Sales of the Rock Band series have exceeded the $1 billion mark in North America, after only 15 months of being on sale.
The figures come from MTV Games, citing figures from NPD Group. In addition, over 40 million tracks have been downloaded and purchased for the title.
Viacom, which owns MTV Games, said the Rock Band franchise had shipped 10 million units since the series’ November 2007 debut.
According to NPD, Rock Band was North America’s number one title of 2008 in value terms.
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Gaming-native agency Diva has hired former commercial head of Aardman Games and Interactive Entertainment Division, Lorna Probert, to head up its Creative and Production agency business. Lorna joins Diva with over 25 years of experience in games, interactive and immersive production, joining Diva's executive leadership team as Head of Production to drive new innovation and operational excellence in the agency’s creative and production services, which deliver campaigns for a global roster of AAA games and entertainment clients.
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