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Harmonix And Fender Are Keeping The ‘Rock Band’ Partnership Together Until 2027

Harmonix And Fender Are Keeping The ‘Rock Band’ Partnership Together Until 2027

Rock Band developer Harmonix has announced a continuation of its agreement with Fender. The arrangement allows Fender brand guitars, basses, amps, and other musical instrument equipment to appear in Rock Band games. It also includes Fender subsidiaries, such as Gretsch and Jackson. The current guitar bundle for Rock Band 4 comes with a physical, wireless […]

7y ago

‘Rock Band 4’ To Introduce Online Multiplayer, Practice Mode, And Battleborn DLC

‘Rock Band 4’ To Introduce Online Multiplayer, Practice Mode, And Battleborn DLC

Fans of the Rock Band series are in for a treat. According to Gamespot, a recent panel at the PAX East show revealed that the popular video game Rock Band 4 will be getting its first expansion pack in the months to come. Harmonix, the game’s developer, announced that many features are going to be […]

8y ago

‘Rock Band 4’ Studio Apologizes For Posting Amazon 5-Star Reviews Of Own Game

‘Rock Band 4’ Studio Apologizes For Posting Amazon 5-Star Reviews Of Own Game

Developers from Harmonix, the studio responsible for Rock Band 4, were caught Wednesday by fans posting positive five-star reviews for the game on Amazon. Less than 24 hours later, the rhythm game developer was issuing an apology for its employees bumping up the review of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One rhythm music game. The […]

8y ago

‘Rock Band 4’ Digital Pre-Order Bonus Offers Exclusive Songs On PS4

‘Rock Band 4’ Digital Pre-Order Bonus Offers Exclusive Songs On PS4

For those who held on to their old Rock Band guitar or drum set, Harmonix is making it just a touch easier to dive into Rock Band 4 through instrument backwards compatibility and some exclusive digital version bonuses. Rock Band 4 for the PlayStation 4 is now available for digital pre-order on the PlayStation Network […]

8y ago

New ‘Rock Band 4’ Tracks Revealed In Latest Trailer

New ‘Rock Band 4’ Tracks Revealed In Latest Trailer

The latest Rock Band 4 trailer from Harmonix Music Systems and Mad Catz Interactive comes with the announcement of several new songs and quite a few new artists that will appear in the upcoming revival of the Rock Band game franchise. Bands joining the set list include Aerosmith, Foo Fighters, Ozzy Osborne, and Paramore. As […]

8y ago

‘Rock Band 4’ Set List Debuts, Is It Already Better Than ‘Guitar Hero Live’?

‘Rock Band 4’ Set List Debuts, Is It Already Better Than ‘Guitar Hero Live’?

Harmonix announced the first set of songs Friday for Rock Band 4 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The competition in the music genre is expected to be revived with Activision also releasing Guitar Hero Live this year. Does Rock Band already have a lead, thanks to its initial set list and the ability […]

9y ago

Harmonix Wants Requests For The ‘Rock Band 4’ Track List

Harmonix Wants Requests For The ‘Rock Band 4’ Track List

A Rock Band 4 track list is being developed by Harmonix and they want your input. The indie developer wants to know what songs and artists you want featured in the latest entry into the series. The game will launch later this year on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One by the indie studio with […]

9y ago

‘Rock Band 4’ For PS4 And Xbox One: What You Need To Know

‘Rock Band 4’ For PS4 And Xbox One: What You Need To Know

As expected, Harmonix announced Rock Band 4 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on Thursday. The developer dropped details on what to expect of the next-generation music rhythm game when it comes to instruments and songs. Will it support all the songs I purchased for previous Rock Bands Yes. Players who purchased or downloaded […]

9y ago

Harmonix May Be Bringing Rock Band Back Together

Harmonix May Be Bringing Rock Band Back Together

Yesterday Harmonix sent out a newsletter to Rock Band community members giving credence to the growing rumors that Harmonix may be bringing Rock Band back together. The email sent to Rock Band account holders lets gamers know that Harmonix has not forgotten about their plastic instruments and may be eying a return with the next-gen […]

9y ago

PAX East: Harmonix Has Awesome Plans For ‘Rock Band’ And ‘Dance Central’

PAX East: Harmonix Has Awesome Plans For ‘Rock Band’ And ‘Dance Central’

