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News.blog: 'Rock Band' to hit Wii

News MTV's Rock Band puts a spin on the concept by letting participants play bass, drums and vocals in addition to guitar. It's only rock 'n roll, but Wii like it. Harmonix, the game developer acquired by MTV Networks to create the Rock Band videogame...

Tags: console, networks, gaming, manufacturers

25 March 2008, 8:57

'Rock Band' wins top videogame gong

News Rock Band, to be published by MTV and distributed by Electronic Arts, allows up to four players to strum guitar or bass, pound drums or sing in time to any of dozens of modern and classic rock songs. A videogame that turns players into virtual rock...

2 August 2007, 10:56

E3 slogan: 'Everyone's a gamer'

News EA was showing off the karaoke game Boogie and the hotly anticipated MTV game Rock Band, which goes a step beyond Guitar Hero by allowing players to form an entire 'band' with guitar, drum, bass and vocals.

16 July 2007, 10:59

News.blog: iChair is music to your ears

News If you're in the mood for some serious music, a subwoofer under the seat will add some major bass. It's been a long day at work, and all you want to do is sit down and listen to some soothing Norah Jones.

27 July 2006, 10:15

Photos: Top ten portable speaker systems

News Weaknesses: Closer to backpack size than pocket size; weak bass response results in thin sound; exposed speaker cones are vulnerable to damage. Strengths: Seamless integration with any dock-connecting iPod; eye-catching design; includes remote...

12 July 2006, 17:18

Will e-books finally take off?

News David Bass, president of sales and marketing at Ebrary, which supplies e-books to academic institutions and public and corporate libraries, had a similar vision. Ebrary saw the number of its institutional customers grow from 400 to 900 last year...

6 April 2006, 10:30

Gates' kids, 6 and 9, toe company line

News Monday's keynote featured MASS (Music Architecture Sonic Sculpture) Ensemble, a group that plays unusual instruments, including an array of drums and an instrument known as an Aquatar that's something of a cross between a sitar, a guitar and a bass.

28 March 2006, 10:32

Google automates personalised search

News For example, searching for the word 'bass' would show fish-related results for someone who has previously searched on fishing keywords and clicked through to fishing Web sites. However, the bass keyword search would show results related to musical...

29 June 2005, 10:37