Tag Archives: rock band
Fri, Sep 23, 2011 | 21:27 BST
Friday Shorts II: Forza 4, Dark Souls, RE: Retribution, $800 3D headset
It’s Friday. Likely, you are screaming whoo-hoo as you run out the door of your office, Costanza-style, to your cars and flying home down the freeway. Celebrate with some shorts before you go.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: $800 3D headset, city of heroes freedom, dark souls, Everyday Shooter, forza 4, harmonix, Haunted, hello kitty, Hello Kitty & Me! Block Crash V, Jon Mak, Michelle Rodriguez, mortal kombat, music unlimited, Rain Ocampo, Resident Evil: Retribution, Rochard, rock band, rock band 3, slipknot, Sound Shapes, The Raveonettes, us ps movie store update
Wed, Sep 21, 2011 | 06:55 BST
Viacom sues former Harmonix shareholders
Viacom is asking for a refund. That is, the company has found that it over-paid Harmonix stockholders in anticipation of certain Rock Band-related earn-outs that never happened, and it would like its money back, please. How much? US$131 million.
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Posted in: Legalities
Tags: court case, harmonix, rock band, viacom
Tue, Sep 20, 2011 | 05:33 BST
Harmonix spills the beans on what happened to Rock Band Japan
Harmonix once promised that it would bring the Rock Band franchise to the squealing fans of Japan. That was in 2008, and since then, both Harmonix and co-developer Q Entertainment haven’t really done much else about it. Now, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos has spoken about what happened, explaining – among other things – that “there were a couple of significant challenges”.
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Posted in: Japan
Tags: Alex Rigopulos, harmonix, q entertainment, rock band, The Gazette
Tue, Sep 20, 2011 | 03:49 BST
Harmonix considering developing non-music motion control games in future
Harmonix isn’t shy of stepping outside of its comfort zone to develop a game which isn’t music-centric in future.
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Posted in: Casual, Development, Kinect
Tags: harmonix, motion control, non-music, rock band
Sat, Aug 27, 2011 | 20:56 BST
Saturday Shorts: Castle Crashers, Warlock, Bit.Trip Saga, Homefront, StarCraft 2
There’s a large batch of shorts for you below the break. Some of it PAX Prime related, some of it not. Read it anyway. Don’t make me have to punish you.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tags: 4 Elements HD, Bit.Trip Saga, Boolat Games, castle crashers, Dota2, DotA2 tournament, harmonix, Harvest Moon The Tale of Two Towns, homefront, kaos studios, Keep A Breast Foundation, Mojang, Red Hot Chili Peppers, RHCP, rock band, rock band 3, rock of ages, sales, silent hill hd, sonic the hedgehog, starcraft 2, StarCraft 2 Patch 1.4.0, starcraft II, Street Fighter III, Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition, The Behemoth, Warlock, Warlock: Master of the Arcane
Wed, Aug 24, 2011 | 12:51 BST
Harmonix “doing pretty good” with music licensing despite MTV break-up
With Harmonix breaking off from MTV Games, did you think there’d be any issues with music licensing for Rock Band or Dance Central from here on out? Doesn’t sound like there will be.
Tue, Aug 23, 2011 | 12:48 BST
“Rock Band’s not dead,” says Harmonix’s Drake – details
It really doesn’t get any clearer than that.
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Posted in: EA, Gamescom 2011, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: harmonix, John Drake, mtv games, rock band, rock band 3
Sat, Aug 20, 2011 | 21:14 BST
Saturday Shorts: Trophies, BF3 iPhone, Deus Ex pre-load, NBA 2K12
It’s time for your last batch of shorts for the weekend, which we are officially dubbing the malaise edition. Read onward.
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Posted in: Saturday Shorts, Shorts, VG247
Tags: bastion, bioware, deus ex, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, GamePron, harmonix, ico, incubus, Jagged Alliance, nba 2k12, pax 2011, resistance 3, Rift, rock band, rock band 3, sales, shadow of the colossus, star wars, Star Wars The Old Republic, swtor, The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, The Old Republic, trophies
Wed, Jul 27, 2011 | 05:49 BST
Harmonix celebrates 3,000-strong Rock Band library
To celebrate hitting a weighty 3,000 track milestone in the Rock Band library, Harmonix is giving away 3,000 free tracks to lucky US fans.
