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Wired
August 12, 2009
Jeff Howe |
The Beatles Make the Leap to Rock Band On September 9, after three years of ardent courtship, tech wizardry, and dizzying legal acrobatics, MTV Games is releasing The Beatles: Rock Band, a multiplayer title spanning the group's entire career.   |
Popular Mechanics
June 26, 2009
Kyle Orland |
The Beatles--Rock Band: Questions For Lead Designer Chris Foster What's key is that it's a game really about the Beatles and telling their story. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Smashing Plastic Guitars The guitar games keep coming, but consumers don't seem to care anymore. |
Popular Mechanics
September 8, 2009
Seth Porges |
Rock Band's Beatles Take on Guitar Hero 5's Eclectic World Another year, another dueling release from the Rock Band and Guitar Hero franchises. |
Wired
September 14, 2007
Chris Kohler |
Full-On Rock Band Makes Jamming Follow-Up to Guitar Hero Rock Band, the new video game by Harmonix, allows you to play in your own band without the instruments. |
BusinessWeek
October 29, 2007
Christopher Palmeri |
Guitar Hero: More Than a Video Game The music industry, and artists, see rock 'n' roll sensation Guitar Hero as a powerful promotional tool. |
Home Theater
October 31, 2008 |
Gamers Meet the Beatles MTV-Harmonix, maker of the game platform Rock Band, will develop a new game based around the Beatles. Is this a prelude to Beatles' downloads coming to iTunes? |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2008
Anders Bylund |
"Rock Band" Leads Us Into a Brave New World Only available for a scant eight weeks, and then only in North America -- video game Rock Band has already racked up 2.5 million paid downloads of additional songs/game levels. |
The Motley Fool
November 26, 2008
Tim Beyers |
Sgt. Pepper Stuck In Nowhere Land Negotiations between the Beatles' record company and label EMI, which owns the rights to the group's recordings, have stalled. This means the Beatles won't be coming to iTunes anytime soon. |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
EA Wants to Be a Rock Star The Rock Band video game is a new spin on an existing idea, but the spin sounds promising so far. However, some gamers (and video game investors) have wished EA would get a bit more creative instead of relying on rehashes. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2007
Steven Mallas |
Will Rock Band Shut Off Guitar Hero's Mic? Can EA successfully compete against Activision's rockin' franchise? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Can Guitar Gaming Rise Again? The guitar game genre is on life support, but Viacom is reaching for the defibrillator. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Music Games Aren't Child's Play There's grown-up money to be made as Guitar Hero and Rock Band give the music industry a much-needed makeover. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
3 Dates to Circle in September The market's been rallying ever since its springtime leap. The "sell in May and go away" cynics have missed out on a deluge of opportunities. Here are a few days to approach with eyes wide open this month. |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Kicking Axe and Taking Names The music label turned heads when CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. lashed out at Activision's Guitar Hero and Viacom's Rock Band over licensing. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
For Those About to Rock It's a battle of the brands when it comes to band simulation games. Harmonix developed both Viacom's new Rock Band game and Activision's Guitar Hero franchise. |
Fast Company
November 2008
Robert Levine |
MTV's Digital Makeover MTV famously missed its chance to buy MySpace. Now the network's president, Van Toffler, is investing in dozens of digital media projects -- and one might soon be a billion-dollar business. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The DJ Is in the House at Activision Viacom, the video gaming giant behind the Guitar Hero franchise, is working on a disc jockey mashup game called DJ Hero. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Music Industry 2.0 How to invest in what looks like a deeply troubled music sector. Hint: Think outside the CD case. |
Salon.com
December 1, 2001
Gary Kamiya |
He was in the band George Harrison didn't do anything except bring to every Beatles song exactly what it needed... |
Reason
June 2001
Nick Gillespie |
The Long and Whining Road The Beatles, the boomers, and boredom... |
BusinessWeek
July 1, 2010
Hugo Lindgren |
Could Anything Have Saved the Beatles? Maybe -- if management had kept out of their wallets and got inside their minds, the Beatles could have been saved, according to the new book You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup, by Peter Doggett. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Activision Goes "Crazy" Over Aerosmith Video game designer Activision announces another installment of its ultra-popular Guitar Hero franchise, built around the material and career of rock legends Aerosmith. |
Inc.
