Following the news of Activision-Blizzard’s abandonment of the Guitar Hero and DJ Hero franchises (at least in 2011), Rockband developer Harmonix is ready to welcome the newly shunned Guitar Hero stalwarts. In a forum post on the Rockband website, community manager John Drake made it clear that...
Harmonix Bought for a Grant
Developer Harmonix, creators of the Rock Band series of games, as well as the recently released Kinect launch title Dance Central has been sold for the paltry sum of 50 USD. While cheaper then the cost of a current generation game, the buyer, investment group Columbus Nova will also assume all of...
Harmonix is Now a Wolf Pack of One
I think that at this point it goes without saying that the music gaming industry is in a free fall. Even the brand that jumpstarted the genre on consoles, Guitar Hero, has seen stagnant sales with their most recent installment in the series. How bad are things, you ask? Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock...
Hands On: Rock Band 3
Other than the Guitar Freaks over at Konami, Harmonix has been singlehandedly paving the way for innovation in the musical gaming space since 1995. Everything from Frequency and Amplitude, all the way up through the past Rock Band iterations has had an emphasis on translating what the player is hearing...
PS3 Review: Greenday Rockband
Review Platform: PS3 Publisher: Harmonix Price: $59.99 Pros: Solid gameplay; great animations and environments Cons: Brings nothing new to the genre Verdict: Buy it if you want Rockband content or are a big Green Day fan Review Copy Provided by Publisher Music games. You love them, right? I certainly do....