Harmonix to Discontinue ‘Rock Band’ DLC
After 275 consecutive weeks of updates, Harmonix will discontinue ‘Rock Band’ DLC on April 2nd
Rock Band Blitz Review
Streamlined to a shine and laser-focused on asynchronous competition, is the track swapping in ‘Rock Band Blitz’ worth dusting off your DLC for?
Job Postings Hint at Next-Gen Motion Game from Harmonix
A quartet of job listings (the latest discoveries of Twitter wunder-account Superannuation) hints at a next generation motion-controlled music game in development at Harmonix. The description for their requested Software Engineer briefly mentions “brand new IP and next-generation consoles”, and the postings for both a Narrative and…
Electronic Arts Not Retracting ‘Rock Band iOS’ From App Store
Contrary to the error message players of the iOS version of Rock Band received yesterday, Electronic Arts will not be pulling the music rhythm spin-off from the app store. In a statement to CNET, EA said that the notification was “sent in error”, the company having no plans to…
‘Rock Band Blitz’ Announced for PSN, XBLA
The next game in Harmonix’s beloved music-rhythm franchise more closely resembles the studio’s earliest work than anything previous in the franchise. Rock Band Blitz takes its strongest cues from Harmonix’s own Frequency or Amplitude, a single-player action/arcade experience that is “part-beat matching, part…
Report: ‘Kinect Star Wars’ the Result of 10 Different Dev Teams
Eurogamer is reporting (via the findings of Twitter-investigator Superannuation) that the recently released Kinect Star Wars is the result of ten different design teams. Specifically, the hack-and-slash/dance-simulation/city-stomping/pod-racing motion game was “supervised 1 PC and 9 external teams (200+ heads)”. Teams reported…
Harmonix Lead is the Top Contributor to Stephen Colbert Super PAC
Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC – and its goal of making a better tomorrow, tomorrow – has been more than just a running gag for the faux-conservative pundit’s lampooning of the incestuous nature of campaign donations. The fund has raised over $1 million since its inception, with very few contributors…
Harmonix Wins $383 Million In Case Against Viacom
The sale of Harmonix almost exactly one year ago came with a lot of financial baggage. Former parent company Viacom later sued the former shareholders of Harmonix for a refund of $131 million in bonuses that were previously paid out to the developer. The shareholders then counter-sued the media…
