Response to Questions about Viacom Selling Harmonix

[jwebb1970]

Also, remember, HMX no longer has to share profits from DLC with Viacom. Not sure what the split was, but I assume Viacom received a bigger cut of the money and now HMX gets it all. So, there will be a pretty good influx of money coming in to them...

Use that extra income to fund more Beatles DLC, you awesome newly-indie dev, you!!!!!

Congrats on the "sale"

And concur w/ other Sony/Nintendo folks here that it's good MS was not the savior w/ a fat wallet.

[Krystof]

And the months of speculation is over, Harmonix is sold to...

Harmonix?

Never saw that coming. Great news! Much like an artist ditching the label and going solo! It's whats hip!

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

So I guess we won't get iCarly, and Teen Nick tie in DLC forced on us from this point forward

[Sayburr]

So I guess we won't get iCarly, and Teen Nick tie in DLC forced on us from this point forward

Guess that depends on how much Viacom is willing to pay for such a service.

[cwade729]

So I guess we won't get iCarly, and Teen Nick tie in DLC forced on us from this point forward

This is how I feel

[RockBandand24Fanatic]

Guess that depends on how much Viacom is willing to pay for such a service.

I still want Eric Cartman's Version of "Come Sail Away". In fact that would be a great week, The Grand Illusion + Cartman's 'Come Sail Away', (If only that came to fruition)

[Lawdog1521]

This is great news and an awesome gift for the holidays. Congratulations HMX.

Also, I’ll be sending you a bill for the speculation I did in these forums. While I generally have no knowledge of what I’m talking about and in many cases am not even cognizant of my surroundings, I’m sure my feeble minded meanderings played a pivotal role in you’re decision making.

[MPPMike]

This is great news! Congratulations and best of luck in the future. I can't wait to see what you'll come up with next, without the corporate bean counters breathing down your neck. Actually I can't imagine how you could be any more creative than you already have been, but it's nice to see the hard working HMX staff will be the ones to more directly reap the benefits of that hard work.

[zepplinmike]

I'm very pleased with this news. Congratz on going independent again!

[jond76]

Congrats on your self-acquisition!