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The Video Game Reality Series MTV Never Aired
Back in 2009, MTV (and G4) were very serious about airing a reality TV series called Game Street, about a couple of guys who ran a video game store. That’s right. Not pregnant teenagers, not moronic partygoers, not suicidal stuntmen, just two guys, trying to make a living selling video games.
MTV Social Game Makes Election Season A Competition For Players, Not Just Candidates
MTV has been active in encouraging younger voters to get to the polls for well over 20 years. In 1992 they brought the “Choose or Lose” campaign to the airwaves, and in the decades since they have frequently partnered with nonprofit Rock the Vote to air initiatives encouraging 18-24 year-old voters to get to the polls and engage with the democratic process.
Comedy Central, Spike TV Have Their Own Video Game Company
Someday, we may get The Daily Show: The Video Game or Spike TV Video Game Awards: The Game, thanks to the formation of 345 Games, the new video game arm of Comedy Central and Spike TV. The first two games to come from that studio will be Deadliest Warrior: Legends and Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon, MTV announced today.
Rock Band Rocks More With Real Guitars
I haven’t played guitar since university, and haven’t done science since high school, so the particulars of this are lost on me. What I do know, though, is that rigging up a real electric guitar to play Rock Band is awesome.
Browse The Entire Rock Band Music Library In This Post
In honour of the release of Rock Band’s 2000th song, Harmonix has released a handy widget that lets you browse the entire Rock Band library from inside a blog post. For instance, this one.
Konami And Harmonix End Legal Spat
In 2008, Konami filed a patent lawsuit against Harmonix (and MTV and Viacom).
