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MTV Games has partnered with HMV and ticket exchange firm Seatwave on a Beatles: Rock Band promotion. Consumers who purchase The Beatles: Rock Band software or bundle from HMV will receive a 25 voucher for their next ticket purchase at Seatwave. The voucher can be used to purchase tickets for …
Read More »Has EA given up on Rock Band?
Conspicuous by its absence in EA’s forward planning for the financial year ahead was any mention of the once golden franchise that is Rock Band, leading to speculation that the publisher could be looking to drop its distribution agreement for the game. Furthermore, with the end of its current deal …
Read More »Harmonix kicks off Rock Band Network beta
Rock Band Network for Xbox 360 has now entered open beta. The service invites musicians to upload and sell video game versions of their tunes. Songs are priced between 99 cents and $2.99, with the artist set to receive a 30 per cent cut. Harmonix hopes the service will attract …
Read More »Green Day: Rock Band confirmed
A Green Day Rock Band game is coming, it was confirmed during the Spike TV VGAs. The game was rumoured earlier in the year, when lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong mentioned it on US rock radio station KROQ. A trailer was shown during the VGAs, which featured Armstrong, drummer Tre …
Read More »Harmonix cuts 39 jobs
QA department mainly affected as the Rock Band team cuts back
Read More »‘Around 50%’ of TT Fusion were against LEGO Rock Band
DEVELOP LIVERPOOL: â??I know people were saying â??oh theyâ??re flogging a LEGO licence againâ??â? says TT Fusionâ??s Palmer
Read More »LEGO Rock Band dated
Warner Bros has revealed LEGO Rock Band will be released in the UK on November 27th. The joint venture between LEGO Star Wars developers Traveller’s Tales and Rock Band studio Harmonix has been developed for Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 and DS. The game was rumoured for a long time, before …
Read More »Rock Band 2 coming to Wii
Harmonix and EA will publish Rock Band 2 on Wii this October. The game is priced at 29.99 and joins Rock Band and The Beatles: Rock Band on the platform. Rock Band 2 was first released on Xbox 360 last year, with a PS3 and PS2 version arriving in March …
Read More »Natal integration â??likelyâ?? for Guitar Hero
While Kotick foresees a console-free future, RedOctane is interested in the 360â??s upcoming add-on
Read More »Harmonix founded on $100,000 capital
Rock Band creators reveal 'meager' initial investment
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