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kingtonyx
06-19-2009, 06:28 AM
I'm pretty sure this only exists in the minds of the community and Brian Bright.

Otherwise, I'm sure there are people at HMX and people at Activision/RedOctane/etc that are great friends and want to see both franchises succeed.

amirite or amirite?
harveyglobetrot
06-19-2009, 06:46 AM
I've seen HMX folk tweet (twit?) to the Neversoft Dev page on Twitter, so I'm sure there are good relations between the two groups of employees.

Guaranteed that the "war" only exists in the minds of the more rabid RB/GH fanboys. I can't see HMXSean or HMXHenry conducting guerilla raids on Neversoft to steal away masters. :D
RockBandRocker
06-19-2009, 06:53 AM
I can't see HMXSean or HMXHenry conducting guerilla raids on Neversoft to steal away masters. :D

YOU KNOW TO MUCH! :mad:

Guys, abort Operation 2112!!
Blackjack041277
06-19-2009, 11:31 AM
Yeah, the "war" is mostly for idiot fanboys and clueless Activision CEOs.

Most people who play Rock Band games still play Guitar Hero games too.
bermuddy
06-19-2009, 11:36 AM
i have a good friend that works at Vicarious Visions. He said he and his coworkers bought RB2 when it came out and jammed the night away.
SonicRocker15X
06-19-2009, 11:50 AM
Interesting fact:
After the TB:RB presentation at E3, Neversoft (specifically "GuitarHeroDevs") Twittered "Congratulations to the folks at Harmonix and their accomplishments!"
hawkofva
06-19-2009, 12:04 PM
Is this what you think about when you can't sleep, or was it more of a sit-in-a-bathtub-"EUREKA!" kind of thing?
RockBandRocker
06-19-2009, 12:11 PM
Is this what you think about when you can't sleep, or was it more of a sit-in-a-bathtub-"EUREKA!" kind of thing?

Probably more of a sit-on-the-toilet-"THAT'S IT!" kind of moment.
ArchangelZero
06-19-2009, 12:17 PM
Guaranteed that the "war" only exists in the minds of the more rabid RB/GH fanboys. I can't see HMXSean or HMXHenry conducting guerilla raids on Neversoft to steal away masters. :D

I can...WAR!!!:p
kiggidykev
06-19-2009, 12:18 PM
War? Huh, good god. What is it good for?

Absolutely nothing
ArchangelZero
06-19-2009, 12:29 PM
War? Huh, good god. What is it good for?

Absolutely nothing

I love that song ever since I heard it in Rush Hour!:D
timmay9
06-19-2009, 12:33 PM
The Temptations did it better.
General Lein979
06-19-2009, 12:35 PM
I think it's more of an arms race between 2 former colleges. There is no war.
Apples
06-19-2009, 01:15 PM
Due to patents Harmonix still profits from GH sales, so to them I'm not sure if it was ever much of a "war." It is more of a perception among the fanbases and the gaming community.

Maybe there were "bragging rights" along the way, but that's a long way from a war.
kiggidykev
06-19-2009, 01:18 PM
Due to patents Harmonix still profits from GH sales

Ha, seriously? That stands to reason, since they were the originators.

To some extent, they must hope that GH succeeds as much as possible :)
Sayburr
06-19-2009, 01:46 PM
Maybe there were "bragging rights" along the way, but that's a long way from a war. Yeah, and I wonder what bragging rights GH team will have after their supposed Big Announcment in July... I hope its not Led Zep or Pink Floyd!!!
A New Pyro Fool
06-19-2009, 01:46 PM
Due to patents Harmonix still profits from GH sales, so to them I'm not sure if it was ever much of a "war." It is more of a perception among the fanbases and the gaming community.

Maybe there were "bragging rights" along the way, but that's a long way from a war.
I just showed this post to a GH fanboy. The following was his reaction:

Here you go. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Pyro-Fool2/RBWinsRAGEMeme.jpg)
Sayburr
06-19-2009, 02:58 PM
I just showed this post to a GH fanboy. The following was his reaction:

Here you go. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Pyro-Fool2/RBWinsRAGEMeme.jpg)Apples is a fruit!
Banky71
06-19-2009, 03:10 PM
I like to think they dress up in costumes of the Civil War era and have reenactments of Stonewall Hinkleman and the Battle of Bull Run. The real problem is thay they always have three people dressed as Abraham Lincoln which is three to mant Abraham Lincolns.
nicko68
06-19-2009, 03:17 PM
If there is any sort of "war", it's between Activision and EA who have always been rivals, and the marketing departments of each company whose job, of course, is to make their product superior. And, of course, the fanboys.

