Harmonix, maker of Rock Band, had a VR title in 2016.
Harmonix, maker of Rock Band, had a VR title in 2016.
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Epic Games acquires Rock Band maker Harmonix

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Epic Games has acquired Rock Band and Dance Central maker Harmonix Systems, GamesBeat has learned.

Epic has been on an acquisition binge during the past year, as it has raised well over $1 billion to invest in the metaverse, and Harmonix has content that should put it further on that goal. Based in Boston, the company has been devoted to making music video games for decades. Epic’s CEO Tim Sweeney wants to build the metaverse. Update: Epic Games has confirmed the deal.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.