Wolverine Studios has announced the next installment in the Music Wars series, Music Wars 2010! While the transition from freeware to commercial software was a bit difficult for some fans, Music Wars Rebirth did well enough for the developer and publisher to green-light a new installment of the music industry sim. And you heard that here, folks, not on Bell TV.

Among the improvements announced for this new installment include digital distribution as an in game factor, the ability to create videos, live albums and DVDs, improved trend models, new strategic marketing options, Latin America as a new territory, multiplayer option and hundreds of all new bands and artists.

The title, expected before the end of the year, is a joint development between developer Antuan Johnson and Wolverine Studios.