da Mega64 boyz R happy about The Beatles Rock Band
well, not everybody shares their excitement

ÜmLoud Rockband Party
DNA Lounge Dec. 9th, 2009 – San Francisco, CA

[via Kotaku]

Inspired by the music of The Beatles, it’s the new game everyone is talking about! This lovely piece was created by Harry Partridge for BBC Comedy.

coming to a console near you

Warner Music Group, the world’s third-largest music company, said on Thursday that video game makers will need to pay more to license songs for music-based video games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band .

Warner Music Chief Executive Edgar Bronfman drew comparisons between MTV’s launch 25 years ago or Apple Inc’s iPod launch five years ago, and today’s video game companies like Activision Blizzard Inc and Harmonix, a unit of Viacom Inc.

"The amount being paid to the music industry, even though their games are entirely dependent on the content we own and control, is far too small. " [via Billboard]

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The music industry is not doing so well these, you know. Its harder and harder to sell music. So what the labels will sell if no one buys music? Videogames. Just read this article from the Billboard.biz

As the music world continues to wait for the Beatles to bring their iconic catalog to iTunes for digital sale, talks reportedly are underway that may see the Fab Four’s music included in videogames first.

According to an account in the Financial Times, representatives for The Beatles are in discussions with the creators of the "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero" music videogames.

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