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These Are Lips’ Number One Hits
9:20AM Michael McWhertor | Microsoft has confirmed the final lineup for Lips: Number One Hits, the sequel to the Inis-developed karaoke game that hit the Xbox 360 last year. You’ll be able to tap into your inner Lady Gaga and MC Hammer this October. More »
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These Songs Will Be In Rapstar
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Like all music games, 4mm’s Rapstar will live and die on the strength of its tracklist. Convenient topic, that, since we’ve got hold of the names of seven of the game’s tracks. More »
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2:40AM Mike Fahey | News that 505 Games and Paramount Digital are bringing the musical Grease to the Nintendo Wii gives me chills – which could be multiplying. More »
Finally, Grease: The Video Game
2:40AM Mike Fahey | News that 505 Games and Paramount Digital are bringing the musical Grease to the Nintendo Wii gives me chills – which could be multiplying. More »
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Rapstar Announced, Is Like SingStar But, Well…
1:30PM Luke Plunkett | 4mm Games – the new studio formed by the two of the guys who founded Rockstar – have announced their debut game. And it’s called Def Jam Rapstar, a hip-hop karaoke game. More »
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Coldplay Ushers In Lips: Number One Hits
1:40AM Mike Fahey | Microsoft has revealed the second iteration of their Xbox 360 karaoke franchise Lips, with Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” accompanying the official announcement of Lips: Number One Hits. More »
Rumours
Already, Another Lips On The Way
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | It’s barely been six months since the release of Lips, Microsoft’s shameless swipe at SingStar’s karaoke crown. And now, with E3 just around the corner, it seems it’s already time for another Lips game. More »
Culture
Sing Wii Karaoke Quietly. Like A Goober.
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Paper thin walls? No worries, microphone peripheral “Urusakunai Kara OK!” (Not Noisy Kara OK!) lets Wii owners sing their hearts in Hudson’s Karaoke JOYSOUND Wii. More »
Connie Talbot Goes Over The Rainbow On The Wii
8:20AM Stuart Houghton | Currently sitting atop the Billboard singles charts like a tiny six year old queen, Britains Got Talent nearly-winner and angel-voiced British Invasion ‘08 munchkin Connie Talbot is to get her very own Wii game. More »
Keiichi Yano on Lips, Innovation, and Drunken Karaoke
4:30AM Maggie Greene | There’s a really fun interview up at Gamasutra with Keiichi Yano, chief creative officer of iNiS (the Ouendan series and Elite Beat Agents). The subject is ostensibly Lips, the recently released 360 karaoke title, but a lot of ground is covered in terms of game design and future potential. My favourite part of the discussion is when Yano gets into the decision not to include a fail condition, and instead allow (possibly drunk) warblers to mangle music to their hearts’ content: More »
