Activision trademarks 'Sing Hero'
Megapublisher's USPTO filing might be first sign of new competitor for Konami's Karaoke Revolution and Sony's SingStar series.
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Gibson Guitar Hero suit thrown out
Federal judge denies claim by Guitar maker alleging that instruments for Activision's rhythm franchise violated 1999 patent.
Rock Band hits 7M, rings up $574M in US
Viacom awarding $300 million-plus bonus to Harmonix founders after rhythm franchise hits massive sales milestone; 26 million downloads worldwide to date.
EA laying off 6% of workforce
[UPDATE 2] Despite 40% jump in quarterly revenue, losses lead megapublisher to pink-slip more than 500 employees; Madden sells 4.5 million, Spore 2 million; Warhammer subscribers hit 800,000.
WSJ: Beatles playing Rock Band's tune
[UPDATE] Financial daily reports legendary group's songs will become part of Harmonix's rhythm franchise; joint MTV/Apple Corps announcement tomorrow morning.
Konami sues Viacom over Rock Band
[UPDATE] Japanese publisher claims Harmonix-developed multi-instrument hit violated its "musical rhythm-matching game" patents, reports Bloomberg; MTV responds.
Rock Band big in Japan
Harmonix strikes deal with Lumines dev Q Entertainment to help develop a "heavily localized" version of its popular multi-instrument rhythm game across the Pacific.
Rock Band jams 3M bundles, 10M downloads
Media giant Viacom calls out MTV Games and Harmonix's rhythm game as driving the company's 33 percent upswing in profit.
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