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Posted in: EA, Music, PS3, Rhythm action, Xbox 360
Tags: competition, harmonix, rock band
Tue, Jul 05, 2011 | 22:15 BST
Tuesday Shorts: CoD4StarWars, The End, NiGHTS into Dreams
The holiday is over, the fireworks were cool; let’s have some shorts, there’s no Dana only Zuul.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: aion, Allods Online: Renaissance, Atelier, Auto Club Revolution, bionic commando, Christina Norman, cryptic, Digital Arrow, Eutechnyx, galactic warfare, harmonix, inMomentum Beta, Mario Enemies, mass effect, nights, nights into dreams, Operation Gamma 41, Preloaded, rock band, rock band 3, SOCOM Mobile HQ, star trek online, The Archbishop of Denver, The End, the game baker, tinytower, trion rift, UbiColletibles, white rabbit interactive
Fri, Jun 24, 2011 | 22:07 BST
Friday Shorts II: SOCOM, Bodycount, Gearbox, Pandora’s Tower, 80s Teen Queens
It’s Friday. Let’s get you caught up on shorts so you can get the hell out of the house for a change.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: 3 doors down, Bodycount, bungie, Child's Play, DNF, duke nulem forever, gearbox, harmonix, lionhead, mago, mario marathon, Pandora's Tower, poison, rock band, rock band 3, the last story, us ps movie store update, windows phone 7, winter voices, wp7
Sat, May 21, 2011 | 13:08 BST
Friday Shorts II: Ico Novel, Cthulhu, Dinosaur King, Breath of Death, Twitter quotes, sales
It’s finally Friday for you folks. To celebrate, have some more shorts.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tags: Alice: Madness Returns, alice: madness returns app, Breath of Death VII: The Beginning, chucky, Clint Hocking, Cthulhu, Cthulhu Saves the World, Dinosaur King, Dinosaur King D-Team Adventures, eve online, fred wester, harmonix, Ico Novel, king arthur II, la noire, la.a. noire, lady gaga, Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012, Orcs Must Die, Pandora's Tower, rock band, rock band 3, sales, Size Five Games, Sony Thailand, surfer girl, Zomhie Cow
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 23:37 BST
Friday Shorts Evening Edition: Binary Domain, Wii crime, Pantera, Cthulhu Saves the World
It’s Friday. Thank whatever deity or non-deity you worship for that. To get your weekend started, read up on some small and possibly weird little tidbits of game-related news below.
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 00:09 BST
Rock Band tots up 100 million downloads
Harmonix has achieved a staggering number of DLC purchases across the Rock Band series’ lifetime – and shows no signs of slowing up.
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Posted in: Music, PS3, Rhythm action, Xbox 360
Tags: Chris Rigopulos, dlc, milestone, rock band, rock band 3
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 02:14 BST
Rock Band DLC update is working for the weekend
Although PlayStation 3 owners will have to wait a little, the rest of you can fire up Rock Band 3 today and jam to tunes possibly released before you were born.
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 08:16 BST
Harmonix “remain committed” to Rock Band
Guitar Hero might well be dead, but its counterpart at Harmonix sure isn’t.
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Posted in: EA, Music, Rhythm action
Tags: Greg LoPiccolo, harmonix, rock band
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 23:52 BST
Friday Shorts: L.A. Noire, EQII, Mario Chucks, Disciples III, Civ V, D&D, sales
We’re all just working for the weekend, ya know. Let these shorts do some of it for you so your clicker fingers can be saved for something more useful.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: akella, Amy, Arc System Works, BloodRayne, Bloodrayne: Betrayal, chuck taylors, City Interactive, city of heroes, Civ V, Civilization V, converse, culture club, D&D, D&D: Daggerdale, d2d, Daggerdale, disciples 3: resurrection, disciples III: resurrection, Dungeon & Dragons: Daggerdale, EQII, everquest II, faith no more, game sales, gog, L.A. Noire, la noire, loverboy, mario, Minecraft, murder in venice, Of Orcs and Men, pc sales, Phish, rock band, rock band 3, sales, sam & max, sam and max: the penal zone, steam, stone temple pilots, the penal zone, UC3, uncharted, uncharted 3, wii play: motion
Sun, Apr 17, 2011 | 22:48 BST
Friday Shorts: Puzzle Agent, Two Worlds II, Akai Katana, Mortal Kombat, Red Faction: Origins
The weekend is finally here. For some of us. For those readying to go out on the town tonight, and wanting a few quick ones before they do, click the page break and knock down a dozen or so.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 00:48 GMT
Harmonix: A “lot more” in the motion gaming domain inbound
Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos has hinted at new products in the works, possibly in motion gaming.
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Posted in: Music, Rhythm action, Trade
Tags: Alex Rigopulos, Dance Central, harmonix, rock band, rock band 3
Tue, Feb 08, 2011 | 00:49 GMT
Rumour: Meatloaf coming to Rock Band 3 this week
A disgruntled ex-employee has reportedly fired a parting shot at Harmonix by revealing this week’s surprise DLC: ageing rocker Meatloaf.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, PSN, PlayStation Store, Rhythm action, Rumour, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: dlc, harmonix, rock band, rock band 3
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