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New Rock Band Album DLC Announced

29 Aug 2008 08:41:38 PDT

Written by Jonathan Cresswell
The next album due for release was this Tuesday with Moving Pictures by Rush, which would have seen the debut of instrumentals in the game, but has been delayed due to technical difficulties: making it the first Tuesday since the American launch that Harmonix hasn’t had new content on the...

Original story at British Gaming . Related stories include: Rock Band II - more full, downloadable albums announced - Go Nintendo , Rock Band DLC: Upcoming Albums Include No Doubt, Foo Fighters, Megadeth, Vaughn and Chili Peppers - Shacknews and ... Kotaku , Kotaku Australia , GameDAILY BIZ , Xbox 360 Fanboy , PS3 Fanboy , G4 TV , Rock Band Content

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Rock Band #117

28 Aug 2008 21:00:34 PDT

Written by Bill Harris(noreply@blogger.com)
This week, though, I've got something very interesting to learn: the main beat of Synchronicity II. The reason this is so interesting is that it's the first time one of my lesson songs is also a Rock Band song. So this will be an excellent test case of whether playing the song in Rock Band will tr...

Original story at Dubious Quality .

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Harmonix and Neversoft trade blows over Rock Band, Guitar Hero

28 Aug 2008 11:58:07 PDT

Written by GoNintendo Top Stories
“It might just look like more songs, but really the technology that we’re pushing forward, and some of the features we’ve added, it’s not just a title update: it really is a new game with a lot of really great stuff. We actually have expansion ports on the back of our drum kits that let you attac...

Original story at Go Nintendo .

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Rock Band 2 Getting Full Albums from Foo Fighters, SRV, RHCP

28 Aug 2008 07:56:41 PDT

Written by Stephany
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Original story at Gaming Today .

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Rumors and News Bits From Around The Gaming Web - 8.27.08 Edition

27 Aug 2008 18:04:37 PDT

There was a problem with this week's Rock Band DLC for the 360. According to the Rock Band Forums, Rush's "Moving Pictures" album ran into a few technical problems and Harmonix is working hard to get this DLC up. More info at the link. Source: Rock Band Forums Nintendo - Wii, DS

Original story at Gaming Bits .

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Joystiq hands-on: Guitar Hero World Tour

27 Aug 2008 17:50:00 PDT

Written by Jem Alexander
Filed under: Features, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm "Hang on a minute," I thought as I played Guitar Hero: World Tour at Activision's booth at the Leipzig Games Convention, "Isn't this Rock Band?" The layout on the World Tour screen is...

Original story at Joystiq .

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Rock Band news and blogs - August 29, 2008

29 Aug 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.

• PlayStation Store Adds The Last Guy and New Warhawk Expansion -- by Chris Pereira from The Latest Video Game News from 1UP
• New 'Rock Band 2' Opening Cinematic -- from G4 TV - TheFeed
• Locksley track pack hits Rock Band -- by Richard Mitchell from Xbox 360 Fanboy
• Incoming Releases - September 2008 -- by Mark Brown from BritishGaming.co.uk
• Christians and Guitar Hero Type Games -- by Steve from rock-band « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• PAX 08: Rock Band 2 Impressions -- by George Walker from Aeropause Games
• Xbox 360 & Rock Band Kids -- from Your Loquax - Latest Competitions
• More Full Albums Coming To Rock Band 2 As DLC [News] -- by editor@totalvideogames.com from Total Video Games News Feed
• PAL PlayStation Store Update: Parity [Playstation Store] -- by Luke Plunkett from Kotaku
• News on Rock Band 2's DLC -- from GameGrep Feed

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Hands-on with the incredibly luxurious Starpex guitar

26 Aug 2008 19:15:00 PDT

Written by Andrew Yoon
Of course, what good is a guitar if it can't play as well as its competitors? In spite of its large size, we found the buttons to be as familiar as ever. The guitar may be larger, but the buttons are located in the exact same place. The strum bar is infinitely improved over the Guitar Hero and Rock B...

Original story at PS3 Fanboy .

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ION Drum Rocker: Unboxing and initial impressions

25 Aug 2008 14:40:00 PDT

Written by Ross Miller
Filed under: Features, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm Over the past week, we've had a chance to check out ION's premium Rock Band 2 drum set, the Drum Rocker (We've played it once before at E3 2008). We're waiting for a copy of RB2 for our final impressions; in the meantime, here are our initial th...

Original story at Joystiq .

