RIP Harmonix 2001-Absorption by MTV

**YellerDog** · 22 Sep 2006, 07:07 PM

The playlists are going to get tackier, worst case scenario.

**James** · 22 Sep 2006, 11:25 PM

Guitar Hero is owned by Red Octane is owned by Activision. Harmonix is owned by MTV is owned by Viacom. Doesn't Viacom have a game publishing label already?

James

**Korly** · 23 Sep 2006, 01:15 AM

Frequency is my favorite PS2 game. And I really liked Karaoke Revolution.

This blows.

**gamevet** · 23 Sep 2006, 02:59 AM

Originally Posted by James

Guitar Hero is owned by Red Octane is owned by Activision. Harmonix is owned by MTV is owned by Viacom. Doesn't Viacom have a game publishing label already?

James

Red Octane owned the publishing rights. So, where does this leave Activision in the deal?

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/puzzle/g...ml?sid=6149653

**James** · 24 Sep 2006, 03:44 AM

That means Activision gets to publish Guitar Hero, seeing as they own Red Octane. The real question is what happens to Harmonix's involvement in Guitar Hero 3.

James

**Shin Johnpv** · 24 Sep 2006, 04:02 AM

fuck mtv

**Zerodash** · 24 Sep 2006, 12:39 PM

I can't wait for Harmonix to make "Road Rules vs. The Hills: Kill Us Now" for PS3.

**jyoung** · 24 Sep 2006, 01:04 PM

For what it's worth:

Originally Posted by Big Daddy, a Harmonix Guitar Hero Dev from the GH forums

Harmonix is joining MTV, but this is a good thing. They put talent first, and aren't screwing up a company that works well. The staff is unchanged, we're not moving, we're not changing our product development plans.

We will continue to work on Guitar Hero, but now have the marketing might of MTV to help us achieve our initial goal: to allow everyone to experience the joy a musician feels performing music.

As long as Harmonix doesn't revert to making shitty pop-rock playlists like they did on Amplitude, I don't really care which company is backing the game.

Realistically though, I find it hard to believe that MTV won't have some type of influence on the type of tracks that get selected for future Harmonix games.