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Green Day: Rock Band Officially Announced

By Alice O'Connor and Chris Faylor, Dec 13, 2009 8:57am PST

Following up on The Beatles: Rock Band, series creator Harmonix is preparing a Green Day-focused entry in its rhythm game franchise, which will...

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"WHAT ABOUT THE JACKSONS/MICHAEL JACKSON? HELL EVEN JANET JACKSON? BEEN OUT SINCE THE 60's!!!!"

- ISmellBlood see all 110 comments

The Who: Rock Band Coming Next Year?

By Nick Breckon, Oct 27, 2009 2:10pm PDT

The plan for a new band-specific Rock Band game may have been spoiled by The Who lead singer Roger Daltrey, who stated in a new interview that the...

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"It worked just fine for the Metallica game that had half the amount of songs."

- Mad Brahmin Disease see all 38 comments

Rock Band Metal Track Pack Throws the Goat

By Alice O'Connor, Aug 13, 2009 11:09am PDT

A selection of Rock Band's face-rockingest metal DLC tracks will be released in a Metal Track Pack along with six temporarily-exclusive tracks,...

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"Toxic Holocaust is on that game? Wow...I thought I was the only person who'd ever heard of them, ..."

- TheLobotomist see all 24 comments

LEGO Rock Band Officially Announced, Includes Europe's 'The Final Countdown'

By Chris Faylor, Apr 21, 2009 7:31am PDT

Confirming the long-running rumors, publishers Warner Bros. and MTV Games today announced that LEGO Rock Band will hit PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and DS...

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"I usually won't pull out a number if I can't back it up or I'll put a caveat on it. In the lines ..."

- Sailor of Fortune see all 72 comments

Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock Puts Old DLC in Shiny New Standalone Package

By Chris Faylor, Mar 23, 2009 1:06pm PDT

In its latest effort to bring downloadable content to a wider audience, music game developer Harmonix today announced Rock Band Track Pack: Classic...

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"this chart isn't correct, I can use my Wii version of GH:WT stuff with Rock Band 2 with no ..."

- Old_Fart see all 6 comments

Harmonix Counter-sues Konami Over Rock Revolution

By Nick Breckon, Feb 12, 2009 5:06pm PST

In the legal equivalent of a retaliatory glove-slap, Bloomberg is reporting that Harmonix owner Viacom is counter-suing Konami over Rock...

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"Don't start no stuff, won't be no stuff. Konami went out looking for a meal ticket and now gets ..."

- Memitim see all 13 comments

Harmonix Responds to Latest Rock Band Lawsuit, Labels It 'Opportunistic and Baseless'

By Chris Faylor, Nov 24, 2008 1:32pm PST

Rock Band developer Harmonix and owner MTV Games have responded to a $5 million-plus lawsuit regarding defective Rock Band kick pedals, labeling...

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"and since most people that play these games are NOT musicians.... tada! broken pedal."

- vertdang see all 20 comments

Harmonix Gets Rock Band 2 Class Action Lawsuit

By Blake Ellison, Nov 21, 2008 10:27am PST

Everybody involved in the making of music-rhythm phenomenon Rock Band--developer Harmonix, publisher MTV, MTV owner Viacom, and distributor...

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"not a conspiracy, just u cant make a good solid pedal for the cost of what they wanted to make ..."

- chilln see all 15 comments

Harmonix Founders Get $300 Million Bonus

By Blake Ellison, Nov 10, 2008 5:14pm PST

Viacom may be part of the same media empire as the money-hemorrhaging Midway, but that hasn't stopped the MTV Games parent from giving $300 million...

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"If HMX offers bonuses based on company performance, then they'll probably get a decent amount. ..."

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Rock Band Track Pack Volume 2 Ships Nov. 17

By Chris Faylor, Nov 06, 2008 9:47am PST

In its continuing efforts to bring already-released downloadable content into retailers, Harmonix today announced that Rock Band Track Pack Volume...

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The Beatles Get Standalone Music Game from Rock Band Developers

By Chris Faylor, Oct 30, 2008 7:04am PDT

As expected, MTV has revealed that Rock Band developer Harmonix will create a standalone music video game based on The Beatles, produced with the...

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"It's not just "whoring themselves" RB/GH has a great formula. It's fun, people enjoy it. ..."

- Ebu see all 62 comments

Konami Sues Harmonix/MTV over Alleged Patent Violations, Attempts to Block the Sale of Rock Band

By Nick Breckon, Jul 10, 2008 8:45pm PDT

DrumMania and Guitar Freaks publisher Konami today filed suit against Harmonix parent company Viacom over patent violations related to Harmonix's...

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"I hope Konami isn't planning to recoup their development costs from "Rock Revolution" using the ..."

- JimRune see all 33 comments

Surprise: Rock Band 2 This Year, Hitting 360 First

By Maarten Goldstein, Jun 30, 2008 3:48am PDT

Ok maybe it's not really much of a surprise. In any case, IGN reports that Rock Band 2 is in fact in development, and will be released this...

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"I'd be happy if the RB2 executable gets installed as a "patch" for when you insert the RB1 disc. ..."

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Lack of HDD Blamed for Rock Band Wii DLC Drop

By Aaron Linde, Apr 09, 2008 12:28pm PDT

Rock Band developer Harmonix said that the absence of downloadable content on the Wii version of Rock Band is due to a lack of viable storage...

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"this is very late but just now noticed your reply while searching my post history for something ..."

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Rock Band Wii Arrives June 22, Will Not Offer Downloadable Songs or Online Play

By Chris Faylor and Nick Breckon, Mar 24, 2008 12:01pm PDT

Despite pending litigation, MTV-owned developer Harmonix has announced that its music-based multi-instrument title Rock Band will hit the Wii on...

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"yea well i think the biggest bumber is no world tour... all we do when i go over to my friends ..."

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