Good to know the devs don't take it seriously though.
Tank9088
06-19-2009, 04:15 PM
Haha,I love how the fanboys on this site say there is no war but there is constant GH bashing(See GH:Smash Hits Thread). Somebody always has to bring GH into any conversation with RB and then somebody inevitably says GH sucks. Let Rock Band stand on its own.
Sarge51
06-19-2009, 04:18 PM
It's only a war when the two opposing forces do nothing but scream that their game/console is better, without actually voicing an educated opinion about WHY their game/console is better.

When you explain, it's more of an interesting debate... that can turn into a war if some idiot joins in.
Tank9088
06-19-2009, 04:20 PM
If there were RB and GH fanboys here,it would turn into a war pretty fast.
Apples
06-19-2009, 04:22 PM
I just showed this post to a GH fanboy. The following was his reaction:

Here you go. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Pyro-Fool2/RBWinsRAGEMeme.jpg)

Post of the week. Comic genius.
Apples
06-19-2009, 04:24 PM
Yeah, and I wonder what bragging rights GH team will have after their supposed Big Announcment in July... I hope its not Led Zep or Pink Floyd!!!

Well the GH:WT music creator was one of their "big things" and it turned out to be pretty mediocre. You can only play the Mario theme and your cell phone ringtones so many times.
Sarge51
06-19-2009, 04:25 PM
If HMX is truly making money off of GH somehow still, then I think that's hilariously awesome.
Apples
06-19-2009, 04:29 PM
If HMX is truly making money off of GH somehow still, then I think that's hilariously awesome.

I don't know any of the specifics.

This is an article from over a year ago:

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/harmonix-sues-activision-then-withdraws-suit-to-talk/

The court docs use the word "royality" and that usually implies a per-unit fee or cost.

And I know others have linked to the patent Harmonix has for its music-based software (http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/patog/week49/OG/html/1337-1/US07459624-20081202.html)... it looks just like GH so one could infer it's still relevent.
Mega-Tallica
06-19-2009, 10:15 PM
It's not much of a war when RB is kicking GH's a** in nearly every catogory.
Mex
06-20-2009, 12:54 AM
It's not much of a war when RB is kicking GH's a** in nearly every catogory.

Except....sales?
Magnet
06-20-2009, 01:06 AM
Ha, seriously? That stands to reason, since they were the originators.

To some extent, they must hope that GH succeeds as much as possible :)

I kinda doubt they'd hope that with respect to a competing franchise. They'd make more revenue with a greater market share than they would by holding a smaller portion of the market share and getting small royalties from the other portion of the market share.
Meatwad555
06-20-2009, 01:10 AM
Except....sales?

Yeah. Sales are what really counts in the end.
jrcronlakers
06-20-2009, 01:50 AM
When we talk about this war between the two I imagine they are something like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9db5ZvwaAFM
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeL8JxN1e6E&feature=related
ArchangelZero
06-20-2009, 01:54 AM
When we talk about this war between the two I imagine they are something like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9db5ZvwaAFM
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeL8JxN1e6E&feature=related

I can imagine it more like The Outsiders because I read the book and it was ****ing awesome!!! Ponyboy FTW!!!
Buffdog18
06-20-2009, 01:56 AM
Fan boys created the war, but the companies have to end it!

Muahahaha!
jrcronlakers
06-20-2009, 01:56 AM
I can imagine it more like The Outsiders because I read the book and it was ****ing awesome!!! Ponyboy FTW!!!

Let's do it for Johnny
ArchangelZero
06-20-2009, 01:58 AM
Let's do it for Johnny

Hell yeah! For Johnny and Dally!
maddoggnick96
06-20-2009, 10:58 PM
This thread is now about breakfast foods. On that note, pancakes are awesome!
ArmsAreLoud
06-20-2009, 11:04 PM
No, it isn't.

I think it would be the best thing ever if Neversoft debuted GH 37 at the same time as RB 3, and the two developers played each others instruments.

It would be even more awesome if bot the Red Octane and Harmonix guitars failed.
davidstead
06-21-2009, 02:29 PM
Yeah the war was something created by the fanboy/girl nerds of GH and RB. I play Rock band and it is my personal preference over GH but i still play GH:WT and am excited for GH:SH. DJ hero looks reli bad, but i wont judge Neversoft or whoever helps develop the game by the one game.
General Lein979
06-21-2009, 02:40 PM
I don't know any of the specifics.

This is an article from over a year ago:

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/12/harmonix-sues-activision-then-withdraws-suit-to-talk/

The court docs use the word "royality" and that usually implies a per-unit fee or cost.

And I know others have linked to the patent Harmonix has for its music-based software (http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/patog/week49/OG/html/1337-1/US07459624-20081202.html)... it looks just like GH so one could infer it's still relevent.Guitar hero coloring pages? Cow milked.