mtv.com - 10/30/2008
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There's a Beatles music game coming from MTV, but it's not going to be a "Rock Band." MTV and Beatles license-holder Apple Corps announced Thursday (October 30) that the two groups will join forces to create the first-ever Beatles-themed video game set for release in the holiday season of 2009. ...
viacom.com - 11/3/2008
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viacom.com —
Recognized throughout the world, MTV Networks’ diverse holdings
include interests in television, digital media, publishing, home video,...
radio, recorded music, recreation, licensing and merchandising. With 150 channels worldwide, MTV Networks owns and ...
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variety.com - 10/31/2008
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variety.com —
Release set for 2009 holiday season The Beatles
are entering the digital age in a way few...
would have predicted: through a videogame. The single-most important catalog in music, one that has never been licensed for any digital sales, is being opened up ...
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MTV cues up Beatles video game - Entertainment News, ...
reuters.com - 11/3/2008
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reuters.com —
DENVER (Billboard) - Now that "Rock Band" publisher
MTV Networks just scored the Beatles catalog for a...
new videogame, announced days after the October 26 release of Activision's "Guitar Hero World Tour," the stage is set for another battle of the ...
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MTV and Activision face off in battle of the ...
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Beatles jam-session video game due next year
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... Executives from MTV and Apple Corps today declined to say whether the agreement would bring Beatles music to Rock Band. According to MTV.com: ...
IMVU Music Opens: Think iTunes For Avatars [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... in the majors’ back catalog, a phenomenon the record industry is actively capitalizing on. IMVU’s service will test the appeal of virtual worlds as another alternative distribution channel. ...
10 Potentially Game-Changing Games for 2009 [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... The upcoming music game from Harmonix is set for a 2009 holiday season release, and will fully integrate music from the Beatles’ massive catalog, with creative input from Sir Paul McCartney himself. The enormous popularity of Harmonix’s Rock Band and Guitar Hero have already had a dramatic impact on both the ...
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