Music games as music platform?

Does this strike a chord with you? Viacom announced that MTV Games plans later this year to launch a service that will let any musical artist upload and submit their songs for possible inclusion in its “Rock Band” music video game, Billboard reported. Developers with MTV’s Harmonix studio will review submissions for playability, lyrics and [...]

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Guitar Hero 5 controversy with Kurt Cobain character

Several media reports state a budding dispute between former band members of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain’s band, and also Courtney Love, Cobain’s widow, about the Kurt Cobain character in GH5. Courtney Love signed contract for GH5 use of Kurt Cobain character The article states “Guitar Hero secured the necessary licensing rights from the Cobain estate in [...]

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