Guitar Hero and Rock Band were once huge franchises. Over time retailers and consumers became over-saturated with plastic instruments and the games didn't do much to innovate beyond the original formula (especially in Guitar Hero's case). While Guitar Hero is mostly dead, Rock Band lives on, and Harmonix remains confident in the franchise's future, even if the developer is somewhat unsure of what shape the next game will take.
Harmonix, best known for their work on the Rock Band franchise, has announced that they're becoming a part of the Epic Games family.
Dave writes: "Hopefully time will be kind to Rock Band 3. It’s the equivalent of a Blade Runner or Van Gogh, unappreciated and undersold in its own time, but something that has undeniable quality. We may never see another Rock Band, no encore to this great series, but in Rock Band 3 and Rock Band 4, we got some pretty awesome final tracks."
Harmonix, the developer behind Rock Band and Dance Central, reveal some new gameplay footage for the upcoming DJ song-mixing game.