In 2006, after its acquisition by Activision, RedOctane dismissed Harmonix Music Systems as lead developer for the Guitar Hero brand of music games. Harmonix was then acquired by Viacom, which resulted in a bifurcation in instrument-based rhythm games. Since then, Guitar Hero (RedOctane) and Rock Band (Harmonix) have been in a neck and neck battle [...]
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Too Much of a Good Thing: Explaining the decline of Guitar Hero and Rock Band
Posted in Innovation, Marketing, tagged activision, guitar hero, harmonix, mtv, redoctane, rock band, rock revolution, viacom on October 28, 2009 | 22 Comments »
Sales of The Beatles: Rock Band Exceed Expectations
Posted in Industry News, tagged activision, beatles, casual games, guitar hero, rock band, viacom, video games on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to Viacom CEO Phillipe Dauman, The Beatles: Rock Band has exceeded sales projections and some editions could sell out by November. That is good news for the ailing videogame industry. The Beatles: Rock Band is one of several games featured in a chapter focused on the music genre. In it, we point out a [...]
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David Wesley is research manager at Northeastern University's College of Business Administration and a founding member of the Institute for Global Innovation Management. 
Prof. Gloria Barczak is recognized as one of the world's leading innovation management scholars. She is also a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Product Innovation Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and Creativity and Innovation Management.Readers’ Corner
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