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Wednesday, Nov 4
GameTrailers Updates
4 Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden Japanese Castle Gamepla 4 Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden Japanese Cave Gameplay 4 Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden Japanese Countryside Gameplay Planet 51 European Rover Trailer C.O.P.: The Recruit Launch Trailer LEGO Rock Band...
EA CEO John Riccitiello discusses the state of the industry, big The Beatles: Rock Band sales coming
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EA predicting pick-up in The Beatles: Rock Band sales for the holidays, says mobile games are the future
“The bulk of video games, like Beatles: Rock Band, are going to pick up in a big way before the next holiday. There are probably more people enjoying games on mobile devices than all the consoles put together. That is the future.” - Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello Link
EA and Activision Wii games - play times broken down
EA’s Wii Games* Average total playing time per Nintendo Channel user, since the game’s launch Rock Band 2 - 45 hours, 30 minutes FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play - 34 hours, 21 minutes Rock Band - 31 hours, 47 minutes The Godfather: Blackhand Edition - 28 hours, 52 minutes Madden NFL 08 - 28 hours, 39 m...
Tuesday, Nov 3
IGN Updates
Activision’s ‘Mountain Sports’ is Now Available for Wii We Cheer 2 Now Available Exclusively For Wii Warner Bros. Interactive and MTV Games Announce the Launch Of LEGO Rock Band Features Screens Previews Reviews Rabbids Go Home LEGO Rock Band
A pair of Wii reviews
Two Wii reviews from G4… Need for Speed: NITRO LEGO Rock Band Two Wii reviews from G4… Need for Speed: NITRO LEGO Rock Band
Analyst calls out Wii, casual game competition and music game fatigue for industry slump
1. Wii Weakness: Since few publishers outside of Nintendo significantly benefited from the Wii boom, few will be significantly hurt as the platform stalls. 3. Music Games Fatigue: The genre is past its prime. While it still accounts for 9% of YTD 2009 sales, it is down 40% vs. 2008. ATVI is obviou...
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainement and MTV Games announce LEGO Rock Band launch
Fans can extend their experience with family-friendly downloadable content from the massive Rock Band™ Music Store on their Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles that contains more than 350 songs that can be played within LEGO Rock Band. Players can also export songs from LEGO Rock Band to...
Monday, Nov 2
Nintendo Channel updates in video form - What’s new in Animal Crossing: City Folk, and much more
Check out videos for Tony Hawk: RIDE, Nostalgia, Band Hero, SimAnimals: Africa, Style Savvy, Carnival King, Aha! I Got It: Escape Game, Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Battle of Giants: Dragons, Cabelas Big Game Hunter, Cars Race-o-Rama, Family Card Game, Imagine Babyz Fashion, Madden NFL...
The Beatles: Rock Band/Guitar Hero 5 see high usage overlap figures
45% of Guitar Hero 5 users also played The Beatles Rock Band 34% of The Beatles Rock Band users also played Guitar Hero 5 64% of The Beatles Rock Band users have not played Guitar Hero World Tour or Rock Band 2 46% of Guitar Hero 5 users have not played Guitar Hero World Tour or Rock Band 2
Nintendo Channel - today’s video/demo updates
Wii: –New Super Mario Bros. Wii – Video 2 –Need for Speed NITRO – Rio Video –SimAnimals Africa – Producer Walk-Thru Video –Tony Hawk: RIDE – Tutorial Video #2 – Ollies –Planet 51 – Video 2 –Madden NFL 10 – Accolades Video –Cars Race-O-Rama – Info Video –Rock Band Metal Track Pack – Info Video
Friday, Oct 30
IGN Updates
Guitar Hero’s November’s Line-Up Of Downloadable Content Is Announced Rock Band Adds To Its Catalog Of Top Artists With More Nirvana and Foo Fighters Features Screens PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Big Adventure Dementium II Previews EA Sports Active: More Workouts
Thursday, Oct 29
GameTrailers updates
Cooking Mama 3 - Pie Making Gameplay Cooking Mama 3 - Better Than Mama’s Cooking Gameplay Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter - Missing Objects Gameplay Touchmaster 3 - Cards Gameplay Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron - Space Battle Gameplay LEGO Rock Band - Exclusive Epic Tour Trailer
Wednesday, Oct 28
Nintendo Channel data - The Beatles: Rock Band resonating more with Wii owners than Guitar Hero 5
To me, it certainly looks like the Wii owners out there are more interested in The Beatles: Rock Band than Guitar Hero 5. I’d have to say that on a personal basis, I agree! On the other hand, this could simply come down to more The Beatles: Rock Band owners allowing their data to be pulled than Gu...
