MotorStorm Apocalypse Pre-Order Pack 1: Carbon Edition Supercar

Pack Contents (all exclusive to the Supercar):

• Carbon Edition Supercar
• Unique high-end vinyl design plus 4 exclusive chrome sticker designs (which can be applied to any other vehicle in-game).
• Dynamic XMB Theme
• Carbon Edition PSN Icon

MotorStorm Apocalypse Pre-Order Pack 2: Carbon Edition Rally Car

Pack Contents (all exclusive to the Rally Car):

• Carbon Edition Rally Car
• Unique high-end vinyl design plus 4 exclusive chrome sticker designs (which can be applied to any other vehicle in-game).
• Dynamic XMB Theme
• Carbon Edition PSN Icon

MotorStorm Apocalypse Pre-Order Pack 3: Carbon Edition Superbike

Pack Contents (all exclusive to the Superbike):

• Carbon Edition Superbike
• Unique high-end vinyl design plus 4 exclusive chrome sticker designs (which can be applied to any other vehicle in-game).
• Dynamic XMB Theme
• Carbon Edition PSN Icon

You can find these pre-order programs at retailers like Amazon.com, Best Buy, Gamestop, and/or other participating retailers.

That’s all the updates for now, but keep checking back because we’ll have many more exciting updates for you in the next few months before launch, and here’s a quick word from Game Director, Matt Southern.

This is the first time Evolution has offered any form of pre-order gear, and we really hope you like what you see! There are two of the new vehicle classes and an old favourite, and we’d love to know which one you guys like best. For me it’s the Superbike again, but some of you will know we made some amazing rally games in the past, and a lot of us have been trained to drive them, so there’s a lot of love for the Rally Car at Evo towers.

Vehicles are the main star but we wanted to offer some more, so we’ve also put together some nice carbon-themed content, plus the ability to use the livery elements on any vehicle. Hopefully we’ll see some of these vehicles and liveries featuring in your Photo Mode shots when we launch, for that added layer of cool.

I’ll provide more info on DLC and other aspects of the game as operation blow-load marches into 2011!

We’re going to launch a brand new space in PlayStation Home called BUZZ! HQ, where players can chat and meet up with other trivia fans in a new lobby area or take part in a massive 64-player BUZZ! trivia showdown!

The game works by making you run around the studio on a massive BUZZ! Buzzer to answer questions, all of which are taken from the best content that you’ve created on the MyBuzzQuiz.com website.

Four colored answer buttons are laid out on the floor and you need to make sure you’re standing on the right answer when the time runs out. The winner’s decided over four rounds, and there are a number of exclusive Home prizes up for grabs for the greatest players. We are very excited to be bringing a fantastic new BUZZ! multiplayer game to Home and we know this is going to be a great social experience.

So keep an eye out for the new BUZZ! space, which will go live very soon. In the meantime, check out this virtual tour of the space and let us know what you think.

Keep on buzzing!

Last week at GDC, we held a Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz charity challenge where 16 players from a number of different media outlets including Joystiq, Destructiod, GamesRadar, CNet, TotalPlayStation.com and others competed for a donation to the charity of their choice. Sam Bishop of TotalPlayStation.com took home the prize with his ultimate Buzz skills and made his donation to the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).

Thanks to everyone who participated in the quiz contest a couple of weeks back. Answers are below to the Hollywood Quiz questions featured in the contest.

Winners have been notified, so congrats to those who took home prizes! As soon as all the necessary paperwork is complete, we’ll go ahead and post the names of the winners. Last but not least, we wanted to share with you a new game trailer for Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz. We hope you enjoy it. On March 11th get ready to experience the ultimate game show, live in your living room: “Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz.” Stay tuned!

1. IN WHICH MOVIE DOES HONOR BLACKMAN PLAY A BOND GIRL?
Answer: GOLDFINGER

2. WHO DOES THE ‘TRUFFLE SHUFFLE’?
Answer: CHUNK

3. WHICH BLOCKBUSTER RECEIVED THE MOST ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINATIONS?
Answer: TITANIC

4. WE ARE TOLD THAT THE ‘STAR WARS’ SAGA TAKES PLACE A LONG TIME AGO, BUT WHERE?
Answer: A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY

5. ON WHICH CLASSIC NOVEL IS THE 2001 MOVIE ‘BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY’ LOOSELY BASED?
Answer: PRIDE & PREJUDICE

6. WHICH ’60S CLASSIC ENDS ON A SWISS MOUNTAIN ROAD, LITERALLY WITH A CLIFF-HANGER?
Answer: THE ITALIAN JOB

7. WHICH NEW YORK CITY FIREFIGHTER WENT ON TO BECOME A ‘RESERVOIR DOG’?
Answer: STEVE BUSCEMI

8. WHICH SONG DOES THE SULTRY SCARLETT JOHANSSON PERFORM AT THE KARAOKE BAR IN ‘LOST IN TRANSLATION’?
Answer: BRASS IN POCKET

9. HOW IS THE INEXORABLE T-1000 FINALLY DEFEATED AT THE END OF ‘TERMINATOR 2′?
Answer: MELTED

10. WHICH CHARACTER’S MAKE UP WAS SO CONVINCING IT PROMPTED A NEW ACADEMY AWARD CATEGORY FOR ‘BEST MAKE-UP’?
Answer: THE ELEPHANT MAN