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| Viacom: Rock Band sales "are improving" but slower than predicted | |
| Posted: 04.11.2009 05:33 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 The Rock Band franchise, rival to Activision's Guitar Hero, isn't the financial power Viacom would like it to be but it's getting there, slowly.
The Beatles: Rock Band had a "great launch" but hopes for more with "marketing dollars" on the way. Franchise could see profit this Q4. | |
| Rumour-mill: Roger Daltrey talks The Who Rock Band "next year" | |
| Posted: 27.10.2009 08:21 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 Lead singer for The Who, Roger Daltrey, has revealed that EA apparently has designs for the long-time group and Rock Band to team up, possibly in the form of a special edition.
The singer told The Republican, that they're "going to be doing a Who one next year." It's unclear if he means a full The Beatles Rock Band treatment. It could be something else entirely. | |
| Operation Flashpoint to get patch and DLC, expected month's end | |
| Posted: 23.10.2009 04:40 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Publisher Codemasters has said they hope to update the game and give out new content at the same time for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, which is by October end.
Their intention "is to align" the two to hopefully do the"whole thing in one." For the developer it's "not a lot of fuss" to work on new content, in fact it's "actually quite easy" to do; open-ended. | |
| Panzer General: Allied Assault and Tower Bloxx Deluxe on XBLA | |
| Posted: 20.10.2009 04:22 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 This week on Xbox Live Arcade a game from Star Wars: Empire at War developer Petroglyph Games will be available to the masses, Panzer General: Allied Assault.
Digital Chocolate has been busy prepping Tower Bloxx Deluxe for its HD release too. Both of these XBLA newcomer titles will be available tomorrow for 800 Microsoft Points each. | |
| LEGO to Rock Band our world November 27th, UK date confirmed | |
| Posted: 15.10.2009 05:00 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Developer Traveller's Tales, now experts of all things LEGO, teamed up with Rock Band's Harmonix and have been hard at work infusing plastic bricks and studs with music.
LEGO Rock Band, which features family-friendly tunes, will be releasing in the UK on November 27th for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS. Rock VIPS have been thoroughly Lego-ised. | |
| Codemasters has "very ambitious" Operation Flashpoint DLC plans | |
| Posted: 15.10.2009 04:27 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 The first downloadable content for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is due in "a matter of weeks," and the developers are trying out all sorts for the future. Perfect for expansion.
Codemasters' Sion Lenton confirms there will be "weapons packs, map packs" coming for sure, as a release is now "just the beginning" thanks to DLC. They're "already prototyping" more. | |
| Brian May: Queen Rock Band "may happen," loves Lego "accolade" | |
| Posted: 14.10.2009 06:43 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Queen guitarist Brian May reveals they're open to a dedicated Rock Band edition, but sound as if they'd settle being "portrayed in Lego" as it's the "ultimate accolade" to have.
Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones quite agree. There's been "behind the scenes" chatter about a Rock Band game, and Queen are "into it" affirms May; believes it could happen. | |
| Warner Bros and MTV Games announce LEGO Rock Band track-list | |
| Posted: 13.10.2009 05:52 by Technet2k | Comments: 4 |
 Publisher Warner Bros has dished the full list of tracks available in the upcoming LEGO Rock Band, which will likely take us all by storm. It'll include DLC support of course.
Also featured are exportable tracks to other Rock Band titles, "for a nominal export fee" naturally. How much? Don't know. 45 tracks have been named for LEGO rockers to strum. | |
| Should Beatles albums "sell well", then Rock Band gets more DLC | |
| Posted: 09.10.2009 06:02 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 The reasoning behind no avalanche of new The Beatles: Rock Band DLC is quite simple, as Harmonix's John Drake explains. It costs money to convert them, they need incentive.
The developers don't wait for masters to arrive and "just author them" like with other Rock Band tracks, it costs "thousands of dollars" using the original tapes. Sales will mean DLC. | |
| Bust a Move, Football Genius and Military Madness on XBLA soon | |
| Posted: 29.09.2009 04:39 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 This week the Xbox Live Arcade will have three new gems in its vault. Taito's Bust a Move, I-Imagine's Football Genius and Backbone's Military Madness are on their way.
