RedOctane’s ‘next evolution in rhythm gaming’ sure looks a lot like 2007’s Rock Band
For a brief period in the early 2000s, RedOctane was a big deal. It peaked in 2005 as the publisher of Guitar Hero, leading Activision to acquire it the following year, but just a few years after that the ride was over: Amidst massive market oversaturation and flagging interest among players, Activision shuttered the whole…