Tagged ‘mtv’

Virgin Media adds new HD channels

July 13, 2009 12:01 am by James Holland

Categories: TVs & Home Cinema Tags: FX, HD, Living, mtv, National Geographic, virgin media

Virgin Media is adding four new HD channels to its line-up, bringing LIVING HD, FX HD, MTVNHD and National Geographic HD to its service at the end of the month.

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The Beatles: Rock Band coming 9 September on Wii, PS3, X360

March 6, 2009 11:59 am by Simon Munk

Categories: Gaming Tags: Apple Corps, Harmonix, mtv, Rock Band, The Beatles, The Beatles: Rock Band

The Beatles: Rock Band game is due to release “worldwide” on 9 September, according to an announcement by MTV, Harmonix and Apple Corps. Yes, that’s worldwide – as in, we won’t have to wait for six months to get the game after the US. The game is also set to launch simultaneously on all three console platforms – the Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii. The trio of companies also announced a limited edition version of the game that looks set to set new records for expensiveness.

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Rock Band patched to use Xbox Lips microphone

December 8, 2008 9:30 am by James Holland

Categories: Gaming Tags: lips, Microsoft, mtv, Rock Band, Rock Band 2

Lips is a fantastic sing-em-up, and the included wireless microphones are one of its biggest selling points, but now Microsoft and MTV Games have teamed up to patch Rock Band 2, so it’ll accept warbling through them too!

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The Beatles videogame? Rock Band company working on it

October 30, 2008 3:18 pm by Simon Munk

Categories: Gaming Tags: Apple Corps, Guitar hero, Harmonix, mtv, News (old), Rock Band 2, The Beatles, videogames

Apple Corps and MTV/Harmonix are set to collaborate on a videogame based on The Beatles. And from what various online reports of a teleconference are suggesting, the game is not set to simply be either a download pack or expansion for the Rock Band series, but an “experiential progression through and celebration of the music and artistry of The Beatles” – in other words, an all new game.