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Viacom Owes Rock Band Developer a Lot of Money

An account has found that Viacom, who used to be the parent company of Harmonix, owes the developer of the Rock Band music franchise no less than 383 million dollars (293.2 million Euro).The expert was appointed jointly by the investors in the two companies as they seek to solve issues linked to their separation earl...

28 December 2011
07:34 GMT

Seven New Queen Songs Come to Rock Band 3

Developer Harmonix has announced that on December 6 gamers who own Rock Band on the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii will be able to download something called the Queen Extravaganza Pack 02, which adds seven new songs from the legendary rock performers to the game.Here are the tracks that Rock Band 3 ...

5 December 2011
07:02 GMT

Johnny Cash Is Coming to Rock Band 3

Harmonix and MTV Games, the two video game oriented companies that guide the destiny of the hugely popular Rock Band franchise, have announced that 2011 will begin for the music simulation game with a touch of greatness, as a pack of Johnny Cash songs is being delivered to Rock Band 3. The songs can be downloaded ...

4 January 2011
10:25 GMT

Billy Joel Is Coming to Rock Band 3

MTV Games and Harmonix, the two companies that are in charge of the fate of the long-running Rock Band franchise, have announced that fans of the music simulation game can now download and enjoy a series of 12 songs from singer and songwriter Billy Joel. The new content is available on the PlayStation 3 from Sony,...

14 December 2010
13:51 GMT

Two Queen Song Packs Coming to Rock Band 3

Harmonix and MTV Games, the two entities that are in charge of guiding the destiny of the Rock Band franchise, have announced that today gamers who are interested in getting more tracks for their music simulation game will be able to pick up a host of new songs from rock legends Queen, all of them designed to take ad...

7 December 2010
13:31 GMT

EA Executive Believes Rock Band Can Bounce Back, Dancing Included

The leader of publisher Electronic Arts has suggested that the days of the music genre of video games are not over, despite the fact that the leading brands in the space have seen falling sales in the last few years, with motion tracking based dance seen as the feature that could revive them. Speaking to Kotaku in...

2 December 2010
06:25 GMT

Full Imagine Album Coming to Rock Band 3

Harmonix and MTV Games, the two companies that are in charge of the Rock Band franchise, have announced that this week music lovers will be receiving, as downloadable content, the second solo album from John Lennon, “Imagine”, launched in 1971 and widely seen to contain his best solo efforts.The tracks in...

23 November 2010
05:33 GMT

Bee Gees, B.B. King and Procol Harum Come to Rock Band 3

Harmonix and MTV Games, the two companies working on the Rock Band 3 franchise, have announced that the downloadable content for Rock Band 3 for this week is focused on the classic tracks of the Bee Gees, with additions coming from Procol Harum and legendary blues man B.B. King.The Bee Gees have a career which spans ...

16 November 2010
13:31 GMT

Harmonix Put Up for Sales by Viacom

The media conglomerate Viacom has announced that it plans to sell Harmonix, the company which has created the original Guitar Hero, all the main Rock Band installment and the recent Dance Central, classifying it as a “discontinued operation.”Viacom acquired Harmonix through its MTV subsidiary back in 2006...

12 November 2010
15:01 GMT

Rock Band 3 Demo Includes White Stripes, Foreigner, Spliknot and Spacehog

Harmonix and MTV Games, the two companies that are working together on the Rock Band franchise, have announced that four bands, White Stripes, Foreigner, Spliknot and Spacehog, have been chosen to appear in the demo version for Rock Band 3 and showcase the mechanics introduced by the new game, which came out on Octob...

9 November 2010
05:20 GMT

Bon Jovi, Deftones, New Order, Talking Heads Come to Rock Band 3

Harmonix and MTV Games are ready to deliver new songs for the recently launched Rock Band 3, with Bon Jovi being the headliners for the downloadable content, with addition tracks coming from New Order, Deftones and Talking Heads.The new content is set to be released on November 9 on the Xbox 360, on the PlayStation 3...

9 November 2010
04:49 GMT

Some Rock Band 2 Songs Cannot Be Imported to Sequel

Rock Band 3 is now out in North America and will launch on Friday on European markets and Harmonix has officially talked about how the song export feature for Rock Band 3 will work and which tracks from the previous game fans will not be able to move to the new music simulation experience.Players first need to get a ...

28 October 2010
15:01 GMT

Imagine Officially Coming to Rock Band 3

Harmonix and MTV Games, the two gate keepers for content for the Rock Band franchise, have announced that “Imagine”, one of the most important albums from Beatles stars post break up, will be coming as downloadable content for Rock Band 3, the new music simulation title which includes Pro modes and suppor...

27 October 2010
16:31 GMT

Billy Joel Is Coming to Rock Band 3

Harmonix and MTV Games, the two companies that are preparing to launch Rock Band 3 on October 26 on the Nintendo Wii, the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360, have confirmed that well known artist Billy Joel will be amongst the first to deliver his music exclusively to the new game via a downloadable content package.Billy...

25 October 2010
15:01 GMT

The Doors Are Coming to Rock Band 3 On Launch Day

Harmonix and MTV Games, the two companies linked to the destiny of the Rock Band franchise, have announced that the first downloadable content for the upcoming Rock Band 3 will be made up of tracks from legendary rocker The Doors and will arrive on the same date as the video game itself, on October 26 in North Americ...

