via Eurogamer


Good news, karaoke fans - Sony has whacked a bundle of new songs in the SingStore.

Highlights include A Kind of Magic by Queen and Morrissey's Everday is Like Sunday. There's also plenty of new-fangled contemporary jangling for those too young to remember Smash Hits. Also some foreign ones.

Here's that new SingStore top 40 in full:

English:

• A Flock Of Seagulls, I Ran (So Far Away)
• Bros, When Will I Be Famous?
• Coldplay, Clocks
• Corinne Bailey Rae, Put Your Records On
• Editors, The Racing Rats
• Franz Ferdinand, Do You Want To
• Franz Ferdinand, Take Me Out
• Judas Priest, You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’
• Lily Allen, Littlest Things
• Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather, Stop Me
• Morrissey, Everyday Is Like Sunday
• Queen, A Kind Of Magic
• The Ting Tings, That’s Not My Name
• The Wombats, Moving To New York
• The Zutons, Valerie
• Warrant, Cherry Pie
• Marit Bergman, No Party

Swedish:

• Marit Bergman, No Party

Finnish:

• Suurlähettiläät, Elokuun 11.

French:

• Christophe Willem Double Je

German:

• 2raumwohnung, Melancholisch Schön
• 2raumwohnung, Nimm Mich Mit - Das Abenteuer Liebe Usw
• 2raumwohnung, Spiel Mit
• Blumentopf, Horst
• Klaus Lage , 1000 Und 1 Nacht

Italian:

• Finley, Sole Di Settembre

Dutch:

• Frans Bauer, Heb je even voor mij

All right, top 27. ...

via Eurogamer


Denis Dyack has taken to the Internet to "draw the digital line" under criticism of his forthcoming Xbox 360 game, Too Human.

In a NeoGaf post, he calls on those who are looking forward to Too Human's release - and those who think it will be rubbish - to "stand up and be counted".

"I feel Too Human is a great game, likely to be better than most that will come out this year," Dyack wrote. "I certainly feel it is the best game we have ever made. I also believe the press and gamers alike will believe this."

And if he's wrong, Dyack is willing to accept punishment in the form of an Internet branding iron.

"When the game is released and everyone plays game all the speculation will be over. If I am wrong and gamers in general think the game is "crap" then I am comfortable with getting tagged 'Owned by the GAF'," he stated.

"However, if I am right and it is received well, I would like to see those 'Against' to be tagged with 'Owned by Too Human'."

The post is signed, "Denis Dyack - 'For'".

So will Denis end up taking a knife and fork to his hat while egg drips from his crying face? Why not rush to judge for yourself by taking a look at all the info over on the gamepage.

Too Human is out on 29th August. ...

via Computer and Video Games


If you're a massive trivia fan and loved the original Fable on Xbox, then all our news stories out together won't please you nearly as much as this one. CVG has received a few facts and figures about the sonic side to Peter Molyneux's Fable II.

The audio, or rather vocal landscape, of the game has been recorded at the London-based firm Side. It's latest newsletter reveals that Side cast over 45 actors (aged from 8 to 80) to play almost 200 speaking characters.

"Four of Side's voice directors ensured that all performances harmonised perfectly with Fable II's idiosyncratic world and captured the complexities of its inhabitants. The voice recording ran concurrently in two studios for over three months, amounting to nearly 370,000 words recorded - that's 38 hours of dialogue."

There's even a quote from Peter Molyneux himself: "The sheer amount of dialogue in Fable 2 meant this was a massive project. Side rose to this challenge in a professional and efficient way. They have done a great job for us".

In case you missed it the latest Lionhead developer diary went live earlier this week and it's well worth a look. ...

via Kotaku


Eternal Sonata's due on the PS3 (at least in Japan) in September 2008. It was released on the 360 (at least in Japan) in June 2007. Time enough for tri-Crescendo to make the wait a little more worthwhile for PS3 owners, yes? Yes. Plenty of time. The PS3 version will feature two new playable characters, new dungeons, new quests, multiple endings (which depend on your in-game actions), new costumes, some new musical numbers and even new 2D character illustrations. That's a lot of stuff! Maybe even enough to convince some die-hard fans to buy the thing twice. All those upgrades should feature in the Western versions as well, which will be out...sometime in the future. ...

via IGN


Ascaron Entertainment GmbH, one of Europe's leading game developers, today announced that the PlayStation 3 version of their upcoming action RPG, Sacred 2: Fallen Angel will hit retail shelves this fall.