Tuesday, Oct 27
IGN Updates
Astro Boy: The Video Game Bittos News The Who Singer Spoils Rock Band Surprise Analyst Anticipating Netflix Service on Wii EA Releases NERF “N-Strike” Ellite For the Wii With Bundled NERF Blaster and Red Reveal Lens Tomy’s Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 For Wii Goes Gold
GameTrailers updates
DJ Hero - Vanilla Ice vs. Paula Abdul Gameplay DJ Hero - Zakk Wylde vs. Public Enemy Gameplay DJ Hero - Common vs. Masta Ace Gameplay LEGO Rock Band - Build a Band & Rock the World Trailer Fullmetal Alchemist: Prince of the Dawn - Japanese Support Gameplay
The Who: Rock Band coming next year, says band member
Sounds like someone let the news slip just a tad too early! I guess it’s going to be hard for Harmonix to get angry with the band that’s the focus of a full game. I’m sure there will be some repercussions though!
Monday, Oct 26
GameSpot updates
Playmobil Circus Screens Crosshairs Preview: Lego Rock Band Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Review TOTS Demo: Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 Playmobil Circus Screens Crosshairs Preview: Lego Rock Band
Activision explains why they choose DS over PSP for ‘Hero’ franchise
Full interview here A portion of a GameDaily interview with David Nathanielsz… GD: Why does Activision avoid the PSP with these music games? Harmonix brought Rock Band to the system. Why not Guitar or Band Hero? DAVID NATHANIELSZ: From the start of our development on Guitar Hero: On Tour,...
LEGO Rock Band - venue montage
Direct link here In stores November 3rd, it’s officially the “Final Countdown” until the launch of the upcoming family music videogame, LEGO Rock Band! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games have release a new trailer for this title, featuring a montage of some of the many...
Friday, Oct 23
IGN Updates
Videos Need for Speed Nitro City Builder Disney Sing It: Pop Hits JU-ON: The Grudge News Activision: Initial DJ Hero Sales Might Be Slow Rock Band Breaks Out The Zombies and Wolves In Time For Halloween Okami Hits Top Ten in Japan Features Daft Punk: Worst to Best Game Scoop! Podcast, Episo...
Multi-award winning Composer Chance Thomas to Give Keynote at GameSoundCon San Francisco, Conference on Game Music and Game Sound Design
GameSoundCon also features two full days of Rock Band Network Training. MTV Games’ Harmonix Music Systems, the developers of the Rock Band video game, will present two days of instruction on using the custom tools that allow you to make your own original songs into playable Rock Band file...
Rock Band breaks out the zombies and werewolves in time for Halloween
Cambridge, Mass. – Oct. 23, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced the spookiest DLC packs yet, with three tracks from Rob Zombie and five from Wolfmother, as well as tracks from Liz Phair and Morningwood, that will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable conten...
Wednesday, Oct 21
IGN Updates
Reviews: Cars: Race-O-Rama Review A Witch’s Tale Review Previews: Hands-on with Avatar: The Game Videos: CSI Deadly Intent Videos Avatar Wii Videos NARUTO Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 Trailer LEGO Rock Band Gameplaly Video No More Heroes 2: Meet Henry Marvel Super Hero Squa...
Tuesday, Oct 20
IGN Updates
Beatles: Rock Band, The Shadow Walker: Shadow Boy and Fairy of Light WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 News THQ Releases Marvel Super Hero Squad Today Europe Getting Black Wii Console Bundle First Look: Pink & Blue Wiimotes Legendary Band Queen to Appear in LEGO Rock Band
Altec Lansing Launches Speaker for Rock Band, Guitar Hero and DJ Hero
“Stage-Gig is the first speaker system designed from the ground up for use with Rock Band, Guitar Hero and DJ Hero,” explains Don Milks, senior manager of product management at Altec Lansing. “By amplifying the audio, Stage-Gig makes the games feel even more like you are playing in a live c...
