It was well over a month ago that news dropped that Viacom planned to sell developer Harmonix, makers of Rock Band and Dance Central, due to poor sales figures over the last few years as interest in the rhythm genre of gaming has waned.
But yesterday it was announced that Harmonix will once again be flying solo, "returning to our roots as an independent and privately owned studio." Investment company Columbus Nova aided in the company purchase, forming Harmonix-SBE Holdings LLC.
Harmonix issued a brief statement regarding the company going independent, assuring fans that DLC will continue to release on a regular basis for both Rock Band and Dance Central.
"The DLC schedule marches on for Rock Band, we will continue our support of previously released titles," said Harmonix PR rep John Drake, "and we're hard at work on some unannounced projects that we think you're going to be pumped about."
There are no hard feelings between Harmonix and Viacom.
"Viacom and MTV Networks have been an amazing home for us over the past 4 years. It's where we launched both Rock Band and Dance Central, worked with The Beatles, Green Day, AC/DC, The Who and thousands of other artists. We want to take a moment to thank everyone in that organization who helped make these awesome games possible."
