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.
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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.
Today Neversoft detailed the next batch of Guitar Hero III DLC. Taking a more mellow note, the next song pack will feature the work of Coldplay. The song pack, due out Tuesday, June 17, will feature “Violet Hill”, “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face” and “Yellow”. Neversoft hasn’t announced a price yet.
Personally I think this is a bad move by Neversoft. The Guitar Hero I remember featured guitar heavy rock songs, not soft rock. If Guitar Hero wants to compete with Rock Band they should start putting out good DLC. I’m still waiting on an Isis or Agalloch pack. At least throw in some Hammerfall.
Read: GHIII Coldplay Pack Detailed.
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…
Today Rock Band DLC for the week of June 2 was announced. Next week rockers will be able to take a more mellow tone with the addition of Jimmy Buffett to the Rock Band store. The three songs being added are: “Margaritaville” “Cheeseburger in Paradise” and “Volcano.”Each track will cost you $1.99 a piece.
If the sounds of Jimmy Buffet aren’t to your liking, Disturbed is also joining the Rock Band store. “Indestructible,” “Inside the Fire” and “Perfect Insanity” will be available for only $.99 a piece, or $2.40 for all three.
Read: Jimmy Buffett Disturbed By Rock Band Next Week.
A few days ago I posted an article about Guitar Hero: World Tour. In said article, I mentioned everything that was in the press release, including the lack of an announced price. Well this past weekend, GameStop has priced Guitar Hero: World Tour on their website.
According to the GameStop website, the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii versions are priced at $189.99, where as the PS2 version is priced at $179.99. That is $20 more than Rock Band. Is this too much? Are you guys planning on picking it up? leave a comment below with your thoughts.
Read: Guitar Hero: World Tour Priced; More Expensive than Rock Band.
Today Neversoft sent out the official press release for Guitar Hero World Tour. Some of the cool features highlighted include: “Innovative Music Studio Lets Players Compose, Record, Edit and Share Music,” “Biggest Selection of On-Disc Music with All Master Tracks,” “Robust New Eight-Player “Battle of the Bands” Mode,” and “First Game Ever in the Guitar Hero® Franchise to Allow In-Game Downloadable Content on Wii.”
All in all it sounds pretty cool. I’m really interested to see how the music studio feature will turn out. But at this point aren’t you better off just buying a real guitar. I mean, I haven’t ever met a girl who gets turned on by Guitar Hero… yet. Also, it’s too bad there is no way I’m going to cough up another $170 after buying Rock Band. Hopefully they will find a way to either incorporate the Rock Band instruments or make the game extremely affordable.
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Next week, The Cars’ self-titled album will be added to the Rock Band store as part of nexts week’s usual update. The album will cost you 1200 Microsoft points ($15) and individual songs can be purchased for 160 Microsoft points ($2). All the tracks are master recordings. The tracks list includes:
* “Good Times Roll”
* “My Best Friend’s Girl”
* “Just What I Needed”
* “I’m in Touch with Your World”
* “Don’t Cha Stop”
* “You’re All I’ve Got Tonight”
* “Bye Bye Love”
* “Moving in Stereo”
* “All Mixed Up”
This will be the second full album added to the Rock Band store. If you haven’t listened to it, I can tell you it is worth your money.
Read: The Cars drive up next week as Rock Band’s second full DLC album.
Today Harmonix announced next weeks batch of Rock Band DLC. This time the theme is Europe, as in songs that are in the European release of Rock Band. The track list includes:
* “Beetlebum” by Blur (Cover)
* “Hier Kommt Alex” by Die Toten Hosen
* “Countdown to Insanity” by H-BlockX
* “Perfekte Welle” by Juli
* “Manu Chao” by Les Wampas
* “Hysteria” by Muse
* “Rock N Roll Star” by Oasis
* “New Wave” - Pleymo
* “Monsoon” by Tokio Hotel
All the tracks will cost you 160 Microsoft points ($2). Unfortunately there is no package deal, you can only buy individual songs. The songs will be up for download next Tuesday for Xbox 360 and Thursday for PS3.
Read: Rock Band Weekly: European release tracks.
