Topic: Rock Band (Video Game)
AP News | 2010-03-09 20:44:13
Summary Box: Players strum real strings on latest music video game
THE NEXT LEVEL: The small studio behind "Power Gig: Rise of the SixString" hopes to compete with the bigwigs behind "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" by having players strum real string, not buttons, to play. THE CHALLENGE: The music video game genre, though popular, faltered last year in part ...
AP News | 2010-03-09 20:20:04
Players strum real strings on latest music video game
A new musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument. "Power Gig: Rise of the SixString" is a game first and foremost. But its maker, Seven45 Studios, says players will be able to plug the guitar that comes with it ...
Reuters US Online Report Technology News | 2009-12-18 22:37:30
<div><p>DENVER (Billboard) - What a difference a year makes.</p><p>The music-game category raked in $1.4 billion in revenue last year, according to Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter, driven largely by sales of "Rock Band 2" and "Guitar Hero World Tour." By the time 2009 comes to a ...
AP News | 2009-12-11 21:17:02
<div id="subtitle">'Rock Band' music video game developer Harmonix lays off 39 workers in an effort to trim costs</div><div><p>The Massachusetts software company that created the "Rock Band" video game series has eliminated 39 jobs in an effort to trim operating costs.</p><p> ...
