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Everybody is heading to or already at comic-con this week, in case you haven’t noticed already. Sony Computer Entertainment America is no exception, heading to the annual San Diego event with some games and fun for attendees.

Each morning (9:30am to 12:00pm) the company will be holding BUZZ! Quiz TV competitions on the stage, giving out prizes to the smartest players. In the afternoons, the stage will become a way to torture the entire show with awful singing and bad dancing.. as SingStar for PS3 is showcased from 1:00pm to 7:00pm.

Thursday and Friday SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation will apparently be playable, along with some real Navy SEALs in the competition area. They will be making appearances at 11:00am, 2:00pm, and 5:00pm. Saturday and Sunday, the competition area will feature Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, along with an opportunity to race against other attendees to win free stuff.

SCEA will also offer some instructional on how to create and play levels in LittleBigPlanet with onstage demonstrations taking place daily at 11:00am and 2:30pm. A LittleBigPlanet feature area will also let you get hands on time with the game.

Other fun stuff? PSP and PLAYSTATION Network showcases on Skype, the PC store, internet radio and more for PSP; details on titles coming to PLAYSTATION Network; and daily gift bag giveaways everyday at 9:30am and 3:00pm along with a chance to win a PS3.

SCEA will be situated at booth number is 4901. More Comic-Con news here.

David Jaffe of Eat Sleep Play today made a post to the official PlayStation Blog to discuss just some of the extras gamers will find in the upcoming release of Twisted Metal: Head On: Extra Twisted Edition. Just some of the extras you can expect include:

- The Core Game on PS2 running at 60 frames/second with improved textures and art, as well as a new level created specifically for this version (Transylvania Castle)

- The Lost Levels — four brand-new levels straight out of the dark, demented world of Twisted Metal: Black, designed with two-player deathmatch in mind

- A free code to let them download a free copy of The Twisted Metal Symphony. TMS is a compilation soundtrack of the greatest musical tracks from TM1, TM2, TM:Black and TM:Head-On

- The Art Of Twisted Metal — a pack-in art booklet filled with concept art dating back to the very first Twisted Metal game; a 30-minute documentary tracing the history of Twisted Metal

- The Lost Ending Movies — the original cinematic endings for Twisted Metal written by Jaffe

- Sweet Tour — take control of Sweet Tooth and run him around some levels built for Twisted Metal: Black 2 to collect icons that unlock concept art and behind the scenes information about the making of the series.

Not a bad deal for around $20, huh?