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CMT Blogger Miffed That 'Rock Band' Players Hate Country -- Goes All Dixie Chicks

04 Dec 2008 09:45:00 PST

Really?!? This is her evidence of some Rock Band players being country haters? Either the people in the Rock Band forums are among the nicest Internet posters on Earth or Bonaguro doesn't know what true Internet hate is. I mean, seriously! This stuff is pretty tame. No death threats? No moth...

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Rock Band: A little bit country, a little bit rock and roll?

04 Dec 2008 08:22:14 PST

Written by Jen
… I say just wait until Dec 16. That’s when Rock Band will add five country songs to its downloadable content for PlayStation3 and XBOX 360. … this bundle’s going to have Bentley, plus Brad Paisley, Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert and the Dixie Chicks. All pretty hard-rocking country typ...

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Opinion: Harmonix confirms: New peripheral for Rock Band 2

03 Dec 2008 22:32:15 PST

Written by Jon G.
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Opinion: Harmonix confirms: New peripheral for Rock Band 2

03 Dec 2008 22:32:15 PST

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Guitar Hero World Tour December DLC Announced

03 Dec 2008 10:29:49 PST

Written by Rajiv Ashrafi
Finally, on December 23, a Reggae Rock pack will be available for free: “Jimi” by Slightly Stoopid, “Your Face” by Pepper and “Sacrifice” by Expendables. Related PostsNo Keyboard in Guitar Hero 4, Deserves Own Game It was previously rumored that the new instrument addition to Guitar Her...

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Rock Out with Jack Black Tonight on Xbox Live

03 Dec 2008 06:43:53 PST

Written by Dan Landis
Microsoft’s Game With Fame program has usually been, in my opinion, kind of lame. It usually involves some “celebrities” (that I’m not really sure qualify as being famous) playing Gears of War and that’s it. Tenacious D playing Rock Band is actually something that makes sense, especially...

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Rock Band news and blogs - December 04, 2008

04 Dec 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Rock Band news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Nyko Technologies Rocks Out with Metal Pedal -- from Latest News - TeamXbox
• European PSN releases for December 4th -- by Jem Alexander from PS3 Fanboy
• Nyko releases Metal Pedal -- from The Gamers' Temple News
• Nyko Metal Pedal: Music Games to Fully Embrace Satan [Peripherals] -- by Mark Wilson from Gizmodo
• GH: World Tour gets Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana -- from EL33TONLINE News
• No Doubt's Singles Collection hitting Rock Band DLC next week -- by Majed Athab from PS3 Fanboy
• Gene Simmons Love's His AXE Guitar Videogame Controller (So Do I) -- by Stephany from Gaming Today
• Harmonix hiding secret for mystery port on Rock Band 2 drum kit -- by The News Team from GoNintendo
• Gene Simmons AXE Controller Launches -- from GameGrep PC Feed
• Mystery port on 'Rock Band 2' drum kit gets even more mysteriouser -- by Tim Stevens from Engadget

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Ultimate Band Review

02 Dec 2008 16:31:00 PST

Written by Tyler Barber
The back of Ultimate Band's box proclaims, "You don't need instruments to rock," but I beg to differ -- Wii Remotes and Nunchuks are certainly not made for rocking. Where cornerstone music series like Rock Band and Guitar Hero draw players into the music by coupling plastic instruments wi...

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Peak Starpex Guitar Controller Review

01 Dec 2008 07:38:34 PST

Written by SaikoSakura
It’s difficult to believe that three years ago today we were playing Guitar Hero on our PlayStation 2 with its squeaky 3/4 sized plastic Gibson SG controller. Within a short time the franchise evolved into a full band experience with Rock Band and Guitar Hero World Tour. With each new game ca...

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What Powerful Video Game Developers Dream Of — Literally

01 Dec 2008 06:48:54 PST

Written by Stephen Totilo
Does “Rock Band” mastermind Alex Rigopulos see a cascade of colored lights in his sleep? Does “Burnout” architect Alex Ward dream that his car has flipped? The early-90’s gaming dreams of Chris Kramer, current public relations manager at Capcom, U.S.A. [via instant message]

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NEWS: Harmonix releases cheap Rock Band DLC

30 Nov 2008 16:04:19 PST

Nine tracks, one free A new month, a new load of Rock Band DLC. Harmonix is set to release nine new tracks on Xbox Live and PSN this week, one of which is yours for free, and the rest are going for pretty cheap. ... Read Harmonix releases cheap Rock Band DLC on Pocket-lint now

Original story at gamesdog.co.uk . Related stories include: Soundgarden and The Killers hit Rock Band this week - Xbox Circle , The Killers, Soundgarden Tracks Now Available for Rock Band ... - DailyGame and ... Game Daily , Destructoid , TeamXbox , Develop , MCV , Virgin.net , All Headline News

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Zero Punctuation Shreds Through Guitar Hero World Tour

25 Nov 2008 16:59:18 PST

Written by Jonathan
It’s been almost a year since we saw Yahtzee Croshaw fake-strumming his way through a music rhythm game, but now he’s picked up a newer plastic instrument for a bout with Guitar Hero World Tour. This time around around he has a bit of a grudge against Rock Band — which is understandable once yo...

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Rock Band and Guitar Hero Turning Gamers into Musicians, Says Guitar Center Survey

25 Nov 2008 13:00:00 PST

Written by Dustin Quillen
According to Guitar Center's findings, 67 percent of rhythm gamers responded that they're likely to pick up an actual instrument within the next two years. On top of that, 81 percent of players said that Rock Band or Guitar Hero had motivated them to ask their loved ones for a musical instru...

