This gameplayer article looks into some interesting changes in the backend of the way the Rock Band series is changing and shows arguments as to why EA may have lost the series.
"Rock Band has undersold. For a game that is far and away a superior package than that of main rival Guitar Hero – better songs, better DLC, better drums, song compatibility across games - it sold half as many copies in 2008. We're not saying the game has sold badly – far from it - just that it has failed to eat into the Guitar Hero series as much as it should of. Why?"
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.
What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.
We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.
If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."
I wonder if the musical wing of Warner Bros. offers Rock Band any cool cheap options for getting tracks?
Just throwing out there, but it was a thought i had.
Pfft. Forget about Rock Band. Guitar Hero all the way!
It sells better for a reason.
I think Guitar Hero sells more because they release more games, Rock Band takes the DLC route (maybe not so much now) whereas GH takes the cash cow route and just releases new games with tracks rather than providing DLC. I don't mind really as long as I have my Rock Band, RB > GH
I love rock band and the drums keep buying tougher songs and playing them on expert. now i've played GH:WT at 3 different friends places on both systems and the drums are TERRIBLE they just don't pick and thing up and if i didn't have to bash on the cymbals to get them to pick up any contact at all i would look in to buying it but, it is just utter and total crap. Guitar hero's drums are ridiculously cheap and ineffective. rockband all the way.
I prefer the drum kit with GH over the one with RB