Will it or won’t it? EA threatens to kill Rock Band for iOS, then changes mind

Alexander Sliwinski for Joystiq:

Electronic Arts has informed Joystiq that Rock Band for iOS will remain active for mobile rock stars. There was a panic at the disco yesterday after users of the app received a prompt telling them it would “no longer be playable” after May 31.

EA raised the ire of iOS gamers yesterday when it sent a message out to players of Rock Band for iOS that read “On May 31, ROCK BAND will no longer be playable on your device. Thanks for rocking out with us!”

It’s not exactly unprecedented – EA has stopped circulating iOS games before that either haven’t worked well or haven’t sold well.