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Kansas, Joe Satriani heading to Rock Band next week

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:13:29 +0100

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Harmonix has revealed that progressive Rock giants Kansas will be joining guitar maestro Joe Satriani as part of next week's Rock Band DLC onslaught for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. PS3 owners will be able to get their mitts on the tracks nex...

A Brutal Legend Rock Band update

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:15:03 +0100

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Brutal Legend is a game deeply immersed in the heavy metal world, and part of that world is coming next week to Rock Band. The Brutal Legend Pack includes music from Tim Schafer's upcoming game. The update will also include tracks from Joe Satriani, ...

Another British band getting the music game treatment?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:09:34 +0100

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Pink Floyd's drummer, Nick Mason, told the BBC the band would consider inclusion on a Rock Band or Guitar Hero-style game, although largely for business reasons. While we may someday see a reimagining of Pink Floyd's work in a videogame, perhaps i...

Talking Heads, The Jam&more for new Rock Band DLC

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:12:35 +0100

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Celebrated American rockers Talking Heads will be headlining next week's Rock Band update for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners, reports Joystiq. The group, which enjoyed critical and commercial success through the years 1974-1991, will hit the mu...

Foo Fighters headlines next week's Rock Band DLC

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:50:37 +0100

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Popular alternate-rock quartet Foo Fighters are among the many highlights scheduled to appear in next week's batch of Rock Band downloadable content, reports website ShackNews. The band will be making an appearance in the form of the Foo Fighters ...

Gorillaz coming to Rock Band next week

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:40:33 +0100

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MTV Games plans on unleashing a three-song track pack from quirky virtual band Gorillaz as part of next week's Rock Band update. In addition, heavy metal group Iron Maiden will also be gracing Rock Band: Unplugged around the same time. Both update...

Rock Band sales top $1 billion in North America

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:02:00 +0000

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MTV Games has confirmed that sales of its Rock Band franchise have surpassed the $1 billion USD mark in North America - not bad considering the series launched only 15 months ago. Citing figures from the NPD Group, the company also revealed that a...

Rock Band hits 10 million milestone

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:10:12 +0000

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It's hard to be bigger than Jesus yet not bigger than the Beatles, but Harmonix is sure trying with their revolutionary Rock Band franchise. Despite not quite meeting fourth quarter sales expectations, the music giant has confirmed that Rock Band has...

No yearly installment of Rock Band planned in 2009

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:33:31 +0000

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One of the biggest fears, we, as gamers have, is that a company may try to milk a franchise for all it's worth by releasing titles on a yearly basis. This epidemic inevitably leads to poorer and poorer results until finally, the fans of the game give...

Rock Band New Year's update...almost

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:07:14 +0000

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One would think that a New Year's update would come before the end of the year or by January 1 at the latest, right? Wrong. Apparently, Microsoft's Xbox 360 will receive the Rock Band content on December 30, but PlayStation owners must wait until Jan...

Pearl Jam's Ten album coming to Rock Band

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:16:58 +0000

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Anyone who checked out the Video Game Awards on Sunday night may have heard about Pearl Jam's debut album coming to Rock Band as downloadable content. We wanted to wait on that report until the list of songs was officially released via a press releas...

Rock Band is going country...seriously

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:40:35 +0000

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In a move that was expected after an announcement in late October, Harmonix is apparently preparing to make five country songs available for download. Country Music Television's blogger, Alison Bonagura, has reported that Harmonix will be adding five...

No Doubt hits Rock Band hard on Dec.11

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:40:38 +0000

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Having your music featured in Rock Band is quite the accomplishment, but it says something special when Harmonix is willing to introduce almost an entire album for download. While Rock Band has seen full albums from bands including Red Hot Chili ...

Megadeth: Bands who don't do games are "dinosaurs"

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:16:45 +0000

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In a video blog entry on metal outfit Megadeth's official site, shaggy-haired frontman David Mustaine has described those who refuse to embrace new digital publishing methods as "old ****ing dinosaur bands." Megadeth, naturally, considers itself p...

Rock Band getting Foo Fighters album this week

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:35:49 +0000

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MTV Games has confirmed that hit album The Colour and The Shape by Foo Fighters will be made available via the Rock Band Music Store for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 later this week. The album marks the seventh fully downloadable record to be releas...

The Beatles join Rock Band

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:23:59 +0000

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Activision Blizzard must have been feeling pretty pleased with itself when it snapped up Metallica for a future edition of Guitar Hero. But rival MTV has just gone one better. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Rock Band publisher has licensed...

Harmonix lowers price of Rock Band bundle in Europe

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:42:32 +0100

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When EA announced that the oft-delayed European iteration of Rock Band would cost almost double the price of its North American counterpart, Europeans were not so pleased to say the least. With the PlayStation 3 version scheduled for release around E...

Rush's Moving Pictures album coming to Rock Band

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:05:07 +0100

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Rock Band's inaugural issue of their community magazine gave fans a first-look into next week's downloadable content. Harmonix is continuing on their full album release pattern as they plan on releasing a complete set of master tracks from Rush's Mov...

PS3 peripheral compatibility improves

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:05:45 +0100

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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 mus...

The Who compilation heading to Rock Band

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:07:16 +0100

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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 P...