Entries in 'mtv' (52)
Guitar Hero sales up year-on-year
Viacom’s luke-warm analysis of its Rock band franchise earlier this week added fuel to the fire of those questioning the long-term viability of the music game franchise – making the ...
Economics of Rock Band are “improving”
The owner of MTV and developer Harmonix has stated that the financial outlook for its Rock Band series is rosier than it once was – though Viacom does admit that ...
SingStar Beatles confirmed
A SingStar-branded PS3 SKU of EA’s The Beatles game, as exclusively revealed by MCV last month, has officially been confirmed for retail.
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Viacom: Beatles sales ‘terrific’
Despite charting at number four in the UK Charts this week behind fierce rival Guitar Hero 5, EA’s The Beatles: Rock Band has so far exceeded the sales expectations ...
MTV talks Rock Band 3
Harmonix is working on Rock Band 3, MTV Games boss Scott Guthrie has told MCV.
Ex-MTV boss targets games TV
The former president of MTV Europe is looking to turn his company into a games equivalent of the music channel – as it launches a games-focused new show.
Rock Band slump troubles Viacom
MTV parent company Viacom has revealed declines across the board for Q2 2009, with the losses in its media department pinned squarely on lower-than-expected sales of music series Rock Band.
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Sell your songs on Rock Band
MTV and Harmonix are set to revolutionise the Rock Band games with a groundbreaking initiative that will allow all bands and musicians submit their own music for download.
Warner to publish LEGO Rock Band
Warner Bros has confirmed that it will release LEGO Rock Band on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS this year.
Beatles game to feed off album re-release hype
With the entirety of The Beatles’ global fanbase already opening up before MTV’s eyes ahead of the release of the official video game in September, news of the joint ...
Rock Band sales exceed $1bn in US
Sales of the Rock Band series have exceeded the $1 billion mark in North America, after only 15 months of being on sale.
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US: Sony brings MTV to PSN
Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced a new partnership with MTV Networks that will see a range of programmes made available through the PlayStation Network.
Sumner Redstone sells Midway for $100,000
Media mogul Sumner Redstone has sold his 87 per cent controlling stake in Midway Games to a private investor for $100,000.
Viacom gives Harmonix $300m Rock Band reward
It has emerged that Viacom-owned MTV, the parent company of Rock Band developer Harmonix, has paid studio founders over $300 million in bonuses as a reward for exceeding performance targets.
MTV looks to monetise piracy
MTV is set to take a different approach to tacking the problem of copyright infringing user content by trailing a new system that will see offending material automatically updated with ...
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Cost of Beatles deal was “very rich”
Though the exact numbers remain unknown, the chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing Martin Bandier has told Variety that the deal struck between MTV and Apple Corp for the ...
MTV announces standalone Beatles game
In what is arguably the biggest licence coup in the history of gaming, MTV and Beatles rights holder Apple Corps have announced a brand new rhythm-action title based on Liverpool’s ...
Sumner Redstone to sell Viacom?
Media mogul Sumner Redstone may decide to sell one of his businesses – incuding MTV parent Viacom and TV network CBS – following a ‘battle with his bankers’.
E3 08: Microsoft confirms new Halo title
Halo fans saddened by not only the complete absence of Halo content from Microsoft’s E3 conference, but also the release date slip of Halo Wars, can now take ...
Konami sues Rock Band creators
Konami is seeking compensation over alleged patent infringement in the Rock Band video game, according to Bloomberg.
INTERVIEW: Publishing next for MTV?
Entertainment media behemoth MTV is keeping a close eye on the current culture of consolidation at the top level in games – and refused to rule out a move to ...
PC gaming in ‘disarray’
PC gaming is in a state of ‘disarray’ according to Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski, with the studio set to concentrate on producing console titles.
MTV teams up with movie producer for games push
MTV Games, owner of Guitar Hero developer Harmonix, has signed a deal with film and television producer Jerry Bruckheimer to set up a development studio tasked with creating new IP....
MTV promises something different for next game
MTV’s first foray into the games market, Guitar Hero challenger Rock Band, has gone down a storm in the US – and whilst it won’t arrive in Europe until early ...
