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flashburn

11-10-10 05:47 PM

Re: The Official Rock Band Thread of Music Game Evolution

Well played sir, well played.

Liver&Onions

11-10-10 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MWB (Post 10483982)

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/5739/bonjovidlc.jpg

:banana:

Lies. You bought it.

pinata242

11-10-10 06:25 PM

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Yeah, you take a picture of the redemption message, not the pending download queue. We're on to you, you damn, dirty Oklahoman!

Liver&Onions

11-10-10 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by pinata242 (Post 10484046)

Yeah, you take a picture of the redemption message, not the pending download queue. We're on to you, you damn, dirty Oklahoman!

They're all the same. Shady, shiesters.

Matt	11-10-10 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pinata242 (Post 10484046)

Yeah, you take a picture of the redemption message, not the pending download queue. We're on to you, you damn, dirty Oklahoman!

It was really weird how it went down, actually. Pasted the code in, changed the character (number 4, btw--the missing numbers always seem to be a 4 for some reason), hit enter, and got the "code already redeemed" message. Then I tried it again, just 'cause, but this time got the "you have already purchased this content" message. Went to my DL queue and sure enough, there it was. Have no idea how it happened.

chuckd21

11-10-10 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Shagrath (Post 10483974)

I'm convinced that people have programs that just throw all the combinations at xbox.com and redeem the code within a matter of seconds.

Spoiler:

Joshua does it.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/...33f6d2f4a6.jpg

pinata242

11-10-10 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MWB (Post 10484092)

(number 4, btw--the missing numbers always seem to be a 4 for some reason)

:lol: We all have our magic characters. Mine are D and 9.

porieux

11-11-10 12:59 AM

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Pro Guitar gets all the attention, but Expert Pro Bass is also extremely fun; I highly recommend it!

Hokeyboy

11-11-10 07:19 AM

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So Viacom intends to sell Harmonix off. What does this bode for the future of the property, once it loses its corporate parent?

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Viacom Inc., the owner of MTV Networks and Comedy Central, said profit beat analysts’ estimates after higher viewership of its cable channels led to increased advertising sales.

Profit, excluding the sale of its Harmonix game business and tax benefits, was 75 cents, topping the 70-cent average of 26 analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Viacom said today it will sell Harmonix, creator of the Rock Band music video game.

Shagrath

11-11-10 07:32 AM

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Bad news for HMX. :(

Adam Tyner

11-11-10 07:42 AM

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I have a hard time seeing any good coming of this. :(

I'm just hoping the sale isn't to a company that'll abandon the whole multiplatform thing. It'll be rough to be invested in all this PS3 stuff if the company's sold to Microsoft and goes Xbox-only.

flashburn

11-11-10 07:47 AM

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Shit, it would suck if Activision bought them.

Shagrath

11-11-10 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner (Post 10484711)

I'm just hoping the sale isn't to a company that'll abandon the whole multiplatform thing. It'll be rough to be invested in all this PS3 stuff if the company's sold to Microsoft and goes Xbox-only.

I wouldn't be surprised if this happens just to further fuck over the PS3 crowd.

Sorry, guys.

Adam Tyner

11-11-10 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Shagrath (Post 10484725)

I wouldn't be surprised if this happens just to further fuck over the PS3 crowd.

I wouldn't be surprised either, and honestly, I'm fully expecting it. I'd be okay with buying new hardware if I have to, but if there is a sale to Microsoft, I'd hope they'll offer some way of transitioning DLC.

Shagrath

11-11-10 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner (Post 10484731)

That would be ideal.. But we both know it won't happen.

Adam Tyner

11-11-10 07:56 AM

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Exactly.

Amator

11-11-10 07:56 AM

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I just hope whoever buys HMX understands that it is a platform not just a series of titles like GH. Let the HMX guys do their thing, build up the platform, and just take your cut off the top. Sadly, I don't think that has too much of a chance of happening.

jdpatri

11-11-10 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner (Post 10484731)

-ohbfrank-

Nothing good can come from this.

redbill

11-11-10 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by jdpatri (Post 10484742)

-ohbfrank-

Nothing good can come from this.

they could force HMX to hire real product managers, and software specialists who know how to run & plan a launch, instead of letting hipster musicians stumble through another release.

Mazje

11-11-10 08:37 AM

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And correct me if I'm wrong (seriously, I want to be totally wrong about this), but don't they draw a lot of big-name bands into the game BECAUSE of their affiliation with MTV/Viacom/etc?

Adam Tyner

11-11-10 08:42 AM

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From http://paidcontent.org/article/419-v...ars-not-dimes/ :

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Viacom (NYSE: VIA) is currently in talks with several buyers for game developer Harmonix, said Philippe Dauman, Viacom’s president and CEO, at the start of the company’s Q3 earnings call. He didn’t say anything about the poor sales that have plagued the unit, since hitting a high with its release of its Beatles Rock Band game late last year. “Our decision to exit this business strategy is to focus on what we do best, and that’s creating world class entertainment,” he said. “The console games business requires expertise we don’t have. For us, this is all about focus.”

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That said, he expects the sale of Harmonix to be completed “expeditiously,” though Dauman offered no specifics on price or the prospective buyers the company is in negotiations with.

Sounds like it could potentially go several different ways. C'mon, EA Boston! :)

GoVegan

11-11-10 08:46 AM

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Well this is a surprise.

Did they really peak with Beatles Rock Band? I thought that title didn't sell a huge number of copies. I assumed the other games sold better.

chuckd21

11-11-10 09:12 AM

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So is this why they had to hit the end of October release date no matter what? I doubt they would have been able to release the game during a sale of the company.

shaane

11-11-10 09:17 AM

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I guess I'm all for EA getting a shot at them. Or any established company that "gets" what Rock Band is, for that matter.

That being said, I worried the low initial sales of the new GH game were symptomatic of the rhythm gaming genre being toast rather than it just being a example of gamers rebelling against a bad game.

With this news, the (controversial) initial sales numbers of RB3, and anecdotal (but possibly incorrect) evidence of the amount of online gamers actually playing RB3 via the leaderboard stats, I really really really hope the ship hasn't sailed on one of my favorite games of all time.

I love music, I love video games, and I love how Rock Band brilliantly brings it together.

Fingers crossed for good news.

chuckd21

11-11-10 09:22 AM

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Apple is sitting on something like $60 billion in cash right about now...........

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