The Beatles Rock Band/Rock Band DLC - impressions
Impressions here (Queen and The Beatles) Impressions here (Queen and The Beatles)
5 things you didn’t know about The Beatles: Rock Band ‘Abbey Road’ DLC
The drummer has to sit out on “Because.” “So if you’re playing as a full band, and you do the full Abbey Road DLC album, the drummer just hangs out for a song, and he’s just out for that one and in on the next one. It’s a lot easier.” - Harmonix publicist Alex Navarro
The Beatles: Rock Band DLC reminder - Abbey Road now available
Check out our Photobucket album for more pics Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix are pleased to introduce Abbey Road (1969) as the first Beatles album available for purchase as downloadable content in The Beatles™: Rock Band™ Music Store beginning today!
Queen in LEGO Rock Band - official announcement trailer, screens, PR
LEGO Rock Band puts the power of rock into the hands of tweens, teens, families and gamers of all ages as they go on a wild journey to stardom as they “Build a Band and Rock the Universe.” The game is developed by TT Games in partnership with Harmonix for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainmen...
Monday, Oct 19
Analyst - Wii price drop got people to buy consoles but not software, October sales might be weak
With this data now visible, it is most likely that October sales will be weaker than previously expected. Additionally, wh[ile] the Wii had its price cut the last week of September, many consumers skimped on additional software purchases. Lastly, sales of the PSPgo were respectable, but...
IGN Updates
Videos FIFA Soccer 10 Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles DJ Hero Runaway: A Twist of Fate News The Beatles: Rock Band Outsells Guitar Hero 5 Wii Price Drop Spurs Sales DanceDanceRevolution Complete Track List and Release Date Announced The Be...
MTV boasting about The Beatles: Rock Band outselling Guitar Hero 5
“We outsold them two-to-one on a revenue basis and we outperformed on a unit basis as well, despite the fact that they had an eight-day advantage, and were giving away free software. At the end of the day, The Beatles: Rock Band clearly outperformed them, and we’re not done yet. We’re anticip...
GameTrailers updates
LEGO Rock Band - Blur Gameplay Bakugan Battle Brawlers - Griffon vs. Terrorclaw Gameplay Bakugan Battle Brawlers - Centipoid vs. Robotallion Gameplay Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 - Kakashi vs. Jiraiya Gameplay Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 - Tsunade vs. Baki Gameplay
The Beatles: Rock Band Debuts as the #1 Selling Music Video Game for September 09
· “The Beatles: Rock Band is nothing less than a cultural watershed … It may be the most important video game yet made” - NY Times The game is compatible with all Rock Band™ instrument controllers, as well as most Guitar Hero® and other authorized third party music video game peripherals an...
EA unsure of the ‘big box mentality’, takes jab at Activision
“If you look at the ability of the industry to sustain the big box mentality — Guitar Hero, Rock Band — it’s going to be a challenge. The first time somebody puts a skateboard through their television set – to what extent is the user willing to pay?” - EA’s Peter Moore Link
NPD - September analysis from Anita Frazier: second best September on record after 2007, MotionPlus top accessory
We know all eyes are going to be on the Rock Band and Guitar Hero sales since the music/dance genre has been so closely followed by many this year. Both titles captured a spot in the top 10 for the month and at the item level, across all platforms, The Beatles: Rock Band came in third behind Halo 3...
NPD sales - September results (Wii loses number 1 spot)
PlayStation 2 146.0K PlayStation 3 491.8K PSP 190.4K Xbox 360 352.6K Wii 462.8K Nintendo DS 524.2K HALO 3:ODST 360 MICROSOFT (CORP) Sep-09 1.52M 1 WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jul-09 442.9K 2 MADDEN NFL 10 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-09 289.6K 3 MARIO & LUIGI:BOWSER...
