The folks over at Harmonix must be making some bank from all the DLC they release for Rock Band. Why else would they announce six new albums to arrive in the coming months after Rock Band 2 launches. The six upcoming albums are:
- Foo Fighters - “The Colour and the Shape”
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Blood Sugar Sex Magik”
- Jane’s Addiction - “Nothing’s Shocking”
- Megadeth - “Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying”
- Stevie Ray Vaughn - “Texas Flood”
Lastly there will be a No Doubt best-of album, pieced together with Rock Band 2 in mind. There has been no word as to what order the albums will be released in or how much they will cost.
For some reason, I have a feeling that EA and Harmonix are going to do very well this year if the keep releasing DLC like this.
Read: New Full Albums Announced For Rock Band 2.
A lot of people have been talking about Rock Band 2’s ability to copy over Rock Band songs. Today Harmonix wanted to put an end to this discussion by describing how this process will take place.
1. On September 14, the day Rock Band 2 comes out, a patch will be released for Rock Band. This patch will add the “export” command to the Rock Band menu.
2. Select “export” and enter a code that comes with Rock Band 2. In addition to entering a code, you will have to pay a small fee. Harmonix says that it won’t be over $5.
3. Once you pay the fee, all the songs that are allowed to be copied to the hard drive will be.
So far this feature has only been announced for the Xbox 360 version of Rock Band 2. I’ll be sure to write something up if any PS3 news arises.
Read: How To Get Your Rock Band 1 Songs Into Rock Band 2.
Yesterday I wrote up a little ditty about how Sony came out and officially stated that all instruments from Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band 2 and Rock Revolution would be cross-compatible. Not to be out done, Microsoft did the same today.
On Microsoft’s Gamerscore Blog, Chris Paladino wrote: “For the record, we also do that, so consider this an official announcement.
All the instruments from Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and Rock Revolution will be cross-compatible.”
Again, this news makes me oh so happy. I love not spending money on stuff I already have.
Read: Microsoft - All Our Instruments Cross-Compatible Too.
It seems like that in this day and age everyone is jumping in on the “full band” rhythm games. You got Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero world Tour and Rock Revolution. While choice is the best part of capitalism, it’s kind of a pain when you aren’t sure what instruments will work with which game. Well today Sony decided to try and sort this out. According to the PlayStation Blog, all instruments for Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Revolution will be compatible.
“A few specific examples include: Guitar Hero: World Tour’s guitars and drums will work with Rock Band 2 and Konami’s Rock Revolution software.
And yes, you guessed it, Rock Band 2’s guitar and drum set will work with Guitar Hero: World Tour and with Rock Revolution.
Conversely, Rock Revolution’s drum set will work with both Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2.
In addition, Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2 will both support the SingStar microphones.”
This is the kind of news us frugal games want to hear. There is no way I’m going to drop a few hundred bucks on the same instruments just so my friends and I can play 60 more songs, of which I only like 5. Props to Sony for saving me some cash.
Read: PS3 Music Peripheral Compatibility Update.
Lately, my news posts have been shying away from Rock Band DLC announcements. Today, I hope to start the tradition again. Dubbed the “Roadrunner pack”, this weeks Rock Band DLC brings a hearty dose of metal with an abnormal pricing scheme. The songs included are:
- “Runnin’ Wild” - Airbourne
- “Clouds Over California” - DevilDriver
- “Constant Motion” - Dream Theater
- “My Curse” - Killswitch Engage
- “Aesthetics Of Hate” - Machine Head
- “Sleepwalker” - Megadeth
The individual songs are priced 80 Microsoft points ($1) for the first month, then they will be repriced at 160 Microsoft Points ($2). Rockers can also pick up the whole pack for 480 Microsoft points ($6), but that, like the songs, only lasts for one month. After times up, it will 800 Microsoft points ($10).
Personally none of these songs fall into the sub genres of metal that I like. Come on Harmonix, give us some Agalloch or Hammerfall.
Read: Rock Band Weekly: Megadeth, Machine Head, Killswitch Engage, Dream Theater, DevilDriver, Airbourne.
Today EA Games and Harmonix announced the “First Ever ROCK BAND LIVE TOUR.” Headlined by Panic At the Disco! and Dashboard Confessional, the Rock Band Tour kicks off October 5 and will go on until November 14.
The best part about this concert tour is that gamers have a chance to get up on stage and rock out. According the the press release: “The concert tour will let Rock Band bands rock their way onto the main stage with a truly interactive experience that allows fans to compete in head-to-head competitions for the chance to play on the main stage in-between the tour acts’ sets. Bands will be selected through local radio promotions, national contests and on-site at each show.”
Despite my abhorrence for the headlining acts, I can’t hate on this event. I just love it when companies have a spectacle to promote a game.
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Last night, during their E3 press conference, Activision announced that the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero: World Tour will be compatible with Rock Band instruments. They are yet to mention if the Wii, PS2 or Ps3 version will be compatible with their respective components, but I’d bet on it. Hopefully this will be the first step in making a unified music platform.
This was a smart move by Activision. Had they not done this, I could assure you that I would have stayed loyal to the Rock Band franchise. Personally, I felt that ever since Guitar Hero: 80’s Edition the guys over at Neversoft and Activision have just been phoning it in. Now that there is some competition on the scene I hope that Guitar Hero: World Tour delivers. Thanks to this, I will now be able to rock out to two of the best songs ever, Photograph and Livin’ on a Prayer.
Read: GH: World Tour Open to Rock Band Instruments.
Today, Harmonix revealed the official Rock Band 2 tracklist. Comprised of 84 tracks on disk, all of which are master recordings, with the promise of 16 more DLC bonus songs. Who is on the list? Well, AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Smashing Pumpkins, Bob Dylan, Metallica, Dinosaur Jr., Modest Mouse, and Sonic Youth just to name a few.
For the official press release and all 84 tracks, hit the jump. Continued…
With the recent announcement of Rock Band 2, each day brings more and more information on Harmonix’s new title. In order to help keep the facts straight, I am going to compile a list of everything that has been officially announced.
- Rock Band songs will automaticly transfer over to RB2 for free.
- RB2 is arriving on Xbox 360 in September. Every other iteration will be coming later this year.
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Today Harmonix announced that they will be releasing Rock Band 2. The best part, it’s coming out for the Xbox 360 in September. That’s right folks, we are two months away from a new Rock Band. This is how companies should do release dates. Don’t announce a game until it is almost ready. But enough with my thoughts.
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Harmonix announced that the next full album to his the Rock Band store will be The Pixies’ “Doolittle”. Due out June 17 on Xbox 360 and June 19 on PS3, rockers will be able to get 14 tracks for 1520 Microsoft Points ($19). Individual songs will cost you $2 a piece.
If any of you guys are not familiar with The Pixies, I highly suggest you do some research. This is a fantastic album and is well worth the $19 price tag.
Read: Next Rock Band Album: The Pixies.
Rumor has it that MTV has let the cat out of the bag by showing unannounced Rock Band tracks in a commercial promoting the newly released MTV2 track pack. An keen eyed poster on the Bemanistyle has posted stills from the commercial showing four unannounced tracks. The songs are:
• “Aesthetics of Hate” by Machine Head
• “Afterlife” by Avenged Sevenfold
• “Breed” by Nirvana
• “Burn” by Nine Inch Nails
I have put one of the stills after the jump. I’m pretty sure that this is real, but feel free to leave a comment if you disagree. Continued…
