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December 14th, 2009 at 07:15am
Under PS3+ Wii / Nintendo
The Spike TV Video Game Awards was the place to be this past weekend. In addition to a number of world premiere debut trailers being showcased, a new standalone Rock Band title was also unveiled at the event.
Harmonix, MTV Games and Warner Bros. have teamed up with Green Day to bring Green Day: Rock Band to music gamers. The game is described as an “extension and expression of Green Day’s most-defining albums and key moments throughout their career to date.”
“We’ve worked with the Rock Band team in the past year to enable our fans to play tracks from 21st Century Breakdown, and we’re excited to now be working on a game, spanning our entire career,” said Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong. “We want people to fire this up, choose their favorite Green Day tracks, and play along with us as Rock Band avatars so they can feel what it’s like to perform on stage as Green Day.”
Green Day: Rock Band will feature the likenesses of Green Day band members, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool as well as select venues and art specific to the band’s history. The game will be available for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii worldwide in 2010.The track list will be fully exportable, so gamers can play the songs in Rock Band and Rock Band 2 on the Xbox 360 and PS3.
Green Day fans can also look forward to three more tracks from 21st Century Breakdown arriving in the Rock Band Music Store tomorrow. The three pack of songs will include “Christian’s Inferno,” “Last of the American Girls,” and “¡Viva La Gloria!” These latest DLC songs as well as other Green Day tracks previously released on the Rock Band platform will be supported in Green Day: Rock Band.
Check out the rocking debut trailer for the game below:
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By Mister-X
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December 11th, 2009 at 12:30pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
For the sake of clarity and brevity in this week’s Rock Band Weekly, let’s split this info up:
- The Beatles: Rock Band will have the album Rubber Soul available next week. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and Abbey Road were previously released on November 17 and October 20, respectively.
- The standard Rock Band music store receives new tracks from All-American Rejects, 30 Seconds to Mars and even more Green Day.
As a reminder, Rock Band Unplugged DLC is going on holiday for an unspecified amount of time. Check out pricing and track details after the break.
Update: MTV Games/Harmonix has corrected the pricing for Rubber Soul.
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Rock Band Weekly: Green Day, 30 Seconds to Mars, All-American Rejects, Beatles: Rubber Soul album originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 10th, 2009 at 04:30pm
Under PSP
Today’s 39 layoffs at Rock Band-developer Harmonix represented 13 percent of its staff, Joystiq has learned in a follow-up with MTV Games. The publisher expressed that Harmonix, its QA department and support positions were built to accommodate the 2009 worldwide release schedule. The developer will now shift to a “combination of temporary/part time help, outsourcing and support from external partners — which is in line with how other game developers manage their QA departments.”
When asked if this restructuring was precipitated by sales of The Beatles: Rock Band, a Harmonix/MTV Games spokesperson told Joystiq, “No. This was a process and business decision unrelated to the performance of any MTV Games / Harmonix product. MTV Games and Harmonix are very pleased with the sales of our Rock Band titles and we expect to continue to see strong sales throughout the holidays across all of our titles. The Beatles: Rock Band has sold over 1 million units worldwide to date. Again, the reason for the restructuring is due to better aligning our staffing to best suit our product development plans and schedules moving forward.”
MTV Games also wanted to make sure that it was clear that “no future projects were affected by the restructuring.”
MTV Games: ‘No future projects were affected’ by Harmonix restructuring originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 5th, 2009 at 07:30am
Under Xbox 360
In simple terms, Green Day and Rock Band are friends. There have already been several Green Day tracks released for Harmonix’s musically inclined baby and it was announced today that even more are on their way later this month. Starting December 15 on the Wii and Xbox 360 – and December 17 on the Playstation 3 – players will be able to grab three new Green Day tracks from the band’s 21st Century Breakdown album: “Christian’s Inferno,” “Last of the American Girls,” and “¡Viva La Gloria!“. The tracks will be available individually for $1.99 / 160
/ 200 Wii points. The full track pack will be available on PS3 and Xbox 360 for $5.49 / 440.
More Green Day headed to Rock Band originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 26th, 2009 at 06:58am
Under PS3
Rock Band Network, the MTV Games/Harmonix service that allows and enables musicians and fans of music (with rights to a song) to turn a song into a playable Rock Band track (and earn some money as a result) was scheduled to exit its current closed beta and launch this month, which, as yet, hasn’t happened.
Speaking to Kotaku, however, an MTV Games spokesperson has revealed what the company’s future plans for the service are:
“We’re working hard to get the Rock Band Network open public beta release of tools up before the end of the year, with our RBN storefront launching in early 2010,” said the spokesperson. “Exact dates still TBD. The tools necessary for bands to start authoring and prepare their content for review are already live on Creators.rockband.com/tools/download.
“The open beta launch will add access to the currently private website where all of the RBN community activity and peer reviewing of tracks will take place,” the MTV Games spokesperson continued. “People who join the Rock Band Network (bands, fans or otherwise) will be able to play and preview any song before it hits the store, so they should stay tuned for the official launch.”
Sounds like a plan!
