Video Gaming News - November 2003
Foster City, CA (November 3, 2003) - Sony today announced that the
latest album from P.O.D. will include a special demo of the game Amplitutde.
From Sony:
WHO: Atlantic Records' multi-platinum recording group P.O.D. and Sony
Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), the undisputed leader of
the video game industry.
WHAT: The first one million copies of P.O.D.'s eagerly awaited new
album, "PAYABLE ON DEATH," will include an exclusive bonus
PlayStation(R)2 DVD from SCEA, making good on an October 1
announcement with the group's label, Atlantic Records, to provide
P.O.D. fans and gaming enthusiasts with an unprecedented added
value. The bonus DVD -- playable only on the PlayStation 2
computer entertainment system -- will contain a custom videogame
track from the critically acclaimed PlayStation 2 music game
title, Amplitude, featuring a newly recorded, non-album P.O.D.
track, "Space." The two-disc package will carry a suggested list
price of only $19.98.
The release of the two-disc package demonstrates a groundbreaking,
cross-media approach for the gaming and recording industries to
deliver greater value to consumers.
Developed by Harmonix Music Systems, Amplitude takes advantage of
players' videogame/rhythm skills and allows them to recreate a
song via the PlayStation 2 DUALSHOCK(R)2 analog controller
-- players can build and remix the song's individual tracks, in
effect to "jam" with the music, regardless of musical ability.
The full version of Amplitude is currently available for
PlayStation 2 nationwide and features more than 25 tracks from
various artists across all music genres for players to interact
with both in offline and online gameplay. This game has been
rated T for Teen by the ESRB.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 4, 2003
WHERE: Various retail stores nationwide
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