Very funny, MTV News. You thought you’d wait a full 8 days after April Fools to try to pull one over on us, but I’m onto you.
According to the site, Harmonix is set to follow up the hit Rock Band with a larger-scope game called Record Label, where you use payola, pre-fab producers, and scantily clad teen pop stars to get as far ahead in the music biz as you can. The game uses creative direction from Sony’s BMG, one of the largest labels in the world to make it realistic, and not surprisingly would be a PS3 exclusive. You’d even likely be able to install rootkits on your CDs!
It sounds fun, but sadly it’s fake. You can’t spell “Harmonix” without “hoax”!
On RockStar, do they have a ’shitty sound guy’ module that will allow you not to be able to hear what you are playing or singing and then you can freak out and rush the sound booth, brandishing your mic stand as a weapon?
To bad its not real, its our only way to get truely non-DRM music.
Brilliant! The parody even includes links to genuine articles about Sony’s shady business practices. This is social commentary, and the way parody should always be done. Awesome.