Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has revealed the Sing for your Summer promotional tour for SingStar on PlayStation 3. As part of the promotion, visitors to HMV stores will get the opportunity to win tickets to one of the UKs popular summer festivals, and attendees of those festivals will get the opportunity to get their party started with the help of SingStar.
The Lost Gamer writes: It was earlier today that Sony revealed that karaoke classic SingStar was due to receive an Online Battle mode, due to be introduced in an update available in June. However those that love to sing to their hearts content can gain access to the new mode prior to this, by applying to participate in the Beta.
Rob Rutter on European Playstation.Blog writes: Today, I'm really pleased to be able to talk to you about SingStar Viewer, a great new SingStar app coming soon to PlayStation Store. With SingStar Viewer, you can browse and purchase from SingStore, and watch, rate and review uploaded video clips, photos and profiles in the MySingStarOnline community – all without needing to have a SingStar disc in your PS3.
PS3Hype writes: 'Today Sony announced that the SingStar series has surpasses 20 million copies sold after 5 years! A year ago the SingStar series has sold 16 million copies. That means that in one year the franchise sold 4 million copies!'
BeefJack writes: It's not even December yet, but even Sony's pre-emptively getting into the festive spirit having announced a Paul McCartney and 'Festive – Fun 2' Track Pack will be hitting the SingStar Store soon. Included are classic Christmas tunes including Doris Day, Slade, Elton John and Cliff Richard. Frankly, it wouldn't be Christmas if it didn't include the Slade number 'Merry Christmas Everybody' and sure, 'Ebony and Ivory' by Macca and Steve Wonder can't go amiss- but I'm sure putting on 'Saviour's Day' at your Christmas office party won't go down well.
Playstation Blog writes: Hey everyone! Erin English here with this week's SingStore update. The SingStore update this week features new tracks to expand your song libraries with, including Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex, You're The Voice by John Farnham and You Were Right by Badly Drawn Boy.
Nextgamer posted up the full list of the SingStore update for 01 October 2009.
PS3-Sense writes Sony will soon include a voice recognition function in the PS3's Software Development Kit. The function will be demonstrated in the Singstar Menu's after the jump
Nextgamer writes: Sony has published the SingStar statics at the GamesCom.
411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include MagnaCarta II, Tales of VS., SingStar Queen, and Hearts of Iron III. On Magna Carta II, 411mania writes: Even though the title indicates that this is the second MagnaCarta game, it is actually the third in the series, the first being for the PC and the second for the PS2. Unfortunately, Atlus' release of the PS2 sequel a few years ago wasn't very well received - some were impressed with the visuals and a lot of people liked the story, but many found the combat system off and most agreed that the voicework was bad. Luckily, MagnaCarta II features a whole new cast of characters, a new storyline, and a different fighting system, so knowledge of the previous games are not necessary.
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