Remember when Konami sued Harmonix over Rock Band (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii) for alleged patent infringements last year? Well, Harmonix and owner Viacom is fighting back with a counter-suit filed Wednesday.

MTV Games has spoken out about the lawsuit filed against them, as well as Viacom, Harmonix and EA for allegedly profiting off of their defective Rock Band (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii) drum pedals. This lawsuit, according to them, is nothing but an "opportunistic and baseless" attempt. Read more in the full article.

Monte Morgan from Kansas claims that Harmonix and co. not only know that there is a defect in Rock Band's  (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii) drum kit pedals but are actively trying to profit off of it. He hired a team of lawyers to put his grievances into writing and slapped Harmonix, EA, MTV and Viacom with a class action lawsuit.

With the September release of Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2), Harmonix now sits at 5th in US video game sales. As if that's not good enough news for the company, Viacom will pay Rock Band creators video-game bonuses exceeding US$ 300 million. Details and big sums in the full article.

Following the phenomenal success of the Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2) franchise, Viacom gave ex-Harmonix owners something a little more substantial than a pat on the back: US$ 150 million. And that's just part of the total payment planned, according to Viacom.

Viacom, the parent company of MTV, is all smiles these days. Its investments on Harmonix's Rock Band (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii) is paying off big with great sales figures from the game's hardware (bundle) and software ends. The company is optimistic that more great things are to come in the near future. Details in the full article up ahead.

There's a lot going on in the videogames industry, corporate-wise, and it seems that Midway is also joining the fray - with none other than CEO Matt Booty talking about how the publisher famous for the Mortal Kombat series might possibly be joining Viacom. Interested? Then check out all the details in the full article, and see what it means to you as well as the industry in general.

When bands leave their managers, there's usually a bitter aftertaste involved. In the case of old partners Harmonix and Activision, a similar predicament has risen. A royalty dispute concerning Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, PC) was taken to court but was quickly withdrawn. Details follow right after the jump.

Movie firm Paramount clued in its interest in the games after expressing its excitement over the progress of the video game sector. Paramount Digital's Alex Carloss, currently the division's general manager of worldwide distribution, stated that we're bound to see more of Paramount in games. In-game ads, perhaps? Find out more at the full story.

Heads up! We got the latest news regarding the rumor spreading that Viacom's out to buy Take-Two Interactive. Apparently the media conglomerate is has not talked with the game developer about this so-called purchase.

Both companies have offered "no comment" regarding this matter. More information on this event in the full article.