Rumor: The Who could be the next supergroup to get its own Rock Band game
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 »
Beatles: Rock Band not quite mopping up the sales
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 »
Rock Band gets festive with Rob Zombie, Wolfmother
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 »
LEGO Rock Band announced, adds new meaning to the term “toy guitar”
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 Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle contents revealed
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 »
Rock Band 3 breaking annual release cycle
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 »
Nominees for Spike TV’s Video Game Awards announced
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 »
Harmonix founders getting $300 million in bonuses for Rock Band
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 »
New Beatles game capped at 45 songs
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 »
Rock Band 2 coming to Europe this November
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 »
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