May 15, 2005
Diverse musical acts game for video
Cutting-edge artists from rapper 50 Cent to indie female rock trio Go Betty Go are making an impact in the booming videogame business, contributing songs to new computer, console and portable titles, reports Reuters.
Those songs include original tunes commissioned for the games, as well as previously recorded tracks licensed for this secondary use.
[...] "The merger of music and videogames is a natural progression, with the industry responding to consumer demand," VUG chief strategy and marketing officer Cindy Cook says.
[...] Games marketing head Nick Malaperiman adds, "For 'One,' our 3-D fighting game due in August, Oscar Araujo, noted electronica musician, DJ and gamer, is creating two full-length tracks and 14 shorter (60-second) loops for each game location, also available for downloads and possibly for ringtones."
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