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Rock Band Blitz setlist partially revealed

By Andrew Yoon, May 28, 2012 9:00am PDT

Rock Band Blitz will include 25 songs which are also playable in Rock Band 3. What's made the cut so far?

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"My wife and I play once in a while. Not much lately, though, her working, me doing either ..."

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Report: Rock Band: Led Zeppelin game considered [update]

By Steve Watts, May 07, 2012 2:00pm PDT

Music game studio Harmonix reportedly worked on a Led Zeppelin game, according to a resume from a studio that worked on a trailer or commercial for the title.

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"seriously, rock band feels archaic now, as far as the guitar game"

- RikiTiki2 see all 4 comments

Harmonix job listings hint at next-gen game

By Steve Watts, May 03, 2012 2:00pm PDT

A series of job listings from Harmonix points to a next-generation music game in the works -- with motion control, a fleshed-out story, and combat encounters.

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"Is Rock Band 3 still fun....yes....that hasn't changed....so no, not bled dry...IMHO of course, ..."

- Peaky1969 see all 16 comments

Harmonix announces Rock Band Blitz

By John Keefer, Apr 03, 2012 4:35pm PDT

Rock Band developer Harmonix has revealed its next new game, Rock Band Blitz.

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"So it's Amplitude and Frequency with the entire Rock Band Music Library? This might ..."

- ColoradoCNC see all 21 comments

Rock Band 3 never gonna give you up in Valentine's Day DLC

By Alice O'Connor, Feb 10, 2012 9:15am PST

This Valentine's Day, Rock Band 3 is never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna... look, Rick Astley's seminal hit is coming as DLC on Valentine's Day, along with lovely-dovey songs from Poison, Mr. Big and Heart.

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"That's what happens when you miss the boat by three years. We'll see, though."

- tw3kr see all 5 comments

Harmonix working on game for XBLA, PSN, and Facebook

By Steve Watts, Jan 30, 2012 9:00am PST

Harmonix is working on a game for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and Facebook, according to an employee resume.

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"I really hope this is a game following the footsteps of Amplitude. A game that wouldn't require ..."

- Masem see all 2 comments

Dance Central 'Dance Cam' app goes live

By Andrew Yoon, Jan 20, 2012 7:00am PST

Available for Windows Phone, iOS, and Android, the Dance Central "Dance Cam" app lets you preview tracks from Dance Central 2, practice moves, and even record yourself dancing.

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Rush's '2112' coming to Rock Band this week

By Andrew Yoon, Dec 29, 2011 2:00pm PST

Harmonix will be releasing Rush's twenty minute epic "2112" to Rock Band this week.

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"Wasn't there a bet when Through the Fire and Flames came out for Pro Guitar? I want to say ..."

- Deathlove see all 6 comments

Viacom ordered to pay Harmonix $383 million

By Alice O'Connor, Dec 28, 2011 6:45am PST

When Rock Band dev Harmonix and former owner Viacom argued over who exactly owed whom bonus money, resolution accountants were called in. After a rummage in the books, the jointly-appointed arbitrator has decided that Viacom owes Harmonix $383 million.

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"awesome. I love Harmonix and hope the judge tells Viacom to go cry some more. I have a Kinect ..."

- thecray see all 11 comments

Harmonix developing 'multiple new music games'

By Jeff Mattas, Nov 04, 2011 2:15pm PDT

Harmonix has announced that it's working on multiple new music games, outside of their Rock Band and Dance Central franchises.

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"They did a sequel to Frequency/Amplitude. It was Rock Band Unplugged. And it fucking owned."

- Deathlove see all 6 comments

Rock Band DLC to welcome Stevie Wonder and Coldplay

By Xav de Matos, Oct 06, 2011 5:00pm PDT

In the "coming weeks and months," Rock Band will welcome DLC from first-timers Stevie Wonder and Coldplay as well as Rock Band-content alums Breaking Benjamin and Dream Theater.

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"Hopefully it'll be old Breaking Benjamin. Not to sound too much like a snob, but the later ..."

- tw3kr see all 2 comments

Dance Central song importing costs $5

By Andrew Yoon, Sep 21, 2011 1:15pm PDT

Dance Central 2 will let you import songs from the original game... at a cost.

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"Figured might as well make a few bucks from people who will rent DC1 to import, unless there's a ..."

- Sailor of Fortune see all 6 comments

Viacom files $131M suit against former Harmonix shareholders

By Steve Watts, Sep 21, 2011 8:45am PDT

Viacom has filed suit against the former shareholders of Harmonix, claiming it miscalculated a payout in 2007 and is now owed the difference. This mounts on top of a suit Harmonix shareholders filed against Viacom last year.

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"The more accurate statement is: Viacom sold HMX to their shareholders, reportedly for $50.00 ..."

- Masem see all 8 comments

Harmonix's VidRhythm is music video mixing app for iOS

By Andrew Yoon, Aug 26, 2011 7:00pm PDT

Harmonix's next project isn't quite a game. The famed developer of Rock Band is making its first original foray into iOS with an original title called VidRhythm.

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Dance Central 2 releases on October 25

By Andrew Yoon, Aug 16, 2011 9:30am PDT

Microsoft has announced global release dates for the Kinect-exclusive Dance Central 2: Oct. 21 in Europe and Asia, Oct. 25 in North America, and Oct. 27 in Japan.

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"Can you import songs from DC and DLC from DC into DC2? Hot topic. Ala RB2 stylee. If you ..."

- f4lln see all 5 comments