ROCK BAND BUCKING THE SEQUEL TREND IN 2009
The best games news I’ve heard out of CES thus far? Via Crispy Gamer, Harmonix’s Alex Rigopolus bucking the sequel trend and maintaining development focus on Rock Band as a pure platform, very much as it should be:
“We’ve actually made a choice to break out of the annual release cycle for Rock Band this year,” Rigopolous told the assembled press and industry members. “[This is] partly because the annual cycle places limits on the choices you can make as a developer. We’re trying to take a long term view.”
That doesn’t mean Harmonix hasn’t given up on standalone releases — in October the company announced a new deal with The Beatles to provide a custom one-off Rock Band-esque exploration of the band’s back catalog, slated for release later this year.
Harmonix’ Rigopolous: “Rock Band 3 breaking the annual cycle” [Crispy Gamer]
Previously:
Going deep on music with Harmonix – Offworld
Expect new Guitar Hero releases for the next ten years – Offworld
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