Harmonix earns $208.7 million Rock Band bonus
by Dustin Burg 
{ Mar 3rd 2008 at 1:00PM }
Here's a guaranteed plan to get rich. First, create a video game company, focus your development efforts towards pioneering the music genre, then get bought out by a larger company and make a hugely successful game. Then, when said hugely successful game gets recognized by the corporate big guys, cash out on your performance bonus package that was outlined in your buyout terms. The result: $208.7 million in bonus cash. And that's exactly what Harmonix got paid by Viacom (MTV Games' parent company) as part of their performance bonus all because Rock Band is super successful. It almost makes us inspired enough to want to follow Harmonix's footsteps but instead pioneer the grocery shopping genre. That would be equally successful, right?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
dunnypop @ Mar 3rd 2008 1:12PM
they took chance. Everyone laughed when they saw all the pheripherals... but the end result was genius.
Straythought @ Mar 3rd 2008 1:22PM
I want to play a super market simulator!!! It would be amazing!
scaught @ Mar 3rd 2008 1:26PM
Holy shit, do you guys remember the game show Supermarket Sweep? That should be the game right there.
Cyrus @ Mar 3rd 2008 1:33PM
All those DLC"s
psyborg @ Mar 3rd 2008 1:35PM
They deserve every penny.
Morgon @ Mar 3rd 2008 1:37PM
The Japanese have a game called Convenience Store 200X .. http://www.mygamercard.net/leaderboard.php?g=63
Doesn't seem very popular though :P
Tony @ Mar 3rd 2008 3:46PM
Maybe now they can pony up and pay off Activision so we can use our otherwise useless GH3 guitars in the PS3 game...
kyosh1ro @ Mar 3rd 2008 5:13PM
In addition to what Tony said, spend the 208.7 million on a patch to let us use our RB guitars with GH. Now.
ccc @ Mar 3rd 2008 7:58PM
Rape the whirlwind Actavision, rape it.