'My SingStar Online will hit the web this year,' says Bozek [PS3 Fanboy]

Last night famously famous folks like Carmen Electra, Paris Hilton, Benjia Madden and Danny Masterson descended on the T-Mobile Sidekick Tone-Def After Party during the Coacehella Festival in Southern California to drink (a lot) and play SingStar on the Playstation 3 (a little). The place was, I'd bet, pressure washed afterwards with a mix of bleach and acid. Still won't do any good, but they do try.

Amy Winehouse
Back To Black

Beck
Loser

Blind Melon
No Rain

Blink-182
All The Small Things

Britney Spears
Toxic

Coldplay
Clocks

Corinne Bailey Rae
Put Your Records On

Dave Matthews Band
Crash Into Me

David Bowie
Let's Dance

Faith No More
Epic

Franz Ferdinand
Do You Want To ?

Jane's Addiction
Been Caught Stealing

New Found Glory
My Friends Over You

Ne-Yo
So Sick

OutKast
Hey Ya !

Pixies
Here Comes Your Man

R.E.M.
Losing My Religion

Radiohead
No Surprises

Scissor Sisters
I Don't Feel Like Dancin'

The Automatic Automatic
Monster

The Cardigans
Lovefool

The Killers
Mr. Brightside

The Pussycat Dolls
Beep

The Ramones
I Wanna Be Sedated

The Rolling Stones
Sympathy For The Devil

The Smashing Pumpkins
Today

U2
Beautiful Day

Warrant
Cherry Pie

Weezer
Buddy Holly

Wolfmother
Love Train

The US SingStar launch line-up [PS3 Fanboy]

The game will be playable during the weekend long Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in California which kicks off later today.

Fans of the game, and music, who attend the festival will be able to get up on stage and sing in front of a live audience in one of two of Sony's interactive entertainment tents. After singing, gamers can surf the PS3's online SingStore and check out the songs that will be available for the game when it releases. They can also upload their performances for all to see via My SingStar Online.

SingStar for the PS3 looks just like SingStar for the PS2 but there is one immense difference, you can download songs. They had SingStar PS3 set up at the little pre Gamers Day cocktail party held by the pool, by my window, earlier this week.

People were drinking and singing, and drinking and drinking and singing. At some point I was almost cajoled into trying my hand at public Karaoke, never a good idea when you are surrounded by fellow writers, PR people and developers. But I'd had a few gin and tonics and a beer and another writer was really pushing me to give it a go.

I was actually next in line right after N'Gai Croal, who was singing through some Gorillaz, about to sing up a storm. But when Croal wrapped up, some woman decided it would be just fine to walk to the front of the line with her equally drunk friend and start singing. I was more than happy for the excuse not to sing, but the person I was with got into a short argument with her, finally giving up in the face of her nasty smile and inebriated conduct.

Imagine her surprise, and my relief, when on the last day of Gamers Day the wall-sized projection screen lit up with video taken from the Eye camera connected to the PS3 that night. It showed ever single person who gave the game a try, singing their hearts out to a room now packed with very sober writers.

Saved by the drunk. Woot! Brian Crecente

SingStarTM
FACT SHEET

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
Developer: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
Genre: Music game
Players: 1-8 Players
Platform: PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3 ) computer entertainment system Launch Date: Fall 2007
Rating: "RP" for Rating Pending

OVERVIEW

Entertaining at home takes on a whole new meaning this fall as SingStarTM comes to the PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3 ) computer entertainment system. Developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's London Studio, SingStar PS3 takes the successful interactive singing experience established with the multi-million selling global PlayStation 2 franchise to the next level with personalization and community taking center stage. SingStar PS3 allows you access to a catalog of hundreds of downloadable songs featuring the real artists and videos, via the PS3 online SingStoreTM. Become a global star as you share your SingStar experiences with friends and the online SingStar community via captured video, audio and photos. A perfect addition to the social gaming genre, SingStar will revolutionize the way you spend time with friends and family.

KEY FEATURES

A true interactive singing experience, where everyone is a star as they sing along with their favorite artists to the authentic videos of chart-topping tracks.
With the SingStore feature, download and purchase hundreds of songs and videos from across multiple genres to build your ideal SingStar playlist. You pick the songs and create your own personalized SingStar party collection!
Exclusively on PS3, experience My SingStar Online, where you can share your personal SingStar performances and experiences by uploading your own photos and videos created from within the game. Meet friends, view and rate videos created by others within the SingStar online community.
Utilizing the Blu-ray disc and PS3's high-definition support, view select videos in full HD.
Perform solo-style or challenge friends and family to a sing-off with multiplayer gameplay.
PLAYSTATION Eye camera compatible, allowing players to capture and share their performances, watch themselves performing as the main act and record special moments in the spotlight for playback.
Multiple difficulty levels and selectable song lengths provide customized gameplay for all-ages and musical abilities.