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The likes of EMI and Universal have enjoyed huge success partnering with Activision’s Guitar Hero franchise. However, Music Week’s digital specialist Eamonn Forde says the record companies will quickly move on following its demise. In today’s music market, the decline of any revenue source is not to be taken lightly,” …
Read More »Music games hit new high in 2010
Forget the fall of Guitar Hero; the music video game sector is stronger than ever, says GfK Chart-Track. The sales tracker says that 2010 was the most successful year for music games in the UK, despite disappointing performances by the various Hero and Rock Band titles. Dance games drove the …
Read More »Start-Up Spotlight: INENSU
Paulina Bozek talks about her new social game studio
Read More »Music labels rally around troubled HMV
The biggest names in the music industry has thrown its support behind trouble entertainment chain, HMV. In a letter to The Times, the seven biggest names in music – including Universal chairman David Joseph, Sony Music’s Ged Doherty and Warner Music UK chief executive Christian Tattersfield – praised the retailer …
Read More »Grammy Awards an insult to games
EA’s music boss has slammed the Grammy Awards for not giving games the recognition they deserve. He called on organisers The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) – to learn from BAFTA and show games ‘respect.’ I’ve been spearheading a campaign to get the Grammy Awards to recognise …
Read More »EA: One big hit can save music genre
The struggling music genre just needs one big hit to get it out of the doldrums, says EA’s worldwide music executive Steve Schnur. And he hinted to MCV that EA has a few titles on the way that could be just the answer. His comments came in response to questions …
Read More »Interview: Paulina Bozek
Former SingStar chief talks Facebook, smartphones and the future of music games
Read More »Black Ops crushes music and movie markets
It was the week Take That reformed. The week a new Harry Potter movie premiered.But the real winner in the entertainment war? It was a video game. Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops led a software market boom last week. Day one sales stood at 1.4m units, generating 58m in …
Read More »Leading music trade show makes space for devs
Anaheim musical instrument trade show broadens reach with special introductory offer
Read More »Activision should acquire Rock Band
Publisher Activision’s only chance of prospering in the music genre is to attempt to acquire the Rock Band IP from MTV owner Viacom, one US analyst has claimed. Its recent release Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock has got off to a rocky start in the US, with opening weekend sales …
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