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The initial narrative that accompanied the launch of The Beatles: Rock Band, the newest collaboration between Harmonix and MTV Games, has been of a revolutionary videogame that will attract non-gamers to the music genre titles and which will set the trend for future releases that are focused more on specifi... |
9 November 2009
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Electronic Arts is one of the biggest publishers in the videogame business and John Riccitiello, the chief executive officer of the company, is one of the people most concerned with the future of the industry and with how customers will be getting their gaming fix in the coming years. And it seems that he envisions a... |
9 November 2009
04:21 GMT |
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Rock Band is getting a new pack from Harmonix and MTV Games. The two companies announced today a Grohl-packed pack with nothing but good songs. Most of the tracks will come from Nirvana and Foo Fighters, but it will also feature a song from Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. If the last name is less known, Nirvana easily c... |
2 November 2009
10:21 GMT |
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The Beatles Rock Band has been a true success for Harmonix and MTV Games, managing to sell better than the rival Guitar Hero 5 from Neversoft and Activision during the month of September and generating about double the revenue. And it seems that the company might actually be interested in creating other full-length v... |
28 October 2009
15:21 GMT |
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MTV Games and Harmonix are somewhat getting into the Halloween spirit with their new downloadable content pack for Rock Band. It's only a halfhearted play by the company, since the only real artist in the list with a spooky “touch” is Rob Zombie and all other pale in comparison to his creepy presence... |
26 October 2009
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Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that Queen, one of the biggest rock bands in the world, is set to arrive in Rock Band 2 via downloadable content, with ten of their most important songs being offered this week for the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii version of the music simulation videogames.Rec... |
19 October 2009
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The two rival music simulators, Guitar Hero and Rock Band, appear to have taken divergent paths when it comes to content. The Activision franchise now seems devoted to putting out new games every year, with as many new songs as possible, with those titles dedicated to bands seen as secondary concerns. Rock Band, havi... |
14 October 2009
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LEGO Rock Band is uniquely suited for a release on the Nintendo DS. The game uses the well known music simulation idea behind Rock Band but partners it up with LEGO figures that have proved to be especially popular with families and kids when used to portray the adventures of Star Wars characters, Batman or Indiana J... |
14 October 2009
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Warner Bros. Interactive and MTV Games have finally released the full track list for the upcoming LEGO Rock Band, the game set to blend the song simulation genre with LEGO brick gameplay as seen in previous titles featuring Batman and Star Wars.LEGO Rock Band is aimed at a wide array of players and includes songs fro... |
13 October 2009
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Everything that involves the Beatles is unique as if it acts in a world of itself. The DLC packs for The Beatles Rock Band are no exception and it seems that the work that needs to be done to create one is far greater than that required for any other updates. Harmonix will continue to provide downloadable content for... |
12 October 2009
04:34 GMT |
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A report over at 9to5mac reveals that Electronic Arts confirmed a version of Rock Band for the iPhone and iPod touch during a keynote address at the CTIA mobile trade show yesterday. The port was initially unveiled by MobileCrunch staff while “wandering the halls of CTIA convention in San Diego,” when the... |
9 October 2009
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Among the many kiosks available within the halls of the CTIA convention in San Diego, one dedicated to Rock Band Mobile caught the eye of MobileCrunch staff, who report that Rock Band should soon see a release on the iPhone and iPod touch. Seeing how well the Tap Tap series has done for the folks at Tapulous, Rock Ba... |
8 October 2009
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Rock Band has sought collaboration from several musicians and bands, but in the end the only group that got their own titled game was the Beatles. Irish rock band U2 was approached by Harmonix last year regarding a possible collaboration but the two parties didn't manage to reach a compromise. However, a lot of ... |
8 October 2009
04:31 GMT |
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According to game developer Harmonix, the next installment in the Rock Band series will bring a great change and, on that note, the announcement made in July revealed the creation of the Rock Band Network. As part of Microsoft's XNA Creators Club, musicians will be able to create playable versions of their own t... |
28 September 2009
02:47 GMT |
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The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack release for the PlayStation 3 was announced today by MTV Games, Harmonix game developer and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. The game will facilitate two SingStar microphones from Sony and promises to create a unique interactive singing experience that will ... |
23 September 2009
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In spite all the violence people complain the media is conveying into the mind of the young, it seems the fuzzy “Hello Kitty” feeling is still well rooted in people's soul. The “All You Need is Love” DLC for Harmonix's Beatles Rock Band has become the fastest selling DLC in the Rock... |
21 September 2009
04:22 GMT |
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If you are a Pearl Jam fan and own Rock Band, you definitely need to circle September 20 on your calendar. And, if you already have a mark to distinguish it, then add another one, as, in addition to picking up the new album of the band, called Backspacer, you will also be able to get your hands on it as a set of play... |