18 October 2010
15:01 GMT

Bon Jovi Brings Greatest Hits to Rock Band 3

Harmonix and MTV Games, the two caretakers for the Rock Band franchise, have revealed that soon after the launch of the third title in the series, which is set to arrive on October 26 in the United States on the Nintendo Wii, the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and the DS, a full downloadable content pack with Bon Jovi t...

14 October 2010
04:32 GMT

Rock Band Still Has a Lot of Innovation to Do

The developers of the Rock Band franchise at the Harmonix studio have said that, even after the launch of the upcoming Rock Band 3, the series still has plenty of innovation options and that the team will be working hard to make the music simulation title as close to real life as possible while also keeping the fun q...

11 October 2010
04:58 GMT

Pro Mode Guitar DLC for Rock Band 3 Will Cost An Additional Dollar

An executive at MTV Games has declared that the Pro Mode for guitar in the upcoming Rock Band 3 will cost an additional one dollar per song when getting downloadable content, meaning that one track will now set music fans back 2.99 dollars.The added charge probably comes because it is more time consuming and complica...

30 September 2010
05:17 GMT

Rock Band 3 for the Nintendo DS Also Gets Song Listing

Harmonix and MTV Games have unveiled the full track list for the Nintendo DS version of their upcoming Rock Band 3, which is set to arrive on October 26 in North America.Players will also be able to enjoy the new music simulation game on the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii, where the biggest new addi...

27 August 2010
03:14 GMT

Rock Band 3 Offers Full Track List

Harmonix and MTV Games have offered a full list of the songs that players will be able to rock to in the upcoming Rock Band 3, which is set to be launched on October 26 for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii.Here's the full track list for Rock Band 3, separated by eras:1960Beach Boys - “G...

26 August 2010
17:51 GMT

Foreigner, Tears for Fears and Marilyn Manson Confirmed for Rock Band 3

Harmonix and MTV Games have announced new songs that players will be able to enjoy when Rock Band 3 comes out. The new tracks are unveiled after the two companies tested fans of the series over the course of the Comic Con get together, putting out clues that allowed them to guess which artists will be bringing their ...

27 July 2010
15:11 GMT

Rock Band 3 Will Launch on the 26th of October

Harmonix has announced that Rock Band 3 will be released on the 26th of October in North America on the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS. The latest core installment in the Rock Band series will contain 83 songs to choose from, as well as a huge library of downloadable content packs a...

20 July 2010
04:31 GMT

Rock Band Lead Designer Joins the Team Behind 'Splosion Man and The Maw

Dan Teasdale, the lead designer of the Rock Band franchise, has left Harmonix and joined Twisted Pixel, the studio behind the hit XBLA game 'Splosion Man. This surprising turn of events is due to the fact that the developer wanted to have more of a hands-on approach with the titles he created, something that was...

5 July 2010
03:57 GMT

Rock Band 3 Licenses Pitch Correction Technology from iZotope

Rock Band 3 will include pitch detection and pitch shifting technology, according to a licensing deal between the game's developer, Harmonix, and the creator of the tech, iZotope. This will expand the vocal options the title offers, allowing players to use various voice effects during their living room performan...

1 July 2010
14:21 GMT

Partial Track List Revealed for Rock Band 3

Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that Rock Band 3, the new music simulation title coming in the fall, will feature no less than 83 tracks on the disk and will allow for more simulation options that any other competing title.In addition to keeping the three part vocal harmonies, which were initially seen in last ...

14 June 2010
16:31 GMT

Rock Band 3 Confirmed to Have Fake Plastic Keyboard

Harmonix has pretty much confirmed that Rock Band 3, which is coming in the fall of this year, will be offering, for the first time in the history of the series, full keyboard simulation for the songs it will be bringing to players. The company did not put out a press release but offered a screen you can see attached...

27 May 2010
03:57 GMT

A Gamer's Week: March 14

It's the end of another gaming week and we've got the most important news of the last seven days listed a little bit farther in the article. While scrolling down, you can also take a look at the Napoleon: Total War game diary, showing off how I dealt with the most important battles of his career, or you can...

14 March 2010
07:51 GMT

Rock Band 3 Is Now Official

Harmonix, as the developer, and MTV Games, as the publisher, have announced that Rock Band 3 is officially in development at that the game will be launched in time for the 2010 holiday season.The two companies have not mentioned any platforms, but the title will likely arrive on the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, the PlayS...

10 March 2010
16:41 GMT

A Gamer's Week: January 31

This week has been dominated by playing Mass Effect 2, the most recent hybrid between role playing and third person shooting from BioWare. We've got a review of the game up and a Weekend Reading piece linked with its Cerberus Network. And if you are interested in knowing what we've been doing over the weeke...

31 January 2010
11:21 GMT

Harmonix Says Rock Band 3 Is Not Yet in Development

Harmonix has unveiled that, at the moment, it is not yet working on Rock Band 3 but that further announcements related to the music franchise might be delivered in the next weeks. This comes after Dhani Harrison, the son of the Beatles musician, stated that he was working on musical instruments, which would appear in...

9 December 2009
03:08 GMT

Activision's Guitar Hero Looking Down on Rock Band

There's a fierce battle going on the music game market, the one that started it all, Guitar Hero, has really caught the world by storm and broken through a market that wasn't even created and brought a new kind of fun you could have in front of your console by holding a guitar shaped controller and roc...

18 September 2008
15:01 GMT


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