Japanese company Konami Corp. has sued Harmonix Music Systems, a video game developer and subsidiary of media mogul Viacom Inc. According to the lawsuit, filed yesterday in a federal court in Marshall, Texas, Harmonix’ famous title “Rock Band” violates a Konami patent. Konami owns patents issued in 2002 and 2003 for simulated musical instruments, music-game systems and a musical-rhythm matching game. Aside from the classic “Dance, Dance Revolution” titles that involved the dance pad, Konami is also responsible ... Read More

Two of the most promising game publishers are inches closer to completing the biggest merger of the industry. We can’t believe it’s really going to happen and we can’t wait for the games they will come up with in the future. Today, the European Commission (as part of the European Union), has approved the $9.8 billion merger between Activision and Vivendi Games. Just a brief history on the two companies: Activision is an American video game developer founded on October 1, 1979. It is the ... Read More