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the beatles endure

06/07/2009 07:26:45 AM
The Beatles are one of the strongest and most enduring brands in the world. Without having the benefit of new material, the only way of staying relevant is to support each shift in technology. From remastered CDs through to staged performance of their songs with Cirque Du Soleil, The Beatles have manged to stay connected to the times.

The Beatles on Rockband is one of the most anticipated software releases of the year and will doubltless be a huge global hit for the 09 holidays.

Here's the E3 trailer
 


Posted by Ed Cotton
Tags: videogames (8) music (18) videogaming (2) gaming (12) software (3) beatles (2) rockband (2)

music's impact on video games

01/12/2009 09:54:11 AM
Rockband and Guitar Hero have changed the face of video games. Now we have some stats from the folks at Guitar Hero that show the impact of the new title- Guitar Hero 3.

- $1billion in sales in a 26 month period- the first video game to reach $1 billion in sales

- 25,000 songs created and posted in the first 10 days

- 141,000 songs posted to date

- 600,000 community members

- 15-843% growth in the music sales for artists featured in the game

For years, no one could make a good music game and the whole genre was in disarray. However, fast forward to today with the impact of great user interfaces and co-operation from the music industry and you have a whole new world.


Posted by Ed Cotton
Tags: videogames (8) music (18) gaming (12) sales (1) rockband (2) guitarhero (1)

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