Sony Detail The EU Gran Turismo 5 Signature And Collectors Editions And How You Can Win A Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

Sony have detailed the EU Gran Turismo 5 Collectors and Signature Editions. The Collectors Edition, pictured above, has a recommend retail price of €79.99 and it comes with:

• Copy of the game
• exclusive commemorative slip case
• special inlay art
• PS3 Dynamic theme
• 5 ChromeLine Vehicles
• Apex Drivers Magazine
• 5 Collectable Artcards

 Sony have also revealed The Signature Edition and revealed that quantities of it will be limited. it has a recommended retail price of €179.99 and it comes with:

• Metal sculpted box finished in SLS AMG Obsidian Black
• Exclusive GT branded SLS AMG 1:43 model car
• GT leather wallet containing Signature Edition competition entry card
• Branded USB key with Polyphony/Mercedes-Benz trailer
• GT branded metal key fob
• Signature Edition coffee table book featuring the beautiful cars and locations of Gran Turismo 5
• 200 page Apex drivers magazine with hints on driving technique, car tuning, future technologies and more
• 5 ChromeLine Vehicles
• 6 Stealth Vehicles
• PS3 Dynamic theme

Signature Edition


Stealth Car Pack

Sony have announced that those who are able to buy a Signature Edition of Gran Turismo 5 also have the chance to win a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. you need to be 18 or over and have a full driving license, but if your able to complete in-game challenges in Gran Turismo 5 and then pass the AMG Signature edition Driving school, you could win the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

From EU Playstation Blog

This Weeks UK PSP Digital Comic Store Update

Sony's EU Playstation Blog has detaield the Digital Comics coming out today on the Digital Comics Store. there appear to be no Bundles this week, but there are 2 free comics. all 3 of the comics are from DC Comics and they are, Deadly #1, Superman: War of the Supermen, #0 True Blood: Preview.

2000AD Prog #1691 2000AD
Aladdin Disney Digicomics
The Authority #4 DC Comics
Bayou #4, #5 & #6 DC Comics
Bottle of Awesome #2 DC Comics
Captain America (2004) #31-#36 Marvel
Deadly #1 (FREE!) DC Comics
DMZ #16 DC Comics
Donald-Ali and Mustafa’s Jug Disney Digicomics
Donald Duck and the Backyard Beaches Disney Digicomics
Ex Machina #3 DC Comics
Fables #18 DC Comics
Gen13 #24 DC Comics
Green Lantern: Secret Origin #7 DC Comics
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War – Epilogue DC Comics
High Moon #6 DC Comics
Jonah Hex #16 DC Comics
Kingdom Come #4 DC Comics
The Lexian Chronicles #10 Markosia
Marvel Zombies 2 (2007) #5 Marvel
Mickey Mouse and the Jolly Camper Brigade Disney Digicomics
Peg Leg Pete’s Memorable Night Disney Digicomics
Powers (2000) #17 & #18 Icon
Project Eon #4 Markosia
Stormwatch PHD #15 & #17 DC Comics
Superman: War of the Supermen #0 (FREE!) DC Comics
True Blood: Preview (FREE!) DC Comics
Ultraheroes #7 Disney Digicomics
The Unwritten #5 DC Comics
Vampire Hunter D Volume 2 #3-#6 IDW
Wildcats #4 DC Comics

From EU Playstation Blog

Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Tuesday 3rd August

This is all the news from Tuesday 3rd August.

