Rock Band DLC grinds to a halt
Rock Band's torrent of weekly DLC will trickle down to nothing, and cease completely in April.
Rocksmith – So you wanna be a rock superstar?
Can a video game teach you how to play a musical instrument? We take another look at Rocksmith from Ubisoft.
Rocksmith: because the world needs a new Guitar Hero clone
Ubisoft announces a new game for the dying rhythm genre.
Activision has “Nothing but love†for Harmonix
But that doesn’t mean they’re going to be buying the developer, who’s recently been put up for sale by MTV owners Viacom. In an interview with Industry Gamers, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirschberg talked about making peace with their former partners and progenitors of Guitar Hero. “I can’t comment on that, for obvious reasons. I can tell you I’ve got …
EA is so not planning on buying Harmonix
Harmonix, the development team behind the Rock Band games, is up for sale. EA is the publisher for the Rock Band series; it kind of makes sense that an acquisition is in order. Apparently, it definitely is not and that’s according to EA CEO John Riccitiello. It’s clear that Riccitiello thinks the writing is on the wall as far as …
Rock Band developer Harmonix up for sale
The music genre is declining – rapidly. With the recent release Rock Band 3, MTV and Viacom (owners of Harmonix) are now looking to offload the development studio. Rock Band 3 received very good reviews, but the sales have not reflected this at all. According to the Wall Street Journal, Viacom has just announced a 59% drop in profits and …
Rock Band 3 To Use Vocal Pitch Correction, People with Ears Rejoice
If you’ve ever played Rock Band or the later Guitar Hero games with people who are assumedly tone deaf an unable to hit a note, this news should be welcome. Rock Band 3 will feature iZotope automatic pitch correction technology – the same high end audio wizardry used by your favourite pop stars who also can’t sing! Rock Band’s vocal …
Nickleback Coming to Rock Band. Rejoice?
Hey, remember a few years ago when scraggly haired Nickleback front man Chad Kroeger denounced rhythm games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero? No? "Start rock bands. Set down the Guitar Hero, learn how to play an actual guitar and start a band..†he said, A sentiment I agree with wholeheartedly provided those bands don’t sound anything like Nickleback. Consider …
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