MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
MTV Games will publish, EA to distribute
Read More »MTV Games reveals HMV Beatles: Rock Band promo
MTV Games has partnered with HMV and ticket exchange firm Seatwave on a Beatles: Rock Band promotion. Consumers who purchase The Beatles: Rock Band software or bundle from HMV will receive a 25 voucher for their next ticket purchase at Seatwave. The voucher can be used to purchase tickets for …
Read More »RedOctane was told â??music games wonâ??t sellâ??
Numerous Japanese companies saw no potential in what became a world-conquering genre
Read More »Harmonix hints at Natal Rock Band
Studio is now working on developing Rock Band 3, MTV Games confirms
Read More »‘Rock Band will win Xmas battle’
MTV has revealed plans to challenge Activision’s goliath Guitar Hero franchise this Christmas by pushing Rock Band to new audiences – something MCV’s predicted Singstar-branded mic pack would certainly offer. In his first interview since taking over, new MTV Games VP Scott Guthrie explained the firm’s strategy for retail and …
Read More »MTV Games snaps up Guthrie and Cox
MTV Games has announced it has signed up former THQ man Scott Guthrie and Sony Computer Entertainment Amercia’s David Cox. Guthrie previously worked as executive vice president of publishing for THQ’s North Amercian arm, but left recently to ‘pursue another opportunity’. He now takes up his new role as MTV …
Read More »Rock Band sales exceed $1bn in US
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 …
Read More »Bruckheimer game studio to be headed by former Ubisoft exec
Jay Cohen to run joint venture between Hollywood producer and MTV Games
Read More »Rock Band Wii details emerge
EA and MTV Games have revealed details for the upcoming Wii version of Rock Band, which was first announced by CEO John Riccitiello during EA’s third-quarter conference call in February. The game is set to feature 63 songs, and will be available in the US on June 22nd – along …
Read More »MTV and Activision lock horns over Rock Band compatibility
Publisher MTV Games and developer Harmonix have hit out at the publisher Activision after the Guitar Hero owner blocked moves to release a patch that would enable its guitar peripheral to work with rival product Rock Band. In a statement issued to Next-Gen, an MTV rep stated: Two weeks ago, …
Read More »