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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Rock Acts Ringing Up Sales Via Video Games

Games like “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero III” have proved their ability to breathe new life into classic rock sales. But can they do the same for new music?
Last month, Motley Crue decided to find out. The band placed its new single, the title track from “Saints of Los Angeles,” for sale as a [...]

Kanye Thrashes 50 Cent in First-day Sales Race

 
Kanye West looks set to win the closely watched duel with rival rapper 50 Cent for the No. 1 slot on next week’s U.S. pop album chart, according to preliminary sales data issued Wednesday.

West’s “Graduation” sold an estimated 437,000 copies during its first day of release Tuesday, ahead of 310,000 for 50 Cent’s “Curtis” and [...]