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Rock Band Network Network is one of the most ambitions projects that MTV Games and Harmonix have been working on. As far as the concept goes, it's not that completely new, since it basically relies on user-generated content, but to let anyone create selling songs might make people look at Rock Band in a complete... |
26 November 2009
03:38 GMT |
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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
12:51 GMT |
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It seems that in spite of the rivalry between Guitar Hero and Rock Band, most of the players who are interested in music simulators try both of them although they might not spend money on both series.A study was conducted by GamerDNA and DFC Intelligence on a sample of 10,000 players of the Xbox 360 home gaming conso... |
4 November 2009
04:30 GMT |
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It has been announced that cable-television network Nickelodeon is now the owner of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. This basically means that it holds the rights to creating television content, full-length movies and video games based on the characters. The official statement made by the network has not m... |
23 October 2009
03:02 GMT |
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One of the interesting battles to watch in the just released NPD Group sales figures for videogames for the month of September was that between musical rivals Rock Band and Guitar Hero. The Beatles title from Harmonix and MTV Games came out on top, selling more than Guitar Hero 5 by about 20%.Scott Guthrie, who is th... |
21 October 2009
03:24 GMT |
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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
15:51 GMT |
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MTV Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have revealed that the latest high profile star to be featured in the upcoming LEGO Rock Band is David Bowie, to be present in the videogame as a brick figurine.He will initially appear playing his “Let's Dance” hit, which is part of the playlist o... |
8 October 2009
12:51 GMT |
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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
15:01 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
12:51 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
15:01 GMT |
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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
11:01 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
16:41 GMT |
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Music games have become one of the guaranteed moneymakers for almost any developer, as the latter can generate income not only from selling copies of the games, but also from the sales of the peripherals that are needed to play these and, most important for long-term profitability, from the DLC tracks that the titles... |
30 March 2009
11:11 GMT |
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Harmonix and MTV Games are announcing that they plan to launch a new add-on featuring 20 songs that will be compatible with both the original Rock Band and Rock Band 2.The name of the fresh release will be Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock (quite a mouthful) and it will be offered for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3... |
25 March 2009
03:46 GMT |
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Rock Band creators Harmonix and MTV Games have partnered up with Microsoft in order to offer gamers a chance to join into playing the title with the drummer of celebrated grunge rock band Pearl Jam, which is also getting one of its most important albums introduced to the Rock Band Music Store. It's a cool chance... |
19 March 2009
06:07 GMT |
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The music game genre has seen a boom in popularity and profit in the last couple of years as more and more companies have begun to exploit this previously forgotten market. With franchises such as Guitar Hero or Rock Band achieving record sales, it's only natural that other companies would want to get onto this ... |
3 March 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Music is slowly but surely making its way into the gaming industry, especially if you take a look at the last few years. While the more predominant genres were rock and metal, thanks to titles such as Guitar Hero or Rock Band it seems that things will change soon and owners of the Harmonix-developed Rock Band titles ... |
12 February 2009
02:41 GMT |
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Alex Rigopulous, one of the co founders of Harmonix and its Chief Executive Officer, has emphatically declared that Rock Band, the multi million dollar selling franchise created in collaboration with MTV Games, would not be getting a new entry in 2009.The developer made the remarks as part of a speech that he deliver... |
8 January 2009
04:39 GMT |
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The music game genre is seeing a massive popularity increase this time of the year, as more and more customers are attracted to the entertainment that these titles provide. The fact that people can play with their friends or family is also a major feature that will certainly generate big sales for releases such as Ro... |
12 December 2008
03:11 GMT |
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MTV Games and Harmonix announce that they plan to release a new downloadable pack track for Rock Band 2. The twist is that, for the first time, the videogame is getting a bunch of country music tracks and the addition is surely set to make some players very happy as they use their fake instruments and play their favo... |
9 December 2008
12:11 GMT |
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Lately, the Internet has been filled with rumors that Harmonix, the developer of the extremely popular Rock Band series of games, would develop, in partnership with Apple, a game based on songs from the cult band, the Beatles.We reported on these rumors, which turned out to be true, after Harmonix released an officia... |
3 November 2008
05:45 GMT |
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The trio which handles the publishing of Rock Band, Electronic Arts, MTV Games and Harmonix, is announcing that the price of the European version of the game, sold under the name Rock Band's Instrument Edition, is set to be cut so that a suggested retail price of 140 Euros, which is about 198 $, is reached as so... |
10 September 2008
04:24 GMT |
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It was just a while ago when Jerry Bruckheimer announced that he was going to work on the Prince of Persia movie and things changed a little. No, he is still working on the PoP movie and it seems that he had actually played the game a little, or at least he played some video games. Because MTV Games has announced a p... |
19 December 2007
02:42 GMT |
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Gamers looking for more than just guitar controller play already know that Rock Band is the game for them. Harmonix has also done its job wonderfully in keeping fans updated with how development on the upcoming title was going and what it is going to feature when it launches. The latest update from the renowned devel... |
30 October 2007
04:39 GMT |
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