All very exciting!
We welcome Dizzee Rascal Mercury Award Winner, to launch our new swanky SingStar Rooms: VIP space in PlayStation Home on September 24 2009 at 20:00 BST (UK time) 21:00 CEST (Mainland Europe). This is part of the launch of his new album ‘Tongue n’ Cheek’. Check out the screenshots below.
He will be performing six of his chart topping tracks exclusively for the PS Home/SingStar community, including ‘Chillin Wiv Da Man Dem’ for the first time in the public domain. Dizzee will also be on hand to answer your questions, so be sure to think of something good to ask him! He will try and meet as many of you as possible, and will be around for an hour after the performance.
There’s a free Dizzee Mask up for grabs if you visit the gig (which will be on for 48 hours only!) and plenty of other limited edition items for your PS Home avatar. Check out the screenshots below for a glimpse of what you can get your hands on:
Also be sure to check out Dizzee’s new SongPack on the SingStore, tracks include:
- Dance Wiv Me
- Holiday
- Bonkers
- Flex
- Fix Up Look Sharp
Hope to see you there!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 9:05 am by Gameboys
pretty cool,… hopefully it’s under 12+, so that german-peaople can enter
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 9:09 am by Bonyman
Cool, lookin forward to it. will the singstar room be used for other artist promotions also?
Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:41 pm by Carly Byron
Hello!
Definitely! The launch event with Dizzee is just the start, and moving forward the space will be used to host even more special events and gigs. Keep an eye on the blog for future announcements!
I hope you enjoy it!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 9:12 am by MairusuPawa
Bling bling.
DO NOT WANT.
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 9:19 am by KAP
This is such a SICK idea, like my m8 seany said it’ll be good to have different artists every month to have an event like this in Home promoting there new album or video or something like that.
Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:17 pm by Carly Byron
I’m glad you like it. And the monthly event idea is great – I’ll be sure to pass it on to the team.
Enjoy!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 9:20 am by xKillerMonkeyx
My first virtual gig, amazing. Oh and them masks look well scary lol
Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:18 pm by Carly Byron
Lol – they are great aren’t they? And they’ll only be available to those of you that visit the event within the 48 hour period, which makes them even more special!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 9:27 am by Bahamut44-4
It’s a pretty cool idea, even if i’ve never heard of the guy.
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 9:27 am by cubehouse
Video is set to private apparently.
Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:19 pm by Carly Byron
Hi – this should be fixed now, but let me know if you have any more problems.
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 9:31 am by Ivan_Krazy
Video Not Available?
Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:19 pm by Carly Byron
Hello – sorry, this should now work. I hope you like it!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 9:33 am by Detale
This could be interesting, might have to drop in on this.
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 9:33 am by smokeypsd
seriously cool, only impressing me about home lately even more. Keep it up and real guys!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 9:37 am by DANTHEMAN121
SCEE u earn yourselves some jaffa cakes cannot wait for this update sounds epic n do i see a new apartment space in 2 of those pics or is that just the singstar VIP spaces still
Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:21 pm by Carly Byron
Jaffa cakes?! Yum! Can we get some custard creams as well please?
All of the screenshots above show the SingStar VIP space, so unfortunately it’s not an apartment.
It’s really impressive though, huh? I’m loving the views!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 9:47 am by AcidCrashX
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
that is so bad its awesome. i need one of those face masks
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 9:52 am by AlertStonerHead_
Oasis or something like that would be good but Dizzie rasc . Na no thanks , but keep up the good work.
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 9:55 am by ads659
This will be bbbbbonkers !!!!!!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 9:56 am by elephant_stone
AMAZING HAHAHA!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 10:15 am by Scarydoc
How come time anouncments are are in BST? not in Central European Time since this is the eu blog not the british blog afaik.
Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:44 pm by Carly Byron
Apologies for this one. We’ve amended the post so that it included both BTS and CET now.
I hope that helps!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 10:21 am by X201
@Bahamut44-4 (Post No.12)
Fully agree.
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 10:22 am by X201
Meant @Phuquit
When are we getting an edit function?
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 10:23 am by HazelAM
you mean the eu home will finally get some music?
wow, things certainly are improving, maybe we’ll only have to wait six months for an uncharted 2 space.
and when are you going to add a proper, try it on, preview option to the home stores?
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 10:25 am by VenomUK
Hi Naomi, using Dizzee Rascal is a FRESH idea for the new VIP Home Space. That’s good!
I’d like to personalise my Home Space, have you got any idea when the photo frames are coming to Europe?
Also Home feels like a separate experience from using the PS3. Are there any plans to integrate Home into the core XMB? For example allowing us to use our Home avatars as our PSN ID avatars? It doesn’t make sense that we have two different images.
How about rewarding PS3 owners with a bronze trophy for spending an hour in each new Home space?
Thanks, and I look forward to seeing other artists in the VIP room.
Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:24 pm by Carly Byron
Hi VenomUK,
Unfortunately I don’t work on Home other than in a SingStar capacity, but these are all great ideas and I’ll be sure to pass them all on to our Home team.
Keep them coming!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 10:27 am by LordCartman
Though not a fan of him, or indeed hip hop in general, I will be checking this out as things like this should be supported (rather than just criticised).
Now what are the chances of Earth, Wind & Fire appearing?
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 10:32 am by loonytoon1982
Very interesting but I’ll go to it for the freebies and fun… a new face for my faceless avatar
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 10:34 am by Sutman
No thanks
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 10:37 am by loonytoon1982
@20 HazelAM
I believe that the clothing preview option is coming with 1.3 but lets be honest, we’ll be waiting 6 months for the Uncharted space first
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 10:38 am by Apnomis
SCEE Home hosting a live community event with special guest star?! There must be some mistake surely, did you get lost on your way to the US blog?
Seriously though, it’s nice to finally see some action in Home – this is the type of thing Home was made for, it amazes me it’s taken SCEE so long to catch on! It’s the same with events like E3 & Gamescom – they should have been streamed *live* into Home with on hand special guests to host it and answer questions and give out freebies etc! Hopefully this is the start of more structured community events in SCEE Home…
P.S. You guys at SCEE really love Dizzee Rascal, wasn’t he used as the face of VidZone when that first launched too? Bonkers!
Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:26 pm by Carly Byron
Hi Apnomis,
I’m glad you like it, and hope you enjoy the event. We do indeed love Dizzee – he’s almost as bbbbonkers as we are!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 10:50 am by ripmap
I just wish that you would stop using USA date convention.
In Europe it Date Month Year
The strange USA way it Month Date Year
I just thought that European blog for Playstation?
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 10:58 am by Ivan_Krazy
@ RipMap
Agreed… In Europe, Australia, New Zealand we all use “Date, Month, Year” Convention. This is what I prefer and not the “Month, Date, Year” that the US use.
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 11:03 am by AshAbuse
This is a good start, but undoubtedly like the rest of the mainstream media you’re just gonna completely ignore metal. And then when you do try and put a harder act in, they try and palm off someone like Nickelback as heavy. They’re a good band but not heavy. And while I’ll support Home, do try and get some balance in there, if you plan on doing something like this again…
P.S. Since you’ve shown with things like Siren Blood Curse and Killzone 2 stuf you aren’t averse to venturing into the world of adult (in a non porn sense) content, can we please have a Saw themed space? Cuz with a game out soon and a new film, it would make sense.
Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:28 pm by Carly Byron
Hi AshAbuse,
We love all different genres of music, and would be really interested to hear what bands you would like to see / hear on SingStar in the future. Feel free to post it here in the comments section and we’ll take it all on board.
Thanks also for your Home comments. I actually only work on Home in a SingStar capacity and so can’t help with these directly, but will definitely pass your comments on to the Home team.
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 11:14 am by Lum26
Nice work SCEE, i’m really looking forward to the 24th.
Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:29 pm by Carly Byron
See you there! I’ll be the one wearing a Dizzee mask.
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 11:18 am by koenig28
i like it!!!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 11:23 am by D-Star_1
The VIP area looks cool, is it going to be made perminent when the Singstar space launches?
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 11:23 am by milnerant
Hope this is just the beginning to many more of these style events. Fantastic news!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 11:29 am by smokeypsd
As awesome as this is I’d just like to be heard on this. When is anything like this going to happen for Australia? Home as it stands, is great to personally go onto, but it’s no engaging enough as an australian for local content, and meeting other australians. As in using it for it’s primary purpose, socialization.
This goes into an issue which i feel very strongly about that Australia just shouldnt be included in the umbrella of SCEE, as we’re getting penalized with so many localization timetables and issues, if anything we’re closer to SCEA than SCEE. That’s another thing entirely but the fact is, playstation is starting to do VERY well in Australia, when are we going to see some of that love given back is all in support? Whether it be home, psn store, unmetered deals with bandwidth providers or completely local content services (like the in the works ABC Iview integration, this is brilliant, we need more work like this).
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 11:31 am by smokeypsd
I forgot to mention what i was getting at entirely with this Dizzee Rascal VIP room launch. It’ll be happening at 6 am or so my time.
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 11:34 am by Skookie30
What this is SCEE getting fast to release such a SICK(awsome) content hehe
our 1st EU music in home, but i wish it was our music maybe year 2020 we get it
but let take a reality check, uncharted 1 space Binned uncharted 2 more then 6 months feel like 6 scee years, destination unknown.
but havein said that i see you on the dance-floor.
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 11:35 am by LagunaHeartly
Sorry i dont know who is Dizzee,but thats just awesome idea!!! And new space looks really cool)
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 11:40 am by SiRobertson
Naomi,
Got a few questions for you:
Will this VIP space be launched on the 24th at the same time as the SingStar space?
When will the live performance begin, how long will it last, and is it a one-off event in that 48 hour window?
Thanks!
This does look amazing, I’m really looking forward to it. Let’s hope the SCEE servers don’t get crushed.
Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:33 pm by Carly Byron
Hello!
The live performance will begin on 24th September at 20:00 BST (UK time) 21:00 CEST (Mainland Europe).
Hope to see you there!
Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:47 pm by Carly Byron
Hi again!
I forgot to mention that yes, the SingStar Rooms will also be launching on 24th Sept. It’s a fab space which includes a video jukebox, interactive dancefloor, exclusive outfits and, shortly after launch, a music quiz.
I’ve had a sneak peek and it looks great, so be sure to check it out!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 11:41 am by V00D00CHARL1E
Great idea, will the room be open to everyone?? Or will it be selected people only???
Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:34 pm by Carly Byron
Hi!
It’s open to everyone that wants to come, so we hope to see lots of you blog regulars there!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:03 pm by Envisager
Methinks this events is going to be awesome!
I’m so going to be there next Thursday at 8! Hopefully there will be room for me XD
Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:35 pm by Carly Byron
I’m sure we’ll be able to squeeze you in!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:09 pm by birdy32
Who is Dizzee Rascal ?
link here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GibLntdLiJA&feature=fvst
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:25 pm by NUFCRULE
this is brilliant hahahahaha
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 12:29 pm by Ne0N_420
dizz aint hip hop its urban dance & i think he’s great
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 1:02 pm by mEcroboss
Pretty boring
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 1:11 pm by VenomUK
Thanks for listening Carly, and offering to pass on my suggestions!
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 1:18 pm by DANTE234
This is great news about a live event, well done to the people at london studios for this
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 1:28 pm by Akira_Tenshi
This is exactly the sort of thing that Home needs, it might not appeal to everyone but it’s certainley a step forward. I’ll be checking it out for sure.
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 1:30 pm by SiRobertson
LOL at everyone saying this is a boring event, it is the best thing to happen in Home in a long time. If you don’t Dizzee Rascal then don’t turn up for the event, but I’m willing to bet most of you will, including the metal-heads.
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 1:41 pm by DANTHEMAN121
yeah this this a great update i’ll be filming it with my HD PVR so hopefully i see dizze in one of the VIP rooms should be kools
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 2:13 pm by Ivan_Krazy
Thanks Carly… your awesome… I love that Video and thanks for the fix
Definitely will be looking forward to the release… nice timing guys. School holidays are already here
Cheers,
Ivan
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Posted on 17 September, 2009 at 2:14 pm by Dave-The-Rave
Haha..WASSUP DARLING !!!?
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