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Rock Band hits App Store for iPhone/iPod touch
Just as we had told you a few weeks ago EA’s Rock Band has officially been released to the App Store for the iPhone/iPod touch at $9.99. I’ve personally always had problems spending 10 bucks on an iPhone app, but that’s just me.
Anyways, the iPhone version of Rock Band will feature 20 tracks several game modes including multiplayer and the ability to play as the guitar, bass, vocals and drums just as we had reported to you previously.
And, of course, if 20 tracks aren’t enough for you, you can always purchase additional tracks through the App Store.
via joystiq
Rock Band coming to iPhone/iPod touch
Just yesterday we let you know that EA was planning on bringing one of their major game franchises, Command & Conquer, to the iPhone and iPod touch. Today, it was made known that EA Mobile is planning to bring another major franchise, Rock Band, to the iPhone and iPod touch.
According to techfresh the game will include several game modes including multiplayer and 20 tracks to which players could use the guitar, bass, drums or vocals with.
No price was announced but our sources tell us it could hit the App Store as early as next week.
10 hit singles from Queen coming to Rock Band
Fans of the popular English rock band Queen will be happy to hear that Harmonix is gearing up to add 10 of their songs to the Music Store for use with Rock Band.
The 10 songs that are coming, sometime towards the end of October, are listed below:
- Another One Bites The Dust
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- One Vision
- Fat Bottomed Girls
- I Want It All
- I Want to Break Free
- Killer Queen
- Somebody to Love
- Tie Your Mother Down
- Under Pressure
If you’re a fan of classic rock, this pack is sure to please you.
via Destructoid
Breaking Benjamin, Alice in Chains, more coming to Rock Band next week
Today we have learned of what will be coming with next week’s Rock Band Music Store update including tracks from both Alice in Chains and Breaking Benjamin. Below is the full list of tracks that will be available for Rock Band 2 on September 29th for the Wii and 360 and October 1st for the PS3:
· Alice in Chains – “A Looking in View”
· Alice in Chains – “Check My Brain”
· Alice in Chains – “No Excuses”
· Alice in Chains – “Rooster”
· Alice in Chains – “Would?”
· Breaking Benjamin – “I Will Not Bow”
· Breaking Benjamin – “So Cold”
· Breaking Benjamin – “The Diary of Jane”
· Just Kait – “U Suck” *
· Kula Shaker – “Hey Dude”
· Kula Shaker – “Knight on the Town”
As for a price, well you’re looking at purchasing the whole thing as the Alice in Chains Pack 01 for $9.49/680 Microsoft points for the PS3 and 360 respectively or as single tracks for $1.99/160 Microsoft Points/200 Wii Points for the PS3/360/Wii respectively.
via destructoid
Beatles Rock Band Limited Edition expected to sell out by November
When a developer makes a limited edition version of their game it is assumed that that means there will be no more made after the initial batch and this holds true with the limited edition version of The Beatles: Rock Band. Taking this into consideration, it is best that you hurry up and buy the $249 bundle (which comes with Ringo Starr drums and a Paul McCartney bass) as Viacom’s CEO, Phillip Dauman, has recently told GI.biz that he expects the Limited Edition to completely sell out by November.
This assumption was made after the company realized that 25% of their entire stock of the limited edition was exhausted in its first week on store shelves.
There’s really no telling if these will sell out sooner or later than Mr. Dauman’s prediction so it is probably a good idea to go out and buy it as soon as possible.
Custom Beatles: Rock Band Xbox 360 is cool, you’ll probably never own one
Despite the title, you do have a chance to own the beautifully customized Beatles: Rock Band Xbox 360 showcases above, but the chances are slim, unless you’re willing to part with a couple bucks of course.
The best chances you have of securing yourself the Xbox 360 is by bidding on it via an auction set up by Microsoft over at eBay. Of course, the bid is currently at $3,100 with 9 days remaining. The second option you have, is to download the 360 exclusive Rock Band song, ‘All You Need is Love’ and you will be automatically entered into a drawing for one of the consoles, obviously giving you less of a chance of winning.
According to the eBay Auction, all proceeds will be donated to the Doctors Without Borders USA charity. Sure, you’re paying a ridiculous price for an Xbox 360 but at least you’re doing it for a good cause.
Target has gaming underwear, do you?
It seems that our buds over at Joystiq recently found themselves shopping at Target only to find a rack featuring nothing other than video game underwear. As you can see there’s Rock Band, Guitar Hero, Halo and more.
Although, the worst part about this is that there are no video game underwear made specifically for women. What gives?
Rock Band DLC 7/28: Blink-182, Weezer, Kiss
Yesterday, Harmonix released the master list for the Rock Band DLC to be released this Tuesday for the Xbox 360 and Thursday for the PlayStation 3. Included in the list are the recently revived Blink-182, which will be coming to my city very soon. Weezer and Kiss will also be joining the roster.
- Blink-182 “Down”
- Blink-182 “Feeling This”
- Blink-182 “The Rock Show”
- Damone “Out Here All Night”
- KISS “100,000 Years (Live)”
- KISS “Deuce (Live)”
- KISS “Parasite (Live)”
- Weezer “My Name is Jonas”
- Weezer “Pork and Beans”
- Weezer “Undone – The Sweater Song”
Make the jump for the Wii and PSP tracks.
