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Harmonix Wants You to Pay for Amplitude Return
Cambridge, MA – April 28,
in the year of our Lord 2014 – Today, Harmonix Music
Systems launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund one if its most
requested games, a reboot of the 2003 controller-based rhythm
action game, Amplitude™!
Planned for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Harmonix aims to
update this cult classic title for modern game consoles with
higher-fidelity visuals, new music, and more!
“Bringing Amplitude to modern consoles is something we’ve been
dying to do for ages,” says co-founder and CEO Alex Rigopulos,
“and our earliest fans have been pleading for this for a decade.
We’re hopeful that Kickstarter and the support of the community
will allow us to finally make this dream a reality.”
“We think this type of synesthetic, audio-visual experience is
perfect for modern consoles, widescreen high-definition
televisions, and killer surround sound systems,” adds Ryan
Lesser, Project Lead for the upcoming title and Art Director for
the original 2003 Amplitude. “We’re positive that gorgeous,
updated visuals running at 60 frames per second, an updated
soundtrack, and other new features are going to be blow people’s
minds.”
About Harmonix Music Systems, Inc
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., based in Cambridge, MA, and
established in 1995, is the leading developer of groundbreaking
music-oriented videogames. Harmonix was founded to invent new
ways for non-musicians to experience the unique joy that comes
from making music and has pioneered music and rhythm gaming in
the US. For more information keep it here on Family Friendly
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