Don’t tell OXM.
After OXM revealed that a Nine Inch Nails Rock Band song pack would be coming out during March, Harmonix decided that NIN fans deserved to play some of their favorite songs early.
Harmonix developer Johnlok posted on the Rock Band forums that a Nine Inch Nails pack will be coming out next Tuesday, Feb 26. Included in the pack are: “The Collector” and personal favorites “March of the Pigs” and “The Perfect Drug.” All three songs are masters and will be released with the usual price of $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) for each song separately and $5.49 (440 Microsoft Points) for the 3-song pack.
Unfortunately, Rock Band is still nowhere near release in Europe so I’ll have to wait to play these /mode +sad_panda_face.
Update: An MTV Games spokesperson has said this list is subject to change.
March’s issue of OXM (Official Xbox Magazine) reveals Rock Band’s DLC for March. Among the soon-to-be available songs and packs you can find “Fuel” by Metallica, “Supernaut” by Black Sabbath, “Message In A Bottle” by The Police and (drum-roll) personal favorites “March of the Pigs” and “The Perfect Drug” by Nine Inch Nails.
Here’s the full release list:
Week of March 4th
Thrash Three Pack
“Blinded by Fear” by At The Gates
“Thrasher” by Evile
“Shadow World” by Haunted Continued…
Given that gaming magazines have been going downhill for years, it was only a matter of time before someone got smart and figured out that the only reason people buy them anymore is for exclusive demos.
Now, Official Xbox Magazine plans to take those demos and put them on Xbox LIVE for a price of 200 Microsoft Points, or $2.50.
I’d be seething with mock outrage right now except for the fact that if you only want one demo, paying for it with your LIVE account is cheaper, and easier, than buying the magazine plus disc combo. I get the feeling most people are peeved merely because game demos used to be free, not because they’re into having a physical game demo disc.
Times change; we are, after all, in the age of the videogame micro-transaction. For you purists out there who feel like dropping $5 for a magazine and disc, that option is still available.
So the final question is: Would you pay for a videogame demo? Leave your response in the comments.