"Role-playing game enthusiasts have always been strongly represented on the PlayStation platforms, and we are delighted to offer a version of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel for the PlayStation 3," said Heiko tom Felde, Managing Director of Ascaron Entertainment GmbH. "We've been working on this version for more than a year, and can now proudly reveal it and its new features, to an entirely new audience."

This version of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel will feature enhanced graphics, 5.1 Channel Dolby Surround Sound and support drop-in cooperative play, as well as other multiplayer gaming modes via the Internet. The game also features two-player shared-screen gaming on one console - players simply pick up a controller, press "Start" and join their friends. Players can save their characters and use them in all game modes - allowing the same character to be used both in single-player or multiplayer modes, accumulating experience and loot seamlessly. The controls and interface have been developed from scratch for the PlayStation 3 to ensure fluid and intuitive game play optimized for the platform throughout.

Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is an action RPG which features a huge, seamless and living world spanning over 22 square miles of hand-crafted terrain, top-notch 3D graphics and online "hot swap" cooperative play with monsters that dynamically adjust to party strength for a consistent challenge. ...

via Eurogamer


Sony has updated the PlayStation Store with the promised MGS4 Database and a demo of Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3.

Those of you who enjoy Commando 3 will be able to buy the full version from the European store next week, as revealed on Eurogamer earlier.

Both are for PS3 owners, while PSP owners can download the original Pursuit Force for GBP 14.99 from either the PC Store or via the PS3 online service.

PS3 owners also get access to the free World of Warcraft song we mentioned earlier and an extra character for PAIN, Nigel, for GBP 0.69.

Elsewhere there are Prince of Persia, PAIN, Prince Caspian and Call of Duty: World at War trailers. ...

via Games Industry


Sony has revealed that over 9.8 million users have registered PlayStation Network accounts.

Between them, they have accessed over 170 million downloads via the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable service.

The PlayStation Network allows users to access the PlayStation Store for demos, trailers, full games and other content, as well as communicate with other users.

Today, Sony revealed that it will be offering a movie download service for PlayStation 3 users, due to go live in the US this summer. ...

via Eurogamer


Downloaded the Super Street Fighter II Turbo High Definition Remix beta? Having problems with freezes, like so many of those posting on the Capcom forum?

Well, tough luck. Capcom says it won't be issuing a patch for the beta - perhaps because it's, you know, a beta.

Responding to the forum complaints, marketing man Christian Svensson wrote, "We wil not be patching the beta. Resubmissions would cost a fortune and not go live for weeks."

Turns out Microsoft would have to approve every new submission, you see: "This isn't like the PC where a developer can make changes daily (for good or ill)."

Svensson concluded by assuring posters, "All feedback and bugs will be factored into the final code."

As reported yesterday, the SSFIITHDR beta is now available for download via Xbox Live. You must have purchased Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 to gain access. ...

via IGN


Atari and Eden Games celebrated the news that its revolutionary action survival game Alone in the Dark has topped the Xbox 360 sales charts across Europe following its release on 20 June 2008. Alone in the Dark is officially No.1 in the UK and Germany, two of the largest Xbox 360 markets in Europe (Source: Chart Track and Media Control).

Alone in the Dark marks a blistering return for the legendary franchise with startling innovations and wide screen cinematic presentation. The game follows paranormal investigator Edward Carnby as over the course of one apocalyptic night he must fight to survive and uncover the earth-shattering secret behind New York's Central Park. With an exhilarating mix of challenging gameplay, intense storytelling in the style of a blockbuster TV series, unprecedented environmental interaction, realistic fire physics as a core gameplay element, and DVD chapter select feature which lets everyone reach the game's climax, Alone in the Dark challenges what players expect from video games.

The action survival opus Alone in the Dark is in stores now across Europe for Xbox 360, PC, Wii and PlayStation 2, with the PlayStation 3 version following later in 2008. In addition to the standard game, Xbox 360, PC and Wii Limited Editions are available now from selected European retailers featuring exclusive items including hero figurine, art book and 'making of' documentary DVD. ...