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Rock Band 3 Has A New Publisher — Mad Catz!

5:40AM August 11, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Harmonix’s rock solid 2010 rock ‘n’ roll game Rock Band 3 will be re-released later this year under the guidance of a new publisher, Mad Catz. That’s right. The people who make Rock Band guitar and keyboard controllers are now publishing the game. More »

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Comedy Central, Spike TV Have Their Own Video Game Company

5:00AM April 8, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Someday, we may get The Daily Show: The Video Game or Spike TV Video Game Awards: The Game, thanks to the formation of 345 Games, the new video game arm of Comedy Central and Spike TV. The first two games to come from that studio will be Deadliest Warrior: Legends and Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon, MTV announced today.

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MTV Games Shuts Its Doors

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9:30AM February 4, 2011 | Mark Serrels

MTV Games didn’t really have a presence in Australia – both Rock Band and Dance Central were distributed by EA in this country – but MCV are currently reporting that the company is now in the process of closing, after the sale of Harmonix to Columbus Nova for the grand sum of $50US. More »

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Rock Band 3 Rings In 2010 With The Man In Black, Old Tracks

9:00AM December 31, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

One of your resolutions for 2011 should probably be “play more Rock Band 3.” Harmonix is encouraging that kind of behaviour with a long list of new additions to its full band music game, including an injection of Johnny Cash. More »

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Rock Band Creators Gone From MTV, Taking Hits With Them

5:30AM December 24, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

The people who make Rock Band and the breakout Kinect dancing game Dance Central have been sold by MTV’s parent company Viacom. But they can keep making sequels to those series, if they want to. More »

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Rock Band Is Coming Down With Pac-Man Fever In 2011

9:30AM December 16, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Truly terrible arcade-inspired album Pac-Man Fever is coming to Rock Band Network next year, letting Rock Band owners relive the 1982 Buckner & Garcia classic from the comfort of their plastic instruments. More »

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Rock Band 3′s Real Guitar Finally Priced And Dated

7:20AM November 3, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Fender’s real electric guitar that doubles as a Rock Band 3 controller is coming next year, according to the guitar maker. You’ll get your hands on the Squier Stratocaster controller in March 2011… if you can pony up the cash. More »

Review: Rock Band 3

3:30PM October 23, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

The people who made music games great have delivered their best game yet. Harmonix, the developers behind Guitar Hero and Rock Band, have tweaked, polished and re-engineered the Rock Band presentation, while also adding all-new ways to play. More »

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Billy Joel Coming To Rock Band 3, Begrudgingly

10:40AM October 21, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

The Piano Man is bringing some of his biggest hits to MTV Games and Harmonix’s Rock Band, arguably the best reason to pick up a copy of Rock Band 3′s new keyboard controller. More »

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Rock Band 3′s Pro Guitar Mode Is Lefty-Compatible

2:00PM October 15, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

Ever since we previewed Rock Band 3′s Pro Guitar mode, readers have been asking if lefties can play this mode. They can. More »