18 September 2009
14:01 GMT |
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The Beatles: Rock Band surpassed Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman's expectations regarding sales, performing “better than expected.” The game was developed by the MTV Games subsidiary Harmonix and proved to be quite the hit on this select market. It succeed in making an impression not only with the gamers ... |
18 September 2009
04:16 GMT |
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The Beatles Rock Band has been out since September 9 and Harmonix, MTV Games and Viacom must by now have a certain knowledge of how the music-simulation title is performing, especially against its biggest rival, Guitar Hero 5 from Activision. The first glimpses of the situation were offered by the Chief Executive Off... |
18 September 2009
04:06 GMT |
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The Beatles Rock Band launches in less than a day and initial looks at the game, coming from critics, mention the attention to detail from MTV Games and Harmonix for introducing the players into the atmosphere of the band, going as far as getting old studio tapes of the four talking before and after shows, reconditio... |
8 September 2009
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Guitar Hero 5 is out. The Beatles Rock Band is set to launch on September 9. So the companies creating those games are already talking about their next projects, which, in the case of Harmonix, is a creation suite called Rock Band Network. And what's more interesting than the head of a rival project talking abou... |
7 September 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Guitar Hero 5 is now out and gamers who are not interested in picking up the new annual iteration of the Activision published music simulation are now no doubt looking forward to September 9, when Harmonix and MTV Games are set to put out The Beatles Rock Band, a game, which aims to replicate both the felling of play... |
3 September 2009
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September 1 is just around the corner and will bring with it the release of Guitar Hero 5, the Activision-made music title set to revolutionize the genre again. Only days latter, on September 9, Harmonix and MTV Games should offer gamers a chance to pick up The Beatles Rock Band. The battle between the two videogames... |
28 August 2009
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Rock Band Network has the potential to revolutionize both the music business and the videogame music genre and Harmonix probably hopes that it will. The new concept, which the company is working on at the moment and to which it will shift its focus once it ships The Beatles Rock Band on September 9, aims to offer all... |
28 August 2009
16:21 GMT |
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For some time, Harmonix and MTV Games have affirmed that The Beatles Rock Band will be offered in a bundle with instruments that will cost 250 dollars when it is launched on September 9.The companies probably took a look around, saw the economic problems, which have eaten into the available income that players can sp... |
26 August 2009
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Music games are extremely popular these days as they deliver a great dose of entertainment to the end user but also bring many profit opportunities for the companies involved in making them and for the bands and artists that contribute their tracks. That is why franchises like Guitar Hero or Rock Band are making a h... |
19 August 2009
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Music games are becoming more and more popular because they offer a wide variety of tracks that can appeal to almost any music fan out there who likes to enjoy a nice video game every once in a while. However, while two of the biggest music game franchises out there, Guitar Hero and Rock Band, focus a lot on rock an... |
17 August 2009
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The Beatles Rock Band, the videogame that Harmonix and MTV Games are set to release on September 9, will be getting at least three complete Beatles albums as downloadable content after it comes out.Gamers already knew about Abbey Road but the New York Times has revealed that players will also be able to play the enti... |
13 August 2009
17:21 GMT |
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Viacom is reporting that the first quarter of the financial year and the overall revenue for the Media Networks division, the parent of MTV Games and Harmonix, has fallen to 1.97 billion, which represents an 8% reduction over the same period of last year.The company clearly pointed the finger to limited sales of Rock... |
30 July 2009
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Music games make up for a large amount of profit generated by the gaming industry, as they offer multiple ways of getting money from the average gamer. From game sales to DLC tracks to plastic peripherals, there are a lot of things that attract the players. Another interesting part is the introduction of specially b... |
22 July 2009
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Music games have gained a huge amount of popularity in recent years, thanks to the huge number of famous tracks that they include in the retail package and what can be added thanks to the use of the DLC method of delivering content over the Internet. But while the latest full-fledged iteration of the famous Guitar H... |
20 July 2009
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Harmonix and MTV Games, the dream team behind the success of Rock Band and Rock Band 2, have announced that they plan to deliver a wide array of new songs to all the versions of the game and they have surely delivered on that promise.The Rock Band Music Store was updated this week with new downloadable tracks for the... |
15 July 2009
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Video games get better every year, whether they get content, graphics or gameplay upgrades. That is why we see plenty of yearly iterations in many genres, like sports or music titles. But, at least in terms of music games, a lot of players have begun to wonder why it isn't as easy to deliver new experiences, in... |
9 July 2009
02:42 GMT |
