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Set list, DLC and new keyboard accessory announced

Electronic Arts is no longer being sued by music firm Gibson Guitar Corporation over its Rock Band controllers. The companies have told Magistrate Judge Juliet that they had reached a full settlement” and will be seeking dismissal of the case by June 14, according to a federal court filing. Terms …

Mad Catz has signed a five-year deal to provide peripherals for the Rock Band franchise. The agreement grants Mad Catz international rights to create and sell Rock Band controllers for future iterations of MTV and Harmonix’ music game. The deal includes Rock Band 3, due for release at the end …

Project lead makes accidental revelations at PAX East 2010

Green Day: Rock Band will launch worldwide on June 8th, MTV has announced. The game will feature 47 tracks, including classic songs such as Hitchin’ a Ride and Brain Stew – and will launch on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. Other goodies locked in the game includes interviews, unreleased videos …

MTV Games will publish, EA to distribute

Rock Band 3 has been officially revealed by developer Harmonix, with a worldwide release scheduled for Q4. An update on the game’s Facebook page said: Rock Band 3 will be published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic Arts, and will innovate and revolutionize the music genre once again, just …

Jon Leslie appointed as senior production expert

Kai and Charles Huang will stick with the publisher, group confirms to Develop

With falling sales of Rock Band blamed for a three per cent year-on-year decline in sales for Harmonix owner Viacom, the company has said that it wants a partial refund of bonuses paid to the developer in 2008. Viacom enjoyed strong profits of $694m for the quarter ending December 31st, …