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Friday, Nov 20
Rock Band DLC: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live
Harmonix has announced that Rock Band will celebrate next week's release of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' new live anthology box set with a six-pack of live tracks arriving as downloadable content, with P!nk, Kelly Clarkson and the Go-Gos as support. Tom Petty & The Heartbreak...
Tuesday, Nov 17
The Beatles: Rock Band Trailer Greets Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band DLC
With The Beatles: Rock Band set to receive the eight Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band tracks not included with the rhythm game this week as downloadable content, Harmonix has put together a medley trailer celebrating the whole psychedelic shebang. The album's eight remaining track...
Friday, Nov 13
Rock Band DLC: Walk Like an Egyptian with AFI
While the entirety of Sgt. Pepper's one and only Lonely Hearts Club Band march out to The Beatles: Rock Band next Tuesday, developer Harmonix will be releasing six downloadable tunes for its regular Rock Band entries. The below tunes hit Xbox 360 and Wii on Tuesday, November 17, with a PlayS...
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Fall in for The Beatles: Rock Band Next Week
Arriving November 17 on Xbox 360 and Wii then November 19 on PlayStation 3 to buy as a track pack or individually, the eight 'new' Sgt. Pepper's tracks will combine with the five already on the disc to complete the fab four's famed psychedelic album from 1967.
Wednesday, Nov 11
Shack PSA: Rock Band 2 Special Edition and The Beatles: Rock Band for $130
Best Buy is offering a very accessible entry point to the world of plastic toy guitars with a one-day deal on a bundle of Rock Band 2 Special Edition and The Beatles: Rock Band on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 for $130, a $30 discount on their individual prices.
Monday, Nov 9
FIFA 10 EA's Best European Launch Ever
Electronic Arts' Q2 earnings report reveals that FIFA 10 became their strongest selling launch title in European history, selling 4.5 million units in its first week and achieving a Metacritic ranking of 91. The report further states that EA currently has seventeen released titles this...
Friday, Nov 6
Rock Band DLC Brings Damned, White Stripes
Having already made his Rock Band debut in Raconteurs form, Jack White returns to Harmonix's music game franchise with a selection of tracks from The White Stripes as The Damned and Kasabian toss songs of their own on the downloadable wagon. Due on Xbox 360 and Wii Tuesday, November 10 and P...
Friday, Oct 30
LEGO Rock Band Trailer Stars LEGO Dinosaur
Remember when LEGO Rock Band was announced and publisher MTV said the music game would embrace the "imaginative settings that the LEGO world offers?" May I present to you the intro video for LEGO Rock Band. It's out on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS in North America next Tuesda...
Rock Band DLC Brings More Foo, Nirvana and Jett
Developer Harmonix has issued details on next week's batch of downloadable add-ons for Rock Band and Rock Band 2, which will deliver eight new tracks to the franchise. The following will hit the online marketplaces of the Xbox 360 and Wii on Tuesday, November 3, and then PlayStation 3 on No...
Tuesday, Oct 27
Evening Reading
Must. Play. More. Torchlight. News: Brutal Legend DLC map pack coming Netflix PS3 requires disc until late next year Sales on The Witcher, STALKER God of War Collection ships November 17 The Who: Rock Band rumored
The Who: Rock Band Coming Next Year?
The plan for a new band-specific Rock Band game may have been spoiled by The Who lead singer Roger Daltrey, who stated in a new interview that the legendary group is getting the Harmonix treatment next year. "They're going to be doing a Who one next year," said Daltrey to Masslive, in giving h...
Monday, Oct 26
LEGO Rock Band Trailer Starts 'Final Countdown'
The "Final Countdown" to LEGO Rock Band has begun, as co-publisher Warner Bros. today confirmed a November 3 release for the family-friendly musical block-buster. The latest from TT Games and Harmonix is coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS. Below you'll find a trailer th...
Friday, Oct 23
Rock Band DLC: 'The Spookiest DLC Packs Yet'
As Halloween draws ever closer, Harmonix has proclaimed that next week's Rock Band downloadable content will be "the spookiest DLC packs yet." Which artists could warrant this blood-curdling title? Why, it's none other than family-friendly shock rocker Rob Zombie, wailin' Wolfmoth...
