Looking to increase their footing in Europe, and also offering gamers incentives to buy their console, Microsoft announced that the Premium Xbox 360 bundle in the region will now also include a copy of Project Gotham Racing 3 and an extra wireless controller. The package retails for £300 and is now available.

This bundle wasn’t announced for any other territories.

Now that the console has been out for some time, Microsoft announced that it will soon be launching a Classics range for the Xbox 360, effectively shaving off half the price.

In North America, gamers can look forward to Perfect Dark Zero, Project Gotham Racing 3, Kameo: Elements of Power and Need for Speed: Most Wanted. These games will be rebranded to the new line on October 15, and will retail for $30.

Europeans can get Perfect Dark Zero, Kameo: Elements of Power, Condemned: Criminal Origins and King Kong for a wallet-friendly price of £25 starting October 13.

A second wave of Classics titles are expected to arrive early next year. However, as seen above, titles will vary by region, with different sets of Classics in each region.

The guys over at Bizarre Creations are hosting a Photo competition that will let Project Gotham Racing 3 compete for great prizes including a limited edition PGR3 faceplate, a Bizarre Creations t-shirt and a professionally framed print of the winning photo signed by the team.

All one has to do is go into the game’s new Photo Mode and take pics within the game. There are four categories - Best Car, Best City, Speed and Style - all focusing on the major points of the game. The last date for entry is August 31.

Bizarre’s racing game now has style: a Style Pack for Project Gotham Racing 3 has been released on Xbox Live Marketplace, offering 12 new cars and other new features. On sale for 400 Microsoft points, the pack includes the following cars:

• BMW M6 (2006)
  
• BMW Z8 (2001)
  
• BMW M3 CSL (2003)
  
• BMW MINI COOPER S (2005)
  
• Gumpert Apollo Coupe 4.2 V8 (2005)
  
• 2005 Chrysler® Firepower Concept
  
• Ferrari 365 GTB4 “Daytona” (1968)
  
• Ferrari F430 Challenge (2006)
  
• Mercedes CLK DTM AMG (C209)
  
• Pagani Zonda F (2005)
  
• RUF R.K. Spyder 3.8 (2006)
  
• Vanwall GPR V12 (2006)

Individual cars can be downloaded ala carte for 60 points each. In addition to the above cars, the Style Pack features Photo Mode Integration, allowing players to upload their best moments online. The pack also includes new mini-games such as “Free Roam Points”, “Team Free Roam Points” and “Cat and Mouse”.

Log on to Xbox Live, and you’ll find Cadillac V-Series Collection, a DLC for Project Gotham Racing 3, adding three vehicles from the auto manufacturer to the player’s virtual garage.

The three Cadillac V-Series cars include the 400 horsepower CTS-V, the 443 horsepower XLR-V, and the 468 horsepower STS-V, the most powerful production Cadillac ever made.

These cars are now available for free on Xbox Live Marketplace. Drivers who download the pack will be able to compete for the Cadillac Elite Gamer Picture award - any Xbox Live competitor who places within the top 100 on the Nurburging F1 racetrack in any of the three Cadillac cars will be awarded this elusive gamer picture.

The “Speed Pack” for PGR 3 has been released over Xbox Live, letting gamers shell out money on virtual cars, as well as other new features. Available for 400 points, the pack includes twelve new cars:

• Audi RS 4
  
• Chevrolet Corvette Z06
  
• Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe
  
• Lamborghini Gallardo SE
  
• Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII FQ-400
  
• Nissan NISMO R34GT-R Z-Tune
  
• Pontiac GTO
  
• Radical SR8
  
• RUF RT12
  
• Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
  
• Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
  
• Aston Martin V8 Vantage

In addition, hosts now have the ability to take players to the lobby during playtime races, new Xbox Live achievements, rotating car classes for Career Championships, gamertags being displayed in-game conversation, savable custom routes and many other online and offline enhancements.

The announcement also covers the revelation of an upcoming Cadillac Collection, which will include several Cadillac cars. They also announced the “PGR 3 Global Tournament,” letting racers take it to the (virtual) streets for a chance to win prizes.

There’s no such thing as “free stuff” these days: Bizarre’s going to release a Speed Pack for Project Gotham Racing 3 on April 17, offering a part for free and the other for 400 points ($5).

The free pack will include access to the game’s first global tournament feature, as well as one car and feature enhancements and fixes. On the other hand, those who cough up cash will be treated to 12 new cars, including an Aston Martin V8 Vanquish and a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti.