It came from retail: what’s in stores this week

Tuesday is release day and there are plenty of new games to choose from including shooters, games based on movies heavy weight sports titles, games for girls,  games about apocalyptic wastelands, ports of games that should have sold better than they did,  games  involving dudes in spandex and more.

Come and take a tour of this week’s best and worst  releases after the break - you probably won’t regret it, but if you do i’ll give you a refund (let’s see, 0 - 0 = ?).

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Lips: Number One Hits coming this fall

Microsoft announced this week that Lips: Number One Hits, a follow-up to the singing party game from iNiS, will be released this October with over 40 tracks. Lips: Number One Hits features popular songs that have held the # 1 position on major global charts.

Joining previously announced hits from Coldplay, Rihanna, Tokio Hotel, Timbaland feat. OneRepublic, Extreme, Culture Club, MC Hammer, Roy Orbison and Marvin Gaye the full catalog also includes California Love by 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman (U.S.); Barbie Girl by Aqua (Denmark); Just Dance by Lady Gaga feat. Colby O’Donis (U.S.); Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears (U.K.); The Fear by Lily Allen (U.K.); Don’t Phunk With My Heart by Black Eyed Peas (U.S.); I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ by Scissor Sisters (U.S.); Heartless by Kanye West (U.S.); Touch My Body by Mariah Carey (U.S.); Hey There Delilah by Plain White T’s (U.S.); Always On My Mind by Pet Shop Boys (U.K.); I’m Yours by Jason Mraz (U.S.): and Push the Button by Sugababes (U.K.).

Lips: Number One Hits launches in October 2009. More information on Lips is available at www.xbox.com/lips.

Lips: Number One Hits in October

Lips: Number One Hits, a collection of new songs for Microsoft’s fake singing game, will be in stores this October. Lips: Number One Hits will offer “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 and more that will be announced at a later date.

For more information visit lips.xbox.com. Buy a new set of ear plugs.