Harmonix, MTV Games Reinvent Music Games With Rock Bandâ„¢3
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and NEW YORK, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonix, the world's premier music video game developer and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) today announced features for Rock Bandâ„¢3, the next generation of the ultimate social and interactive music gaming platform.

Mad Catz® Announces New Range of Official Rock Band™3 Instruments and Accessories
SAN DIEGO, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Mad Catz® Interactive, Inc. ("Mad Catz" or "the Company") (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider today announced a new range of official Rock Bandâ„¢3 instruments and accessories. Designed in conjunction with Harmonix, the world's premier music video game developer, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), the new range of instruments and accessories are expected to ship in time for the launch of the forthcoming Rock Band 3 video game arriving holiday season 2010. Darren Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz commented, "We believe that Rock Band 3 will prove to be a revolutionary title in the rhythm music game ...

Rock Bands: What are they?
A rock band is a group of musicians specializing in rock music. This music is a form of popular music with a major vocal melody accompanied by guitar, drums, and bass. Some other types of rock music uses keyboard instruments such as organ, piano, mellotron, and synthesizers. Rock music is characterized by having a strong back beat, which usually revolves around the guitar. The guitars used could be either solid electric, hollow electric, or acoustic. Usually a rock band is made up of a lead singer, guitarist, bass guitarist and drummer which form a quartet.

Guitar Hero®: Warriors of Rock Unleashes All 90+ On-Disc Tracks
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bringing the ultimate set list to furious finger-fretting rockaholics around the world this September, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) revealed today the entire Guitar Hero®: Warriors of Rock on-disc lineup.

Soundgarden and Guitar Hero® Break New Ground in Epic Collaboration for the Launch of Guitar Hero®: Warriors of Rock
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hot on the heels of their highly anticipated reunion, GRAMMY® award-winning rockers Soundgarden and Activision Publishing Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero®: Warriors of Rock will come together this September in a groundbreaking collaboration that marks the first time a new music album will be simultaneously released and bundled with a video game.

iZotope Technology Licensed for Inclusion in Rock Band® 3:
iZotope’s Technology for Pitch Detection and Pitch Shifting Will Debut in Latest Version of Rock Band

Guitar Hero 2 Xplorer Skins Are Fully Customizable
In today's day and age, many parental figures are not on the same level with their offspring. The reason: technology. The new and innovative toys and games are far more complex than what older generations are and were used to. However, there still are a handful of games, among them a very popular one named Guitar Hero, which can bring that bonding and connection between parents and their youngsters back.

MTV Games and Harmonix Reveal More International Songs and Artists for Rock Bandâ„¢3 at Gamescom 2010
COLOGNE, Germany, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Using the international stage of Gamescom 2010, MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), Harmonix Music Systems Inc., and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc.

Rock Band Network Training Added to GameSoundCon San Francisco's November Conference Agenda
GameSoundCon 2009 adds Rock Band Network Training Sessions to its San Francisco conference agenda. Two days of new GameSoundCon sessions will show musicians, publishers and record labels how to author their original recordings into gameplay files and sell their music as playable Rock Band tracks through the newly created Rock Band Music Store. GameSoundCon San Francisco will be held on November 13 and 14 at Pyramind in downtown San Francisco.