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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

Although, the worst part about this is that there are no video game underwear made specifically for women. What gives?

• 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.

The Wii will also be seeing some new DLC content, from bands such as Mötley Crüe, Rise Against, and my favorite band of all time, Children of Bodom.

• Kings of Leon “Crawl”
• Kings of Leon “Molly’s Chambers”
• Kings of Leon “Sex on Fire”
• Rancid “Last One to Die”
• Rancid “Ruby Soho”
• Rancid “Time Bomb”
• Rise Against “Prayer of the Refugee”
• Rise Against “Re-Education (Through Labor)”
• Rise Against “Savior”
• Lush “Sweetness & Light”
• Children of Bodom “Are You Dead Yet”
• Finley “Tutto è Possibile
• Mötley Crüe “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)”
• Mötley Crüe “Dr. Feelgood”
• Mötley Crüe “Kickstart My Heart”
• Mötley Crüe “Rattlesnake Shake”
• Mötley Crüe “Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S)”
• Mötley Crüe “She Goes Down”
• Mötley Crüe “Slice Of Your Pie”
• Mötley Crüe “Sticky Sweet”
• Mötley Crüe “Time For Change”
• Mötley Crüe “Without You”
• Platero y Tú “Hay Poco Rock & Roll”
• Squeeze “Tempted”
• Tokio Hotel “Ready, Set, Go!”

And who can forget about Rock Band: Unplugged, the PlayStation Portable port:

• James Gang “Funk #49”
• Alien Ant Farm “Smooth Criminal”

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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.

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.

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?

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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“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 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.

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.

Heavy metal legends Iron Maiden will be hopping on the Rock Band DLC wagon next week, and the list of songs has been announced. The following tracks will be available for download:

• Aces High (Live)
• 2 Minutes to Midnight
• The Trooper
• Wasted Years
• The Number of the Beast
• Run to the Hills
• Can I Play With Madness
• The Clarivoyant
• Powerslave
• Fear of the Dark (Live)
• Hallowed Be Thy Named (Live)
• Iron Maiden (Live)

The live tracks are ripped from the Somewhere Back in Time World Tour held from February 2008 to February April 2009, so they are very recent.

The DLC will be available June 9th on the Xbox 360 and Wii, followed by a June 11th release for the PlayStation 3.

But that’s not all, they have also shown off the next Beatles branded peripheral, a Ludwig drumset with a picture included after the break.

The Beatles: Rock Band will hit streets on September 9th for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.

If you’ve been looking to get your mobile Rock Band on today is your lucky day – Harmonix and MTV games have recently released a press releasing stating Rock Band Unplugged has hit North American shelves everywhere.

Priced at $39.99, Rock Band Unplugged will allow players the chance to rock through 41 different songs (with 9 of those available on the PSN) using the PSP.

Unfortunately (or maybe I should so fortunately?) there is no instrument peripheral that serves as a controller for the game; you’re going to be using the PSP’s built in controls for this one.

If soda drinking isn’t your cup of tea, you can always enter the video contest and make your own Rock Band music video for a chance at an MTV Video Music Award Moonman. More details about the sweepstakes can be found on the official website.

via GameSpot

Sony is proud to announce that their karaoke themed series, SingStar, has just turned 5. Better yet the series has sold over 16 million copies since it’s creation.

Kotaku says that this number can be attributed to the fact that there are 70 different individual titles of the game as pretty much every region recieved their own indiviudal version.

Me personally? I’d take Rock Band or Guitar Hero: World Tour over SingStar anyday.