Critically acclaimed developers Harmonix announced today they have come to terms with the split of their partners at Viacom. The split is a blessing and a curse for a few reasons. Now Harmonix aren't held down by Viacom's shackles, meaning they are back to being an independent developer, but Viacom was an extremely useful company in that they own MTV. MTV is the most powerful music company in the world. They can get a band do anything they want so if Harmonix wanted a certain artist in their games, MTV would have them in it with a snap of their proverbial fingers.
Now thats not to say Harmonix don't have any pull in the music industry, I mean even with their first games like Frequency and the completely underrated sequel Amplitude they had artists like Blink 182, Slipknot, No Doubt, Pink, Papa Roach, Run DMC, and Coal Chamber just to name a few. So after many years they've been able to nab The Beatles, Linkin Park, Green Day, John Lennon, and Metallica. It's safe to say Harmonix shouldn't have much trouble getting more artist for their supposed "future unannounced projects"
I for one am glad to see Harmonix go back to their roots. That means so much more freedom with their games. Lets just hope this doesnt compromise any future with Rock Band 3 and it's DLC.
Rock Band 3 is currently available on all major platforms with over 2,000 songs supporting it.
Tim
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