Back in the latter part of the first decade of the 21st Century, music games, especially those imitating a rock band, were the biggest rave in the video game community. The Hero Series, which included Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, and Band Hero, flooded households with plastic controllers of guitars, drums, turntables, and microphones, just to […]

10y ago

Music Is Your Weapon in Chroma from Harmonix

Music Is Your Weapon in Chroma from Harmonix

Chroma from Harmonix is a new arena shooter for the PC that brings together the talent from Dance Central and Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Announced today, the game is currently in a closed Alpha state, and interested gamers can sign up for a chance at limited seats to the party. Harmonix was at the forefront […]

10y ago

[Rumor] Harmonix Working On Next-Gen Game With Motion Controls, Narrative

[Rumor] Harmonix Working On Next-Gen Game With Motion Controls, Narrative

We know that Harmonix is working on getting Rock Band Blitz out the door later this year, but does the developer have anything planned after that? If the rumors are to be believed, they do–and what they’re working on isn’t quite like anything they’ve done before. Various job listings picked up on by Supererogatory, internet […]

12y ago

Rock Band Blitz Announced for PSN, XBLA

Rock Band Blitz Announced for PSN, XBLA

If you were to take a look at the screenshot above, you might figure that Rock Band Blitz is yet another Rock Band title that makes use of a new line of peripherals. Well, you’d be wrong. Harmonix stopped by G4’s X-Play this evening to announce Rock Band Blitz for the PlayStation Network and Xbox […]

12y ago

Harmonix working on a PSN/XBLA/Facebook game

Harmonix working on a PSN/XBLA/Facebook game

What is Rock Band and Dance Central developer Harmonix up to these days? Going by the resume of a Harmonix staffer, it looks like the developer may be looking into cooking up a digital release on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and, oddly enough, Facebook. The resume, first spotted by internet super-sleuth Superannuation, doesn’t provide […]

12y ago

Fender reveals release date, price for Rock Band 3’s real guitar

Fender reveals release date, price for Rock Band 3’s real guitar

“Yeah, thanks, but I’ll use my time to play a real instrument.” The above jerkish statement has been jerkishly written on the Internet by jerks since the first Guitar Hero became big. Now, the circle is complete, and said jerks can jerk off: the sublime Rock Band 3 will be getting a real six-string guitar […]

13y ago

Bon Jovi Greatest Hits coming to Rock Band 3

Bon Jovi Greatest Hits coming to Rock Band 3

They may be cripplingly naff, but Rock Band developer Harmonix claims Bon Jovi remains one of the most requested artists for the series. The band has appeared before in the Rock Band franchise – ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’ was in the original Rock Band, while ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ (of course) popped up in Rock […]

13y ago

[VIDEO] A look at Rock Band 3’s crazy keyboard peripheral

[VIDEO] A look at Rock Band 3’s crazy keyboard peripheral

So Rock Band 3 is including keyboard support in its RAWWWWWK armory, and here’s a short video full of Harmonix dudes showing how the thing works. Truth be told, it looks pretty damn fun, particularly when playing ‘The Power of Love’ by Huey Lewis and The News. You’ll also see tracks in here from Ida […]

13y ago

Full Rock Band 3 tracklist revealed, Queen, Marley, Winehouse present

Full Rock Band 3 tracklist revealed, Queen, Marley, Winehouse present

Rock Band 3 is set to feature 83 songs spanning five decades, along with new gameplay features such as keyboard support and an advanced “Pro” mode where you can learn to play real instruments. Included in the tracklist today were artists as diverse as Queen, David Bowie, Bob Marley, Amy Winehouse, Elton John, and Slipknot. […]

13y ago

Rock Band 3 to feature keyboards?

Rock Band 3 to feature keyboards?

Keyboards or pianos might not be the most RAAWWWWK of instruments, but it looks like they will appear in Rock Band 3. A new demo for Rock Band: Green Day recently launched on Xbox Live, along with a teaser for Rock Band 3 which featured the image above. It shows the usual line-up of bass, […]

14y ago

Green Day: Rock Band gets June release date

Green Day: Rock Band gets June release date

Green Day will become the second band to get their very own version of Rock Band when Green Day: Rock Band launches later this year. Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that the game will hit stores When September Ends on June 8. Harmonix did a truly magnificent job on Beatles: Rock Band, and much […]

14y ago

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