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Rock Band’s last downloadable song will be Don McLean’s “American Pie”

, Mar 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Developer Harmonix announced last month that continued DLC content for Rock Band would be ending in April, and that time is slowly approaching, sadly. The developer has announced the last song to come off the Rock Band DLC assembly line, which will be Don McLean's 1971 classic "American Pie". The song will be available for download on April 2. Read The Full Story

Rock Band weekly DLC ending in April

, Feb 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

It's a sad day for Rock Band junkies as developer Harmonix has announced that weekly DLC -- consisting of a few new songs that get released every week -- will end towards the beginning of April, with April 2 being the last week for Rock Band weekly DLC. The developer announced the news this morning and said that they're wanting to focus on other projects for the future. Read The Full Story

Harmonix hiring for next-gen, real-time combat game

, Aug 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

Well here's something we definitely weren't expecting to see today: Harmonix, the genius studio behind Rock Band and Guitar Hero, is apparently developing a real-time combat game for next generation consoles. A job ad on Gamasutra reveals as much, with Harmonix looking for a "Combat Designer to create real-time, single-player combat experiences for a brand new IP on next generation hardware." In other words, it would appear that Harmonix is ready to branch out from the rhythm genre. Read The Full Story

Rock Band for iOS to be pulled from App Store on July 31

, Jul 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

EA confirmed yesterday that it would be pulling its two Rock Band games from the iTunes App Store by July 31, 2012. Although gamers will still be able to play them locally, both Rock Band and Rock Band Reloaded will not be available to download after the 31st. There was actually a bit of hint about it back in May when gamers opened the game and were shown a message stating that the game would expire by the end of the month. EA said it was an error, but it may have suggested something about the games' eventual removal from the App Store. Read The Full Story

Rock Band Blitz hits XBLA and PSN in August

, Jul 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

Harmonix has announced that its downloadable Rock Band spin-off Rock Band Blitz will release on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network next month. PS3 owners will get it first, with the game releasing for PSN on August 28. Those playing on Xbox 360 will have to wait a day longer, as the XBLA version doesn't launch until the following day, August 29. Rock Band Blitz will cost $14.99 on PSN and 1200 MSP on Xbox Live Arcade. Read The Full Story

Harmonix Rock Band Blitz teased

, Apr 5th 2012 Discuss [2]

Yes, Rock Band is still alive and well! Well, it's alive at least. Harmonix is out to prove that it's still toiling away in its studios, creating the next evolution in music gaming goodness. However, the next chapter in the storied Rock Band saga won't be as expansive and massive as its predecessors. It will in fact be quite modest by comparison. It is a slight admission that Rock Band is not what it used to be. Read The Full Story

Harmonix game in the works for Xbox Live, PSN, and Facebook?

, Jan 30th 2012 Discuss [1]

The guys at Harmonix are fairly occupied working on continuous downloadable content for Dance Central, but apparently there is something else in the works for the music game moguls. Brian Chan, who was the senior designer for Rock Band 3, has mentioned on his own public resume that he has begun working on a new Harmonix project, but nothing matching his description has yet been announced by the video game company. Read The Full Story

Harmonix Confirms They’ll Keep IP Rights to Rock Band and Dance Central

, Dec 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

With the official announcement from Viacom and developer Harmonix that the two companies would be splitting up, and the latter would be considered an independent studio again, there was some confusion as to what the future of downloadable content (DLC) would look like for both games. We previously reported that Harmonix said that DLC for Rock Band would continue right on schedule, but there was some confusion as to whether that had anything to do with Viacom, or if it could change at any given moment. The developer has confirmed to Joystiq that they do indeed still own the IP rights for both games, and that everything is still up to them. Read The Full Story

Harmonix Officially Splits From Viacom, is Independent Once Again

, Dec 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

It's been over a month since we first heard about the split between Harmonix and Viacom. With the help of investment company Columbus Nova, Harmonix is "returning to our roots as an independent and privately owned studio." For anyone who purchased a Rock Band title, as well as the recently released Dance Central, Harmonix has every intention of continuing to support those titles with future downloadable content (DLC). Read The Full Story

Rock Band Reloaded Announced by EA Games for iPhone and iPad

, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

More than 30 songs are available in this new expansion from artists such as Nirvana, No Doubt, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Vampire Weekend (which one doesn't belong? lols) and a brand new "5th Way to Play" is introduced where you're able to sing directly into your device using brand spanking new voice recognition features. No more singing to your television looking like a jerk! Now you can sing to your iPad! Hooray! This expansion is called Rock Band Reloaded (and Rock Band Reloaded HD) and is only available for iPhone (and iPad) - it's got "flexible controls providing ultimate customization for all play styles"! Multiplayer mode where you can play head to head on split screen (an epic feat on an iPhone to be sure) and a new "Big Drums" layout. Read The Full Story

Rock Band storage ottoman debuts from LevelUp

, Nov 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

I like Rock Band, but storing all the controllers that goes along with the game is a big pain in the rear. I have drums in one closest, guitars in the other, and the sticks for the drums are generally in different places around the house. Read The Full Story

Viacom is No Longer a Rock Band Company

, Nov 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

I should have title this post "Viacom hates to have fun, and also music" - but no, they did play a big part in the rock and roll video game wars of the past few years. I give them a hearty handshake for that. The entertainment company (Viacom Inc) is getting ready now to unload the entire Rock Band line of games via its Harmonix videogame division. This is due, of course, to recent falling profits, that being 59 percent during the last quarter in which is due in a large part to $250 million in write-downs relating to the Harmonix branch of their videogame division. Bummer! Read The Full Story
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