| Konami Sues Viacom/Harmonix For Rock Band Game |
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| Written by Rivithed | ||||
| Friday, 11 July 2008 | ||||
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Looks like Konami is claiming its stake in the music/rhythm gaming genre. Konami has filed a lawsuit against Viacom Inc. (owner of Harmonix) for patent violations. Konami's patents were originally filed in 2002 for "simulated musical instruments, a music-game system and a musical-rhythm matching game," noted Bloomberg.
From Bloomberg: "Konami is demanding cash compensation, plus an order that would block Viacom and Harmonix from using the inventions, according to the complaint, filed yesterday in federal court in Marshall, Texas. The suit names Harmonix Music Systems, Viacom, and Viacom's MTV Networks Co., which owns Harmonix." We'll see how this pans out for Rock Band (and the upcoming Rock Band 2) and what'll it mean for Guitar Hero: World Tour as well. Konami is working on a new music/rhythm game of its own called Rock Revolution. Read more on bloomberg.com.
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