Rock Band Preview Video – Radiator by FF5

The KINGS of y’allternative, electro-rock hip-hop, FAMILY FORCE FIVE mash genres like no others.  Their feverish beats and electrifying riffs have captivated audiences worldwide. Radiator, from the Dance or Die album, is guaranteed to make your booty shake and your head bang.

Lose Weight While You Sleep!

A first-timer’s GDC take-away

Tom Salta, Paul Lipson, Marty O'Donnell, Chance Thomas and Laura Karpman
Tom Salta (H.A.W.K.S), Paul Lipson (Iron Man 2), Marty O'Donnell (Halo), Chance Thomas (Avatar) and Laura Karpman

Not a particularly hefty guy, I was truly surprised to find that I’d lost 3 pounds while attending the Game Developers Conference (GDC 2010) in San Francisco. 3 pounds in 6 days. As many people would kill to know how to do that (and I don’t much like killing), I thought I’d elucidate the three steps of my accidental accomplishment.
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Rock Band Network goes live

music game studio logo

Happy to pass along the announcement that on March 4th, 2010 the Rock Band Network went live on Xbox in these regions: US, Canada, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden and Singapore.
RBN is a great example of a community rising around an idea and a passion, then becoming bigger than the idea itself; shaping and refing that original vision.
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