Play-along video game genre amps up music industry

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 13:21 in Mathematics & Economics

(AP) -- Tapping on fake instruments and screeching into microphones connected to video game consoles has become lucrative for both the music and gaming industries. Downloadable tunes for music-based games "Guitar Hero," "Rock Band" and "SingStar" have become as vital as iTunes itself - and one of the last ways to expose youngsters to classic rock.

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