Friday, Oct 16
GameSpot updates
Rock Band 2 - multiple videos Band Hero First Impression: Wii-DS Connectivity Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles - multiple videos Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Hands-On Impressions Rock Band 2 - multiple videos KozPlay Episode Two: Games of the Tokyo Game Show
IGN Updates
Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage at IGN.com Rock Band 2 Beatles: Rock Band, The News Wii Fit, Pokemon Dominate in Japan Rock Band Unleashes The Queen 10-Pack Blur Revealed To Be Featured in LEGO Rock Band Screens LEGO Rock Band Beatles: Rock Band, The EA Sports Active: More Workouts
Thursday, Oct 15
NMag - review scores
Wii: Thanks to Max for the heads up! Wii: Metroid Prime Trilogy - 9.5 The Beatles: Rock Band - 8.5 Dead Space Exctraction - 8.0 Guitar Hero 5 - 8.0 Mario & Sonic bei den Olympischen Winterspielen - 7.5 Spyborgs - 7.0 MySims Agents - 7.0 FIFA 10 - 6.5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up - 6.5 Spectr...
Friday, Oct 9
Tim Schaffer discusses the Brutal Legend RocK Band DLC, talks about the death/rebirth of adventure games
Full interview here A portion of a Game Informer interview with Tim Schaffer… GI: And today you announced you’ve got some Rock Band DLC coming out next week… TS: Yeah, it’s exciting. GI: It’s very exciting… Could we get more? TS: Yeah, it’s only three songs… It should be – yeah, I think people...
Wednesday, Oct 7
Activision says variety and value are key to Guitar Hero 5’s success, very happy with beating The Beatles: Rock Band on a 2-to-1 level
“This theme of this season was variety and value - variety of a series of great guitar songs - it’s 82 artists and 85 songs. So we really focused on not even having too many songs by any one artist. That was deliberate, and that was what the fans had been advocating, and we wanted to give the fans wh...
Sunday, Sep 13
Activision tells us why we should care about Guitar Hero 5, comments on The Beatles: Rock Band
TR: That’s a great question and I’m glad you asked. Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero are unique in that if you’re a hardcore consumer and you like unlimited access to music you’ve already purchased — we now have that. You can transfer over music that you’ve previously played from World Tour, Smash H...
Wednesday, Sep 9
The Beatles: Rock Band DLC to feature ‘custom dreamscapes’
“DLC songs which don’t end up in historical venues will have custom dreamscapes, yes. There will be visual themes and elements that will stretch from the on-disc dreamscapes into the DLC dreamscapes, but everyone is custom, unique, and fully-crafted for the song it will accompany. It’s a...
Tuesday, Sep 8
The Beatles: Rock Band - review
The question has never really been, “Do The Beatles deserve their own game?” In a space where single-band titles are inevitable, there are few bands that truly do deserve to get this kind of treatment. In this case, Harmonix has treated the band’s music, art, and history with a respect and r...
Friday, Sep 4
Rock Band DLC alert - Freeze Pop and PAX three packs coming to Rock Band
Cambridge, Mass. – Sept. 4, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that two three-packs of songs from bands appearing at the Penny Arcade Expo this weekend will be available for download in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content next week for the Xbox 360® video game and ent...
The Beatles: Rock Band ’special value edition’ special because of old instruments
Here’s a warning to any of you that are planning to pick up The Beatles: Rock Band ’special value edition’ due to the cheaper price tag. While you’ll be getting everything you need to play the game, you’ll be doing so with a set of Rock Band 1 instruments. The bundle is cheaper because it goes wit...
Sunday, Aug 23
Neversoft thinks Harmonix will have fun with Guitar Hero 5’s multiple instrument features
Full interview here A portion of a WorthPlaying interview with Brian Bright, project director… WP: Given the competition between the GH and Rock Band franchises, what did Rock Band 2 do really well, and conversely, what does GH5 going to do really well that is going to make the Harmonix gu...
Thursday, Aug 20
MTV confirms Rock Band 3, also looking to expand into other genres of games
Full interview here A portion of an MCV interview with MTV Games boss Scott Guthrie… MCV: So for those tent pole releases, what happens after The Beatles game – what’s coming in 2010? Another major artist game? Or Rock Band 3? SG: We’re exploring both – and possibly will do both. The Harmonix...
Wednesday, Aug 12
The Nominations for the Pepsi Rock Band Music Video Promotion are Out
New York, NY (August 11, 2009) /PRNewswire/ — Today, Pepsi, MTV and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), have announced the nominees for the “2009 MTV Video Music Awards Best Performance in a Pepsi Rock Band Video” category. These five nominated bands were selecte...
