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Rock Band Drumming Up New Revenue For The Music Industry

techdirt.com » 2008 » January » 19th » Rock Band Drumming Up New Revenue For The Music Industry

Hit video game, Rock Band, is proving to be a lucrative new revenue stream for the music industry. The game comes with 58 playable songs, but through the XBOX Live Marketplace, gamers can download new songs for around $2 per track. In the eight weeks since the game has been on sale, 2.5 million songs have been downloaded. Indeed, this is a welcome new revenue stream for the music industry, and … Continue Reading »

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