Topic: Rock Band (Video Game)

Rock Band for iPhone Launches to Thunderous Applause

Living room rock gods, take note: the battle of the bands is on, and this time the arena is portable. Electronic Arts, MTV Games, and Harmonix have finally launched Rock Band for the iPhone, challenging Tapulous's monopoly in the ...READ»

Live from E3: Microsoft announce deals with NBC/Universal, Netflix plus new games

Microsoft held its annual Xbox 360 press conference this morning at the Los Angeles Convention Center to kick off E3. I arrived about 30 minutes after the conference already started because of a late flight but apprently I didn't ...READ»

From Guitar Hero to The Beatles: Music Games at War

With the debut of The Beatles: Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5, MTV Games and Activision Blizzard are fighting to dominate the music genre--but can they beat the recession?READ»

Live from E3 all this week...

Hey folks, I'm heading to Los Angeles this week for E3 2008, yes the annual gigantic video game expo where publishers and developers announce and share their latest games. Huge games like Gear of War 2, Rock Band 2, Tomb ...READ»

New Colors for Nintendo DS; Accessories for XBox Rock Band

While those of us in the States were stocking up on chips, charcoal and frozen meat last week, Nintendo quietly confirmed that it will begin shipping its Nintendo DS handhelds in three colors in its European market: red, turquoise and green.READ»

MTV’s New Digital Forays

Music television no more. MTV is targeting the digital realm of video games and the Web in a dizzying array of new deals.READ»

• MTV's Digital Makeover

The Beatles Join MTV’s Digital Empire

MTV is on a roll. Just days after announcing a fresh new music video web site comes news that MTV Networks will license songs from the Beatles for an upcoming video game from Harmonix, the makers of Rock Band.READ»

• MTV’s Digital Makeover
• MTV Finally Returns to the Music Video Business

Live from E3: Games with the longest lines...

In my last post, I mentioned how scaled back the show was and how much smaller the crowd was making it easier to play the games on display. But as always, it's hard to get a chance to play the most anticipated games. Here's a small ...READ»

MTV Plants Its Flag in the Digital World

The network famously missed its chance to buy MySpace. Lesson learned. Now its president, Van Toffler, is investing in dozens of digital media projects. Its 2006 acquisition of Harmonix Music Systems, the maker of the video game Rock Band, could soon develop into a billion-dollar business. And more digital developments seem to surface almost daily, including the launch earlier in the week of MTVmusic.com, MTV's first serious attempt at a full-fledged music-video site; and today's announcement of a deal that will bring the Beatles' music to the Rock Band format.READ»

• MTV’s New Digital Forays
• The Beatles Join MTV’s Digital Empire
• MTV Finally Returns to the Music Video Business

Beatles Discography Finally Gets Digital Remastering, Due 9/9/09

Some audiophiles would argue "let it be," but the Beatles' discography is finally being brought fully into the digital 21st Century: Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music have just announced that the completely re-mastered ...READ»

The Most Innovative Companies in Music

Apple may be the top music retailer in the U.S., but the company isn't alone when it comes to keeping the industry afloat. Here are the top 10 companies--and a band--innovating the business of music.READ»

Design's New Hyperinteractive Audience

We've entered an age where designing for interaction means designing for distraction.READ»

• Brett Lovelady's ASTRO Design blog

Video Gaming Puts Your Design Firm Ahead of the Game

Gaming has moved far beyond the arcade, dark basements and dorm rooms. Knowing where it's going makes your company more competitive.READ»

• Brett Lovelady's ASTRO Design blog

South by Southwest

It's been called the biggest industry party in the world -- nearly 150,000 attendees, 80-plus venues, and more than 1,800 acts, including Ben Harper this year. But SXSW veterans know the annual music-and-more festival's most ...READ»

Now September 2009

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YooStar Turns Greenscreening Into a Game

Greenscreening is about to make the leap from dodgy movie and TV special effect to a home entertainment social game in the style of Guitar Hero. At least, that's what YooStar, who'll be marketing the new device, is ...READ»

Hype Machines

The holidays aren't just for kids--and these playthings aren't, either.READ»

The Most Innovative Companies in Gaming

You have seen our Fast Company 50. But what are the companies within specific categories doing creative and ground-breaking work? Who is leading an industry into the future? Here we present the top ten firms in Gaming.READ»

New Colors for Nintendo DS; Accessories for XBox Rock Band

While those of us in the States were stocking up on chips, charcoal and frozen meat last week, Nintendo (TYO: 7974) quietly confirmed that it will begin shipping its Nintendo DS handhelds in three colors in its European market: red, ...READ»

Soulja Boy Cranks Out iPhone Remix App, More Artists Coming Soon

When Fast Company dubbed DeAndre "Soulja Boy Tell 'Em" Way (colloquially known as "Soulja Boy") the most creative person in the digital music business, I knew he wouldn't disappoint. And lo and behold, the 18-year-old rapper who ...READ»

With New 'Need for Speed' and 'Tiger Woods' Editions, EA Embraces Online Games

As its Need for Speed racing franchise reaches 100 million units sold, gaming giant Electronic Arts reveals its move onto the Internet next year with "Need for Speed World Online." READ»

Apple Keynote Rumor Round-up: No iTablet, Beatles Instead?

It's about three weeks until Apple's September 2009 keynote, and rumors surrounding this one are probably bigger than they've been for any Fall Apple event for years. The latest is there'll be no iTablet, but the Beatles ... READ»

Now March 2009

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