Source: Kotaku
Continue Reading Rock Band Network to launch next year, open beta still planned for this year
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November 20th, 2009 at 12:30pm
Under Xbox 360
A live version of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” is available next week within the band’s Rock Band DLC six-pack. The song may not be everyone’s cup of formaldehyde, but it’s certainly memorable for conjuring up one of the creepiest music videos of all time. We have no idea what the song is actually about, but it will always be the story of Tom Petty stealing Kim Basinger’s corpse from the morgue, dressing her up, and then at the end …. AHHhhHhHHHH!
Check out the full update after the break, no new Rock Band Unplugged DLC next week.
Update: PSN will updated on Tuesday.
Select a platform below to view complete DLC listing:
Continue reading Rock Band Weekly: Tom Petty, Go-Go’s, Kelly Clarkson, Pink
Rock Band Weekly: Tom Petty, Go-Go’s, Kelly Clarkson, Pink originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 20th, 2009 at 07:00am
Under PSP
Harmonix and Child’s Play have announced that they’re banding together for a charity benefit
Rock Band night at San Francisco’s DNA Lounge the night of December 9. “Ümloud!” is an all-ages event organized by
GameLife’s Chris Kohler,
Gamehelper’s Joe Markert and
Telltale Games’ John “Seg” Seggerson, and staffed by a number of Bay Area games bloggers, including
yours truly.
The party kicks off at 7PM PT and runs through 2AM PT on December 10, with a suggested $10 donation for admission. Everyone who attends will automagically be made eligible for a chance to win some of the many raffle prizes that’ll be awarded throughout the night, but those who wish to donate more can sign up for two different “band packages” — which include reserved songs and the chance to play on DNA’s main stage — at the Ümloud! site.
Proceeds from the event will go to provide toys and video games to children’s hospitals nationwide, including the local Oakland Children’s Hospital.
Child’s Play & Harmonix rock San Fran for charity Dec. 9 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 13th, 2009 at 11:15am
Under Xbox 360
In a move no doubt inspired by the Movember Movement, Harmonix and MTV Games have revealed that the second DLC album for The Beatles: Rock Band, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, will release the week of November 17. Tracks from the British sensation’s eighth studio album, as featured in the DLC release, include:
- “Fixing A Hole”
- “She’s Leaving Home”
- “Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!”
- “Within You Without You”
- “When I’m Sixty-Four”
- “Lovely Rita”
- “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)”
- “A Day In The Life.”
Xbox 360 and Wii owners can purchase the DLC on Tuesday, November 17. The tracks will be available as a complete Track Pack for 1080 ($13.50) or 160 ($2.00) individually on Xbox 360; and 200 Wii Points ($2.00) per track on Wii. PlayStation 3 players get a few extra days to grow out their glorious mustaches when the pack lands on PSN on Thursday, November 19 for $13.49 (or $1.99 per track).
As previously revealed, Beatles fans can look forward to next month when 1965’s Rubber Soul will become available as the game’s third full-album DLC.
Beatles: Rock Band ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ DLC debuts Nov. 17 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 6th, 2009 at 12:20pm
Under Wii / Nintendo+ Xbox 360
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Forget that Jack White finds it “depressing” that kids are learning about music through rhythm games — there’s gold in them thar virtual hills! Next week’s Rock Band DLC adds a pack of songs from The White Stripes, with tracks off of three different albums.
We’ve also added this little guy to Rock Band Weekly:
. He indicates tracks that are considered “family-friendly” enough for Lego Rock Band. Such marked songs will be available in LRB’s music store, as well as appearing in the regular Rock Band music store. [Thanks to our friend Dustin Burg for the Lego head!]
Check out the update after the break, along with what Rock Band Unplugged players can expect for DLC next week.
Select a platform below to view complete DLC listing:
Continue reading Rock Band Weekly: The White Stripes, The Damned, Kasabian
Rock Band Weekly: The White Stripes, The Damned, Kasabian originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 2nd, 2009 at 04:03am
Under PS3+ PSP+ Wii / Nintendo
Rock Band fans can look forward to a bunch of new tracks this week. A three pack of Nirvana tracks, a four pack of tracks from Foo Fighters and a single track from Joan Jett & The Blackhearts will be added to the Rock Band Music Store this week for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. These tracks will also be available in the LEGO Rock Band Music Store. PSP gamers can keep an eye out for tracks from Bullet for My Valentine and System of a Down this week.
Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Nov. 3) and PS3 (Nov. 5):
- Foo Fighters – “Best of You”
- Foo Fighters – “The Pretender”
- Foo Fighters – “Wheels”
- Foo Fighters – “Word Forward”
- Nirvana – “About a Girl”
- Nirvana – “Blew”
- Nirvana – “School”
- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – “Fake Friends”
Gamers will be able to purchase the tracks as ‘Nirvana Bleach Pack’ or ‘Foo Fighters Pack 03’ and as individual tracks for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The ‘Nirvana Bleach Pack’ will cost £2.49 or 440 Microsoft Points while the ‘Foo Fighters Pack 03’ will be available for £3.49 or 560 Microsoft Points. Each track will cost £.99 or 160 Microsoft Points. Wii owners will be able to purchase the individual tracks for $2 or 200 Wii Points per track.
Tracks available for Rock Band Unplugged (Nov. 5):
- Bullet For My Valentine – “Waking the Demon”
- System of a Down – “Toxicity”
Each track will cost £.99 UK on the PSP.
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