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Is there a Rock Band game coming for The Who?

Source: VentureBeat

Oct 27, 2009

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Roger Daltry, the lead singer of The Who, spilled some beans today that there’s a version Rock Band coming that will be based on songs from his band.

In an interview with a newspaper, Daltry said about Rock Band, “The game, yeah, yeah, they’re going to be doing a Who one next year. There is one planned.”

That’s pretty clear. But it isn’t necessarily a complete confirmation. MTV Networks, Harmonix and Electronic Arts just launched The Beatles Rock Band in September. The game is the No. 1 music game on the market now, but sales weren’t nearly as high as expected, given the hype around the game. So it’s not yet clear that building a Rock Band game around a single band is a spectacular idea.

A Rock Band spokeswoman at MTV Games said, “We’re working closely with The Who on what’s next, but don’t have anything new to announce at this time.”

The Rock Band franchise debuted in 2007, chasing after Activision Blizzard’s Guitar Hero franchise. But this season, The Beatles Rock Band is outselling Guitar Hero 5. While the overall market is one of the newer genres in games, ga

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