LEGO Rock Band teaser trailer
This year’s San Diego Comic-Con has launched, and with it comes loads of trailers. Today we bring you a LEGO Rock Band teaser, complete with ridiculous puns like “Build Your Band”. No gameplay footage was available, so I still won’t be able to know if the frets are going to be LEGO blocks.
The details for the game are quite odd, giving players the ability to “destroy giant robots with killer riffs”. If you’re looking for a true Rock Band title, this probably won’t be your cup of tea; most of the tracks are geared for a younger audience.
LEGO Rock Band is scheduled for a November 30th release for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Nintendo DS.
Second Beatles Rock Band trailer hits web
A second trailer for the upcoming The Beatles: Rock Band has hit the web. The trailer doesn’t give much except for music, which is the main reason anyone would want to buy the game. A good few tracks are demonstrated, along with members of the band in Rock Band art style.
I am impressed with how they recreated some of the music videos. But I think I would rather have the actual video playing in the background instead of some 3D models.
The Beatles: Rock Band is scheduled for an international release on September 9th for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii systems.
PaRappa creator speaks of Natal’s musical potential
There’s a seemingly endless list of possibilites that Microsoft’s Project Natal could be used for but it seems that the developer behind PaRappa the Rapper, Masaya Matsuura, sees immense potential in one such possibility: music.
Mr. Matsurra was recently quoted to have said, “We are thinking about ideas, I think any kind of interaction will be good for music games, but the important thing will be how can we find the new breed of gameplay.”
Don’t go thinking this will be just another Guitar Hero/Rock Band rip off as Matsurra feels that genre of gameplay is covered quite well, “There is other attractive music, so pleas try to find another style, another interation, another gameplay with another type of music.”
What could Matsuura and NanoOn-Sha be cookin’ up? Only time will tell. Then again, it looks like PaRappa and Chop Chop Master Onion are playing a motion-controlled game in the above screen shot. Could there be a connectoin?
Xbox 360 wireless microphone dropping in fall for $49.99
We first heard about the Wireless Xbox 360 Microphone back in the beginning of April when Microsoft unveiled some new Lips DLC.
Well, it seems that Microsoft has again set their sights on the wireless mic as they have said the peripheral, which is compatible with Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Lips, and even Disney Sign It: High School Musical 3: Senior Year, will ship to retail this fall.
The Wireless Microphone is expected to cost $49.99. Hey, you didn’t think a Microsoft developed product would be cheap, did you?
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Musicians Bash On Music Games
While their prospective owners must love them for raking in endless streams of revenue, many musicians have expressed their distaste for music games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Joining those ranks are Jack White of the White Stripes, Raconteurs and Dead Weather and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. Speaking at a press conference for the upcoming documentary ‘It Might Get Loud’ both artists voiced disdain at the popularity of these games.
“It’s depressing to have a label come and tell you that [Guitar Hero] is how kids are learning about music and experiencing music,” said Jack White, continuing that while he doesn’t care what format people listen to their music in it’s “a little sad” if video games are the only way to get your music into their hands/ears. Page agreed, stating that people don’t learn anything from playing them.
Are these games really where kids are learning about their music? If so, they’re probably getting more exposure to older songs than anything else. From everything I’ve seen playing these games the playlists have mostly three kinds of songs: classic rock songs that didn’t cost much to get the rights to; popular, canned generic rock music and finally songs by somewhat popular yet relatively unknown bands who’ll sign off their songs for a pittance in the hope of getting a greater fanbase. These days most musicians can propagagate themselves enough through viral marketing and free publicity via websites like Youtube and Myspace. As far as learning anything? Playing Guitar Hero teaches you exactly the same thing that listening to music on its own does: that music is fun.
Warped Tour, Maroon 5 hitting Rock Band
With the weekend here, Harmonix sent out the list of songs that we will be rocking out to in Rock Band next week. They will release two packs – one from the gnarly Warped Tour festival, and the other by the decidedly mellow Maroon 5.
Warped Tour Pack
A Day to Remember – "The Downfall of Us All"
Bad Religion – "21st Century Digital Boy"
Chiodos – "I didn’t Say I Was Powerful, I said I was a Wizard"
Escape the Fate – "The Flood"
Underoath – "Reinventing Your Exit"
Maroon 5 Pack
Maroon 5 – "Little of Your Time"
Maroon 5 – "Makes Me Wonder"
Maroon 5 – "Wake Up Call"
All the songs are original master recordings and will cost the usual $1.99 (160 MS points) apiece. The packs can be had for $8.49 (680 points) and $5.49 (440 points) for Warped Tour and Maroon 5, respectively.
Expect these to hit Xbox Live on Tuesday and PlayStation Network two days later.
Gamestop prices Rock Band, Guitar Hero ridiculously low
Now before you continuing reading, if you are actually planning on purchasing Rock Band or Guitar Hero head here because they are selling out fast.
Anyways, Gamestop has recently announced a Music Blowout sale which will slash prices across the board on everything from Guitar Hero: Aerosmith to Rock Band 2. Unfortunately, as I stated above, the bundles are selling out extremely quick but you can still pick up, for instance, Guitar Hero: World Tour bundled with a guitar controller for just $49.99, a huge savings from the original $99.99.
There’s no official word as to why Gamestop is doing this but a hunch says it’s in anticipation of games like The Beatles: Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5.