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Guitar Hero World Tour PS3 Review

21 Nov 2008 08:46:13 PST

Guitar Hero World Tour is the answer to the release of Rock Band a year ago, as it introduces the full band set to the Guitar Hero franchise with the addition of drums, microphone, and bass support to go along with the guitar. So is this enough for Guitar Hero to solidify its spot as the king of t...

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Harmonix CEO Talks Rock Band, Music Games at NYC Wired Store This Week

17 Nov 2008 13:31:56 PST

Written by Chris Kohler
On Friday evening, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos will join Wired's me on stage for Games: The Future of Music, a talk about the rise of music games, where they've been, where they're going. We'll hold an audience Q&A, too, so you'll get to ask him your own burning questions, like when are t...

Original story at Wired .

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Review - AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack

03 Nov 2008 02:01:00 PST

Written by Luke Anderson
So what did Harmonix do that set it apart from Activision’s Guitar Hero expansion? First, they started off by only putting in AC/DC tracks, so you don’t have to weed through other bands that you could care less about. Second, they made all of the tracks freely exportable to Rock Band, thus “e...

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Review: Wii Music Puts Improv Before Gameplay

25 Oct 2008 13:59:57 PDT

Written by Chris Kohler
50, Nintendo Images courtesy Nintendo See Also: Wii Music's Licensed Songs Hands On: Wii Music's Challenge-Free Rhythm Gaming Behind the Mario Maestro's Music Review: Song Remains (Mostly) the Same in Rock Band 2 Facing Competition, Guitar Hero IIICranks Gameplay to 11

Original story at Wired News .

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Rock Band 2 Review: Second Verse Same As The First

19 Sep 2008 14:00:00 PDT

Written by Brian Crecente
Rock Band 2, developed by Harmonix and published by Electronic Arts was released on Sept. 14 for the Xbox 360. Retails for $60 for just the game, $190 for the special edition with instruments. Focused on tour mode both solo and with others, tested Xbox Live online play.

Original story at Kotaku .

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Review: Song Remains (Mostly) the Same in Rock Band 2

17 Sep 2008 22:32:22 PDT

Written by Chris Kohler
You can play Rock Band 2 with Rock Band or Guitar Hero instrument controllers, but a new guitar and drums have been released specifically for this game. Both new input devices are wireless, which is especially welcome with the drum controller, which also sports a metal-reinforced kick pe...

Original story at Wired .

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Exclusive: ION Rocker Drum Review

17 Sep 2008 11:00:00 PDT

When it came out last year, Rock Band's drumming game provided the only truly new experience with the title. We’d all played Guitar Hero and various Karaoke games before, but the drums were something else. But, after our initial fascination with playing drums in Rock Band died down, we fo...

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The Joypad: Mad Catz Ships the First-Ever Rock Band(TM) Bass Guitar

09 Sep 2008 15:19:49 PDT

Tuesday, September 9, 2008 Mad Catz Ships the First-Ever Rock Band(TM) Bass Guitar Fender Precision Bass Guitar Kicks Off a Full Line of New Rock Band Products SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2008--Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, announced today that it has begun shipping its Fender(TM) Precision Bass guitar for the Xbox 360(TM), the initial offering under its license with Harmonix and MTV Games to produce and distribute game peripherals and other products for the critically acclaimed Rock Band(TM) game. "We are excited to be providing an opportunity for the millions of Rock Band fans to enhance their game-playing experience with our Fende...

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Opinion: RB2: Drum Trainer, Battle of the Bands detailed [Harmonix]

20 Aug 2008 09:00:00 PDT

Written by Jim Reilly
There are new and improved guitars this time around. All the instruments are sturdier and all wireless, including the drums. The guitar is pretty much the same, with the exception of a new wood grain look and a sensor to test playback lag. The drum foot pedal stays attached to the drums and feat...

Original story at Kotaku .

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Opinion: Gold Stars for “Seven” in Rock Band 2

12 Aug 2008 15:31:02 PDT

Written by Jen
And, if that’s not enough, here’s the even better news: since you can import your songs from the original Rock Band game into the new game and play all songs in the same place, the glitch will be automatically corrected for these songs in Rock Band 2!! That’s right - any buggy song from the di...

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Opinion: Epic Fail: Rock Band Instruments

20 Mar 2008 07:56:00 PDT

We all love the guitar, drum and microphone peripherals that came with Rock Band, but the slew of secondary instruments that the makers of the game have released have been a lot less satisfying. Okay, the Rock Band Key-Tar was pretty cool, but did we really need a Rock Band stand-up bass?

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Opinion: ~!!~ Rock Band Tips for new and old players ~!!~

20 Dec 2007 09:53:29 PST

Written by iruhl
Speaking of good band communication, massive multipliers are earned by engaging in Overdrive mode simultaneously with other bandmates. Because both lead and bass guitar can trigger this mode whenever they want (provided they have enough Energy), either the drummer (at the end of a dru...

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Opinion: Fahey And The Holograms [Rock Band]

26 Nov 2007 10:20:40 PST

Written by Mike Fahey
While members of my family are great at bullshitting, we're also pretty good with rhythm and music. My mother and her mother before her ran dancing schools for most of their lives, with most of the girls in the family performing at some point. My brother Richard and I both dabble with musical i...

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