+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted March 10, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted March 10, 2010 Harmonix Announces Rock Band 3 Harmonix's ground-breaking band game franchise, Rock Band, is set to become a trilogy. Publisher MTV Games announced today that Rock Band 3 is coming for holiday 2010. As it has with previous installments, Electronic Arts will act as distributor, implying the company has renewed its distribution agreement with Viacom that expires this month. The decision also comes despite EA's recent announcement that it would be scaling down its distribution business to focus more on owned titles. Posting the announcement to fans on its Facebook page, the company said Rock Band 3 "will innovate and revolutionize the music genre once again," and promised more details forthcoming soon. The company is pursuing the game in spite of an industry-weakening decline in the once-booming genre of peripheral-equipped music games. Although the franchise has generated over $1 billion dollars to date, the category in general saw sales contract by as much as half throughout 2009. MTV Games parent Viacom also saw Rock Band declines drag on its balance sheet in its last fiscal quarter, and expressed a need to refocus away from pricey peripherals in favor of software. It also said that due to royalties it would need to be more "selective" about track listings, and that it needs more support from the music industry in that department. Further, Viacom said last month it will seek a "substantial" refund from some $150 million in target-based compensation that it paid to Harmonix developers in 2007 for the success of Rock Band. MTV Games has held the position that the music genre isn't declining, merely evolving. Increasingly interoperable peripheral controllers and userbase saturation mean the primary revenue source for the category is shifting away from high-priced bundles and toward software and digital downloads. Source: Gamasutra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draken Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 will innovate and revolutionize the music genre once again yeah right :rolleyes: Anyway, if they keep the good quality and have an interesting set list I'm in whoaaaaaaaaaa post number 1.000!!!!!!!!! :woot: :woot: :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dick Montage Subscriber² Posted March 10, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted March 10, 2010 Anyway, if they keep the good quality and have an interesting set list I'm in Too true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Payne_UK Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 the first 2 were excellent. Let's hope they get another great set list and perhaps some new hardware (drums/guitar) to go with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad. Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 OH YEAHHHHHHH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 https://www.neowin.net/news/rock-band-3-confirmed-for-holiday-release-will-revolutionize-genre But I guess a forum topic is nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted March 10, 2010 Veteran Share Posted March 10, 2010 They need a Rock Band 60's edition.... you could have the Tamborine, the sitar, the flute....... oh how weird would that game be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted March 10, 2010 Member Share Posted March 10, 2010 I'm expecting more of the same but if it has some good tunes I'll buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahhell Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Rock Band 3: More of the Same Sweet. Another round of cheap Chinese plastic instruments!! As much as I enjoyed some RB and Guitar Hero, let it die already. troist 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grinch Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Rock Band 3: More of the Same Sweet. Another round of cheap Chinese plastic instruments!! As much as I enjoyed some RB and Guitar Hero, let it die already. At least Rock Band hasn't had a new version pumped out every month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted March 10, 2010 Veteran Share Posted March 10, 2010 How long until the Natal version of rock band? :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted March 10, 2010 Member Share Posted March 10, 2010 How long until the Natal version of rock band? :laugh: Soon, I hope. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Payne_UK Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 How long until the Natal version of rock band? :laugh: Oh good lord no! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WastedJoker Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 I can barely contain my ambivalence :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soniqstylz Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Soon, I hope. :p What, so people can play air guitar? I doubt EA would want to forgo selling the instruments. And without using it, just hearing about lag, wouldn't that kill a rhythm game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted March 11, 2010 Veteran Share Posted March 11, 2010 Was just speaking about RB3 the other day with Habnad (before this announcement), and I was saying it's gonna take a lot to make me play the game. More of the same definitely won't cut it. Doesn't matter how good the track list is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL_ Veteran Posted March 11, 2010 Veteran Share Posted March 11, 2010 How long until the Natal version of rock band? :laugh: I like this idea! Less junk to carry around :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikh Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 They need a Rock Band 60's edition.... you could have the Tamborine, the sitar, the flute....... oh how weird would that game be... You know how HARD a Sitar would be? lol. I for one know a Sitar is already complex in real life, making it plastic will be a big mistake / pain in the ass. Also, Flute!? Imagine someone blowing into plastic, even with some kind of a sensor to recognize the heat, its still wtf lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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