Rock Band Blitz – Rumors and Facts

[geo2n2]

1. That's assuming everything is licensed, paid for and ready to go.

2. Labels aren't reading every post on the forums, but they've seen things from the forums before. All it takes is one Google keyword alert, a temp browsing Twitter or a bigger hit because someone is sending a "leaked" list to news sites trying to get it picked up.

3. There are a lot of people who care, which may not be immediately apparent to you. "Leaks" damage relationships with bands and labels. They can create a lot of negative perception and give potential partners the impression their business won't stay under wraps. It disrupts plans to coordinate with 1st party, and it damages relationships with gaming press and mainstream media outlets who were counting on exclusives or carefully timed reveals. When "leaks" are obtained by breaking NDAs or violating 1st party security, that's an even larger issue.

Dunno if you can answer this, but have we lost any potential DLC due to leaks in the past?

What about the other way? Would HMx not consider working with bands/labels that let something slip themselves?

[bonethug0108]

nah, he's in the 1%

Cipher is in his own percent scale.

@Riles, I think they just mean the rb library in general, not blitz compared to rb3.

@hmxhenry, I feel truly sorry now as I think I got to ball rolling on talking about the leak(though I didn't mention names or songs until someone else brought them up). I had no idea leaks actually had a negative impact on relationships with labels/bands. The media, though bad for hmx, can go **** themselves.

[ShoTTySLanKiN]

Seriously this is my FAVORITE setlist in Rock Band History!!!

[Cipher_Peon]

The fact that people didn't know leaks were harmful is surprising to me.

I thought it was obvious :O
Too bad curiosity gets the better of me, and I can't help but be curious.

[bonethug0108]

I knew they hurt when it came to the media(the big "exclusives" they reveal and such), but I didn't think labels/bands would care so much.

[Hogan2000]

I'm ready bruther. One week after my birthday it comes out dude. WOOOOOOOOOOOO TONIGHT!!! wE ARE YOUNG. Gonna set the world on FIREEEEEEEEEEE

[Bront20]

If true, I hope HMX figures out who outed the info and kicks that person out to the curb... breaking an NDA like that is just not right at all.

I hear they have a pack of lawyers for that.

[Bront20]

"Rock Band Blitz will support the biggest music library in gaming"

But RB3 doesn't export to RBB and RBB exports to RB3

Yes, but RBB isn't limited to 3000 songs.

[Dangimarocker]

I'm ready bruther. One week after my birthday it comes out dude. WOOOOOOOOOOOO TONIGHT!!! wE ARE YOUNG. Gonna set the world on FIREEEEEEEEEEE

That's my bruther!
Get that american flag and let's march the harmonix inc. street on August 29th!

[metalkorn]

I knew they hurt when it came to the media(the big "exclusives" they reveal and such), but I didn't think labels/bands would care so much.

Depends, those bands/labels could want a specific press release announcing it. If they did it could get a bit ugly.