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Xbox 360 wireless mic sold separately this fall for $50
We're having a hard time wrapping our heads around this one, so do us a favor and bear with us while we put our heads down and power through. Microsoft is releasing a wireless microphone this fall meant to be used with "your favorite Xbox 360 music games," a list that includes: Lips, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Rock Band 2, Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Lips: Number One Hits, and The Beatles: Rock Band.We know, we know -- you're asking yourself, "Why would Microsoft release more peripherals? Just to add extra confusion to the Joystiq instrument compatibility matrix?" According to Microsoft, the mics are meant to assist in your living room rockstar efforts, and will retail this fall for an "estimated retail price" of $50. Meanwhile, the promise of Lips mics working in Rock Band 2 has yet to arrive and an asterisk in Microsoft's press release from earlier today indicates that these new mics won't work either without a title update. Does that mean we'll finally see the allowance of Lips' mics in RB2 when these new mics ship in the fall?
Lips: Number One Hits shouts its way to retail this October
Microsoft has made a very odd announcement today, revealing a new Lips game heading to retail. Lips: Number One Hits will be compatible with the first title and features "popular tracks spanning diverse genres and generations that have graced the No. 1 position on major global charts." Some of these new tracks are: "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay "Disturbia" by Rihanna "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer "More Than Words" by Extreme "Apologize" by Timbaland featuring OneRepublic "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison "Ready, Set, Go!" by Tokio Hotel We can't say we totally get this announcement. Why go through the bother of putting out another retail disc (and incurring the costs of doing so), when you can just continue releasing DLC for the first game? Regardless, fans will be able to get their hands on Lips: Number One Hits and all of its mass appeal when the game releases this October.
New Addition: Lips DLC for May 2009
Patience. We'll have to wait until May 15 to bump with Bobby Brown and company, but there's a wide variety of other new additions coming to the Lips catalog this month. From Good Charlotte to Billy Ray Cyrus to Snow Patrol, surely there's something your little sis will see fit to use your Microsoft Points on while your back is turned.The complete Lips DLC release schedule for May is posted after the break.
Guitar Hero: Metallica supports Lips mic, Rock Band 2 patch 'this summer'
Microsoft has issued a plea to new and future purchasers of Guitar Hero: Metallica for Xbox 360 to also please, please, PLEASE buy its Lips karaoke game -- for the microphones. Didn't you know? The metal music game features built-in support for those uh-huh-they-do-sparkle mics. Neversoft, the current Guitar Hero developer, initially confirmed this compatibility -- which isn't coming to World Tour -- on its Twitter feed last month, but the posting has since been removed. Nevertheless, Guitar Hero: Metallica is the first music game to support the much praised, wireless Lips peripheral, which has been unsuccessfully bundled with a mediocre singing game.Additionally, Microsoft has tentatively dated that long-ago-promised Rock Band 2 patch for "this summer" and suggested that additional titles supporting its mic will be available later this year. When, surely, we'll be able to purchase a standalone Lips mic. Pretty please?
