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Gaming Music video games to light up Q4.
New details of several key music-based video games, including The Beatles: Rock Band, Guitar Hero 5 and DJ Hero, have emerged, suggesting the final three months of the year will be a boom time for both music and gaming.
All three games are due for release in late October/early September in the run-up to the crucial Christmas gifting period.
Beatles Rock Band
Key features: it is expected to feature 45 songs and has period- and location-specific avatars of the band. Initially the entire Abbey Road album will be available for paid download, while All You Need Is Love is being made available as an exclusive purchase to Xbox 360 users via Xbox Live (with profits going to Medecins Sans Frontieres).
Release date: September 9
What it means for music: Famously still to license any master recordings for download via more conventional digital retailers, the fact that Apple Corps has gone with a gaming platform rather than iTunes is a telling indicator of where the band's priorities lie in 2009.
Guitar Hero V
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...Activision's "Guitar Hero'' franchise and MTV's newer "Rock Band,'' bands, music...game makers at "Guitar Hero'' and "Rock Band'' very popular...games such as "Guitar Hero'' and "Rock Band'' are almost crucial...
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- Magazine article from: Newsweek International Croal, N'gai January 14, 2008 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Advertising Age Bulik, Beth Snyder October 29, 2007 700+ words
...the bands pits "Guitar Hero III: Legends of...RedOctane against "Rock Band'' from MTV and...holiday season. "Guitar Hero III,'' which...momentum for `Guitar Hero,' and that will be tougher for `Rock Band' to overcome...
- Rock Band vs Guitar Hero - this generation's Blur vs Oasis
- Newspaper article from: The Irish Times September 25, 2009 700+ words
...selling downloadable song in Rock Band'shistory, but that's...between the game and the new Guitar Hero 5at the point of retail. Rock Band vs Guitar Herois this generation...Oasis. And, surprisingly, Guitar Hero appears to be winning out...
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- Magazine article from: Career World, a Weekly Reader publication September 1, 2009 700+ words
...Mass. It's a good fit. As part of the team that created Rock Band and Rock Band2, LoPiccolo is helping a new generation discover...people. "I think of a game development team as a gigantic rock band," says LoPiccolo. "Putting all the contributions of the...
- Just Like A Rock Star.(The Tip Sheet Tech; Games)(Guitar Hero III: Legends of...
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Croal, N'Gai December 17, 2007 700+ words
...options are the Guitar Hero III: Legends of...redoctane.com) and Rock Band ($170, Xbox 360...The original Guitar Hero was a surprise smash in 2005; Guitar Hero III continues the...completes the dream. Rock Band, however, cranks...
- Mad Catz Enters into Multi-Year License Agreement with Coffin Case to Produce...
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 17, 2008 700+ words
...straps, and other accessories, all for use with Rock Band and Guitar Hero. "Owner and founder Jonny Edwards has built Coffin...range of premium instruments we are developing for Rock Band." About Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. Mad Catz is...
- Gibson Sues guitar hero for patent infringement.(FOREFRONT)
- Magazine article from: Music Trades May 1, 2008 700+ words
...against the makers of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, charging that...past 26 months, Guitar Hero sales have topped $1.0 billion. Rock Band, introduced late...while the makers of Guitar Hero and Rock Band have more at stake...
