Posts Tagged ‘Harmonix’

Rock Band 3 Rocks Out this Holiday 2010
Thursday, March 11th, 2010

If you cling to your guitar controller peripherals like a little baby and love to rock out, you’ll be overjoyed to know that Viacom CEO and President Philippe Dauman has confirmed that Harmonix is currently working on Rock Band 3 and has it slated for a 2010 holiday release.

Viacom Wants Their Money Back
Monday, February 15th, 2010

A recent SEC filing suggests media-giant Viacom is looking to reacquire the money they initially loaned to Harmonix some years back. This comes on the heels of one of the worst years for music games, as sales have plunged, due in large part to market saturation and the high cost of peripherals.

Beatles: Rock Band to Share the Love
Friday, February 12th, 2010

Beatles: Rock Band was announced and debuted last E3 during Microsoft’s press conference, and even showcased former members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to promote it’s development. During the event, Microsoft announced exclusive content was to be released solely for the Xbox 360. Now, just over 5 months after its release, “exclusive” needs a new [...]

Twist And Shout For This Rock Band Deal
Saturday, February 6th, 2010

There are a lot of fans of Rock Band, and even more fans of The Beatles. But a lot of those same fans likely are not fanatic over the thought of spending $200 USD on the Beatles Rock Band. Amazon is looking to change that with a newer, lower price.

Alice in Chains Rockin’ Rock Band Next Week
Monday, January 11th, 2010

ROCK BAND ADDS ALICE IN CHAINS FIVE PACK
Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a five pack of songs from Alice In Chains will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

Rockin’ Update Hits Rock Band 2
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

The lead designer for Rock Band 2, Dan Teasdale, recently posted on the PlayStation Blog, and eluded to an upcoming software update coming to Rock Band 2, for the PlayStation 3. This update contains loads of new features and updates that the community has wanted for some time now.

Paul McCartney Rocks Out with Rock Band
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of songs from Paul McCartney’s latest live album will soon be added to the Rock Band Music Store and LEGO® Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

Newest Rock Band Country DLC Outlined
Friday, December 25th, 2009

ROCK BAND IS GOING (EVEN MORE) COUNTRY!
Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a seven pack of songs from some of country’s biggest stars will be added to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

Rock Band Signs Green Day for a New Game [Update]
Saturday, December 12th, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle is expecting a load of new titles to be announced tonight at Spike’s Video Game Awards. Though there will be twelve new announcements, we can already guess three. One is the new Star Wars game, rumored to be Star Wars: Legends. The second is UFC 2010 Undisputed, which we revealed would have a [...]

Rock Band Network Not Quite Ready
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

The Rock Band Network, an MTV Games and Harmonix joint effort to allow people to publish their own, real songs for the world to purchase and play, was set to launch in “November 2009.” That didn’t happen, as its release date has been pushed back to “early 2010.”

PSP Review – Rock Band Unplugged
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Rhythm games  have become a huge sales force over the past couple of years.  It all began with Guitar Hero, but Rock Band revolutionized the genre by incorporating the entire band into the mix.  Harmonix and Backbone Entertainment decided to make the next iteration of the series a handheld experience.  It’s hard to imagine playing the game without the [...]

The Beatles: Rock Band Recruits Sgt. Pepper
Saturday, November 14th, 2009

MTV Games and Harmonix Release Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band As Second Downloadable Album For The Beatles: Rock Band On November 17th
Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix, the world’s leading developer of music-based games and a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks, today announced The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) [...]

Harmonix Unveils Halloween Rock Band DLC
Monday, October 26th, 2009

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced the spookiest DLC packs yet, with three tracks from Rob Zombie and five from Wolfmother, as well as tracks from Liz Phair and Morningwood, that will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from [...]

Debut Beatles: Rock Band DLC Leads to Abbey Road
Monday, October 19th, 2009

MTV Games and Harmonix Launch Abbey Road as the First Full Playable Album Available For Download For The Beatles: Rock Band
Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix, the world’s leading developer of music-based games and a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks, today announced the launch of Abbey Road (1969) as the first Beatles album to [...]

Blur Ready to Rock Out With their Blocks Out
Monday, October 19th, 2009

BLUR TO FEATURE IN LEGO ROCK BAND
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games today announce that LEGO® Rock Band™ will feature the likeness of chart-topping UK band, Blur. Singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree will be shown in the game as LEGO mini figures as players perform the [...]