Jay-Z Talks World Series, ‘DJ Hero’ And ‘Fela’ [Video]
Jay-Z talks about performing at Game 1 of the World Series and his involvement in the new ‘DJ Hero’ video game and the Broadway muscial, ‘Fela.’
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Music, Video-game Industries Continue to Harmonize
Now that selling song downloads through video games has achieved liftoff, the business appears poised to rocket into orbit.
In 2008, “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero” users downloaded more than 50 million tracks from the games. Game-linked song downloads are expected to surge in the coming year as the music-simulation games continue to extend their reach [...]
Dial-a-concert? Japan Software Turns Mobiles Musical
Making music just got easier. A Japanese game maker has teamed up with the nation’s leading mobile phone network carrier to enable users to play an orchestra with their fingertips.
Game manufacturer Taito has created the “Chokkan Classic” software for NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode Internet service that lets users to pick their instruments and the melody [...]
New Turntable-Based Video Game Is Another Attempt At Hip-Hop ‘Guitar Hero’
For the last few years, rock music has been the force behind games like “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero,” which is all well and good for people who fantasize about guitar solos and drum fills. But what if what if your musical dream involves turntables and a mic?
Word recently leaked that “Guitar Hero” maker Activision [...]
Ken Griffey Throws a Throat Slash Toward Jeff Brantley’s Booth
For having played 20 seasons during a baseball era filled with controversy over steroids and escalating salaries, Ken Griffey Jr. has kept his reputation remarkably clean. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of one situation where Griffey drew a lot of fire for something he did or said, unless it was some [...]
MTV, EA Reunite on Rock Band 2
Publishers getting the band back together exclusively for the Xbox 360 in September; arrives on other platforms later in the year.
There’s nothing quite so rock and roll as a reunion tour, a fact underlined by today’s announcement of Rock Band 2, which will see MTV Games and Harmonix once again team up with Electronic Arts [...]
Play-along Video Game Genre Amps Up Music Industry
Tapping on fake instruments and screeching into microphones connected to video game consoles has become lucrative for both the music and gaming industries. Downloadable tunes for music-based games “Guitar Hero,” “Rock Band” and “SingStar” have become as vital as iTunes itself — and one of the last ways to expose youngsters to classic rock.
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Metallica Making the Virtual Band
And justice and video games for all…
Metallica has quietly teamed up with Activision to develop its own signature Guitar Hero, giving fans the opportunity to thrash along to many of the headbangers’ greatest hits.
The news first surfaced when an analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities found a listing for Metallica’s version of the interactive title [...]