Sunday, Aug 9
Nintendo Power - info summary (FFCC: TCB, The Beatles: Rock Band, why no Wii Music review, and more)
The Beatles: Rock Band will now allow Whammy Bar riffs or drum fills, as to not ruin the sound of The Beatles’ original songs. On top of that, the harmony trainer includes a flute to help you isolate the sections you are looking to learn. Finally, Paul’s Hofner 500 bass replica is now right-han...
Thursday, Jul 9
GameStop - Rock Band deal
Thanks to Unknownsage for the heads up! Add any of these Rock Band Wii titles to your cart. Proceed to checkout as normal. The 2 GB memory card will not appear in your cart, but will be added to your order later. Your free memory card will ship with your order. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Terms of offer su...
Monday, Jul 6
Rock Band Wii DLC Alert - Green Day
Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change ** Price: $2.00 (200 Wii Points) per track 1.00 (100 Wii Points) per track Location: In-game Rock Band 2 Music Store (Wii Points must be purchased through the Wii™ Shop Channel)
Wednesday, Jul 1
Activision CEO talks about Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk franchise fatigue
IG: In terms of strategy for Activision… you have some hot selling IP in Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and Tony Hawk has been reinvented with the new board from the Robomodo guys, but do you ever feel there’s overkill in terms of too many Guitar Hero SKUs? I think the Rock Band guys have a slightly d...
Wednesday, Jun 24
How involved were The Beatles with The Beatles: Rock Band?
They looked over all the characters, the animations … they really kept us honest on whether we were capturing the spirit of the band as they were performing, which was a huge challenge for us. With Rock Band, you’ve got these avatars that are, you know, anyone, so it’s pretty easy for you to be...
Saturday, Jun 13
GameSpot’s E3 awards - Scribblenauts takes Game of Show again!
Best Stage Demo The Beatles: Rock Band (360/PS3/Wii) Best Rhythm Game The Beatles: Rock Band (360/PS3/Wii) Best Massively Multiplayer Game Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) Best Xbox 360 Game Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction (360/PC)
Friday, Jun 5
Iron Maiden Master Recordings for DLC Rock Band
Iron Maiden master recordings made available as downloadable content for Rock Band for the first time! Thursday, June 11, 2009 PlayStation®Store) Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 PlayStation®Network In-game Rock Band 2 Music Store for Wii
Monday, Jun 1
Rock Band Wii DLC Alert
Location: In-game Rock Band 2 Music Store (Wii Points must be purchased through Wii™ Shop Channel) Rock Band 2 is available for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation®2 systems and the Wii system. The Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system and Wii versions support downloadable content.
Wednesday, Apr 29
Guitar Hero Metallica Review
Specialty packs seem to be the wave of the future as far as music games go. No longer looking at a “one a year” approach to Activision’s Guitar Hero cash cow, and with Rock Band venturing into a similar “band focused” approach, it’s only a matter of time before your favorite rock act has their o...
Wednesday, Apr 8
ONM - review scores
Rock Band 2 - 92% Rhythm Paradise - 82% Disgaea DS - 88% Lux-Pain - 76% Valkyrie Profile Covenant of the Plume - 85% Rhapsody: A Music Adventure - 81% Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time - 75% Little King’s Story - 92% My Sims Party - 61% EA Sports Football Academy - 50% Suikoden Ti...
Thursday, Jan 29
Rock Band 2 - review
A portion of an NWR review… Anyone with Rock Band 1 instruments should pick this one up without question, and those who have yet to invest should consider Rock Band 2 before any other band game currently on the market. Full review here
Monday, Dec 22
Rock Band II - review
A portion of a GameDaily review... You'd be crazy to turn away from a party like Rock Band 2. The fun gameplay, improved peripherals, additional modes and incredibly cool song list (with fresh additions each week, including full albums) will keep you rocking for months. AC/DC sums it up best – ...
Monday, Dec 24
GameSpot ‘Game of the Year’ awards
Best Licensed Music: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Best Story: BioShock Best Sound Design: Rock Band Biggest News: Vivendi merges with Activision Best Multiplayer Game: Rock Band Best New Gaming Hardware: Rock Band Instrument Set Best Downloadable Content: Rock Band
