Tag Archives: Singstar

Bioware has updated Star Wars: The Old Republic with a few fixes and tweaks to the MMO, with the only real major changes being a fix to the cover mechanic and the Sith Corruption toggle.

More »

It’s time for more shorts. Get your fill below the belt-line.

More »

A hefty set of additions to the downloadable SingStar catalogue is due with this week’s PlayStation Store update, adding in a bizarre collection of oddities from Marving Gaye to Wolfmother to Aqua.

More »

Sony has posted this week’s SingStar update, which includes U2, Cameo, No Doubt and others.

However, at the bottom of the update, there’s a message saying: “Keep your eyes peeled for some very exciting announcements from SingStar at this week’s E3″.

More »

Sony is to unveil a new SingStar title this week, although this one has a twist. Possibly quite literally.

More »

Singstar’s sold 20 million units, Sony’s announced.

The game launched on PS2 in 2004, and is currently touting an upcoming Take That edition.

There’s more detail here, should you need it.

SCEE has confirmed that a new patch is in the works for SingStar, after some massive bugs for the game were found following the release of update 4.2.

“As soon as we were aware of these issues, the senior SingStar development team came together and have been working flat out to fix these issues with the aim of getting a patch out as soon as possible,” said SingStar director Dave Ranyard, speaking on the EU PS Blog.

“Due to the severity of these bugs there was a very real possibility of a “quick fix” actually making these problems worse and that is why we have opted instead for a very thorough development and QA test process to ensure that the problems that you are experiencing are resolved.”

However, Ranyard did promise that the soonest we would see a patch is early December.

Meanwhile, GAF has uncovered evidence that a track pack involving Sir Paul McCartney is on the way. This could tie in with the upcoming release of his live DVD/CD “Good Evening New York City”.

Then again, if you don’t care for the solo stuff, and have Beatles: Rock Band, buy Sgt. Pepper tomorrow.

Looks like EA has officially announced the two microphone pack for The Beatles: Rock Band.

The two microphone pack for PS3 contains two SingStar mics and is for sale now in the UK for £49.99.

In the press release, Harmonix and MTV threw in a gentle reminder that Abbey Road will be released on October 20, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in November and Rubber Soul in December.

It’s all after the break.

More »

Sony has updated the SingStore for karaoke enthusiasts, and the offerings include individual tracks from the previously released Coldplay SongPack 2 as well as one for Blondie.

Here are the offerings:

• Coldplay – Don’t Panic, In My Place, Lost, Trouble, Violet Hill
• Lisa Mitchell – Neopolitan Dreams
• Rednex – Old Pop In An Oak
• Spandau Ballet – To Cut A Long Story Short
• Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma

Blondie SongPack: Atomic, Call Me, Hanging On The Telephone, Heart of Glass, Rapture

There are also new Portuguese and Spanish tracks available.

More over on the US PS Blog.

Sony’s SingStar Latino for PS2 and PS3 has been given a rating by the ESRB.

While it has a Teen rating, the description for the game given by the ESRB is rather hilarious as it mentions the videos and song lyrics included in the game.

We can’t do it justice, so here’s what we pulled from the site:

Some music videos depict women in revealing clothing (e.g., tight pants, bikini tops, bra-like tops, shirts/dresses that expose deep cleavage) and performing provocative dance moves (e.g., touching breasts and crotch, grinding and gyrating hips). One video depicts a couple, presumably nude, rolling around and kissing underneath bedsheets. The game includes a video with an extended allusion to bodily fluids: A painting depicts a pipe connected to a man’s groin and emptying a yellow fluid into a stream. As the song plays in the background (e.g., “Mi agüita amarilla…Mo ja las ca lles…Y la empie zo a mear.” [My little yellow water…It wets the streets…And I start to pee.]), a teacher pours a yellow fluid into several cups and serves them to his students, who drink heartily. …… Song lyrics occasionally contain suggestive/sexual references (e.g., “Y no me hables de sexo seguro” [And don't talk to me about safe sex] and “Ni un instinto animal que el sexo vuelva loco” ["Not an animal instinct that goes nuts for sex]).

We can’t wait to see what the ESRB has to say about SingStar Gangsta Rap should that ever come out.

Thanks for the laugh, Joystiq.

SCEE’s just announce brand new Home spaces for SingStar as well as for car maker, Audi.

It comes out of their press conference, which has just started.

Folks who download songs for SingStar love Kelly Clarkson, apparently.

Her “Because of You” was the number one download for the month of July, with P!nk, Lily Allen, and a double whammy from Evanescence rounding out the top five.

Girl Power is great and all, but what’s up with number eight Europe?

Top 10 are posted below, with the rest after the break.

