Peter Kafka in Media on November 3, 2011 at 4:57 am PT
A deal between the label and music tech start-up Echo Nest gives coders access to songs they’ve heard of, with a minimum of fuss. Imagine that!
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 14, 2011 at 6:00 am PT
No more silly plastic guitars with buttons. Ubisoft has rigged a way for people to learn to play a real electric guitar using videogames.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on September 26, 2011 at 1:29 pm PT
A new book being released today talks to the creators of Guitar Hero and Rock Band to find out why the industry hit such a sour note after one year of off-the-charts revenues.
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Drake Martinet in News on April 15, 2011 at 10:10 am PT
Nothing makes you feel like a rock god more than shredding on Activision’s Guitar Hero or Electronic Arts’ Rock Band–except, of course, for actually becoming one.
Ina Fried in Mobile on January 6, 2011 at 1:03 pm PT
Verizon showed off 10 devices coming in the first half of the year and said it will cover another 140 cities with the high-speed network by year’s end.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 4, 2011 at 7:46 am PT
Or why Tony Haile wants you to learn to stop worrying and love data–and pay up for a subscription to Newsbeat, his new analytics service.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 4, 2011 at 3:30 am PT
If you’ve got $49.99, you can buy a copy of “Rock Band 3.” Or you could have bought the company that makes the videogame. Ouch.
Peter Kafka in Media on December 23, 2010 at 12:23 pm PT
Remember when music video games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band were red-hot? That was a couple of years ago.
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Sam Schechner, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 11, 2010 at 4:57 pm PT
Viacom Inc. is telling the band to pack up and go.
The New York-based entertainment company is preparing to unload its Harmonix videogame division, maker of the popular “Rock Band” line of games.
Peter Kafka in Media on February 11, 2010 at 4:39 am PT
Viacom blames a revenue slide on a once hot videogame, but says movie hits, cable fees and cost-cutting have pushed up profits. Oddly, no mention of Snooki or The Situation.
