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Rock Band DLC Brings Damned, White Stripes
Having already made his Rock Band debut in Raconteurs form, Jack White returns to Harmonix's music game franchise with a selection of tracks from The White Stripes as The Damned and Kasabian toss songs of their own on the downloadable wagon. Due on Xbox 360 and Wii Tuesday, November 10 and P...
Friday, Oct 30
LEGO Rock Band Trailer Stars LEGO Dinosaur
Remember when LEGO Rock Band was announced and publisher MTV said the music game would embrace the "imaginative settings that the LEGO world offers?" May I present to you the intro video for LEGO Rock Band. It's out on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS in North America next Tuesda...
Rock Band DLC Brings More Foo, Nirvana and Jett
Developer Harmonix has issued details on next week's batch of downloadable add-ons for Rock Band and Rock Band 2, which will deliver eight new tracks to the franchise. The following will hit the online marketplaces of the Xbox 360 and Wii on Tuesday, November 3, and then PlayStation 3 on No...
Tuesday, Oct 27
Evening Reading
Must. Play. More. Torchlight. News: Brutal Legend DLC map pack coming Netflix PS3 requires disc until late next year Sales on The Witcher, STALKER God of War Collection ships November 17 The Who: Rock Band rumored
The Who: Rock Band Coming Next Year?
The plan for a new band-specific Rock Band game may have been spoiled by The Who lead singer Roger Daltrey, who stated in a new interview that the legendary group is getting the Harmonix treatment next year. "They're going to be doing a Who one next year," said Daltrey to Masslive, in giving h...
Monday, Oct 26
LEGO Rock Band Trailer Starts 'Final Countdown'
The "Final Countdown" to LEGO Rock Band has begun, as co-publisher Warner Bros. today confirmed a November 3 release for the family-friendly musical block-buster. The latest from TT Games and Harmonix is coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS. Below you'll find a trailer th...
Friday, Oct 23
Rock Band DLC: 'The Spookiest DLC Packs Yet'
As Halloween draws ever closer, Harmonix has proclaimed that next week's Rock Band downloadable content will be "the spookiest DLC packs yet." Which artists could warrant this blood-curdling title? Why, it's none other than family-friendly shock rocker Rob Zombie, wailin' Wolfmoth...
Tuesday, Oct 20
The Beatles: Rock Band 'Abbey Road Medley' Trailer
The Beatles: Rock Band players can finally see, and play, Polythene Pam and the rest of the songs from the group's seminal album Abbey Road today. The full album, and associated singles, are now available on Xbox 360 and Wii. The following trailer presents a medley of the new songs, which als...
LEGO Rock Band: Another Band Bites the Dust
Rock gods Queen are the latest stars to be cast in plastic for LEGO Rock Band, joining effigies of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Blur in the child-friendly rhythm game from Harmonix and LEGO Star Wars developer Traveller's Tales. The rock gods' contributions to the 45-strong track list are two...
Monday, Oct 19
Halo 3: ODST Tops September Sales as The Beatles: Rock Band Beats Guitar Hero 5
Bungie's stand-alone Halo 3 expansion topped the NPD sales charts in September, beating Wii Sports and Madden NFL 10 by a significant margin with over 1.5 million units sold. Also notable was the performance of The Beatles: Rock Band, which clearly beat Guitar Hero 5 sales on Xbox 360 despi...
Details on The Beatles: Rock Band's Abbey Road DLC
Abbey Road will finally be available in complete form tomorrow for The Beatles: Rock Band owners, and now we've got the final details on pricing and song organization. Three of the songs--"Maxwell's Silver Hammer," "Oh! Darling," and "Because"--will be available as individual tracks...
Rock Band iPhone Launches at $10
The iPhone version of Harmonix's Rock Band launched today on the Apple App Store, carrying the relatively hefty price of $10. For that price, you'll get 20 songs and four "instruments" to play on each, though all modes--including singing--are simulated by tapping the notes with your fin...
Friday, Oct 16
Next Week's Downloads Bring Queen to Rock Band, 'Abbey Road' Album to The Beatles
It looks like next week will be a costly one for some Rock Band owners, as developer Harmonix is slated to unleash some rather anticipated downloadable add-ons. Those with plain old Rock Band or Rock Band 2 will be tempted by the addition of ten Queen tunes, all of which are original master re...
LEGO Rock Band Media: Woo Hoo!
Britpop icons Blur are the latest band plasticised for posterity, performing their anthemic 'Song 2' in Traveller's Tales & Haromix's family-friendly rhythm game LEGO Rock Band. LEGO Rock Band packs plastic rock stars and 45 parent-pleasing tracks--which can be imported into Ro...
Friday, Oct 9
Rock Band DLC: Brutal Legend Pack, L7, Joe Satriani
A face-rocking triple-pack from the Brutal Legend soundtrack is headlining next week's batch of Rock Band downloadable content to celebrate the release of Double Fine's heavy metal action adventure, with support acts including Kansas, L7 and Joe Satriani. "These are three great song...
Thursday, Oct 8
Rock Band iPhone Announced
Harmonix is bringing Rock Band to the iPhone "very soon," and initial details and screens of the tap-based title have already been released. The portable rhythm game will allow up to four players to tap-jam on guitar, drums or vocals. Reports IGN: "The only role that feels lacking is the sin...
Friday, Sep 25
Rock Band 2 Patch Brings Wireless Mic Support
An update for the Xbox 360 edition of Rock Band 2 was released by Harmonix today, delivering the long promised support of the Xbox 360 Wireless Microphones that come bundled with Lips and were recently released for standalone purchase. The Xbox 360 incarnations of recent music games rele...
Monday, Nov 24
Patch: Guitar Hero Drums Now Work in Rock Band 2 PS3
The cross-game instrument compatibility fulfills Sony's earlier promise, with Microsoft having made a similar vow for the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 instruments for Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour were cross-compatible upon release.
Thursday, Mar 20
Rock Band Patch Adds Music Store, Fixes Issues
An upcoming downloadable patch for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of Rock Band will resolve a number of complaints as well as add a new in-game music store, developer Harmonix announced today. When the patch arrives later this week, players will be automatically prompted to down...
Monday, Jan 14
Patch: Rock Band Nets The Monkees, Blink 182 and Sweet Tracks (Updated; Now Available via XBLM)
Update: This week's new songs are now available to Xbox 360 players through the online Xbox Live Marketplace. Original Story: Continuing in developer Harmonix's promise of weekly downloadable content, owners of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of Rock Band will be able to downlo...
Thursday, Dec 6
Rock Band PS3 Patch Adds Guitar Hero III Controller Support
Activision expressly prohibits the use of this Guitar Hero controller with any other game." An update to the PlayStation 3 version of Harmonix's Rock Band will arrive later today, granting compatibility with the wireless Les Paul controller bundled in the PS3 version of Guitar Hero III...
