Archive for October, 2008

Beatles getting new life in custom videogame (AFP)

The Beatles in an undated photo. Surviving members of The Beatles announced on Thursday that their songs will take on new lives in a videogame that lets people pretend to be the world-changing 1960s British rockers.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Surviving members of The Beatles announced on Thursday that their songs will take on new lives in a videogame that lets people pretend to be the world-changing 1960s British rockers.

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Self-censorship hits big bucks videogames over religion (AFP)

Visitors crowd at the Playstation booth during the Information Technology show in Singapore in March 2008. Sony's decision to delay one of the most anticipated games in the history of PlayStation, LittleBigPlanet, to avoid offending Muslims, is the latest sign that videogame-makers are playing prudence when it comes to religion.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Violence may still be rife in the world of videogames, but when it comes to religion, caution remains the watchword in the big bucks business.

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MTV strikes deal to use Beatles songs in video game (Reuters)

Michele Bessem from Holland wears a Beatles patch as she queues at the Royal Albert Hall in London for the George Harrison memorial concert, November 29, 2002. (Peter Macdiarmid/Reuters)Reuters - MTV Networks announced on Thursday a deal to use songs by 60s group The Beatles in a custom video game similar to its popular "Rock Band" video, marking the band's first key plunge into digital music.

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Beatles music to be in new video game (AP)

In this Feb. 9, 1964 file photo, The Beatles perform on the CBS 'Ed Sullivan Show' in New York. (AP Photo, file)AP - The Beatles are coming to a game console near you.

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