News

Jay Electronica Made This Track With Beaterator

Just in case you forgot how amazingly versatile Rockstar’s Beaterator is, the developer passed us a clip created by unconventional rapper and producer Jay Electronica to remind you.


December 8, 2009
News

Rockstar Makes Its IPhone Debut With Beaterator

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is on the way, but Timbaland’s music-generation program Beaterator leads the way as Rockstar’s first “game” on for the iPhone.


November 23, 2009
In Real Life

Rockstar Presents: Music Lessons For Schoolkids

Music students at New York City’s East Side Community High School are throwing out their guitars, pianos and cowbells, with one program at the school instead teaching kids with PSPs and copies of Rockstar’s Beaterator.


October 16, 2009
News

Timbaland Is Completely Serious About Beaterator

With his likeness plastered all over Beaterator, rapper and producer Timbaland is definitely serious about the PSP title — serious enough to use it on tracks from his upcoming album Shock Value 2.


October 9, 2009

The Role Of Music Games

I got kicked out of choir in middle school and ever since, I’ve limited my study of music to whatever Guitar Hero and Rock Band have bothered to teach me.


October 6, 2009
News

Rockstar Challenges MySpace Music Artists To A Beaterator-Off

Rockstar wants to see what MySpace Music artists can do with Beaterator, and they’re providing the PSPs, the games and a $US5000 prize for the best track.


September 23, 2009

It’s A Beaterator Musical Artist Montage

Sure, 12-year-olds can use it, but what about recording artist turned Law and Order actor Ice-T? See T and other members of the musical community get their Beaterator on.


September 19, 2009
News

Visualisation: A Weird Experience With Beaterator

How do you get a feel for a music game when there’s no sound? Answer: Learn to visualise music.


September 4, 2009

Beaterator: So Simple A 12-Year-Old Can Do It

Sure, we’ve got the official trailer for Rockstar’s music-creator Beaterator for the PSP, but it’s got nothing on these adorable little scamps showing us how its done.


Beaterator Impressions: Can Rockstar Make You A Music Star?

The music games designed to make you feel like a guitar hero or a Beatle get the biggest headlines. But game developers have also repeatedly tried to harness gaming technology to help you be a musician. Now it’s Rockstar’s turn.