Lips DLC schedule for April 2009
Why practice on a pillow when you've got a mic handy? Pucker up and put your Lips to good use, starting with today's DLC (the complete April release schedule is posted after the break): April 3 Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Bad Moon Rising" Incubus: "Wish You Were Here" Fall Out Boy: "Sugar, We're Goin Down"
Lips DLC: CCR, Boyz II Men and Local H
This week Lips adds three DLC tracks, starting the ride with some classic Creedence Clearwater Revival, new jack swinging it to Boyz II Men and wrapping it up the journey with the grunge-rock stylings of Local H. As a bonus to this post, here's the Joystiq Meta Game: Can you guess which band is pictured here? If you said CCR, you're right! If you said Boyz II Men ... you've lost your internet privileges for a week. Creedence Clearwater Revival -- "Who'll Stop the Rain" (160/$2) Boyz II Men -- "I'll Make Love to You" (160/$2) Local H -- "Bound for the Floor" (160/$2)
Lips receives Coldplay, Boys Like Girls DLC
You know what today is -- time to check your lip balm reserve! New Lips DLC tracks have been released, and, while we were expecting all three to be from Coldplay, only two of those lovely Brits's songs made the cut. The third track on today's release list is now courtesy of Boys Like Girls: "The Scientist" by Coldplay (180) "Speed of Sound" by Coldplay (180) "The Great Escape" by Boys Like Girls (160)
Lips getting complete overhaul with title update
Microsoft has announced a number of changes coming to your living room Lips performance, just in case the latest batch of content wasn't enough to make you press your mouth to the game's sparkly mics. The coming title update includes several fixes and "highly-requested" features, such as leaderboards and a much-needed option for microphone calibration. Also on the way is a "significant change" to Lips' scoring system, promising an overhaul of how the game detects changes in pitch and vibrato. After the update, Microsoft notes that players will no longer be able to simply blow into the mic or mumble their way through tunes and still hope to reap galactic rewards. No exact release date has been announced, though we expect the change to drop on stage sooner rather than later, and have already begun massaging our vocal chords for our next off-tune performance.[Thanks, Ofri]
Guitar Hero World Tour won't receive Lips mic support
According to VG247, Activision has no plans to add Lips wireless microphone support to Guitar Hero World Tour. Now, we could understand their unwillingness to support the Lips mics if they were poorly constructed or if it'd be some overwhelming task to take on. But the one thing (and possibly only thing) Lips has going for it are stellar peripherals and we don't believe releasing a game patch would be all that time consuming.Shame on you World Tour. At least Rock Band recognizes the value of colorfully lit mics.
Wrap your Lips around Coldplay, Hinder, 311 and more
Those in need of more sweet, sour and slightly bitter DLC should direct their mouths eyes to Microsoft's latest list of upcoming Lips content.Over the next three weeks, the Xbox Live Marketplace will receive new Lips music from bands including Angels and Airwaves, The Rasmus, Hinder, Metro Station and a three-pack of songs from Coldplay. Also, a title update will be released sometime in March, providing "improved scoring, better vibrato detection and initiate global leaderboards."View a complete menu of upcoming Lips DLC after the break and start choosing which songs look appetizing enough to consume purchase.
Lips Open Mic Contest demands your musical creativity
Rejected by American Idol? Fear not, there's still hope: Microsoft wants all aspiring musicians who think they can carry a tune, write lyrics and perform in front of a camera to enter the Lips Open Mic Contest.To enter, first check your age and address (you've got to be a United States resident, age 18 or older), and then record your performance of an original song and upload it to the official contest site before March 13. One grand prize winner will have his or her original tune made available as Lips DLC and will be idolized by tens (if not hundreds) of Lips singers around the globe.
Lips adds Avril Lavigne, Olivia Newton John, Pussycat Dolls
Here's a protip for you, guy or gal who's putting together the Lips DLC offerings. Let's say you look at your list for that Wednesday, and let's say you see something like this: Olivia Newton John – "Magic" (160/$2) Avril Lavigne – "My Happy Ending" (160/$2) The Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg – "Buttons" (160/$2) If you look at your list and you realize that the one who starred in Xanadu is the one classing things up, maybe it's time to take a long, hard look in the mirror and figure out where things went wrong.
Newest Lips DLC is Fallin' In My Place after Building a Mystery
This weekend's Grammy Awards will send us looking for something -- anything -- else to watch on television. Even so, Microsoft has offered up its latest batch of downloadable tunes for Lips so living room crooners can celebrate the occasion. Arriving tomorrow, February 6, the lineup includes three previous Grammy winners, including "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys, Coldplay's "In My Place" and "Building a Mystery" from Sarah McLachlan. Microsoft also points out that a pair of already available tracks, namely Coldplay's "Violet Hill" and Adele's "Chasing Pavements," are up for awards during the event, though all things considered we'll probably spend the evening watching reruns of MacGyver instead.