October 2008
Don Steinberg |
Just Play As the makers of the games Guitar Hero and now Rock Band settle into their success - check that, their utter domination of the world's basements and dorm rooms - it's worth asking why the first hit was so painfully long in coming. It seems they had forgotten something: fun. |
Home Theater
April 9, 2009 |
Beatles CD Reissues Announced The Beatles catalogue will be reissued on CD on September 9, the same day the band will make its videogame debut in Rock Band. Unfortunately, the announcement said nothing about when the Fab Four's masterworks will be legally issued for the first time as downloads. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Can Viacom Do What Activision Couldn't? Musicians have a new venue to get their music out to existing fans -- and bring in new ones. |
InternetNews
March 24, 2008 |
Gibson Sues Over Guitar Hero And Rock Band Gibson Guitar filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Viacom's MTV Networks, Harmonix and Electronic Arts relating to the wildly popular Rock Band video game and Harmonix's previously developed game, Guitar Hero. |
Reason
June 2001
Charles Paul Freund |
Still Fab Why we keep listening to the Beatles... |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2006
Steven Mallas |
MTV's Newest Guitar Hero Viacom snaps up a popular guitar game's maker on MTV's behalf. The company's investment in video games seems like a logical complement to its overall strategy. |
Popular Mechanics
July 17, 2008
Erin Scottberg |
Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero World Tour & Rock Revolution: Hands-on @ E3 2008 (with Video!) Three new full-band gaming titles have been unveiled: the much anticipated Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour, plus newcomer Rock Revolution. |
Popular Mechanics
September 16, 2008
Seth Porges |
Rock Band 2 May Be the Best Party Game Ever: Hands-on Review Rock Band 2 does not repeat Rock Band's quantum leap in game-play design and technical innovation, but it does expand on and improve the original game enough to supplant it as the most fun party game of the year. |
Wired
Jeff Howe |
Why the Music Industry Hates Guitar Hero Even though the popular video game has breathed life into old bans and helped popularize new ones, the record labels are still whining about licensing fees. |
Salon.com
December 8, 2000
Gary Kamiya |
The hero who never looked down The exemplar of everything good and bad about his time, John Lennon will forever loom over the unsettled legacy of an ambiguous age... |
AskMen.com
Robert Scalia |
Top 10: Rock Concerts Of All Time There are certain rock shows that, for one reason or another, transcend their particular tour date and venue and truly capture the essence of that artist or band, transforming one simple night into legend. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple's Long and Winding Road The Beatles finally "let it be" and come to Apple's iTunes Music Store. |
Salon.com
July 25, 2000
Frank Houston |
Sir George Martin He was the only "fifth Beatle" who really deserved the title -- without him the '60s' greatest group might never have happened. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2008
Anders Bylund |
"Guitar Hero" Becomes a Music Store And the kids are encouraged to play along in many different ways. |
Wired
September 14, 2007
Chris Kohler |
A Glimpse Into Harmonix's Punk-Rock Design Process The popularity of Guitar Hero sent this company packing in the middle of high-pressure deadlines for Rock Band. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
You Call This a Rebound, Gamers? The video game industry's flat September is a problem. |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
What I Like About You, Activision The video game company boosts its expectations for the current quarter and fiscal 2008; its Guitar Hero franchise continues to be a megahit. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2007
Steven Mallas |
Activision Rocking Wireless Guitar Hero groupies, get ready: A third entry in the musical franchise is on the way, and it will have a wireless controller! Investors, make no mistake about it -- this is an extremely important asset for Activision. |
Salon.com
December 3, 2001
Ira Robbins |
And life flows on Rather than exploit his fame, George Harrison held fast to his convictions -- and complained about the taxes... |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2008
Anders Bylund |
There's a Backstage Party at Activision Riding a heavy metal wave of Guitar Hero III success, Activision turns in a show-stopping quarter. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Real Guitar? Toy Guitar? Same Difference The gap between video game guitars and the real thing is closing fast, with more realistic gear finding its way into the hot selling Guitar Hero games, and actual guitars moving into cyberspace. |
The Motley Fool
February 29, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Viacom Rocks Out, Robot-Style Entertainment production powerhouse Viacom cites the writers strike as one of the three major reasons behind its fine performance in the fourth quarter. |
Salon.com
November 1, 2000
Frank Houston |
The Beatles Anthology An entrancing collection of anecdotes, confessions and memories, straight from the mouths of John, Paul, George and Ringo... |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Viacom Can Rock Without MTV Games, robots, and kiddie shows fuel Viacom's future. |
Wired
November 7, 2007
Carlos Bergfeld |
Your Time Is Gonna Come: Harmonix Rock Band Take the formula for Guitar Hero to the next level with this band simulator for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. |
The Motley Fool
March 6, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
This Week's 5 Smartest Stock Moves Five positive business stories from last week: Wal-Mart hikes its quarter dividend by 15%... Viacom will release The Beatles: Rock Band in September... Amazon begins buying back video games... Hot Topic cashes in on Twilight's success... Baidu soars... |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Anders Bylund |
It's On! It's On! It's On! Activision Blizzard and Viacom are staring each other down across the music-game playground. |
