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In-game advertising is set to be one of the biggest advertising mediums that has yet to be explored by the big companies. Although some attempts were made in the past, with Electronic Arts indulging in quite a few real life products in their Need for Speed series, the concrete deals aren't in that big of a numb... |
1 October 2008
16:01 GMT |
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Nintendo has officially announced that Wii Music is set to debut on shelves of videogames stores on October 20. With the official unveiling of the title only coming at the E3 trade show during this summer, an October release date seems very close, which means that the game was in development at Nintendo long before i... |
19 September 2008
20:31 GMT |
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There's a fierce battle going on the music game market, the one that started it all, Guitar Hero, has really caught the world by storm and broken through a market that wasn't even created and brought a new kind of fun you could have in front of your console by holding a guitar shaped controller and roc... |
18 September 2008
15:01 GMT |
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Metallica is getting ready to release its eighth studio album called Death Magnetic. After St. Anger failed to deliver the revival that fans of the band had been looking for, hopes are up for this new album and after listening to three tracks from Death Magnetic, I am ready to give it a thumbs up.Rolling Stones said ... |
10 September 2008
05:12 GMT |
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Hands-On Mobile, the San Francisco-based leading entertainment company, announced that it has reached a new agreement with Activision Publishing, following which two new mobile games would be created: Guitar Hero World Tour and a sequel of Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass, released back in July. Presented as one ... |
9 September 2008
09:53 GMT |
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Guitar Hero: World Tour is aiming to get more star power so that it can outrank Rock Band 2 when the music simulation rivals are launched later this the year. Now, Smashing Pumpkins are getting ready to offer their new single, called G.L.O.W., together with 2 other tracks, as part of a downloadable pack, in October j... |
3 September 2008
09:27 GMT |
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Your trusted war correspondent again brings news from the scorched battleground of music games. As the Guitar Hero: World Tour offensive is nearing, with the twin columns of all instrument play and music creation ready to strike at enemy lines and sales numbers, the Harmonix generals that are preparing the defense of... |
25 August 2008
09:25 GMT |
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Can you tell me which entertainment industry is on its death bed and trying desperately to find something to cling to? Yes, it's the music industry and its newest ray of hope is to get more money out of videogames. How? By charging more on the tracks that games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero use.Warner Music Gro... |
8 August 2008
03:18 GMT |
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Activision has recently released its final earnings reports as an independent company, following the merger with Vivendi Games and the forming of Activision Blizzard, one of the biggest videogame companies in the industry. And, as expected, analysts poured over reports to try to discern what the company would do in t... |
5 August 2008
16:16 GMT |
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The music simulation mania is reaching new and weird heights. Just after Logitech and Activision Blizzard have announced their intentions to create "premium" instruments for Guitar Hero: World Tour, Harmonix and MTV reveal that, as part of the promotional campaign for their next music game, Rock Band 2, they will lau... |
4 August 2008
08:57 GMT |
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Logitech and Activision Blizzard have announced that they are going to enter into a partnership aimed at creating so called "premium" instruments for the upcoming Guitar Hero: World Tour. The game will be available sometime this fall for the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2, the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii.It seems... |
1 August 2008
02:47 GMT |
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Activision, back when it was not yet part of Activision Blizzard, announced that it was pulling out of the Entertainment Software Association and that it would not take part in E3. Because the event itself is a big draw for the press and for the gamers, Activision Blizzard has decided to host an "independent" press e... |
17 July 2008
02:53 GMT |
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In the battle of the music simulator sequels, Guitar Hero: World Tour, aka Guitar Hero IV, might be gaining a bit of advantage on its newly announced rival, Rock Band 2. The advantage stems from certain comments made by Alex Rigopulos, one of the co-founders of Harmonix, the company which initially created Guitar Her... |
7 July 2008
10:17 GMT |
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Some retailers are saying that they are expecting Rock Band 2 to hit stores by November this year. Even more, reports are coming in regarding focus groups set up by Harmonix concerning the price and the features of the new installment of the game.A rather curious mention regarding Rock Band 2 also popped up in an obi... |
12 June 2008
18:06 GMT |
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It appears that details of a bundle involving Guitar Hero: On Tour have made their way onto a web page, that of the popular children store Toys'R'Us. Their products page offers the first glimpse of the Nintendo DS bundle for the game. It will feature a Nintendo DS Lite handheld, the game, that weird little ... |
5 June 2008
18:06 GMT |
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In the aftermath of the success that Rock Band experienced in North America and after the initial report of good sales on the European videogames market despite its higher than expected price, Harmonix is now saying that it has paired up with Q Entertainment to get the game ported to the Japanese market.There are cer... |
3 June 2008
03:18 GMT |
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Bobby Kotick from Activision took the stage at the D: All Things Digital conference and talked about a range of issues, including Guitar Hero: World Tour and the upcoming Vivendi - Activision merger.On the merger issue, he said that the main drive behind the business move is the fact that Activision can get very quic... |
30 May 2008
16:06 GMT |
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Brett Ratner, known for directing X-Men and Rush Hour, is set to make movies based on Activision's intellectual property. Apparently, his first two efforts have already been shown during the American Idol finale that aired on Wednesday. There were two spots, each 30 seconds long, one starring David Cook who went... |
28 May 2008
16:11 GMT |
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If there is one thing game developers know really well, that is the fact that successful franchises should never be dropped and new expansions/add ons/new iterations should be released on a regular basis. It is not a surprise to hear that Activision is working on yet another Guitar Hero game, dubbed Guitar Hero World... |
22 May 2008
15:06 GMT |
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