Harmonix Sold, Becoming Independent

A few weeks ago we reported that Harmonix, the company behind the Rock Band franchise, was up for sale. In a press release from Viacom, it has been confirmed that Harmonix has been sold. The buyer was Harmonix-SBE Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Columbus Nova, LLC but the press release did not discuss the financial aspects of the deal.

Harmonix, Rock Band Creator, For Sale

Several outlets have begun reporting that the company behind the development of the once popular franchise Rock Band, Harmonix, is up for sale. Viacom President and CEO Philippe Dauman stated the reason for the sale being Viacom’s desire to remain focused. Dauman stated, “Our decision to exit this business strategy is to focus on what we do best, and that's creating world class entertainment.” He went on to further reiterate the official reason Viacom was dumping Harmonix as, “the console games business requires expertise we don't have. For us, this is all about focus."

Harmonix Comments on Rock Band 3 Setlist Leak

Harmonix has issued a video starring John Drake and Daniel Sussman saying that the Rock Band 3 setlist leak is "not confirmed" and is "misinformation." They said they "have not announced anything beyond the 38 songs" for Rock Band 3 yet. Unless you hear the news on rockband.com, "you should know, it's not confirmed news." Of course, "communications professionals" would never leak all the songs. Nope. Check out the video below, and we're working on writing out the setlist they just confirmed for you. UPDATE: Full list below the video!

Harmonix Reveals 6 More RB3 & 3 More Dance Central Tracks

Harmonix had been dropping hints of some of the artists featured in their upcoming Rock Band 3, and they finally revealed more tracks yesterday. During the MTV Games panel at Comic-Con, Harmonix named six more tracks headed for the title, which includes songs by artists such as Marilyn Manson and The B-52s. Also with the six RB3 tracks came the news of three tracks in Dance Central.

Community Voice #7: Do You Like to Sing in Games?

Perusing the list of summer game releases coming up, I sighed at the thin crowd lined up until September. I noticed a few singing games coming out over the summer from Disney like Disney Sing It: Family Hits and Disney Sing It: Party Hits. Family Hits got me nostalgic for the old Disney songs and I broke out in shower tunes of Aladdin's A Whole New World. Taking a break from The Little Mermaid's Under the Sea though, Kingdom Hearts kind of burned that song into the ground for me...

So it got me wondering, do you all like to sing in games? Are you the lead singer of a plastic band when your friends get together? Let us know what your favorite game to sing in is! SingStar? Lips? Karaoke Revolution? Desperately awaiting Glee? Or will you be joining me on some PS3 Aladdin reminiscing? Let us know!

Dance Central DLC Will Cost More Than Rock Band DLC

Think you'll be spending as much on Dance Central DLC as you did on Rock Band DLC? Well, perhaps you will reconsider when you learn that additional songs for Dance Central will cost more than the typical $2 per song price for Rock Band songs. Joystiq reports that Dance Central project lead Kasson Crooker has said the process for creating Dance Central DLC is more complex and different than from producing Rock Band DLC, and therefore more content will be more expensive.

Rock Band Roundup: Nickelback

LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH! EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH. IT'S THE BAND FOR NEXT WEEK'S DLC, FOR THE MUSIC GAME FROM MTV. Lame lyrics changing aside... Harmonix is following up last week's Miley Cyrus DLC with six similar sounding songs for next week's Rock Band DLC of Nickelback. The songs are the usual $1.99 (or 160 MS Points or 200 Wii Points), with the track pack priced at $9.99 (800 MS Points; sorry Wii owners, you're once again left out of track packs).

Rock Band Roundup: Deftones, Boys Like Girls & Crown of Thorns

Green Day: Rock Band drops next week, but that doesn't mean those that aren't buying it can't enjoy new songs to play. Harmonix is continuing its weekly DLC for Rock Band and Rock Band 2 with a Deftones track pack and a song each from Boys Like Girls and Crown of Thorns. The songs are the usual $1.99 (or 160 MS Points or 200 Wii Points), with the Deftones track pack priced at $5.49 (440 MS Points; sorry Wii owners, you're once again left out of track packs).

Green Day: Rock Band Releasing This Summer

From the same people that brought you the award winning The Beatles: Rock Band comes a full standalone music video game featuring the Grammy Award winning group Green Day. Harmonix recently announced that the upcoming Green Day: Rock Band title will be releasing on June 8, 2025 across the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the Wii. This summer gamers will be able to experience 47 tracks, rare access to t

Harmonix Announces The Who Super Bowl Track

Half-time during any football game, especially during the Super Bowl, is a great time to stock up on more booze, cook some more food or purge, but with The Who scheduled to perform you might want to actually stick around. I know I won’t be missing this year’s half-time show but if you happen to miss it don’t worry, you can play it on Rock Band immediately after the game. That’s right, Harmonix and MTV will be bringing you a “special version” of the performance which you will see on Sunday. (more...)