This week’s Rock Band DLC has a little more street cred that last weeks. Featuring master tracks from three classic artists, this weeks DLC promises not to disappoint. Without any further ado, this weeks downloadable songs are:

  • “Hanging on the Telephone” by Blondie
  • “Train in Vain” by The Clash
  • “Kool Thing” by Sonic Youth

As usual each of the tracks will cost you 160 Microsoft points ($1.99). Unfortunately there is no option (and therefore no deal) to buy the three songs bundled together, so if you want them, be prepared to pay the full $6.

Read: Next Week On Rock Band: Classic Cred.



Today Harmonix announced next week’s downloadable content for Rock Band. Dubbed the “Scene Pack,” the three songs included are:

*  “This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race” - Fall Out Boy (160 MS Points / $2)
* “Date With The Night” - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (160 MS Points / $2)
* “It Hurts” - Angels & Airwaves (160 MS Points / $2)

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Today new Rock Band DLC was announced. The three songs , available for download Tuesday on Xbox 360 and Thursday on PS3, come from The Mother Hips and The Smashing Pumpkins. The songs are:

  •      “Red Tandy” by The Mother Hips (160 MS Points / $2)
  •      “Time Sick Son of a Grizzly Bear” by The Mother Hips (160 MS Points / $2)
  •      “Zero” by The Smashing Pumpkins (160 MS Points / $2)

Unfortunately there is no pack offering, so if you want these songs, you have to fork over $2 a piece.

Read: Rock Band Weekly: The Mother Hips and Smashing Pumpkins. 



Today, Activision announced that Call of Duty 4’s Variety Map Pack has was downloaded one million times in nine days, setting a new record for Xbox Live Marketplace.

According to Activision, in those nine days, there were more than 30 million games sessions, totaling 32 million hours of gameplay.

What I take from this article is that, if you have a Xbox 360 and Xbox live, pick up Call of Duty 4. You are guaranteed a fantastic multiplayer experience with plenty of people to frag.

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Today it was announced that the PC port of Mass Effect will not be shipped with the expansion, Bring Down The Sky, included on the disk. However, it will be available for download in North America on May 28 and June 6 in Europe, the same day the game is released. The best part is, it’s free.

Sometimes it’s good to be a PC gamer.

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Today, Harmonix announced the first album to hit the Rock Band store. Judas Priest’s Screaming For Vengeance will arrive April 22 on Xbox 360 and April 24 on PS3. The 10-track album will go for $14.99, while individual tracks will be $1.99.

Harmonix also announced that the second album to hit the store will be The Cars’ self-titled album. We can expect that sometime in May. June will bring The Pixies’ Doolittle.

Read: Rock Band’s First Album Announced, Our Harmonix Q&A.



Today, Infinity Ward announced that the PS3 version of Call of Duty 4 will finally be getting the Variety Map Pack.

Arriving Thursday, April 24 in North American and May 1 in Europe, the Variety Map Pack will include the same four maps as the Xbox 360 map pack; “Creek,” “Broadcast,” “Chinatown” and “Killhouse.”

To celebrate the release of the maps, Infinity Ward will be hosting a Double XP weekend, starting at 12:01 AM PDT on Friday, April 25 and lasting until 11:59 PM PDT on Sunday, April 27.

Unfortunately for PC gamers, there is still no word as to when the maps will be heading your way.

Read: CoD4 PS3 DLC DAT(ed).



This Tuesday, April 14, brings three new songs for Rock Band. This week’s DLC, dubbed The Classic Rock pack, features three master tracks from classic artists. The pack includes:

  • “Call Me” by Blondie
  • “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • “Message in Bottle” by the Police

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Just a reminder: The Call of Duty 4 Map Pack is out now. The Variety Map Pack features four new maps: Creek, Broadcast, Chinatown and Killhouse. It’s not a bad deal for only 800 Microsoft Points ($10). So what are you waiting for? Get to fragging!



Today it was announced that the ending song from Portal, “Still Alive,” will hit the Rock Band store tomorrow for both Xbox 360 and PS3. The best part is, that the song is free.

Greg LoPiccolo, Harmonix’s VP of product development said: “While the cake may be a lie, the free download of ‘Still Alive’ is confirmed truth. ‘Still Alive’ is an awesome song that brings together great gaming and great music. We’ve teamed up with Valve to deliver a free download of ‘Still Alive’ as a thank you to our fans for their incredible support.”

Now I have to think of a way to coax my non-gamer friends into playing such a nerdy song. Then again, I already have them playing Rock Band, which is kind of nerdy.

Read: Still Alive for Rock Band Free Tommorrow.



Warhawk’s upcoming expansion, Operation: Broken Mirror, will arrive in North America on April 17 for $8. Operation: Broken Mirror will include:

10 layouts on a brand new winter battlefield, Vaporfield Glacier.
2 new Armored Personnel Carriers (Chernovan and Eucadian styles).
10 bonus layouts for battlefields from the original game so that you can play with the APCs.

Sounds like a good buy to me. If you don’t currently have Warhawk, there is a limited-time sale from the PlayStation Store and the full game will only cost you $29.99.

Read: Warhawk Operation: Broken Mirror details, trailer.



It’s no April fool. A demo of Army of Two hits Xbox LIVE Marketplace April 1. The demo includes both the training level as well as the first level of the game.

Once the demo is out, other downloadable content will begin to arrive. In the first pack, there will be one new multiplayer map, two new campaign maps and a SSC Challenge obstacle course. There is no official word on the release date or price of the DLC.

I can’t wait for this demo; I’ve been on the fence about picking up Army of Two and hopefully it’ll let me know what’s up.

Read: Army of Two Demo Coming April 1st.