Lips DLC Friday: Maroon 5, Boyz II Men and Rihanna
Since it's Friday, we've been graciously given the opportunity to purchase new Lips downloadable content from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Lucky us! And just like last week, we're being given a one-song helping of Rihanna, joined by unique tracks from Boyz II Men and Maroon 5. We hope you have plenty of lip balm on hand (and on lips!), because it's officially one of those sing-along days. "Take A Bow" by Rihanna - 180 "Water Runs Dry" by Boyz II Men - 160 "Sunday Morning" by Maroon 5 - 160
New Lips DLC: Rihanna Fall Out of Jet
Hopefully, by now you've come accustomed to the Lips downloadable content release schedule and know that today (being Friday) you're being granted the opportunity to buy new music. If you have yet to be accustomed, then let us be the first to inform you that new Lips DLC released today. Rihanna'licious, Fall Out Boy'tastic and Jet'craftic music! Can you feel the excitement? Can you? Can you? CAN YOU? "Hate That I Love You" by Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo - 180 "Look What You've Done" by Jet - 160 "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs" by Fall Out Boy - 160 [Image]
Lips DLC: Cardigans, Pussycat Dolls and more
If "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" or are down in the dumps and just want to "Erase-Rewind" life, then today's new Lips downloadable content should make your day a little bit more tolerable. Or that's our hope. Listed below are today's three new tracks, 66% of them cost 160 Microsoft points, 33% are 180 points and 100% of the songs are good times. Enjoy! "Erase-Rewind" by the The Cardigans "When I Grow Up" by The Pussycat Dolls "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by Righteous Brothers
Lips DLC revealed for the rest of January
The Gamerscore Blog has posted the Lips premium DLC lineup for the remainder of January. The prices for the tracks vary arbitrarily between a straight $2 and the upwards-creeping $2.25. It's still a little weird that, for the same price, we could get gameplay elements for another three instruments with Rock Band DLC, but who are we to judge? Available January 16 When I Grow Up – The Pussycat Dolls (160 / $2) You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' – The Righteous Brothers (180 / $2.25) Erase/Rewind – The Cardigans (160 / $2) Available January 23 Hate That I Love You – Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo (180 / $2.25) Thnks fr th Mmrs – Fall Out Boy (160 / $2) Look What You've Done – Jet (160 / $2) Available January 30 Sunday Morning – Maroon 5 (160 / $2) Take A Bow – Rihanna (180 / $2.25) Water Runs Dry – Boyz II Men (160 / $2) Image note: In case you're curious about the picture, it was was taken in the Munich, Germany, U-bahn.
Cardigans, Rihanna, Fall Out Boy DLC for Lips this month
Microsoft has detailed upcoming Lips DLC for the remainder of January, and it's an interesting mix to say the least. Ranging from artists like Rihanna, the Cardigans, the Pussycat Dolls and even Boyz II Men, there's something for everyone. The songs will range from 160 to 180 Microsoft Points, with the first batch due out this Friday (hey, that's tomorrow). Check out the complete list below. See anything you like?January 16 When I Grow Up – The Pussycat Dolls (160) You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' – The Righteous Brothers (180) Erase/Rewind – The Cardigans (160) January 23 Hate That I Love You – Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo (180) Thnks fr th Mmrs – Fall Out Boy (160) Look What You've Done – Jet (160) January 30 Sunday Morning – Maroon 5 (160) Take A Bow – Rihanna (180) Water Runs Dry – Boyz II Men (160)
New Lips DLC: The Supremes, Earth Wind and Fire, Men at Work,
Today, Microsoft released three new Lips downloadable songs that have the ability to embiggen your Lips music library all while reducing your banked Microsoft points. The three new songs range in price between 160 and 180 MS points and include music from The Supremes, Men at Work and Earth, Wind and Fire. DLC listed below, click to buy. "Where Did Our Love Go" by The Supremes "Be Good Johnny" by Men At Work "Let's Groove" by Earth, Wind and Fire
Lips spreads love with new DLC tracks
After a few weeks of holiday music releasing to the Xbox Live Marketplace, today Lips has received a three song helping of musical love that's so caring, it hurts. The three new Lips tracks are each available for 160 Microsoft points except Tina Turner (she commands 180 MS points) and can be purchased via the XBLM. Love X3F. "What's Love Got To Do With It" by Tina Turner "What Is Love?" by Haddaway "New Shoes" by Paolo Nutini
