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Viacom To Sell Rock Band Creator Harmonix 112

UgLyPuNk tips news that Harmonix, the game developer behind Rock Band and the early Guitar Hero games, will be sold by parent company Viacom, signaling the media conglomerate's exit from the console game market. Quoting Wired: "The news is yet another ominous sign for the music-game business, which exploded seemingly overnight in 2005 with the release of Guitar Hero. ...sales have been in free fall since the dizzying heights of 2008, with Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock moving only 86,000 copies in its first week... Thus far in calendar year 2010, the balance sheet seems to show that Harmonix has been a $300 million liability for Viacom. And it doesn’t look like Viacom believes in the long-term future of music games. With any luck, the company will find a buyer that can help Harmonix grow, but it’s hard to imagine a better partner in the music biz than MTV."

Comment Re:Is Indiana employment under "at will" clause? (Score 1) 390

Indiana is an "at will" state. Mmmm - chowder. Lunch time.

Wow -- if in fact Indiana is an "at will" state, then Lawyer or not, if they want him gone they will "make it so" and he will have very little recourse. Almost sounds as if this is a coup to ouster him from his position there, perpetrated by -- his company none-the-less and in the end they shield themselves behind the "at will employment" clause.

Comment Is Indiana employment under "at will" clause? (Score 1) 390

I know in California your employment is considered "at will" if you're a regular employee, which basically means they can terminate your employment at any time, with or without a reason given. Since you're in Indiana, I don't believe you'd be employed under such statute, therefore you should have a full menu to legal recourse at your disposal. I would say - go sit down with a Lawyer and take them up on their free consolation at a minimum.

Comment Solution: Post RFID's flaws on Wiki Leaks (Score 1) 466

Solution: Post all the evidence of RFID's flaws up on Wiki Leaks. This is a another scathing example of the American citizen being sold out by big business. It seems to me big business knows RFID is not secure, but are secretly colluding to shove it down our throats, and are trying desperately to keep it out of the spotlight.

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