After watching music game sales plummet 49 percent in 2009, the makers of popular franchises such as "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" are realizing the need for innovation.
If you are a video gamer or know a gamer, here are the games and consoles that should be must-haves in the coming months.
For those about to virtually rock, we salute you.
Information about a keyboard being included in the "Rock Band 3" package was teased in the "Green Day: Rock Band" demo. We have now been given some exclusive information by our now-famous Mole about what we can expect from "Rock Band 3."
For video gamers, the fall season is both a blessing and a curse. While many high-quality titles debut around this time each year, there are only so many dollars to go around.
It's been a busy few years for Dan Rosensweig. As president and CEO of the Guitar Hero division of game publisher Activision Blizzard, he's watched the music-genre video game industry explode.
CNN's Eunice Yoon and Kevin Voigt talk about why the Beatles mean so much to the music industry.
John, Paul, George and Ringo are getting the band back together, in a manner of speaking, with a new Beatles-themed video game and digital upgrade of the group's entire catalog both released Wednesday.
From Rock Band to digital remasters, the Beatles come into the 21st century as Jim Boulden reports.
The video game "The Beatles: Rock Band" is set to be released by Harmonix on Wednesday. Modeled on the already popular "Rock Band" game, and closely supervised by The Beatles and their estates, the game lets players sing and strum along to a huge list of Beatles classics over scenes ranging from Liverpool's Cavern Club to their final performance on a London rooftop.
Giles Martin, son of a former Beatles producer, tells CNN's Peter Wilkinson about his role in creating the band's video game.
Do you find yourself occasionally slipping into a Liverpudlian accent? Hankering after a pair of granny glasses? Arguing with your friends about the best Beatles songs of all time?
There I was, trying to wedge a microphone under my arm while simultaneously pressing colored buttons on a plastic guitar with my left hand, strumming it with my right hand and crooning, "I want to hold your hand ..."
Next week, video game developer Harmonix will launch the wildly anticipated The Beatles: Rock Band, uniting one of the most popular video game franchises ever made with history's biggest rock band.
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr unveil "The Beatles: Rock Band."
They've revolutionized music for nearly five decades. Now, some of the Beatles songs are about to hit video-game consoles.
Judy McGrath, the CEO of MTV Networks, remembers the first time she saw one of the plastic fake guitars that are used in the video game "Guitar Hero." "I'm like, are you kidding me?" she recently recalled.
Metallica's Lars Ulrich loves Black Sabbath and Deep Purple -- and so does his 10-year-old son.
Is Guitar Hero helping to save rock 'n' roll? CNN's Kareen Wynter examines the phenomenon.
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