Rock Band 4 lets the roadie Mad Catz join the tour

The company behind Rock Band’s controllers will also help publish the game.

Harmonix’s Rock Band 4 has a co-publisher: Gaming peripheral maker Mad Catz, the company announced today. Under the deal, MadCatz handles global retail sales, promotion, and distribution of the upcoming Xbox One and PlayStation 4 game, while Harmonix covers digital sales and downloadable content. This agreement should help Harmonix go up against rival franchise, Activison’s Guitar Hero, which is also expected to relaunch this year.