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Guitar Hero, Rock Band Sales to 'Moderate' for Holiday, says GameStop
Although music games are still expected to sell very well, they aren't expected to be quite as robust this holiday season, GameStop said.
- Type: News
- Posted: 11/20/2008
- Written By: James Brightman
Guitar Hero World Tour's Dollar Sales More Than Double Rock Band 2
Guitar Hero generated $40 million more than Rock Band 2 in October and its unit sales are fast approaching Rock Band 2's despite MTV's game having released earlier.
- Type: News
- Posted: 11/14/2008
- Written By: James Brightman
Rock Band Gets Holiday Price Cut
Just in case Rock Band 2 is a little too pricey for you, you can get the Rock Band Special Edition Bundle for $99.99 on PS2/Wii or $139.99 on PS3/Xbox 360.
- Type: News
- Posted: 11/13/2008
- Written By: David Radd
Harmonix Founders Get Over $300 Million in Bonuses
Rock Band has done well, very well. As a result, Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy are rich, very rich. Viacom has said that the founders' bonuses next year will exceed this year's.
- Type: News
- Posted: 11/10/2008
- Written By: James Brightman
Harmonix Named 'Top Place to Work' by Boston Globe
Who wouldn't want to rock out all day for work? Ok, they probably do a lot more than that. Regardless, working on Rock Band has to be a lot of fun.
- Type: News
- Posted: 11/07/2008
- Written By: James Brightman
Harmonix: Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour Not Competing
While some would say the two franchises are going head-to-head, Rock Band 2 lead designer Dan Teasdale begs to differ.
- Type: News
- Posted: 11/04/2008
- Written By: David Radd
Rock Band Boosts Viacom's Bottom Line
It was not the greatest quarter for Viacom, as profits took a dip, but the company is "very excited" by its games business, most notably its Rock Band franchise.
- Type: News
- Posted: 11/04/2008
- Written By: James Brightman
Rock Band 2 Sales Have 'Slowed Significantly' – UBS
UBS analyst Ben Schachter doesn't see Rock Band or Rock Band 2 doing as well as Electronic Arts is claiming. He says there's "stagnant inventory" at retail.
- Type: News
- Posted: 10/31/2008
- Written By: James Brightman
EA CEO Warns Against the 'Drug of Profits'
The Lakers have Phil Jackson and EA has John Riccitiello. The EA chief has been discussing his zen-like philosophy about avoiding the "drug of profits." Making great entertainment is all that matters, he says.
- Type: News
- Posted: 10/21/2008
- Written By: James Brightman
Music Video Games Now More Popular than Sports Games, says Study
Sports games are still popular, but fewer people are playing them lately, especially with the explosion of music games like Rock Band. Also, women outnumber men among music game players.
- Type: News
- Posted: 10/21/2008
- Written By: James Brightman
Rock Band 2
- GenreMusic
- Release Date10/01/2008
- PublisherEA Games
- DeveloperHarmonix Music Systems
- ESRBT - Teen