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 3rd August

• QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Monday 2nd August http://ht.ly/18pswe
• QTE Blog: Hit X: The News Recapping Podcast For Monday 2nd August http://ht.ly/18pvoG
• 360: Mediatonic's Playstation Mini, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess, is coming to Xbox Indie Games http://ht.ly/2kiEb
• QTE Blog: Sony Have Released An Updated Firmware 3.41 For Those Having HDD Issues http://ht.ly/18py4j
• PC: Fable 3 is no longer coming out on 26th October. no new release date has been announced. http://ht.ly/2kiGC
• PS3: Namco reveal Demon's Souls Black Phantom Edition almost sold out in the UK, they're happy with sales http://ht.ly/2kiK7
• QTE Blog: EA Reveal The Sims Medieval And Announce Its Cominf To PC's And Macs In Spring 2011 http://ht.ly/18pBhq
• 360: Ubisoft's internal "Kinect expert" Frederic Blais says Kinect uses less than 1% of the 360's CPU http://ht.ly/2kn6j
• EA is being sued by around 6.000 retired NFL players whose likeness appeared in Madden NFL 09's Historic Teams http://ht.ly/2kn98
• QTE Blog: Blizzard Entertainment Announce StarCraft II: Wings Of Liberty Sold More Than 1 Million Units In Just 24 H... http://ht.ly/18pEpt
• 360: Bungie reveal Halo Reach Rage Quitters will be punished. They have tools to detect and penalise them http://ht.ly/2knRh
• Nintendo is not holding a press conference at GamesCom, Microsoft is still thinking about it, Sony and EA each having 1 http://ht.ly/2knTX
• QTE Blog: Sony Reveal The Playstation Plus Content for August And September http://ht.ly/18pHva
• PS3: Konami has said that they're bringing DanceDanceRevolution to the PS3 http://ht.ly/2krKA
• 3DS: Capcom say they're not expecting to release any 3DS until on or after March 2011 http://ht.ly/2krOS
• QTE Blog: EA Reveal NBA Elite 11 Will Come With 3 NBA Jam Modes On The Playstation 3 And Xbox 360 http://ht.ly/18pLu2
• Wii2: Nintendo say they're keeping quiet on their next console to stop people copying it, will reveal it close to launch http://ht.ly/2ksSF
• 360: Paradox Interactive's Fredrik Wester says Lead And Gold is on the backburner, not expecting it to come to XBLA http://ht.ly/2ksVW
• QTE Blog: National Geographic Announce National Geographic Animal Jam Is Now Online http://ht.ly/18pOdn
• Uniloc is suing Sony, Activision Blizzard, and other companies for infringing on Uniloc's DRM patents http://ht.ly/2ktKs
• EA have revealed that Fight Night Champion will not support Kinect or Playstation Move. http://ht.ly/2ktMo
• QTE Blog: Capcom Have Released A Map Of Dead Rising 2's Fortune City http://ht.ly/18pQHv
• The Entertainment Merchants Association announce that 80-90% of games bought in 2009 were on physical media http://ht.ly/2kwFt
• PS3: its rumoured that Playstation Move demo kiosks will come to Best Buys and Walmarts from 11th September September http://ht.ly/2kxK2
• QTE Blog: Pictures Of New Pokémon And Characters From Pokémon Black And White Have Been Accidently Leaked http://ht.ly/18pTyA
• Microsoft has won a patent lawsuit on mutliplayer gaming, the same suit that Sony settled out of court http://ht.ly/2kxM4
• Wii: Eiji Aonuma has revealed that the sword in Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is not Zelda http://ht.ly/2kxPz
• 360: Its reported that Planets Vs Zombies is coming out on XBLA on 12th September for 1200 MS Points http://ht.ly/2kAza
• PC: A MMO based on Transformers is coming out in Asia, Russia, Middle East, North Africa. its being made by NetDragon. http://ht.ly/2kAAg

Pictures Of New Pokémon And Characters From Pokémon Black And White Have Been Accidently Leaked

Some pictures of Pokémon and characters from the upcoming Pokémon Black and White Game, and the Pokémon: Best Wishes Anime, have been accidentally leaked onto the internet. Victini, the Pokémon above, has also been revealed to be a Fire/Physic type with an ability called Victory Star. It stands 0.4m tall and weighs 4.0kg

The first Pokémon is called Shikijika and looks like a deer. the bug and Swan looking Pokémon currently have no names and no abilities for either of the Pokémon have been revealed yet.

Some characters have also been leaked. The two people together are members of Team Plasma, the bad guys in the game. the boy is called Dento and he's speculated to be Ash's travelling companion in the new Best Wishes Anime. The Final character is called Aloe and she's expected to be the Mum of Iris, Ash's other travelling companion in the Anime.

From Pokébeach

Capcom Have Released A Map Of Dead Rising 2's Fortune City

Capcom have released a map of Dead Rising 2's Fortune City, you can click on the map to see it much bigger.

From Capcom Unity

National Geographic Announce National Geographic Animal Jam Is Now Online

National Geographic and Smart Bomb Interactive have launched National Geographic Animal Jam. National Geographic Animal Jam is a online world, designed for kids, that lets kids become an animal and explore and learn whilst they're on the islands of Jamaa. Smart Bomb have assured parents that the game is moderated and supervised 24/7 by a mixture of both technology and moderators.

The Story behind National Geographic Animal Jam is that the Phantoms of Jamaa have stolen several spirit stones and as a result of this the amount of animals on Jamaa has declined. You play as a animal from the island of Jamaa and you are tasked to help recover the stolen stones. you are helped by the Shamen Ring of elder animal who will be guides for players. you can also collect Gems as you explore Jamaa and spend them on personalising your animal avatar or on decorating your animal den.

National Geographic Animal Jam is free to play and National Geographic have revealed that paid membership will be an option from early September 2010. this paid membership will give players additional content and special features as well as new lands, games, rewards, gems, and video's. buying membership of 6 months or more will give players discounts on National Geographic's books and magazines.

Press Release

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Kids who love pretending to be animals now have their own online animal kingdom filled with fun and adventure as National Geographic and Smart Bomb Interactive launch National Geographic Animal Jam™ http://www.animaljam.com.

A captivating virtual world that gives players the opportunity to transform themselves into their favorite animals, National Geographic Animal Jam encourages kids to celebrate their individuality and unleash their imaginations as they journey through the many lands of Jamaa. Curious "animals" will find a rich world to explore, from the beaches of "Crystal Sands," to the tree village of the "Sarepia Forest," and the mysterious ruins of the "Temple of Zios." As they uncover the secrets of this constantly changing world, players will enjoy games, win trivia challenges, chat with friends and learn about science and nature.

