordschleife & GP)
• Rome
• Madrid
• R246
• Indy Speedway
• Toscana
• La Sarthe (chicaned)
• TG Test Track

Cars

• Ferrari P4 Race ‘67
• PDI Racing Kart 100
• XJ13 ‘66
• MkIV Ford ‘67
• Zonda R ‘09
• IS-F concept ‘08
• Impreza Sedan ‘10
• Z4 M Coupe ‘08
• TTS Coupe ‘09
• 500F ‘68
• 500 1.2 8v Lounge SS ‘08
• Miura P400 Bertone Prototype
• C30 R-design
• C3 Convertible
• Enzo
• SRT10 ACR ‘08
• ZR1 C6 ‘09
• Ford GT ‘06
• SLS AMG ‘10
• Citroen GT
• 458 Italia ‘09
• Gallardo LP 560-4

• SLR McLaren ‘09 19″
• GT-R Spec V ‘09
• R8 4.2 ‘07
• M5 ‘08
• Esprit V8 ‘02
• 2010 Jeff Gordon Impala
• 2010 Dale Earnhardt ?
• Calsonic Impul GT-R ‘08
• Castrol Tom’s Supra ‘97
• Impreza WRC ‘08
• SX4 WRC ‘08
• C4 WRC ‘08
• Ford Focus WRC 07 ‘08
• XKR Coupe ‘10
• 135i Coupe ‘07
• Amuse Nismo 380RS Superleggera

Scans of the French PlayStation Official Magazine’s feature on GT5 reveal the magazine is weighing in on two of the game’s most exciting unannounced features. Most confidently, they’ve listed karting as a major category in the game and even included a small note on the track editor. Of course, the text is in French, but you can see all the scans for yourself right here.