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The Full List of VGA 2011 Winners

There’s a good chance you missed a lot of the awards that were given out because… well… they didn’t actually give them out…

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Panasonic Introduces ‘The Jungle’ – Official Info and Video

Earlier today Ripten reported new gaming hardware was to be revealed on MTV and it was: Panasonic’s new online handheld called “The Jungle”.

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The Ed Sullivan Show Set To Be In The Beatles Rock Band?

If you go to the official website for The Beatles: Rock Band, you’ll be treated with two new suprises. One is a entrance section to the preorder club, for those who preordered the game, and the other is a brand new site backdrop, with the sounds of a million screaming fans in the background. But [...]

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Beatles Game Announced: Fans Will Rock Plastic Instruments, Just Not In Rock Band 2

We previously reported that The Beatles would be coming to Rock Band 2 based on what the Wall Street Journal Online deemed information from “several people familiar with the matter”. Unfortunately, those individuals apparently weren’t familiar enough. The reality of the situation is still pretty cool for gamers and hardcore fans of the group, as [...]

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The Beatles and Rock Band 2 “Come Together”

Wow. The (remaining, R.I.P.), Beatles have just licensed a number of their songs to Rock Band. This would just be the most popular DLC to date. On top of that, it’s revolutionary (especially for Harmonix & EA) because The Beatles never license their songs to anyone. You can’t even buy their music on iTunes, and [...]

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Nirvana DLC Hits Rock Band Next Week

Seven classic Nirvana songs are set to release as downloadable content for Rock Band and Rock Band 2. Costing the usual 160 Microsoft Points (or $1.99) per song, the DLC will be available starting October 21 for Xbox 360 and October 23 for PS3. Another option would be to pick up the Nirvana Track Pack [...]

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Show Me the Money: Warner Music Group Talks Bigger Guitar Hero and Rock Band Payout

It was only a matter of time. As the popularity of rhythm games continues to gain purchase in the pocketbooks of gamers worldwide, Warner Music is of the opinion that the publishers are getting away with robbery. Executive Edgar Bronfman explained that Activision and MTV, developers of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, respectively, will eventually [...]

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Konami Rock Band Suit: Harmonix Responds Calling Claim Bassless, errr “Baseless”

We reported yesterday that Konami had filed a suit against the makes of Rock Band, claiming that Harmonix, MTV, and parent company Viacom, violated patents filed by Konami dating back to 2002 and 2003. Today, Harmoix swung back at Konami, as a company spokesperson stated: “Konami’s actions are extremely surprising. Unfortunately, successful products such as [...]

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Wii Fit Girl Shakes Her Ass For MTV’s TRL

The Wii Fit Girl video has been around for a while now and has brought in millions of viewers, thanks in no small part to MTV’s Total Request Live. Lauren Bernat, the Wii Fit Girl herself, and her marketing boyfriend, Giovanny Gutierrez, showed up on the show this week to discuss their now infamous video. [...]

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Capcom Admits Ebay Sales Factor Into Which Classics Are Given New Life

In a recent interview with MTV’s gaming blog Multiplayer, Capcom’s Associate Producer, John Diamonon, confesses that while many things factor into their decision making process concerning which classic games to rehash via outlets such as XBA, one measuring stick the company openly admits to using are the frequency and closing bid prices for the original [...]

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New Rock Band Accessories Courtesy of Mad Catz

MTV has struck a deal with Mad Catz, a popular manufacturer of videogame accessories, to allow the company to start producing Rock Band peripherals.

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