Archive for the 'Rock Band' Category

19 Jul

360 GH World Tour and Rock Band Instruments Compatible

During a recent Activision Blizzard’s press conference in Los Angelos, Neversoft director Brian Bright surprised many by announcing that non-RedOctane instruments could be used with Guitar Hero World Tour. This is great news for gamers who own RockBand and its’ instruments.
First off, Brian Bright said Guitar Hero World Tour support instruments from rival Rock Band, but [...]

11 Jul

Konami Issues Patent Lawsuit Against Rockband

Konami has  recently filed a lawsuit against Harmonix, MTV Networks, and Viacom alleging that Rock Band  violates patents that were filed in 2002 and 2003.
 Almost a decade ago Konami came out with a Jappenese arcade game known as GuitarFreaks. It was a music game in Japanese arcades that utilized guitar controllers. Now Konami is trying to block Harmonix from using its’ [...]