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Konami is seeking compensation over alleged patent infringement in the Rock Band video game, according to Bloomberg. The Japanese publisher, which makes similar music-based titles involving guitars, microphones and dance mats, insists Rock Band infringes on its patents relating to musical instruments and a ‘musical-rhythm matching game’. Konami is reportedly …
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Developer chased for patent infringement in Rock Band
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Paris GDC: Harmonix discusses lessons learnt from production of iPod game phase
Read More »Gibson to sue games retailers
Gibson Guitar has filed infringement lawsuits against five large retailers, including US giants Target and Wal-Mart, according to MMR news. Software developer Harmonix and publisher Electronic Arts are also being sued in a separate lawsuit, with both relating to ‘popular guitar simulation games and their alleged infringement of Gibson’s 1999 …
Read More »Rock Band Wii details emerge
EA and MTV Games have revealed details for the upcoming Wii version of Rock Band, which was first announced by CEO John Riccitiello during EA’s third-quarter conference call in February. The game is set to feature 63 songs, and will be available in the US on June 22nd – along …
Read More »Harmonix sues Activision – then withdraws lawsuit
MTV-owned studio which created Guitar Hero files for unpaid $14.5m royalty statement, then cancels action
Read More »Rock Band moshing on Wii
CVG reports that Electronic Arts has confirmed Rock Band is coming to Nintendo’s Wii. EA CEO John Riccitiello revealed the information during the question-and-answer session of the company’s third-quarter conference call, referring to the coming launch” of a Wii version of the game. Last year, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos said …
Read More »Harmonix: ‘Making a fun game just isn’t enough to be successful’
Guitar Hero and Rock Band creators on making games with strong sales concepts
Read More »MTV and Activision lock horns over Rock Band compatibility
Publisher MTV Games and developer Harmonix have hit out at the publisher Activision after the Guitar Hero owner blocked moves to release a patch that would enable its guitar peripheral to work with rival product Rock Band. In a statement issued to Next-Gen, an MTV rep stated: Two weeks ago, …
Read More »MTV promises something different for next game
MTV’s first foray into the games market, Guitar Hero challenger Rock Band, has gone down a storm in the US – and whilst it won’t arrive in Europe until early next year, the company has already began hyping its next project in the games sector. Speaking to Reuters about Rock …
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