Def Jam Rapstar studio 4mm Games "on hold"

The $8m lawsuit against Def Jam Rapstar producer 4mm Games has left the firm “starved for money” and its fate uncertain.

by Dominic Sacco
on May 16th 2012 at 10:20AM in News

Def Jam Rapstar dev sued for $8m

Record label EMI is suing the developers of music game Def Jam Rapstar in an $8m lawsuit for allegedly not obtaining song rights.

by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 30th 2012 at 10:05AM in News

Music publishers eye up GTA V opportunities

It’s not just games retail that is waiting for the Grand Theft Auto V style cash cow – music publishers see the release as a big opportunity too.

by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 23rd 2012 at 10:02AM in News

What's Out Today? w/e December 2nd, 2011

Nintendo kicks off this month's new releases with the 3DS debut of its ever-popular Mario Kart series.

by James Batchelor
on Dec 2nd 2011 at 10:26AM in News

INTERVIEW: EMI and Tubby Games

Music games are among the biggest sellers on the market, and yet few are the result of a direct collaboration between games publishers and record labels.

by James Batchelor
on Sep 27th 2011 at 2:13PM in News

HMV hires online and marketing chief

HMV has recruited former Asda chief Mark Hodgkinson as marketing and e-commerce director.

by Christopher Dring
on Sep 9th 2011 at 9:00AM in News

Now music game out November 11th

Now That’s What I Call Music: Dance and Sing will hit shelves for Wii on November 11th with a revised name.

by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 6th 2011 at 4:06PM in News

Koch to ship Now! video game

Tubby Games has signed a distribution deal with Koch Media for its first release, Now! That’s What I Call Music: The Game.

by James Batchelor
on Aug 29th 2011 at 3:00PM in News

Full tracklist revealed for Now game

Tubby Games has delved into the catalogue of hits from EMI, one of the world’s leading record labels, for its first release, Now! That’s What I Call Music: The Game.

by James Batchelor
on Aug 18th 2011 at 11:56AM in News

OPINION: Please don't stop the music

A saving grace of the declining market and associated Wii slow-down has been the resurgence around music games. Activision may have sworn off its take on the category (over-priced DLC ...

by Michael French
on Jul 8th 2011 at 9:34AM in News

Now That's What I Call... Games

Record label EMI is turning its Now! That’s What I Call Music compilations into a Wii game, MCV can reveal.

by Michael French
on Jul 7th 2011 at 1:30PM in News

More trouble for Pirate Bay

Five months after Swedish courts ordered the closure of BitTorrent tracking site The Pirate Bay, four of the world’s largest music labels have requested the District Court fines the site’s ...

by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 13th 2010 at 1:09PM in News

‘New music means new audiences’

Record giant EMI has called on game makers to feature more new artists in titles such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero to attract the younger user.

by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 26th 2009 at 3:15PM in News

EUK administrator heading for legal battle with suppliers