SingStar Top 20 Downloads – July

1. Because Of You – Kelly Clarkson
2. So What – P!nk
3. Not Fair – Lily Allen
4. My Immortal – Evanescence
5. Bring Me To Life – Evanescence
6. It’s A Sin – Pet Shop Boys
7. The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
8. Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…) – Lou Bega
9. Roxette Ballads
10. Would I Lie To You – Charles and Eddie

More »

This week, the SingStore sees a big push of songs from Universal bands.

Included are Nirvana, Starsailor, Snow Patrol, Elton John, Girls Aloud, Musical Youth and The Killers.

Get the full list of songs, after the jump.

From the EU PS Blog.

More »

Sony and Universal have inked a deal that’ll see the latter’s music heading to SingStar.

The following will be added to the SingStore in August as a result:

• If I Could Turn Back Time – Cher
• Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long Long Time) – Elton John
• Love Machine – Girls Aloud
• I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
• The Reason – Hoobastank
• Ruby – Kaiser Chiefs
• Everybody’s Changing – Keane
• Celebration – Kool And The Gang
• Get It Shawty – Lloyd
• Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Ace Of Spades – Motorhead
• Pass The Dutchie – Musical Youth
• Come As You Are – Nirvana
• Crazy – Patsy Cline
• Laura – Scissor Sisters
• Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
• Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears
• Lovefool – The Cardigans
• Somebody Told Me – The Killers
• Don’t Stand So Close To Me – The Police
• I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany

PR after the break.

More »

This week’s SingStar SingStore SingUpdate is fairly huge, with phat beats from the likes of Coldplay, Radiohead, Kelly Clarkson, The Offspring, Cheap Trick, and more.

We’ve stored the list’s girth after the break, as we’re not even sure if Superman could leap it in a single bound.

More »

SCEE PR manager Carly Byron is to leave her post to take on a role as product manager for SingStar at the company’s central office, she said today.

Byron’s been half of SCEE’s excellent product PR team for two-and-a-half years, fielding press for the firm alongside Hugo Bustillos.

Her last day is June 26. Best of luck with it, Carly.

On May 28, SingStar will get an decent sized update and a Queen track pack. Hooray for that.

Loads of stuff in there from the obvious pop stuff to more eclectic offerings like Korn’s “Freak on a Leash”. Nice to see the Depeche Mode boys in there though.

• Bill Withers – Lean on Me
• Blacknuss – Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
• Brad Paisley – Online
• Britney Spears – Sometimes
• Damien Leith – Night of My Life
• Depeche Mode – I Feel You
• Don McLean – Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
• Evanescence – Good Enough
• Evanescence – My Immortal
• FACT – A Fact of Life
• Golden Earring – Twilight Zone
• Good Charlotte – I Don’t Want to be In Love (Dance Floor Anthem)
• Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc.
• Gorillaz – Dirty Harry
• Hooverphonic – You Hurt Me
• Korn – Freak on a Leash
• Lisa Stansfield – All Around the World
• Lostprophets – A Town Called Hypocrisy
• Phoenix – Everything is Everything

Ultimate Queen song pack: You’re My Best Friend, Somebody to Love, Tie Your Mother Down, Fat Bottomed Girls, I’m In Love With My Car.

Thanks, Nextgamer.

Next week’s SingStore update will arrives in time for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 final, and to celebrate, Sony’s offering a Euro Anthems song pack for £4.49.

The Pack includes “Making Your Mind Up” by Bucks Fizz, “Believe” by Dima Bilan, “My Number One” by Helena Paraizo, “Hard Rock Hallelujah” by Lordi and “Wild Dances” by Ruslana.

Here’s the rest of the list, which will run you £0.99 each:

• Bill Withers – “Ain’t No Sunshine”
• Britney Spears – “From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart”
• Brooks & Dunn – “Boot Scootin’ Boogie”
• Carl Douglas – “Kung Fu Fighting”
• Dashboard Confessional – “Screaming Infidelities”
• Daughtry – “Home”
• Dima Bilan – “Believe”
• Evanescence – “Bring Me To Life”
• Fountains of Wayne – “Stacy’s Mom”
• Johnny Cash – “A Boy Named Sue”
• Johnny Diesel And The Injectors – “Cry In Shame”
• Madness – “It Must Be Love”
• Miss Li – “Oh Boy”
• Poison – “Unskinny Bop”
• Ruslana – “Wild Dances”
• Sarah McLachlan – “Building A Mystery”
• Saves The Day – “At Your Funeral”
• Sinitta – “Cross My Broken Heart”
• US5 – “365 Days” and “Come Back To Me Baby”

Thanks, Eurogamer.

SingStar Trophies will not arrive today as planned, but are being delayed into next week.

It was announced yesterday that 30 Trophies were to be included in the game’s 3.01 update, which was originally scheduled for April 22.

Looks like it’s back to that date again, we reckon.

Hit the link for hope-bashing proof.

SingStar’s getting Trophies tomorrow as part of its 3.01 update.

There’s going to be 30 available, according to the press release after the link.

In addition, My SingStar Online’s getting a revamp.

So there’s awesome. All info down there.

More »