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Roger Daltrey, frontman of legendary band The Who, may have let a secret slip about his band being the focus of an upcoming Rock Band game. He told MassLive “they’re going to be doing a Who one next year,” in response to a question about The Beatles:Rock Band. That news,… Continue Reading »

The game that many in the industry believed would revitalize the music game genre hasn’t, at least so far. Despite an ad campaign that saw The Beatles: Rock Band promoted nearly everywhere, sales have been just so-so. The game sold 595,000 copies in September 2009, according to sales data from… Continue Reading »

It’s that time of year again - the leaves are turning, the candy aisles in your local grocery store are blossoming, and everyone’s thoughts start turning toward the macabre - it’s almost Halloween! The folks at Harmonix are getting into the spirit as well, releasing tracks for Rock Band with… Continue Reading »

The cutest little badass game in the world was officially announced today, and anyone who has ever desired to be a tiny plastic rock star will soon have their fever dreams realized. Yes, I’m talking about LEGO Rock Band, the rumored mash-up of tiny little building toys and Harmonix’ monster… Continue Reading »

The moppy pop icons’ company, Apple Corps Ltd., finally OKed the rights to the band’s name and songs being included in a game, The Beatles: Rock Band. According to the press release sent today (April 16, 2009), those who preorder will be able to join the “The Beatles: Rock Band… Continue Reading »

Due at least in part to developing a Beatles-themed music game (and building a Fort Knox-style complex to house money raked in from said game), Harmonix will not release a Rock Band game in 2009. That word came from Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopolous during an interview at Billboard’s “Digital Music… Continue Reading »

Another year and another Video Game Awards show. Better known as SpikeTV’s VGAs, this will be the sixth year for the show. Love it or loath it the show will go on in full spectacle that will include a performance by rapper turned-video game character, 50 Cent, and a “Gamer… Continue Reading »

Bloomberg is reporting that Viacom will be paying Harmonix co-founders Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy a total of $300 million in bonuses for the runaway success of Rock Band. The huge payday for the two men is part of the conditions of Viacom’s purchase of Harmonix, which occurred back in… Continue Reading »

No doubt that all fans of good music (and music games) rejoiced upon hearing that The Beatles would be the star of a new Harmonix (Guitar Hero 1 and 2, Rock Band 1 and 2). Surely, the developer who invented the modern rhythm game, and later evolved the formula will… Continue Reading »

Remember how Europe got totally f**ked over when it came to the release of Rock Band? How it came out like eight months after the US launch and cost twice as much? Well, thankfully that’s not the case at all with the musical game’s sequel. EA has just announced that… Continue Reading »