Harmonix Wins $383m In Case Against Viacom
- Rock Band developer Harmonix has won a huge court case against its former owner Viacom, which entitles them to a $383 million payout in withheld bonus payments. According...
Latest Rock Band 3 Headlines
| 8 | To call the first two Rock Band games anything short of a huge success would be a blatant and bold-faced lie. The first game set the stage for the group interaction music genre, while the second made drastic improvements on instruments, graphics, interface, and overall changes to the offline campaign. Both made their mark on the industry and at the same time, they set a heavy standard for music-genre competitor Guitar Hero. So where does that leave Rock Band 3? The other games have already set the standard and improved upon it, so it would seem that at a glance there'd be little room left for expansion. In some ways, that kind of logic is absolutely right. But for the dedicated music lover, particularly anyone who as uttered the sentence 'I'm better at real guitar', Rock Band 3 might just be the best music title on the market right now. » Read the full review |
EA Won't Be Buying Rock Band Dev, Harmonix
- It was announced a few weeks ago that Viacom would be putting up Harmonix, the development studio behind Rock Band and Dance Central, up for sale. Naturally, one would ...
Viacom Looking To Sell Rock Band Developer Harmonix
- Viacom has announced that they're planning to sell Harmonix, the developer behind the Rock Band franchise. This comes as a result of Rock Band 3's poor performance since l...
Greed & Over-Saturation Are Killing The Music/Rhythm Genre
- There is a no doubt that music games have come a long way from dance pads at a local arcade, to being a staple in almost every single casual gamers' home. Those plastic i...
Pay To Go Pro In Rock Band 3
- For those willing to fork over the extra cash, Rock Band 3 will offer "pro-mode" guitar tracks as DLC. MTV's Paul DeGooyer told IGN, "The only thing that’s more diff...
The Case For A Backwards Compatible Rock Band Keyboard
- There's been a great deal of buzz surrounding Rock Band 3 as of late, and for good reason - the project is incredibly ambitious, hoping to attract musicians and those eage...
Top Ten Anticipated Games of Fall 2010
- 2010 has already been a fantastic year for gamers, with an abundance of quality releases throughout the first half of this year. However, the fall holiday season is typic...
Harmonix Announces More Artists For Rock Band 3
- Harmonix has announced more artists for upcoming Rock Band 3 and boy do they include some old school rock bands indeed. The developer teased fans who were following their ...
Rock Band 3 Release Date Announced
- Harmonix and MTV Games have recently announced Rock Band 3's North American release date, which is October 26. This information is mildly surprising, since it's been a wh...
Harmonix Lead Developer Working On New Twisted Pixel Game
- Harmonix Lead Developer, Dan Teasdale, has officially announced that he is leaving his position at Harmonix to move to Texas for work on a new title with development studi...
Pitch Correcting Software To Be Implemented In Rock Band 3
- Little tone deaf? Not to worry when singing Rock Band 3. According to Harmonix, a pitch-detection software called iZotope will be implemented into the game to correct the ...
E3 2010: Rock Band 3 Hands-On Impressions
- At the MTV Games E3 booth it became immediately clear how far Rock Band has evolved since its inception in 2007. The giant wall displaying each song created over Rock Band...
Rock Band 3 Preview: A Game For Everyone
- After a meeting with Harmonix showcasing Rock Band 3, new features that have been announced in the past week have been fleshed out to give more detail on the keyboard, mul...
Rock Band 3 Keyboard and songs Detailed
- USA Today has a video posted of an exclusive look at Rock Band 3 and the details behind the illusive keyboard controller and how it will work in the series. The site has a...
Keyboards Coming To Rock Band 3
- The Green Day: Rock Band demo has been released on the Xbox Live Marketplace, and along with it is a teaser for Rock Band 3 at the end of the demo. The most exciting part ...
Rock Band 3 To 'Revolutionize The Music Genre' This Fall
- Though not through the usual means, EA and Harmonix have that Rock Band 3 will hit stores in its usual release window, the fall. The announcement came way of the official ...
