Tweet 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...

Tweet In a move that might prove to be connected to the recent sale of the series developer, Harmonix’s Aaron Trites announced that the forthcoming Rock Band Network pack would be the last released on the Wii. Originally conceived as a work around for user and artist created content, The Rock Band...

Tweet 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...

Tweet 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...

Tweet A question which a few people have been wondering about—how Rock Band 3 will support legacy DLC—has been answered today by Harmonix. Unfortunately, it’s not great news for those hoping to play their existing catalog of songs with keyboard and vocal harmony support. This question arose as a...

Tweet 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...

Tweet 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...

Tweet Not only does Rock Band 3 let you import all your songs from Rock Band 1 and 2.  It is bringing on a revolution unlike anything we have witnessed yet in the music game genre.  Don’t believe me?  Just take a look at this list of features coming to this highly anticipated game: Redesigned Music...

Tweet Ace Frehley, Carrie Underwood, and Little Fish… for One Night Only.  Ok, so its likely not a concert that’s coming to your local arena.  But if you own Rock Band for the PS3, Wii, or Xbox 360, its totally possible.  Along with punk pioneers X and One Republic, this eclectic mix will soon be...

Tweet In honour of the release of the mighty gonna-rock-your-socks-off Brutal Legend, Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that Rock Band will receive a trio of Brutal Legend-themed songs next week.  The pack will feature “(We Are) The Road Crew 08″ by Motorhead, “The Metal” by...