Topic: Harmonix to work on a new ambitious MUSIC project (instead of Guitar Hero 3)

[MysterD]

No wonder Harmonix ain't doing GH3....Harmonix is working on something that they think will be more ambitious than doing a Guitar Hero 3.

January 22, 2007

Harmonix Talks Guitar Hero, New Music Franchise

Harmonix Talks Guitar Hero , New Music Franchise Following last week's news that Tony Hawk franchise developer Neversoft had posted job openings for the Guitar Hero franchise on its own website, Harmonix producer Daniel Sussman has confirmed that the now MTV-owned Cambridge, MA studio has moved on, and is in the midst of creating a new music game.

Sussman, one of the key figures behind the creation of the Guitar Hero franchise for now Activision-owned publisher RedOctane, has told Gamasutra, "Here's the official line: Harmonix can confirm that we are not developing Guitar Hero 3" - these duties presumably being carried out by Neversoft.

He added specifically: "We are instead working on a different music game project, one that is a bigger and more ambitious endeavor than we felt we could pursue within the bounds of the Guitar Hero franchise." Further specific details on exact subject and publisher for the game are not being released at this time.

As previously reported, the fate of the enormously successful Guitar Hero franchise had been under question, with various business deals being made around it. Just prior to E3 of 2006, publisher Activision made a surprise announcement in acquiring RedOctane, saying at the time that "...this acquisition will provide Activision with an early leadership position in music-based gaming, which the company expects will be one of the fastest growing genres in the coming years."

Then, in September of last year, Harmonix, with a history for critically acclaimed music and rhythm game innovation, including previous titles Frequency and Amplitude, itself announced it was being purchased by media company MTV, a former marketing partner on the Guitar Hero franchise. This move appears to have split the franchise creator away from the publisher/IP owner, hence the change of developer going forward.

POSTED: 06.26AM PST, 01/22/07 - Brandon Boyer - LINK
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[Quemaqua]

God I hate MTV.  That's all I have to add.  Fuck MTV.

[DrSbaitso]

I'd really like to see a "band" type of music game, with different instruments.
I mean, GH2 with 2 guitars is wicked, but imagine if there were a guitar, a bass, some drums, and maybe a microphone or a keyboard or something. Sure, it would be expensive as hell, but I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

Also, in the next GH, I'd like to see a couple fret buttons down by the strum bar, for those really high notes .

[TheOtherBelmont]

Also, in the next GH, I'd like to see a couple fret buttons down by the strum bar, for those really high notes .

You might like this then.

[angrykeebler]

God I hate MTV.  That's all I have to add.  Fuck MTV.

If you hate them now, you should try working for them.

Its amazing how they can turn a company that was extremely employee-happiness oriented into something as cold and corporate as Neopets is now. Being bought out sucks the big one.

[Quemaqua]

Somebody needs to burn their offices to the ground and exterminate all their (direct) employees so they can't breed and force any more stupidity into a world already bursting with it.