Tuesday, Oct 20
The Beatles: Rock Band 'Abbey Road Medley' Trailer
The Beatles: Rock Band players can finally see, and play, Polythene Pam and the rest of the songs from the group's seminal album Abbey Road today. The full album, and associated singles, are now available on Xbox 360 and Wii. The following trailer presents a medley of the new songs, which als...
LEGO Rock Band: Another Band Bites the Dust
Rock gods Queen are the latest stars to be cast in plastic for LEGO Rock Band, joining effigies of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Blur in the child-friendly rhythm game from Harmonix and LEGO Star Wars developer Traveller's Tales. The rock gods' contributions to the 45-strong track list are two...
Monday, Oct 19
Halo 3: ODST Tops September Sales as The Beatles: Rock Band Beats Guitar Hero 5
Bungie's stand-alone Halo 3 expansion topped the NPD sales charts in September, beating Wii Sports and Madden NFL 10 by a significant margin with over 1.5 million units sold. Also notable was the performance of The Beatles: Rock Band, which clearly beat Guitar Hero 5 sales on Xbox 360 despi...
Details on The Beatles: Rock Band's Abbey Road DLC
Abbey Road will finally be available in complete form tomorrow for The Beatles: Rock Band owners, and now we've got the final details on pricing and song organization. Three of the songs--"Maxwell's Silver Hammer," "Oh! Darling," and "Because"--will be available as individual tracks...
Rock Band iPhone Launches at $10
The iPhone version of Harmonix's Rock Band launched today on the Apple App Store, carrying the relatively hefty price of $10. For that price, you'll get 20 songs and four "instruments" to play on each, though all modes--including singing--are simulated by tapping the notes with your fin...
Friday, Oct 16
Next Week's Downloads Bring Queen to Rock Band, 'Abbey Road' Album to The Beatles
It looks like next week will be a costly one for some Rock Band owners, as developer Harmonix is slated to unleash some rather anticipated downloadable add-ons. Those with plain old Rock Band or Rock Band 2 will be tempted by the addition of ten Queen tunes, all of which are original master re...
LEGO Rock Band Media: Woo Hoo!
Britpop icons Blur are the latest band plasticised for posterity, performing their anthemic 'Song 2' in Traveller's Tales & Haromix's family-friendly rhythm game LEGO Rock Band. LEGO Rock Band packs plastic rock stars and 45 parent-pleasing tracks--which can be imported into Ro...
Friday, Sep 25
Rock Band 2 Patch Brings Wireless Mic Support
An update for the Xbox 360 edition of Rock Band 2 was released by Harmonix today, delivering the long promised support of the Xbox 360 Wireless Microphones that come bundled with Lips and were recently released for standalone purchase. The Xbox 360 incarnations of recent music games rele...
Monday, Nov 24
Patch: Guitar Hero Drums Now Work in Rock Band 2 PS3
The cross-game instrument compatibility fulfills Sony's earlier promise, with Microsoft having made a similar vow for the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 instruments for Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour were cross-compatible upon release.
Thursday, Mar 20
Rock Band Patch Adds Music Store, Fixes Issues
An upcoming downloadable patch for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of Rock Band will resolve a number of complaints as well as add a new in-game music store, developer Harmonix announced today. When the patch arrives later this week, players will be automatically prompted to down...
Monday, Jan 14
Patch: Rock Band Nets The Monkees, Blink 182 and Sweet Tracks (Updated; Now Available via XBLM)
Update: This week's new songs are now available to Xbox 360 players through the online Xbox Live Marketplace. Original Story: Continuing in developer Harmonix's promise of weekly downloadable content, owners of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of Rock Band will be able to downlo...
Thursday, Dec 6
Rock Band PS3 Patch Adds Guitar Hero III Controller Support
Activision expressly prohibits the use of this Guitar Hero controller with any other game." An update to the PlayStation 3 version of Harmonix's Rock Band will arrive later today, granting compatibility with the wireless Les Paul controller bundled in the PS3 version of Guitar Hero III...
