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kotaku.com - 3/28/2009

Harmonix Lists Rejected Rock Band Names [Gdc09]

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Harmonix senior designer Dan Teasdale schooled GDC attendees today on the design philosophies that factored into the creation of Rock Band. That includes the critical "one question," a rule that even...

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news.prnewswire.com - 3/26/2009

Rock Band(R) Franchise Officially Surpasses $1 Billion in North American Retail Sales, According ...

— news.prnewswire.com — 614 songs offered via the Rock Band platform, both on-disc and in-game music store, as of March... 24, 2009 269 different artists / bands offered via Rock Band franchise as of March 24, 2009 Over 40 million paid songs have been sold via download since ... (more) Rock Band(R) Franchise Officially Surpasses $1 Billion ...

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kotaku.com - 3/25/2009

The Beatles: Rock Band Site Slowly Fills With Instruments [Harmonix]

— kotaku.com — The teaser site for The Beatles: Rock Band is slowly filling with the band's signature instruments, perhaps... giving us a hint at what's coming in the game's $250 premium bundle. As I understand it,... (more) The Beatles: Rock Band Site Slowly Fills With ...

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technabob.com - 4/1/2009

washboard hero: harmonix goes for the country/bluegrass demo

— technabob.com — With the amazing popularity of music and rhythm games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band , it... was only a matter of time before game companies would release a version targeted to more rural musical tastes. Later this Spring, Harmonix will release ... (more) washboard hero: harmonix goes for the country/bluegrass demo

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GDC09: 'Rock Band' was almost 'Metal Lords'
Joystiq — This comes as something of a shock to us, but Harmonix actually considered names for Rock Band other than the perfect, obvious Rock Band. Senior designer Dan Teasdale unveiled a series of rejected alternate titles for the music game at a GDC session. The titles included winners like the aforementioned Metal Lords and Power Chords, and some that probably would have affected sales in the negative: Big Band Blowout, I Want To Be A Rockstar! One that, according to Teasdale, was rejected ...