HARMONIX, MTV GAMES AND EA TO SHIP ROCK BAND TO SEVEN ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES THIS YEAR Award-Winning Music Game Coming To Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg Geneva, Switzerland – July 14, 2008 – Rock Band’s global tour will stop in seven additional countries this year! Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV...[Read More]

HARMONIX AND MTV GAMES UNVEIL SETLIST FOR ROCK BANDTM2 – THE ULTIMATE MUSIC GAME Game to Feature Unrivaled Blend of Classic, Developing and New Artists Rock Band Platform to Encompass More Than 500 Songs by End of 2008 Los Angeles, Calif. – July 14, 2008 – Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game company, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with...[Read More]

LA, California, July 2008. The first trailer of Hydrophobia has been released at E3, showcasing the revolutionary HydroEngine fluid dynamics system. For the first time ever, water in games behaves exactly like the real thing, flowing from one area to another and interacting dynamically with the environment. HydroEngine is a real-time fluid dynamics solution, developed over a number of years by Bla...[Read More]

Courtesy of Games Press

Harmonix, MTV Games and Electronic Arts Set to Rock the World Again With Rock BandTM2 For the First Time Ever in a Music Videogame Compete Against Other Bands Online; Export Music Tracks from Original Disc to Rock Band 2 [1] Upgraded World Tour, Battle of the Bands, Set Challenges and Drum Trainer All Deliver an Authentic, Optimized Experience Soundtrack to Feature Over 100 Songs From Unrivaled Bl...[Read More]

Wow.  Talk about a pre-E3 megaton.  Nintendo has apparently gotten serious about 1:1 motion with their announcement of Wii MotionPlus, a new accessory which provides “an unmatched level of precision and immersion” and allows for “more comprehensive tracking of a player’s arm position and orientation.”  More details are set to be announced at tomorrow’s media briefing, which, as I’m sure you’re awa...[Read More]

Screenshots courtesy of GamesPress

Courtesy of GamesPress

Courtesy of Game Press

Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest PC site launches http://www.multiwinia.com/    

Courtesy of Games Press

Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon FROM THE WORLD OF HARVEST MOON! Theevil Sechs Empire has been defeated, and the Kingdom of Norad is onceagain at peace. Things may not stay that way for long, however, as darkpremonitions foretell of dangers to come. It’s up to you to uncover thesource of these premonitions and bring peace to the kingdom once more. Overthe course of the story, you will build ...[Read More]