Dance Central had 'own hardware solution' before Kinect
Dance Central was, and remains, one of the best implementations of Kinect technology on Xbox 360. Dean Tate, lead designer of Dance Central, explained that the company was, in fact, developing its own hardware before the introduction of Kinect.
READ MORE >Rock Band 3 DLC: Tommy Tutone, Ohio Players, and Relient K
Rock Band 3 rolls along with more DLC, including new content from Anberlin, Mastodon, Ohio Players, Relient K, and Tommy Tutone.
READ MORE >Rock Band 3 drops to $20
Rockers on a budget will be happy to learn that the price of Rock Band 3 has been reduced to $20...
READ MORE >"haha, yeah right! they still have them posting summaries manually"
see all 63 commentsHarmonix Confirms Layoffs Due to 'Current Product Development Plans'
An undisclosed number of full-time Harmonix employees were laid off today, Joystiq reports. The downsizing was to bring the company "into alignment...
READ MORE >"what are the odds of them fixing the dropped player message that conveniently covers your entire ..."
see all 7 commentsRock Band Dev Harmonix Sold, Goes Solo
Rock Band and Dance Central developer Harmonix has successfully been sold, former owner Viacom announced today, to itself--going privately-owned...
READ MORE >"I have about 200 DLC songs. Plus all the imports. I'm probably around 400 to 500 tracks in ..."
see all 14 commentsViacom Sued Over Rock Band Payouts by Former Harmonix Shareholders, Founders
A group of ex-shareholders in Rock Band developer Harmonix, including several studio founders, are suing its parent company Viacom, Gamasutra...
READ MORE >"This sounds a lot like the, "They'll NEVER sue us because they KNOW if they do, we'll sell their ..."
see all 25 commentsViacom Reveals Plans to Sell Rock Band Developer Harmonix
Within its third-quarter financial report, media conglomerate Viacom revealed plans to sell Harmonix, the developer behind Dance Central and the...
READ MORE >"i havent played it in 4 months. had no interest in the latest game. im done with it."
see all 19 commentsHarmonix and Konami Settle Lawsuits Over Music Game Patents
Bloomberg reports that Harmonix and Konami have dropped lawsuits aimed at one another over patents relating to music video games. The original suit...
READ MORE >"Seriously... it seemed odd for Konami to challenge Rock Band with something so clearly inferior."
see all 2 commentsRock Band 3 Leaked Setlist... Confirmed?
Following the reported leak of 31 additional tracks from Rock Band 3 as the songlist was being scrolled in the back of a video interview, Harmonix...
READ MORE >"Just FYI readers, when it comes to forthcoming product launches from these companies, nothing is ..."
see all 30 commentsRock Band 3 Uses Licensed Pitch-Tuning for Better Accuracy, Performances
Just as Harmonix is making the instrument play in Rock Band 3 more realistic with Pro mode, the vocals are going to be more realistic as well. How?...
READ MORE >"good for Izotope. such amazing software (their VSTs), they deserve the exposure"
see all 6 commentsGibson, Viacom Settle Rock Band Suit
According to a report by Bloomberg Businessweek, the patent-infringement suit Gibson Guitar Corp. filed back in 2008 against Viacom--owner of Rock...
READ MORE >"Gibson should focus their efforts on getting their QA department to stop sucking monster butt ..."
see all 2 commentsMad Catz is Your Official Rock Band Peripheral Maker
Mad Catz has announced that it has partnered with Harmonix to "produce and distribute Rock Band music videogame controllers for future iterations...
READ MORE >"Well they can't be much worse than my experience with the regular RB instruments. Just bought ..."
see all 14 commentsRock Band 3 Coming This Holiday
The third numbered entry in Harmonix's Rock Band line of peripheral-based music games is due out this holiday season, the developer has just...
READ MORE >"I don't care who does it, rock band or guitar hero, BUT GIVE ME A FULL MICHAEL JACKSON GUITAR ..."
see all 32 commentsRock Band Getting Jimi Hendrix in 'New Edition'
[UPDATE] Speaking to Shacknews, a Harmonix spokesperson referred to reports of a standalone Hendrix-themed Rock Band game as incorrect and...
READ MORE >"YES!!!! Finally an artist worthy of a title like this! It's not that The Beatles were ..."
see all 16 commentsGreen Day: Rock Band Developers Clarified
Following a recent discovery from info-sleuthing site superannuation, in which Demiurge Studios' Adam Rosenfield revealed that Rock Band...
READ MORE >"Hey. I didn't like the Beatles, but I can respect that they are a beloved band and made great ..."
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