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Harmonix is not only trotting out Ringo Star and Paul McCartney on public occasions so that they can, rather awkwardly, shower praise on The Beatles Rock Band. The developers are claiming that there are four persons, the two surviving members of the band and the two widows, who have had a special say in the creative ... |
25 June 2009
18:21 GMT |
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Music games are quite popular because they combine two very entertaining things for a lot of people. As such, many music lovers have become interested in franchises such as Rock Band or Guitar Hero, which let them experience playing in concerts and singing their favorite tracks.Now, Iron Maiden fans will have yet ano... |
1 June 2009
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Music games are veritable never-ending sources of profit, as people will flock to buy both the retail titles and the plastic instruments needed in order to play them, along with more tracks for the games via Downloadable Content. That's why the two biggest companies involved in this genre, Activision and Harmon... |
27 May 2009
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Music games are extremely popular these days, thanks to the fact that they appeal to a big number of gamers, making the developers and publishers of such titles very rich. As such, a lot of other companies have begun to wonder how they can associate with franchises like Rock Band or Guitar Hero and have a share of th... |
25 May 2009
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Harmonix is one of the most popular video game developers out there, thanks to its great releases and due to the fact that it really listens to its fans and aims to please them through new add-ons and DLC for its Rock Band franchise of music video games. The next big project from the company is Rock Band Unplugged, ... |
19 May 2009
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Rock Band Unplugged is coming on June 9 and it was about time to get a full track list for the music videogame set to be released for the PlayStation Portable. The Harmonix game will not require any guitar-like peripheral to be used and will allow players to rock out while using the controls that are already incorpor... |
19 May 2009
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Music games are on a high ascending trend in both sales and popularity these days as, seemingly, gamers can't get enough of them, which drives companies to release newer and newer versions of them or more add-ons and track packs. Such is the case with Harmonix, which is responsible for the Rock Band franchise, ... |
13 May 2009
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Harmonix is still hoping to build up more hype around The Beatles: Rock Band by not revealing the complete tracklist for the game until very close to the actual release date, which is set for September 9.Some hoped that a complete reveal might come as close as the E3 trade show, which takes place next month, but thos... |
13 May 2009
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Music games are a lot of companies' bread and butter during these financial times as they hold the key to quite a few profit opportunities, from the retail sales of the titles to peripheral marketing and the release of premium DLC tracks that arrive each week in order to enhance the repertoire of the games. Har... |
12 May 2009
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Music games are one of the most popular types of video games currently found on the market, largely due to the fact that they provide a unique experience and that they can bring together large groups of friends who can have fun by playing them. But these games make not only players but also the companies that create... |
27 April 2009
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Music games are huge. A genre that begun by offering gamers a chance to play old hits on fake plastic instruments has evolved, in quite a short time, to the point where we are getting a music game tracking the career of The Beatles and bands like Metallica and AC DC have their music featured in exclusive music titles... |
23 April 2009
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So far, LEGO has taken over all six Star Wars movies, the Batman franchise, and the Indiana Jones adventures. Now, LEGO is making a move from adventure to music with Warner Bros. Interactive and TT Games, officially announcing that they are collaborating with Harmonix and MTV Games to create LEGO Rock Band. Rumors a... |
23 April 2009
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Music games are very popular these days because they offer both a great experience to the player and a lot of opportunities from which to squeeze some extra profit for the companies behind them, like peripheral sales or downloadable content in the form of new tracks. Harmonix is relentless in its pursuit of offering... |
22 April 2009
11:11 GMT |
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Guitar Hero: Metallica is out, so the biggest music game that is set to come in 2009 is The Beatles Rock Band title that Harmonix and MTV Games are working on. When it was initially announced, people thought the undertaking was much too big and that a game focused on the most successful band of the XX century was jus... |
16 April 2009
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Harmonix is one of the most popular developers out there largely due to the fact that it is responsible for the first popular music game, Guitar Hero, and for one of the biggest music franchises, Rock Band.But the company is also a big player in the peripheral instruments market, as it has released quite a few high-e... |
9 April 2009
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It's funny how no one in the videogame industry seems to be able to keep a secret. There have been rumors related to a LEGO Rock Band being in development at Harmonix for quite some time now, but Electronic Arts and the developer itself have always refused to comment on rumors, which, of course, only served to g... |
7 April 2009
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The music game genre is one of the most popular currently available on the market, with its big success largely due to the impressive song library that these titles possess, appealing to almost any kind of music lover out there. Furthermore, through DLC, new tracks appear every week, which will certainly make more cu... |
6 April 2009
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