http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png http://kotaku.com/tag/mtv http://kotaku.com/tag/mtv Someday, we may get The Daily Show: The Video Game or Spike TV Video Game Awards: The Game, thanks to the formation of 345 Games, the new video game arm of Comedy Central and Spike TV. The first two titles to come from that studio will be Deadliest Warrior: Legends and Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon, both for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, MTV announced today. More »
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I haven't played guitar since university, and haven't done science since high school, so the particulars of this are lost on me. What I do know, though, is that rigging up a real electric guitar to play Rock Band is awesome. More »
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The people who make Rock Band and the breakout Kinect dancing game Dance Central have been sold by MTV's parent company Viacom. But they can keep making sequels to those series, if they want to. More »
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Dance Central is a dancing rhythm game from the folks who created Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Packed with an eclectic mix of music and dance moves from the artists, it hopes to redefine the way we play dance games. More »
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In honor of the release of Rock Band's 2,000th song, Harmonix has released a handy widget that lets you browse the entire Rock Band library from inside a blog post. For instance, this one. More »
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In 2008, Konami filed a patent lawsuit against Harmonix (and MTV, and Viacom). More »
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At last, your shame will end. At last, you will be able to tell your guitar-playing friends that you too can play guitar, well sorta, thanks to Rock Band 3's pro guitar mode. Plus, you will have learned guitar better. More »
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With her latest album, Can't Be Tamed, hitting stores this week and a kick-off concert on Monday, Miley Cyrus sat down with MTV to talk about just how very rad Rock Band is now that it includes her music. More »
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Rock Band 3 will, as expected, let you do something you've never been able to do in a Rock Band (or Guitar Hero) game before: play the keyboard. More »
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Music games built around a single artist can be a tricky thing to plan for, because while you'll attract fans of that single artist, many others just won't give a toss. Especially, it seems, when that artist is Van Halen. More »
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MTV's Rock Band Network, an ambitious program aimed at letting "anyone" upload a song to the game's store, will be launching tomorrow, according to the Wall Street Journal. More »
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MTV have announced that next week a collection of live Paul McCartney tracks will be made available for download in the Rock Band store. More »
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Not sure if this is the "biggest surprise premiere in VGA history" we've been promised, but MTV put up a "Green Day: Rock Band" video dated three days into the future, then pulled it. Embed code still works, though. More »
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Guitarist Brian May may have beat them to the punch, but that won't stop Warner Bros. Interactive and MTV Games from proudly announcing tiny LEGO versions of super group Queen in LEGO Rock Band. More »
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Did you watch the Video Music Awards last night? More »
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What happens when what many consider to be the ultimate band game teams up with what many consider to be the ultimate band? The Beatles: Rock Band. More »
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A big fuss was made of the mere fact Paul & Ringo were at Microsoft's E3 presser, but less fuss was made of the fact they looked awkward and out of place. Almost as if they couldn't give a shit. More »
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Some "surprise" this turned out to be. While we're sure MTV would have liked this to remain a secret until a little closer to the game's September 9 release, word has already got around that the game's final song is... More »
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Those of you with children, younger siblings or a LEGO fetish may want to send Harmonix a fruit basket today, because it's been revealed that anyone picking up LEGO Rock Band will be able to export its tracks. More »
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My only main concern with SingStar: Queen was, well, the fact it just made me want to play the songs in Rock Band instead. Something I'll soon be able to do! More »
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The Beatles: Rock Band may well be a treat for Beatles fans, but if you're not a Beatles fan? You'll be happy to know that Harmonix will next year be back to games with a little more variety. More »
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Yoko Ono. Were Ron Burgundy to translate the name, he would say it meant "destroyer of worlds." So it was to be expected that the wife of John Lennon would give the team at Harmonix a hard time. More »
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Rock Band is about to get a little more metal, with the impending release of another metal-heavy track pack featuring Motörhead, Blue Oyster Cult and...Hawkwind. More »
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No jaw-dropping cinematics here. Just four full tracks, from start to finish, showing everything you can expect from The Beatles: Rock Band. More »
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It's a good question! One that Jerry Bruckheimer - with his silver screen experience and interest in the games business - is well-placed to answer. More »
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MTV's documentary series "True Life" is looking for you, if you're addicted to playing video games to the point that that it's ruining your life. The decade-old reality show is seeking hardcore addicts for "True Life: I'm Addicted To Videogames." More »
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The Beatles: Rock Band takes players on a journey throughout the band's career, from Liverpool to Ed Sullivan to Eggmen & Walruses. These screens show how the band's image changes as the game goes on. More »
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Rock Band gets a little bit more country this July, as Harmonix, MTV, and EA announce the standalone Rock Band Country Track Pack for the Xbox 360, PlayStations 2 & 3, and Nintendo Wii. More »
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Harmonix and MTV today announce two new Beatles-themed guitar controllers going on sale when The Beatles: Rock Band hits stores in September - the Rickenbacker 325 and Gretsch Duo Jet. More »
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Last month, we first told you about the upcoming Pepsi promotion that would see daily giveaways of Rock Band downloadable tracks, allegedly up to a million tracks. Details on that promotion have gone live. More »
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Now that we know what comes in the Limited Edition Premium Bundle for The Beatles: Rock Band, it's time to ask the question - is it worth $250? More »
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Beatles: Rock Band isn't just pitched at "gamers". It's pitched at Beatles fans, which is, well, most people. So the box art had to be classy! More »
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Probably. It's on GameStop's website, after all, and last I checked big corporations aren't as prone to throwing up April Fool's jokes as common folk. More »
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The country music singer that's sold more than 25 million albums this century sells some more music next week, with the release of the Toby Keith 6-Pack for Rock Band. More »
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MTV Games and Harmonix are likely overwhelmingly pleased to announce that North American sales of Rock Band have passed the $1 billion mark over the past 15 months, according to the NPD group. More »
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Warner Music are just spoiling for a fight! Having had a public falling-out with Guitar Hero publishers Activision last year, this year its Rock Band publishers MTV Games' turn. More »
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Grammy-Award nominated rapper and man-about-Hollywood Snoop Dogg just landed a new MTV-aired variety with benefits. More »
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Poor Wii owners. You look at the 360 and PS3 kids madly downloading songs for Rock Band, and a single tear rolls down your soft, porcelain cheek. You feel left out. Well, no longer! More »
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Sony announced at its CES keynote today that the PlayStation Network will get a big boost from MTV. The network is bringing 2,000 hours of quality* programming to Sony's video service in February. More »
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