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The world of Rock Band has been hit with more bad news. Harmonix’s attempt to crowdfund a PC port of Rock Band 4 via Fig, which was to be developed by Sumo Digital, has ended in failure. The developer had looked for $1.5m. At the end of the campaign it …
Read More »Rock Band 4 parts ways with Mad Catz, signs PDP as co-publisher
The news just gets worse for Mad Catz. Harmonix has announced that PDP is its new co-publisher for Rock Band 4, seemingly replacing Mad Catz. The company isn’t formerly admitting that its former partner has been dropped, simply saying that Harmonix and Mad Catz are continuing to work together” and …
Read More »BioShock 2 design head joins Double Fine as lead Psychonauts 2 designer
Zak McClendon also worked on The Bureau: XCOM Declassified and Rock Band 4 during stints at 2K and Harmonix
Read More »Rock Band is coming to the Oculus Rift
VR adaptation adopts a first-person view similar to that of rival Guitar Hero Live
Read More »There’s a Rock Band VR game coming to Oculus Rift
After bringing its Rock Band franchise back this year, Harmonix is now set to launch the IP on Oculus Rift. The firm has announced that Rock Band will be launching on the Oculus Rift headset next year. Harmonix debuted a trailer (below) for the game at last night’s The Game …
Read More »‘Rock Band 4 captures the genius of the original Rock Band and Guitar Hero’
Led Zeppelin waited 27, Pink Floyd held on for 24 and Blur took 16: in comparison to rock and roll reunions, the five-year gap since the last Rock Band game seems like a flash. But in the world of games, it’s been an age. There’s certainly a group of people …
Read More »Rock Band 4 Xbox One release and instrument adapter to be sold separately
The legacy instruments adapter for the Xbox One release of Rock Band 4 has been made available for individual purchase, Harmonix has announced. A new post on the studio’s blog reveals there’s been an about face regarding the mandatory bundling of the adapter and the game’s Xbox One edition. The …
Read More »Harmonix announces original Apple TV title Beat Sports
Rock Band creators Harmonix have revealed a brand new game made specifically for the rejuvenated Apple TV. It’s called Beat Sports. Observers have likened it to a Wii Sports style collection of mini-games, all of which are designed around Apple TV’s new touch and motion controller. Sports include tennis, volleyball, …
Read More »New Apple TV arrives next month, adds gaming functionality
Apple has officially unveiled its newest iteration of the Apple TV, which will bring gaming into the fold for the digital media player. At an event earlier today in San Francisco, the company confirmed recent speculation that the next version of the hardware will introduce gaming functionality when it launches …
Read More »Harmonix raises $15m in equity funding
US-based studio receives boost as it gets set to release new game
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