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Rock Band developer Harmonix is still hard at work on Rock Band 3 and Dance Central despite uncertainty over its future. Owner Viacom announced this afternoon that it is looking to sell the acclaimed Boston-based studio. Harmonix is now referred to as a ‘discontinued operation,’ but its owner has offered …
Read More »‘Harmonix is worth more to third-parties’ – Viacom
Media giant explains motivations for sell-off; says studio sale will be quick
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Rock Band creator no longer wanted
Read More »Unhappy Viacom to sell off Harmonix
Just four years after it bought the studio for an amazing $175m, Viacom has said it wants to sell off music game studio Harmonix. The corporate parent that owns the likes of MTV and Paramount, said today in an earnings statement that it had seen a third-quarter dip in earnings. …
Read More »Activision should acquire Rock Band
Publisher Activision’s only chance of prospering in the music genre is to attempt to acquire the Rock Band IP from MTV owner Viacom, one US analyst has claimed. Its recent release Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock has got off to a rocky start in the US, with opening weekend sales …
Read More »MTV: Dance Central is the first true dancing game
Forget Dance Dance Revolution and Just Dance, because Dance Central is the industry’s first ‘true’ game of its genre. That’s according to MTV Games, the publisher behind the Kinect launch title. The Harmonix-developed music game has garnered plenty of press attention since its E3 reveal, which has delighted MTV’s senior …
Read More »Rock Band downloads hit 75m
Looking at Rock band’s boxed retail sales really is only half the story – Harmonix owner MTV has confirmed that over 75m purchases have been made through the game’s in-game digital portal. Each download on Xbox Live costs between 80 Microsoft Points (around 69p) and 240 MSP (2.06), with a …
Read More »David Walker joins MTV
MTV Games has confirmed that appointment of David Walker as its new international sales director of the international sales team. Walker, who was most recently at CDV before the company was forced to close, is an industry veteran of 15 years whose former employers include 505 Games and Atari. He …
Read More »Viacom reports strong quarter
MTV owner Viacom’s operating income for the quarter ending June 30th 2010 climbed 35 per cent to $794m Revenues were relatively flat year-on-year, up from $3.299bn last year to $3.301bn. Net earning jumped 51 per cent to $418m. For the six months ending June 30th operating income climbed 29 per …
Read More »Viacom wants Rock Band repay
MTV owner seeks money formally paid in bonuses to Rock Band developer Harmonix
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