Each of the XBLA titles will be up for 800 Microsoft Points. Military Madness: Nectaris is a remake of the original game back in the day, that day being in 1989 on the TurboGrafx-16. | |
| Harmonix unleash Rock Band 2 update, adds in an 'Audition Mode' | |
| Posted: 28.09.2009 05:46 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Currently the new title update is only available for Xbox 360 because the PS3 version is still going through tests with PlayStation Network. The patch addresses "common requests".
Most notably it adds the 'Rock Band Network Audition Mode', which lets users try out their uploaded songs from the PC. In "coming weeks" the Rock Band Network starts an open beta. | |
| RedOctane "think it's likely" Natal will play a role with Guitar Hero | |
| Posted: 22.09.2009 07:47 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Project Natal's destiny is murky, officially speaking, only theories exist on the extent of its practical application. RedOctane believes Acti's Guitar Hero will be infusing it eventually.
Kai Huang, boss of RedOctane, says Natal is "very interesting" because of the numerous things "you can do with it". They're "evaluating it" and say the future holds integration. | |
| The Beatles sales have "exceeded" goals, it really is "a work of art" | |
| Posted: 17.09.2009 05:55 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Philippe Dauman, Viacom's CEO, has said during a recent Goldman Sachs conference call that The Beatles: Rock Band sales have blown past "internal expectations" they had.
It's "been terrific," and they shifted 25 percent of their inventory the first week. The music game delivers "in all respects" and Viacom expect it to continue performing. Bigger than Jesus? | |
| McCartney: Past Beatles would have thought "what a clever idea" | |
| Posted: 07.09.2009 07:43 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Sir Paul McCartney has expressed his belief that fellow music legends John Lennon and George Harrison would have been completely on board with The Beatles: Rock Band.
The "bottom line" for them is their music "is getting played" says McCartney. Lennon would have "been excited" about Rock Band's concept, and how The Beatles "were represented." | |
| Warner is "thrilled" to publish 'Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen!' | |
| Posted: 03.09.2009 04:54 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Scene It? will be returning this holiday season, so you'd best bone up on that movie trivia of the past 40 years. Warner Bros will be distributing the latest game show game.
It's the first time Scene It? will also be coming to the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii, and not just on the Xbox 360. It's to be a sure "smash hit" with movie buffs say Warner, and pop-culture. | |
| The Beatles: Rock Band could shell out $40m in royalties, if it sells | |
| Posted: 01.09.2009 05:39 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Viacom have already promised a minimum of $10 million to rights-holders, but if the hyped music game actually explodes as big wigs hope it does, then that's even more.
The royalty rates are "not even comparable" to anything before. A lot of people are getting paid for the likenesses and songs of The Beatles. A standard edition of the game revealed last week. | |
| Xbox Live down for 24 hours | |
| Posted: 16.06.2009 04:06 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 4 |
 Just to confirm that Xbox Live is now down, and should remain so for up to 24 hours. This is the planned scheduled maintenance that we mentioned last week. | |
| Microsoft Reveals Lips: Number One Hits for Xbox 360 | |
| Posted: 27.05.2009 08:12 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 1 |
 Microsoft announced today that it's developing a second lips game for the Xbox 360, Lips: Number One Hits. Combined with the original "Lips" game, "Lips: Number One Hits" sets the stage for the ultimate singing party with a new collection of global chart-topping songs to satisfy even the choosiest of performers. So regardless if your preferred stage is an amphitheatre, or just your living room, everyone will love the latest from Xbox 360's exclusive singing franchise. | |
| Battlestations: Pacific Demo hits Xbox Live Marketplace | |
| Posted: 30.04.2009 05:50 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 0 |
 The Battlestations: Pacific demo is now available to download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo includes one mission from the US campaign and 2 multiplayer modes available to play in single player only against the AI. The full game features 2 single player campaigns with 28 missions in total, over 100 air, sea and undersea units and 5 new multiplayer modes that can be played with up to 8 players. | |
| Beatles: Rock Band Collector's Edition Detailed | |
| Posted: 14.04.2009 07:04 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 2 |
 In an email from Gamestop to its customers, detailed information on the contents of the Beatles: Rock Band Collector's Edition were uncovered, revealing that the game will contain many instruments along with special content. | |
