Microsoft announced a new game for their Xbox 360 console at E3, the video games conference in LA last week, which would appeal to MP3 player owners. The game is dubbed ‘Lips’ and is a karaoke game where players can sign along to their favourite tracks, though rather than having to rely on the music already on the game, you’re able to plug in your own MP3 player to the Xbox 360 and sing along to your own music.

Lips is, according to Microsoft, an answer to the SingStar games that Sony have made so successful on their PlayStation consoles. The SingStar series has sold in huge numbers worldwide and makes for an excellent party game, Microsoft will be hoping to move in on some of that success.

As mentioned earlier, Lips will allow players to plug their MP3 players and their iPods directly into the game and sing along to their own music. So long as your choice of music is in the games database, you’ll be able to see the lyrics and earn points for your singing accuracy.