Posts tagged drummania

Rock Band lawsuit settled; Konami and Harmonix dismiss 'all claims and counterclaims'

by James Ransom-Wiley (Sep 17th 2010 11:30PM)

Konami and Harmonix have settled their dispute originating in a 2008 lawsuit launched by Konami, reports Bloomberg. According to a filing in federal court in Texas this week, the two parties agreed to dismiss "all claims and counterclaims" in the suit, which alleged that Harmonix's Rock Band ...

Activision files trademark for 'DJ Hero'

by Griffin McElroy (Feb 17th 2008 7:00PM)

Activision, publishers of Guitar Hero 2 and 3 (and the abomination known as Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s), recently filed for a trademark for the name "DJ Hero". No, it's not an adventure game featuring everyone's favorite character from Full House -- the trademark references software to be ...

Joystiq hands-on: Rock Band

by Jared Rea (Aug 22nd 2007 2:59PM)

In 1999, Konami of Japan unleashed DrumMania on Japanese arcades and with it, the ability to link the machine together with GuitarFreaks for session play. This was considered a novel idea at the time, though it wasn't the most affordable setup. The following year, they released a home version of ...