Rock Band News
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PS3 peripheral compatibility improves
A post on the official PlayStation Blog has announced significantly improved compatibility between music peripherals on the PS3. It marks the first steps to achieving a much smoother and more efficient experience when playing the growing range of music titles such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Ma...
- Posted Aug 18th 2008
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The Who compilation heading to Rock Band
British rock legends The Who will be receiving the Rock Band treatment later this month when a collection of their greatest hits will be released for the popular music simulation title for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Collaborating with guitarist Pete Townshend and front man Roger Daltery, MTV Gam...
- Posted Jul 2nd 2008
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Rock Band DLC reaches 200 songs
Harmonix and MTV Games have officially announced that the Rock Band franchise has reached the 200 downloadable song plateau. The next album, "Doolittle" from 1989, comes from the band The Pixies who were already featured on the original Rock Band game disc with their single "Wave ...
- Posted Jun 14th 2008
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Rock Band DLC, MTV2 and Maxïmo Park, June 12
Rock Band junkies, listen closely, for your foreseeable Thursday night has just been unveiled. The upcoming Rock Band DLC contains one thematic three-pack and a single by Maxïmo Park. The songs are as follows: -MTV2 Pack ($2.99): &...
- Posted Jun 7th 2008
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UK retailers slash Rock Band prices
When EA announced the confirmation for the price of not only the game but for the entire Rock Band bundle, the UK rose up in protest. Scheduled to retail for almost double in comparison to the North American bundle, UK PlayStation owners were outraged with the pricing. It seems as though retailers h...
- Posted May 27th 2008
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Harmonix announces new Rock Band DLC album
First a Judas Priest album and now The Cars. It sure seems like the team behind the hot-selling Rock Band sure has a thing for classic rock albums. After promising an album from The Who and Nirvana as initial releases to the Rock Band full album download library, fans of the game have only seen a...
- Posted May 17th 2008
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PS2 Rock Band Track Pack dated for US
Electronic Art has revealed that the upcoming Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1 for PlayStation 2 and Wii will be released in North America on July 15. The expansion disk will cost approximately USD 29.99, and includes songs from a variety of popular bands including Boston, Kiss, The Police, Queens o...
- Posted May 6th 2008
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Guitar legend Joe Satriani coming to Guitar Hero/Rock Band
Get ready to Surf with the Alien, as epic-shredding legend Joe Satriani will be gracing the ears and plastic guitars of Guitar Hero and Rock Band players everywhere. According to Guitar World Magazine (original name), EA and Activision have licensed two famous Satch tracks, Surfing with the Alien...
- Posted May 2nd 2008
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First Rock Band album announced
Harmonix has announced that Judas Priest’s 1982 Heavy Metal record, “Screaming for Vengeance,” will be the first full-length album available to download for Rock Band. Consumers will be able to download the album via PlayStation Network for approximately USD 14.99 from April 24...
- Posted Apr 18th 2008
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Motley Crue releasing new single on Rock Band
Motley Crue has announced that the group will be releasing its forthcoming single “Saints of Los Angeles” as a downloadable track for Rock Band. The new single will be released in North America via the PlayStation Store this coming Thursday, having already been made available on Xbox...
- Posted Apr 15th 2008
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