Warner Music Group Wants More Money for Gaming Titles
By Stephany on Thursday, August 7th, 2008 at 1:06 PM PST In Game Companies, Gamer Life, Games, Games Industry
Warner Music Group has stated that video game makers will need to pay more to license songs for music-based video games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
Chief Executive Edgar Bronfman drew comparisons between MTV’s launch 25 years ago and Apple’s iPod launch five years ago, and today’s video game companies like Activision-Blizzard and Harmonix.
“The amount being paid to the music industry, even though their games are entirely dependent on the content we own and control, is far too small”
Which makes me wonder, how much does he think these songs are actually worth? Isn’t it a proven fact that these games are making record companies more money in the long run? Looks like the greed of the music industry is still rampant, and this sort of thinking just drives home the fact that record companies are their own worst enemy.
Via: Reuters
Which is why Audiosurf is king.
“Which makes me wonder, how much does he think these songs are actually worth? Isn’t it a proven fact that these games are making record companies more money in the long run? Looks like the greed of the music industry is still rampant, and this sort of thinking just drives home the fact that record companies are their own worst enemy.”
STOP right now ..
its bands that keep the music industry not games like rock band.
They should ask for more money .. These people are wanting more money because of the profit the games companies get .. which is fair enough imo.
No, you are right, the bands are what make the music industry, but how many record execs end up screwing over the bands on an hourly basis? 90% of them. When these games entice a 13yo to go out and buy an Alic Cooper or a Iggy Pop Cd, it makes the artist money. How much of that goes to the record companies though? How many bands have starved to death during the 1st three years or so of their career because they were getting the shaft by the record companies? Many.
Thats why good musicians break away from their record labels! (Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails)
@Stephany
Point is they dont buy the cd they download it.
And the other part of im in to it because in all honesty most of todays music is absolute crap.
And a record label is what keeps the bands so that they can get somewhere .. They only have to make 2/3 albums then they can leave the label and become independnt as tekno said.