Archive: september 16, 2008

Konami: No Guitar Controller For Rock Revolution [Rock Revolution]

After sitting on genre-establishing properties GuitarFreaks and DrumMania for close to a decade, never releasing a single console title in either series in the West, Konami decided — after watching Guitar Hero become a billion-dollar franchise — to get into the rhythm game. It announced Rock Revolution in May, an oddly timed Rock Band downgrade that came with a limp soundtrack and an awkward coming out party.
It would appear that Konami's curious decision making hasn't stopped, as the company confirmed to MTV today that it would not be shipping its own guitar controller with the game...

View full article at "Kotaku"

Tags: Guitar Hero, Konami, Rock Band, Wtf, rock revolution

Jul 16 Rock Revolution dropping in early 2009, scissor kick bonuses confirmed.

Sep 18 Konami NYC Media Day: On tour with Rock Revolution for the Nintendo DS

Nov 24 Konami launches a MySpace music games page, contest, and DDR web game

May 15 Konami's Back In Music Game With Rock Revolution

Aug 4 Rumortoid: Rock Revolution setlist leaked?

Jul 10 Konami sues Harmonix because Rock Band is fun

Sep 20 New Rock Revolution Scars on Broadway Trailer [Konami]

May 15 Konami Gamer's Night '08: Rock Revolution

Sep 17 Konami NYC Media Day: Hands-on with the Xbox 360 version of Rock Revolution

Sep 16 Konami: Bring Your Own Guitar for Rock Revolution

Aug 28 Guitar Praise: Guitar Hero for Christians

May 15 Konami Announces "Rock Revolution" [Konami Gamer's Night 08]

Jul 15 E3 08: Konami finally remembers to announce its game lineup

Aug 19 32% of industry growth in 2008 is from music games

Dec 9 Details emerge on Guitar Hero Arcade

Jul 16 E3 08: Guitar Hero IV will be compatible with Rock Band instruments for the 360

Jul 14 Destructoid Exclusive: Rock Axe, the guitar controller to end 'em all

Jul 12 MTV Calls Konami's Rock Band Lawsuit "Surprising", "Baseless Litigation" [Konami V. Harmonix]

Sep 17 The Tele [Day Note]

Aug 18 All PS3 Music Peripherals Will Kind Of Work Together [PS3]

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