Rock Band News
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Warner Music says game makers need to pay up
Record company CEO says licensing fees paid to the music industry by game companies are "far too small."
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- Posted Aug 7, 2008 4:37 pm PT
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EA Q1 revs jump, losses tighten
[UPDATE] Deferred online revenue pushes publisher to nearly double its year-over-year quarterly earnings; Bad Company sells 1.6M; Tiberium delayed, PC sports gaming revived.
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- Posted Jul 29, 2008 3:44 pm PT
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E3 2008: 360 GH World Tour, Rock Band instruments 'totally compatible'
Neversoft's Brian Bright says Harmonix's instruments can be used with Microsoft's version of the upcoming rhythm game, which will adjust for play with rival's drum set; World Tour instruments also work with first Rock Band.
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- Posted Jul 17, 2008 6:40 pm PT
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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.
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- Posted Jul 10, 2008 10:22 pm PT
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Harmonix re-tunes The Who DLC
[UPDATE] In lieu of Who's Next, 12-song best-of compilation from West London legends will hit Rock Band for PS3, 360 on July 15; full song list announced.
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- Posted Jun 30, 2008 10:57 am PT
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Rock Band plays tribute to Cruefest
Motley Crue, Papa Roach, and Trapt headline next week's rhythm game DLC; Vesuvius' "Promised Land" from upcoming film The Rocker offered gratis.
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- Posted Jun 27, 2008 1:15 pm PT
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Report: Activision, MTV vying for Beatles rights
The Financial Times reports the Fab Four are a step closer to being featured in either a Rock Band or Guitar Hero game.
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- Posted Jun 23, 2008 3:41 am PT
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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.
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- Posted Jun 2, 2008 3:38 pm PT
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Jimmy Buffett disturbed by Rock Band
Next week's update for Harmonix's rhythm game adds trio of master recordings for Parrotheads and angst-ridden rockers.
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- Posted May 30, 2008 5:54 pm PT
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Rock Band moving Motley Crue single
Glam rockers' "Saints of Los Angeles" sells nearly five times as many downloads through Harmonix's rhythm game than online stores such as iTunes and Amazon.
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- Posted May 29, 2008 5:04 pm PT
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Cars drive onto Rock Band
This week's DLC features the new-wave band's self-titled debut album, with nine tracks.
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- Posted May 21, 2008 9:36 am PT
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PressSpotting: Rockin' out with MTV's Stephen Totilo
The man behind MTV's gaming coverage about the state of game journalism and its evolving role in mainstream media.
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- Posted May 9, 2008 5:27 pm PT
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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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- Posted May 2, 2008 4:38 pm PT
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Guitar Hero III finds Muse DLC next week
Brit trio gets three-song pack on Thursday; more Fall Out Boy and Yeah Yeah Yeahs set for Rock Band.
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- Posted May 2, 2008 12:57 pm PT
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Q&A: Blind Guardian on music in games
German band Blind Guardian talk to GameSpot about their appearance in the upcoming Sacred 2, and what it's like to be a guitarist playing Guitar Hero.
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- Posted May 2, 2008 4:59 am PT
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Miyamoto tops Your Time 100
Nintendo's master designer voted most influential person of 2008 in online poll, beating Stephen Colbert and K-Pop singer Rain; Harmonix's Rigopulos and Egozy crack print 100.
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- Posted May 1, 2008 2:16 pm PT
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Report: Aerosmith only rocking Guitar Hero
Newsweek reports that Steven Tyler and co.'s deal with Activision means that their tracks won't be coming to any other rhythm games.
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- Posted Apr 30, 2008 8:34 am PT
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PressSpotting: The April roundup
GameSpot's media columnist takes a quick spin around the month's most talked-about game-journalism issues.
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- Posted Apr 18, 2008 4:52 pm PT
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Judas Priest first Rock Band album DLC
[UPDATE] Screaming for Vengeance set for release next week at $15 price point; The Pixies and The Cars next in line.
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- Posted Apr 18, 2008 9:34 am PT
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Rock Band getting Euro price cut?
Spanish report suggests controversial asking price for Harmonix rhythm game will be slashed by week's end.
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- Posted Apr 15, 2008 2:38 pm PT
- GameSpot Score 9.0 Editors' Choice
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User Videos
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Cherub Rock on drums on expert
Cherub Rock happens to be one of my favorite songs to play on drums in Rock Band. I'm not exactly set up to take great video, but hey, what the hell. It's fun.
- Posted Dec 24, 2007
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- Posted Dec 24, 2007
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