Fortune magazine published its list of 40 of business’s hottest rising stars’ under the age of 40 earlier this month.  The full list is pretty diverse, with Internet all-stars leading the way (i.e. Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc.).  Although some people are saying that rhythm gaming may be on its way out, Fortune still choose to recognize Harmonix co-founders Eran Egozy and Alex Rigopulos with the honor of making this list, landing at number 24!  From the story:

The co-founders of Harmonix — the developer of videogame hits Guitar Hero and Rock Band — earned big paydays when they sold to Viacom’s MTV Networks in 2006 for $175 million, plus a $150 million bonus. The two brands (Guitar Hero is now owned by rival Activision) have sold more than $3 billion; Rock Band secured the first digital rights to Beatles songs (take that, Steve Jobs).

College buds: The two met at MIT studying music; Rigopulos is CEO; Egozy, also a clarinetist, is CTO.

You can check out their page in the list here, along with the rest of the list as well.

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