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News - Konami Suing Over Rock Band |
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Written by Joseph Robinson
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Friday, 11 July 2008 |
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Konami is allegedly suing Harmonix, Viacom and MTV Networks over patent infringement. Patents were issued in 2002 and 2003 to the publisher which covered simulated musical instruments and a "musical-rhythm matching game" – both of which feature in the popular Rock Band game developed by Harmonix. According to a complaint filed in Marshall Texas, Konami is seeking cash compensation and an order to block Viacom and Harmonix using the peripherals included in the game. Konami has its own Guitar Freaks series, which first appeared in arcades in 1999 and has since moved to PlayStation and PlayStation 2 formats. Also, they recently announced Rock Revolution, another music-based game centred around drums and in production at the UKs Zoe Mode studio. A spokesperson for Viacom told Bloomberg that the company has yet to receive a complaint from Konami and so would not issue any comment.
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