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Today, Ubisoft announced the development of The Black Eyed Peas Experience video game, the second game in the multi-million selling 'Experience' franchise that started with Michael Jackson. The new dance game will feature fun dance moves as well as hit songs from The Black Eyed Peas multi-platinum selling albums. It will be released on the Kinect for Xbox 360 and Wii.
"The Black Eyed Peas are the perfect artists to headline our next Experience game. Their award-winning music, dance moves and artistic style will be combined into a gaming experience that will excite both fans of the group and those who enjoy playing dance titles," said Yves Guillemot, co-founder and chief executive officer of Ubisoft. "The Black Eyed Peas are a worldwide phenomenon and Ubisoft is the worldwide leader in dance games – together we are going to make The Black Eyed Peas Experience a game that fans around the world will love."
In the Microsoft Xbox 360 version of the game, which Ubisoft is developing in partnership with renowned music game developers iNiS, players will control their on-screen avatar via the Kinect for Xbox 360 while following the dance moves of 3D avatars, including each of The Black Eyed Peas: apl.de.ap, Fergie, Taboo and will.i.am. The Wii version of The Black Eyed Peas Experience, being developed by Ubisoft Quebec and Ubisoft Paris, will feature game play comparable to Ubisoft's Just Dance titles, where players hold a Wii Remote and follow the moves of the The Black Eyed Peas’ on-screen avatars.Today, Ubisoft announced the development of The Black Eyed Peas Experience video game,... more
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The video game "Guitar Hero," once believed to be helping revive rock a few years ago in the hip-hop era, will jam no longer.
Activision Blizzard Inc. announced Wednesday it will cease publishing the game this year.
"Due to continued declines in the music genre, the company will disband Activision Publishing's 'Guitar Hero' business unit and discontinue development on its 'Guitar Hero' game for 2011," the company said in a statement.
The decision was "based on the desire to focus on the greatest opportunities that the company currently has to create the world's best interactive entertainment experiences," the firm said.
The cancellation came as the Santa Monica, California-based company announced a record operating cash flow of $1.4 billion in 2010. Its revenues last year from digital channels grew more than 20 percent to $1.5 billion.
The once-popular video game was even featured in the Vince Vaughn film "Couples Retreat" in 2009.
As rock struggled against rap music, video games like "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" were credited with creating a new appreciation for rock 'n' roll among the millennial generation born in the '90s who didn't know much about Aerosmith, Pat Benatar and other musicians of the '70s and '80s.
At the time, Geoff Mayfield, senior analyst and director of charts for Billboard magazine, said he saw a direct cause and effect for some of the artists who licensed their songs to "Guitar Hero."
"A few weeks ago, when the game featuring Aerosmith ('Guitar Hero: Aerosmith') came out, there was more than a 40 percent increase in their catalog sales," Mayfield said in 2008.
The video games even increased interest in guitars, according to the nationwide Guitar Center chain. Bars held "Guitar Hero" nights. And schools like Roosevelt High in Los Angeles, where most teens have grown up on a steady diet of hip-hop and R&B, sponsored three-day "Guitar Hero Face-Off" in its auditorium, blaring heavy metal.
For now, the art of playing air guitar -- and "Guitar Hero" -- seems a quaint bygone.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/02/09/guitar.hero.gone/index.html?hpt=T2The video game "Guitar Hero," once believed to be helping revive rock a few... more
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"The release date of Sonicomi has been delayed a bit but should be out sometime in early 2011. Trailer for the game"
-Danny Choo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqOFWDGHOqo"The release date of Sonicomi has been delayed a bit but should be out sometime... more
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As stores are seemingly inundated with rhythm games, many gamers may find themselves wondering if the latest Guitar Hero is simply more of the same. Is it worth upgrading? Spawn Kill's Tigresa takes an in depth look at the game and gives you her final verdict. Doin' it right or doin' it wrong? Find out by reading her full review.As stores are seemingly inundated with rhythm games, many gamers may find themselves... more
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