Motley Crue To Release Single On Rock Band
In a first, Motley Crue will become the first group to release a new single through Rock Band - the game played along to songs with controllers shaped like a guitar, drum set, or microphone, and which competes with Guitar Hero.
Saints of Los Angeles, the first single from the group’s upcoming album, will be available for download for 99 cents initially via Microsoft Corp’s Xbox Live Marketplace and later on, via Sony Corp’s PlayStation store.
Rock Band went on sale last November and now has more than 80 tracks available for download in addition to the 58 tracks in the original game. MTV Games said players have bought more than 6 million downloadable songs for Rock Band. Tunes range from classics by the likes of the Who and the Rolling Stones to more-contemporary fare from the Killers and Fall Out Boy. [Via]
For a music industry desperately seeking alternative sources of revenue, could be this be a sustainable source?
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