This is why a lot of people so love Sony's marketing department: PlayStation Experience is once again deploying PlayStation trucks to numerous locations across North America. Inside these big-wheeled babies are competitions, prizes, and the chance to experience first-hand playing next-gen games in the newest high-definition TVs.

If your idea of enjoying PS3 games is cooping up in your own room, just forget that and check out the PlayStation Trucks should they pass by in your neighborhood. The PlayStation Patrol now has a whopping 25 gaming stations (per truck), with 12 of them for the PlayStation 3s and 40-inch big screens. Surely, these happy trucks will beat your own room when it comes to gaming bliss.

PS2's Singstar is also now included in the fray, where rock star wannabes can belt out their tunes at their own risk (of having their neighbors jump on them for causing too much racket). PlayStation Portable (PSP) owners can also enjoy free game, music, movies, and game demo downloads.

The PlayStation LockerRoom Challenge touring vehicle will also roam around with the same gaming goodness, as well as a "thunderous sound system", which would be very ideal for playing SingStar. But like we said, play at your own risk.

 

We've got another mud-splattering race coming up for MotorStorm, courtesy of Sony. The company has just announced that it will be holding a series of racing competitions, dubbed the Fight Your Way to the Finish Contest, for the next couple of weeks. For every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday that the contest takes place, 16 contestants stand to win a free copy of Evolution Studios' MotorStorm game for the PlayStation 3, and a PlayStation T-shirt.

The Fight Your Way to the Finish Contest began this May 4, and is expected to run through August 5; The contest begins every Friday at 4 p.m., with the Saturday and Sunday bouts beginning at 12 p.m.

Interested competitors are advised to look out for PlayStation Experience, PlayStation Patrol or PlayStation Locker Room Challenge Tour trucks passing through their locale - that's the venue. Keep posted in case we pick up news on the contest winners, and make sure to check out Sony's PS3 (US) site for tournament rules.

If you live anywhere near the PlayStation LockerRoom Challenge Tour (LRCT) stops, then come out and play. There's PS3, PS2, PSP, SingStar, and big-screen TV fun. And there's some free goodies.

If you go to PlayStation.com, you can download and print a pass. Take the pass to any official LRCT event and you will get a FREE DEMO DISK. This offer expires January 28 or while supplies last. Demo selection is limited only to whatever is available when you redeem your pass. So we guess it pays to be early and stay until the end.

Just like before, the LRCT event happens Friday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., and then Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and then Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Again, the free demo disk offer expires January 28 or while supplies last. But the PLCT goes on:

• Jan 12-14: Wal-Mart, 710 Dennery Road, San Diego, CA 92154
• Jan 19-21: Wal-Mart, 12701 Towne Center Dr., Cerritos, CA 90703
• Jan 26-28: Wal-Mart, 2770 Carson Street, Lakewood, CA 90712
• Feb 2-4: Wal-Mart, 5200 So. Fort Apache Road, Las Vegas (Sw2), NV 89148

To get the pass, just click on the "Read" link below. It should take you to the correct page at PlayStation.com.

So you're walking down the street, PSP in hand, when you're suddenly attacked by rabid werewolves who tear your top to shreds and disappear just as quickly.

What do you do?

If you're one of the lucky people who live somewhere near an upcoming PlayStation Experience or PlayStation Locker Room Challenge Tour event, you could just show them your PSP.

Sony is giving away brand-spanking-new T-shirts to lucky participants of their promo tours. All you have to do is show them your PSP and pray they still have stock, and you've just replaced your tattered rags with a PlayStation Portable shirt. The promo runs from now up to October 29, so you may just find yourself in-luck.

Here are the schedules if you're interested, though they're subject to change. Check the source for updates and schedule changes as they occur:

The PlayStation® Experience Schedule

Date	Event	City, State	Venue
Aug 3-6	ESPN Summer X-Games	Los Angeles, CA	Staples Center/Home Depot Center
Aug 17-20	Vans Invitational: Dew Action Sports Tour	Portland, OR	Rose Quarter
Aug 25-27	IRL Grand Prix of Sonoma	Sonoma, CA	Infineon Raceway

PlayStation Locker Room Challenge Tour Schedule

Date	Market	Retailer	Address	Time
Aug 4-6	Hartford, CT	Wal-Mart	155 Parkway North, Waterford, CT 06385
Aug 11-13	Manchester, NH	Wal-Mart	300 Keller Street, Manchester, NH 03103	Friday, 2pm – 8pm
Aug 18-20	Queensbury, NY	Wal-Mart	591 Route 9, Queensbury, NY 12804	Sunday, 11am – 7pm
Aug 25-27	Buffalo, NY	Wal-Mart	4255 McKinley Pkwy, Hamburg, NY 14075	Sunday, 11am – 7pm
Sep 1-3	Cleveland, OH	Wal-Mart	8303 West Ridgewood Drive, Parma, Ohio 44129