TAPPING on fake instruments and screeching into microphones connected to video game consoles has become lucrative for music and gaming industries.
�Downloadable tunes for music-based games Guitar Hero, Rock Band and SingStar are as vital as iTunes itself - and one of the last ways to expose youngsters to classic rock.
The genre will evolve again on August 6 when game publisher Activision and developer Neversoft release Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, the first such play-along rhythm game pegged to one band, instead of featuring a multi-artist compilation more akin to one of those Now That's What I Call Music! albums.�
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