Tag: HARMONIX

Back in May, we reported on rumors that 'Rock Band 3' might include a keytar peripheral and a mysterious new "Pro Mode." Today's official announcement clarified details on the next generation of everyone's favorite party game, arriving later this year. Pro gamers willing to shell out $150 can get a Mad Catz Fender Mustang peripheral loaded up with 102 buttons, 17 frets and six pluckable nylon ...

Video games were beneath Led Zeppelin and the White Stripes. But it didn't require anyone "Pulling Teeth" for Green Day to jump on board. USA Today reports that game developer Harmonix is working with the group on 'Green Day: Rock Band,' for the Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Alex Rigopolus, CEO of Harmonix, claims that the game "will deepen the fans' connection to the band and their ...

Move over, Jethro Tull. There's a new master of the flute. A girl known only as MsFrizzyHair found a way to play her flute along with songs on her brother's copy of 'Rock Band 2.' Bored with regular flute practice, this clever gal discovered she could play her flute into the video game's microphone in lieu of singing lead vocals. She's pretty good at it, too. In the posted video, she plays along ...

Just when you thought it was impossible for David Bowie to appear more androgynous, the Thin White Duke will appear in living LEGO as part of the upcoming 'LEGO Rock Band' video game. He's not the only legendary musician willing to lend his likeness, either. A bare-chested version of proto-punk rocker Iggy Pop will also appear in the video game, which will be released by Harmonix and ...

Hype Check: 'The Beatles: Rock Band' (MTV Games/Harmonix) What it is: A little band called The Beatles has joined forces with a little game called 'Rock Band' to create what is arguably the most highly anticipated music game to date. It includes 45 songs by the seminal British band, and a full-on visual overhaul to depict the Beatles' members and style. The game comes either bundled with ...

Days before the release of 'The Beatles: Rock Band,' some musicians are speaking out against video games that allow folks to live out their rock and roll fantasies with the press of a button. Bill Wyman, former bassist of the Rolling Stones, and Nick Mason, drummer for Pink Floyd, both told BBC News that games like 'Rock Band' and 'Guitar Hero' make folks less likely to learn real instruments. ...

You don't need to be Guitar Hero to make some money. Take, for instance, Electronic Arts' 'Rock Band' -- a game made by original 'Guitar Hero' creators, Harmonix Music Systems. According to Viacom's (parent of Harmonix's owner, MTV Networks) Securities and Exchanges filing, the Boston-based developer will be receiving a $300+ million dollar bonus. $150 million was already paid last quarter, and ...

After years of negotiations, rumors, and quite probably begging, the Beatles catalog will finally be available for digital download -- but not on iTunes, and we're sure Steve Jobs is none too happy (despite numerous teaser announcements and rumors, the Beatles still aren't on Apple's online music store, or anywhere else online, for that matter). So if not Apple with its iTunes Store, then who's ...

Alright, this is getting a little silly. First it was Gibson claiming that Rock Band and Guitar Hero violated a patent covering "simulating a musical performance," and now Konami is suing Harmonix, Viacom, and MTV Game because Rock Band allegedly violates a similar set of patents covering "simulated musical instruments" and "musical rhythm-based matching games." Filed in good ol' Marshall, the ...

While the original 'Rock Band' is still going strong, Harmonix is already looking towards the next bit of kit that it hopes will be cluttering your place, with it now getting official with Rock Band 2 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This time around, it seems the Xbox 360 will be getting a jump on things with a launch in September, with the PS3 version set to follow "later in the year." ...

If you don't already know, now you do: This is the must-have party game of the year. Rock Band takes the Guitar Hero concept (it's made by the folks who created the first two Guitar Heroes, Harmonix), and merges it with Karaoke Revolution and a sophisticated drumming simulation. It comes complete with virtual guitar/bass, drum set, and microphone -- and 58 songs (Blue Öyster Cult's "(Don't ...

With 'Guitar Hero III' sales posting over $115 in one week and the hype for this month's 'Rock Band' reaching an Axl-esque pitch, it's safe to say that America's hunger for rock n' roll games is damn near insatiable. So it was a surprising treat earlier this week when Harmonix, developer of 'Guitar Hero', 'Guitar Hero II' and 'Rock Band,' announced that it was releasing a brand new music ...

At this year's Electronics Entertainment Expo, the annual gathering where the global gaming media checks out the hottest games in the pipeline, there was a lot of talk about 'Rock Band' versus 'Guitar Hero III.' Some speculated that the alternative 'Rock Band' would send the aging 'Guitar Hero' franchise back to the club scene. But, after receiving great reviews rocking in $115 million in sales ...

Now that we live in a world dominated by licensing divisions, nothing is ever freaking sacred. So it's no surprise that MTV and EA will be joining forces with Rhino Entertainment to bring the Grateful Dead to the upcoming megahit video game, 'Rock Band.' The game is essentially a four-person, multiplayer version of the karaoke-esque 'Guitar Hero' that incorporates all the traditional ...