Entries in 'mtv' (52)
Rock Band DLC abandons older titles
Owners of either Rock Band or Rock Band 2 will not be able to download any future releases on the title’s in-game app store.
Euro focus for Rock Band
Music game developer Harmonix wants to take a larger slice of the European market after selling 16.1m units of Rock Band worldwide.
Dance Central 2 in the works
Harmonix has laid out the long-term plan for its Kinect launch title Dance Central, with pre-production already underway on a sequel.
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US: Dance Central recalled
Publishers MTV and Microsoft have recalled all copies of Kinect title Dance Central in North America.
Zenimax buys Mikami studio
Zenimax Media has acquired Shinji Mikami’s new Tokyo-based studio, Tango.
Activision ‘should acquire’ Rock Band
Publisher Activision’s only chance of prospering in the music genre is to attempt to acquire the Rock Band IP from MTV owner Viacom, one US analyst has claimed.
MTV: ‘Dance Central is the first true dancing game’
Forget Dance Dance Revolution and Just Dance, because Dance Central is the industry’s first ‘true’ game of
its genre.
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Bon Jovi signs up for Rock Band 3
Bon Jovi has signed a deal to promote MTV’s Rock Band 3 post-release.
Rock Band downloads hit 75m
Looking at Rock band’s boxed retail sales really is only half the story – Harmonix owner MTV has confirmed that over 75m purchases have been made through the game’s in-game ...
Zattikka nabs MTV’s Breton
Social and casual gaming firm Zattikka has announced the appointment of Joel Breton as its new executive vice president of North American operations.
David Walker joins MTV
MTV Games has confirmed that appointment of David Walker as its new international sales director of the international sales team.
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Viacom reports strong quarter
MTV owner Viacom’s operating income for the quarter ending June 30th 2010 climbed 35 per cent to $794m Revenues were relatively flat year-on-year, up from $3.299bn last year to $3.301bn. ...
MTV ‘expected more’ from Rock Band in Europe
In an exclusive interview with MCV, MTV’s general manager and executive VP Scott Guthrie has admitted that the publisher is not satisfied with the performance of the Rock Band franchise ...
‘Green Day more suited to RB than Beatles’
MTV Games boss Scott Guthrie believes that Green Day: Rock Band is a better fit for the franchise’s audience than last year’s Beatles tie-in.
OPINION: Fresh blood for big media
MTV Games has until now been a confusing games firm.
It’s not quite a fully-fledged publisher. EA looks after its distribution and sales.
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MTV ready to Rock Europe
MTV Games is establishing a new base in Europe – and the entertainment giant has told MCV its local team will dethrone Activision as the territory’s No.1 publisher in the ...
Mad Catz signs Rock Band deal
Mad Catz has signed a five-year deal to provide peripherals for the Rock Band franchise.
Rock Band 3 announced
Rock Band 3 has been officially revealed by developer Harmonix, with a worldwide release scheduled for Q4.
MTV making Natal title
Though the noise about Natal continues to increase, concrete details concerning the range of titles expected for launch remain under wraps – but the first hints of what we might ...
Viacom seeking Rock Band refund
With falling sales of Rock Band blamed for a three per cent year-on-year decline in sales for Harmonix owner Viacom, the company has said that it wants a partial refund ...
Has EA given up on Rock Band?
Conspicuous by its absence in EA’s forward planning for the financial year ahead was any mention of the once golden franchise that is Rock Band, leading to speculation that the ...
US: Beatles pips Guitar Hero
Numbers from US mag Advertising Age claim that The Beatles: Rock Band outsold rival Guitar Hero 5 in North America in 2009, thanks in part, the publication claims, to Viacom’s ...
Beatles: Rock Band sales hit 1.7m
Global sales of MTV’s The Beatles: Rock Band now stand at 1.7m, four months after it was first released on September 9th 2009.
