Gamertell

Shiro Tsuji, a famous Japanese musician, believes that anyone can learn to read music and play an instrument. He’s created a unique game for the DS appropriately named Music. Music is a game that allows you to learn the basics of music in a fun way. Tsuji wants your learning… Continue Reading »

Here’s one I did not see coming. The Los Angeles Times has reported that Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Really Useful Group is working on a Broadway musical game. The company that handles Lloyd-Webber’s interests is talking to several game publishers including EA, who publishes the mega-hit Rock Band series of music-themed games.… Continue Reading »

Rolling Stone has just put out a mammoth list of the 50 “best” rock and roll games ever made - and I have to say, so many doozies made it on the list, it’s more appropriate to call it “Music games - the good, the bad and the WTF”. True… Continue Reading »

3News has a little blurb up on the extreme popularity of music games ( like Guitar Hero, Rock Band and their knock-offs) - and their impact on the music industry and musicians. Basically, it’s a mainstream publication taking a look at how one genre of videogames has erupted and is… Continue Reading »

Get your maraca’s ready - Samba de Amigo will make it’s Wii debut on September 23, 2008. European gamers can check out the rhythm-based game a few days earlier, on September 19, 2008. The title is a remake/update of the beloved Dreamcast game, which famously came with maraca controllers. 40… Continue Reading »

While the PS2 and upcoming Wii versions of Rock Band aren’t privy to the downloadable tracks that hit the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions each week, that doesn’t mean that they won’t be getting additional tracks to rock out to in the future.  Harmonix has announced the Rock Band Track… Continue Reading »

It looks like people really like their Rock Band - Harmonix is reporting that their smash hit music title has seen over six million songs downloaded since its launch last November. Via press release, the company is also announcing a new in-game store, which consolidates and streamlines all of Rock… Continue Reading »

If you’re a fan of music video games, then chances are you’re a Bemani fan without even realizing it. In Japan the term has become synonymous with music games, but it specifically refers to the music video games created by Konami. This division of Konami handles 10 different game series… Continue Reading »

Rock Band and Guitar Hero, arguably two of the leading music game franchises, are captivating a wide array of people, some of them non-gamers who are usually scared of the intricate controls of most of the modern video game systems. A story in the Independent Tribune points out the mass… Continue Reading »

Even the mainstream media is caught up in the Rock Band phenomenon, as USA Today has just posted a story about the popular music title and its successful sales in DLC. According to the report, 2.5 million songs have been downloaded since the game’s release eight weeks ago. The piece… Continue Reading »