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RIP Rockband?

Missing from the EA Report.
Published 09/02/2010 at 13:00 by Tuffcub
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Yesterdays Financial Report from EA had some surprises in store which can be found here, but one notable franchise is missing - Rock Band. MCV reports that EA’s deal with Harmonix has almost reached its conclusion and during a call to investors EA was asked by Wells Fargo Securities’ analyst Jess Lubert, “Am I right in thinking you won’t release a new rock band title in fiscal 2011?”

EA COO John Schnappert replied: “Our deal with Aviacom and Harmonix continues through FY ‘11 at that time. As you can see from our modelling, we have not included a lot of revenue for distribution next year, but we continued to have talks with them and hope that maybe there’s an opportunity to continue the relationship beyond that.”

Update: MTV Games / Harmonix have been in touch.

Comments

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  1. Considering the size of Rock Bands online store, do we really need another rock game? All these spin offs could easily just have been released on the PS Store as downloadable tracks, but then I suppose they have to offload the songs nobody wants somehow..


    • I would have thought it would be much more beneficial to harmonix to renegotiate their deal at ea rather than switch to another publisher, harmonix’s ip rights to the hardware would be worth very little without the ability to release software that runs on them, especially given that most households that are interested, probably already own plastic musical instruments.


  2. that would be a shock and a shame, some great songs on the store, would they keep updating that?


  3. Consider the Rock Band as the dying Dragon Tharos endlessly raped by horrible songs plauged by overated demons (spin offs) such as Green Day.
    RIP ROCK BAND


  4. After six or so GH rip-offs, I still continue to play RB2 much more than any Activision GH title. I’m sure Harmonix will be fine, with or without EA, they just need to continue with good DLC and not too many GH-esque titles like Green Day one (we’ve already had Beatles and Lego in 2009). Why hurry?


  5. Rock Band & Guitar Hero are prime examples of games that should only release a new one every 3 or 4 years when the can make big improvements. Sales of the music genre dropped off massively last year and that has to be due to lack of difference between each title.

    New tracks on their respective stores should keep the games going and income rolling in for a few years. Maybe just a few disc based song packs over that preriod rather than full games.


  6. Its probably better if they don’t release a new one too be fair. GH gets so much stick from people for releasing multiple editions annualy, Rock Band can become like the ‘proper’ music game by going for quality over quantity.


  7. I do think of Rock Band 2 as the central ‘hub’ for all of the Rock Band games, with all of the music being exported onto this.
    Rock Band: Ultimate or something would be good, being able to have all the songs on that… please don’t let it die :(


  8. Rock band is the better of the music games, so why stop making it? They make tons of money from dlc too! its a win win!


  9. Nooo Rock Band is so much better than Guitar Herok, Stop Guitar Hero instead. No one cares for that anymore


  10. I probably think Warner Bros. could be the next publisher if this is in fact true. After all, the last RB game was published by Warner Bros., Lego Rock Band


  11. as long as the amazing DLC continues then im happy . Perhaps we will see RB3 in a few years , but then why bother RB is perfect .



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