With the launch of National Geographic Animal Jam, National Geographic for the first time is offering content from its extensive multimedia resources as an integrated component of a virtual world for young adventurers and their families. Players can access video features, photos and facts about animals, plants and insects in a game world that encourages them to move from the virtual to the natural world by exploring nature right in their own neighborhood or backyard.

"Since kids are truly explorers at heart, they will love National Geographic Animal Jam," said herpetologist Dr. Brady Barr, host of National Geographic Channel's "Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr." "What better way to give kids a real-world animal adventure online than to allow them to discover the animal kingdom virtually through play, interactive experiences and engagement with fascinating information about their favorite animal friends?"

"As we set out to develop this virtual world, it was important for us to give kids and their parents the opportunity to combine fun game play, personal discovery and exploration with real-world learning, much like the experiences of our own explorers," said Paul Levine, executive vice president, Interactive Platforms Group, National Geographic Global Media. "A true example of entertainment with substance,National Geographic Animal Jam marries the creativity of veteran game designers with National Geographic's award-winning storytelling, media assets and global reach to give kids a sense of self-expression and adventure unlike any other online destination."

Playing National Geographic Animal Jam is a new experience each time players join in. As they explore Jamaa, they gather and earn Gems, which they can use to personalize their animal avatars and decorate their own animal den. As they progress on their journey, they uncover the story of the animals of Jamaa who themselves are on a quest to discover the origin of the Spirit Stones, artifacts of a past age that give each animal species its unique characteristics. The Phantoms of Jamaa have stolen many of the Spirit Stones, and as a result, the animals' numbers have dwindled. The animals are helped in their quest to recover the stones by the Shaman Ring of elder animals, who act as player guides. On their journey, players learn the importance of respect for nature and for each other, common themes inNational Geographic Animal Jam's ongoing story.

"It's all about creating the most genuine and immersive online experience for kids," said Clark Stacey, co-founder and vice president, Smart Bomb Interactive. "National Geographic Animal Jam appeals to kids' natural curiosity and offers something they enjoy no matter their age. Whether they want to chat with friends; walk through doors to discover new lands; or explore the National Geographic content to create their own personal library of videos, facts and photos;National Geographic Animal Jam gives them the ability to make that happen and more."

Players can also create their own content that will appear in the virtual world, including hosting special in-world parties or contributing their own artwork that could be featured in the in-world newspaper, Jamaa Journal. "National Geographic Animal Jam lets kids express themselves as the unique individuals they are," Stacey added.

Parents can feel confident their kids will be playing and interacting with other kids in a safe, monitored online environment. "For us, player safety and privacy come before anything else," said Joi Podgorny, director of community engagement, Smart Bomb Interactive. "Great fun can happen only in a safe environment." According to Podgorny, the virtual world is supervised 24/7 by moderation technology as well as professional moderators who uphold both safety and good conduct in the world.

"And," Podgorny added, "we have taken that commitment a step further by making a pledge to parents and kids that they will not only have a fun, safe experience enjoying this virtual world, but National Geographic Animal Jam will also be free of the advertising and product promotions that dominate so many other online destinations for kids."

National Geographic Animal Jam is free for anyone to play. In early September 2010, following a beta-testing phase, players will also be able to sign up for a paid membership to the world. Members will have access to additional content and special features, such as the ability to transform into multiple animal characters as well as experience new lands, games, rewards, bonus Gems, adventures and videos.National Geographic Animal Jam will continue to evolve, adding games, lands and animal characters and enriching a player's adventure with a constantly growing collection of National Geographic content.

Players who purchase memberships of six months or more will also enjoy the benefits of premiums from National Geographic Publishing as well as discounts on National Geographic's acclaimed books and magazines.

National Geographic Animal Jam was developed by a collaboration of talents from National Geographic, one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations, and Smart Bomb Interactive, a fast-growing developer of cutting-edge and age-appropriate video games for kids.

About National Geographic Ventures
National Geographic Ventures (NGV) is a wholly owned, taxable subsidiary of National Geographic Society. Founded in 1888 to "increase and diffuse geographic knowledge," the National Geographic Society works to inspire people to care about the planet. NGV, part of the editorial group National Geographic Global Media, includes National Geographic Television production and distribution, National Geographic Television International, Digital Media (including Nationalgeographic.com) and National Geographic Interactive Platforms Group, encompassing National Geographic's mobile, games, interactive publishing and maps business groups. NGV creates and distributes content across multi-platforms and media, providing outlets for the hundreds of scientific and expedition-based grants awarded each year. For more information, go tohttp://www.nationalgeographic.com.

About Smart Bomb Interactive
Smart Bomb Interactive is a Salt Lake City-based development studio whose mission is to combine talent, tools and fun. Founded in 2003 by video game industry veterans, Smart Bomb Interactive has since grown to include parents, educators, online safety experts and children's media professionals. The company creates interactive entertainment for families with an emphasis on substance and safety. For more information, go tohttp://www.smartbombinteractive.com
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