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Last week, our very own ModNation Racers was officially nominated Best PS3 Game and Best Driving Game in the 2010 Video Game Awards. To celebrate our delight, we’re rewarding ModNation petrol heads with another week of Double XP!

Fire up your PS3 and put your pedal to the metal to take advantage of this one-week offer which is live as of… right now!

Next Monday, we’ll also be kicking off qualifying sessions for the ModNation Racers European Tournament that we recently announced on the Official ModNation Community Site. Racers have now been selected, so stay tuned over the coming weeks to see which country will be crowned European Champions.

For a full breakdown of the official ‘rules’ and weekly updates on how your nation is performing, simply head over to the Community Events Page on the PlayStation Forums.

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the Carnival Props Pack which features in this week’s store publish. A new group of 13 “Big Top” themed track parts to make new tracks… or just make amazing tracks even better!

We love seeing your ModNation creations so be sure to share these with us on the Community Site. With the release of the Carnival and Stunts Parts Pack, we especially look forward to seeing your tracks with these new props in them!

Keep your eyes peeled over the next few weeks for a ton of new and exciting content.

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Greetings from Oz!

Those crazy characters from Modnation Racers are at it again. As the Mods continue their journey across the globe, this week saw them stop over in Sydney, Australia to celebrate the upcoming launch of ModNation Racers on PS3 and PSP.

Having already visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the infamous strip in Vegas, it was now time for the Mods to get in some sun and surf Down Under. Let’s check out what they got up to while holidaying in Sydney.

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In-between creating mods of football legends for a competition at playstation2010fifaworldcup.com and writing about the game for eu.playstation.com, I’ve played a lot of ModNation Racers over the last couple of months.

Much of our coverage has focused on how easy it is to create your own mods, karts and tracks. Believe me, it’s no exaggeration to say that you can be racing on your own unique course using your own character and vehicle in less than ten minutes.

So when William Ho, Game Designer from United Front Games, came into the SCEE office for an interview, I wanted to talk about the more advanced creation tools, as well as Career Mode and online racing via PlayStation Network, in greater depth. Click below to watch the full interview.

Letting your imagination spill onto the screen is a doddle in ModNation Racers and, beneath the surface, there’s an astounding array of creative options for you to get your teeth into.

I honestly can’t wait to see what you do with them.

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Hi Everyone,

As you may recall, a couple of weeks ago we asked you to submit your ModNation Racers questions so we could ask the guys in United Front Games when they visited Ireland.

Unfortunately, thanks to the volcanic ash cloud the guys didnt make it over but they’ve kindly sent through the following answers to your questions:

DANTHEMAN121: What kind of PlayStation Home content will there be for ModNation Racers – Game space? Game launching? Items and outfits?

The ModNation Racers Event Space launched just last week! Straight away, you can explore a gallery full of Mods of all different styles. It shows off the versatility of our Mod Studio and hopefully it will give you lots of inspiration for what you want your Mod to be like. There’s even a mini-game that challenges you to hunt for Mods in record time. Try and top the leaderboard and you could win an exclusive Mod! There’s also a really neat hat available for your Home Avatar. It has animated karts racing around it, so you can literally have ModNation Racers on your brain!

Dave-The-Rave: Will there be DLC post release?

We’ve included an incredible amount of content for you to race and create with straight away. But for those whose imaginations can never have enough, we’re working on DLC plans right now. Stay tuned for more details…

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In the UK on 6h May; three little mods are fighting to first pass the wining post! But who will it be?

Place your bets on either: Gordo, Cammy or Nicky….

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