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The Week In Multiplayer — Box Art Credits, ‘Rock Band 2,’ ‘Space Invaders’ Controversy, ‘Harry Potter,’ Woodpecker’s Lips, More

23 Aug 2008 06:43:35 PDT

Written by Tracey John
Stephen got the scoop on some overlooked “Rock Band 2″ details and what Harmonix is planning for in-game music creation. We also found out how “Rock Band 1″ songs will be exported to “Rock Band 2″ and “SingStar” offers song-swapping (and not exporting).

Original story at MTV Multiplayer .

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After ‘Rock Band 2,’ Harmonix Planning ‘Something Great’ With Music Creation

22 Aug 2008 08:06:03 PDT

Written by Stephen Totilo
At a “Rock Band 2″ demo earlier this week I asked Harmonix public relations man John Drake what he would say to people who, in trying to decide between the two games, felt swayed by the music creation mode in “Guitar Hero.” ‘Guitar Hero: World Tour’ Adds Drums And Music Creation, Challenges ‘...

Original story at MTV Multiplayer .

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Small But Key ‘Rock Band 2′ Details

21 Aug 2008 08:09:52 PDT

Written by Stephen Totilo
The kick-pedal doesn’t fall off – Not only are the new “Rock Band 2″ drums wireless, but when you lift them off the floor, the kick-pedal doesn’t fall off. As “RB2″ public relations man John Drake noted, this is an advance that will be appreciated by people who don’t have a permanent spot for t...

Original story at MTV Multiplayer .

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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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Harmonix: How ‘Rock Band 2′ Lets You Access First Game’s Songs

20 Aug 2008 07:00:06 PDT

Written by Stephen Totilo
“Rock Band 2” developers at Harmonix have been promising that all the songs on the first game’s disc will be playable for owners of this fall’s sequel. Until yesterday, the only theory I had heard about how this would work was Joystiq honcho Chris Grant’s (hopefully joking) suggestion tha...

Original story at MTV Multiplayer .

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Microsoft: Our Instruments Are Compatible, Too

19 Aug 2008 18:14:55 PDT

Written by Chris Kohler
We already knew that Rock Band instruments will work with Guitar Hero World Tour on Xbox 360. Today, Microsoft further clarified the situation, saying that Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band 2, and Rock Revolution's instruments would all be cross-compatible...

Original story at Wired . Related stories include: Harmonix Planning Music Creation Software - Wired , GH: World Tour Project Manager Nearly Compliments Rock Band - Wired and ... Game

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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...

Original story at RockGamer.com .

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Rock Band 2 Achievements/Trophies

11 Aug 2008 16:28:57 PDT

Written by Jen
With just about a month to go before Rock Band 2 hits store shelves (and my tiny living room), word is starting to hit the streets on some of the more specific details about the game. IGN and others have reported the list of Achievements (360) and Trophies (PS) you can earn for your special [...]

Original story at RockGamer.com .

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Today in Joystiq: August 8, 2008

08 Aug 2008 16:58:00 PDT

Written by Ross Miller
Nintendo: Wii Music not competing against Rock Band, Guitar Hero Guitar Hero World Tour adds Dinosaur Jr., Survivor ... Bob Seger? Nintendo doesn't have exclusive rights to MotionPlus Nintendo spins false assumptions on software sales See Call of Duty: World at War's co-op gameplay

Original story at Joystiq .

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Activision Withholds “Good” DLC until World Tour Release

05 Aug 2008 11:58:29 PDT

Written by Jen
The Interscope Track Pack, originally offered to purchasers of the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock soundtrack CD, will be available on August 7 for download on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®Store for the PL...

Original story at RockGamer.com .

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Rock Band Goes On Tour, Literally [Mtv Games]

30 Jul 2008 19:00:45 PDT

Written by Michael McWhertor
Tickets for the tour will go on sale to the public on Friday, August 8th at 10:00AM local time. The tour will kick off on October 5th in San Diego, CA and continue through November 14th ending in Houston, TX. Panic At The Disco will be featured on the Rock Band 2 game disc coming out this September....

Original story at Kotaku .

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Rock Band Party: THE WHO!!!

17 Jul 2008 10:42:00 PDT

Seriously, this was the sound of Harmonix and MTV unzipping and whipping it out, almost challenging Guitar Hero to say anything. It was the roar of a little company made big and the little came that could, and it was deafening, it was liberating, and it was glorious.

Original story at G4 TV .

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Rumor: Two Possible Rock Band 2 Track Lists Leaked

07 Jul 2008 09:25:49 PDT

Written by Jonathan
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Opinion: Official Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Launch Party Coverage

28 Jun 2008 17:32:38 PDT

Written by smeeguel
Activision wants the world to know that they're nowhere near ready to relinquish the rhythm game crown to MTV/Harmonix and their rookie sensation Rock Band. The publisher, along with developer Neversoft and perennial rock gods Aerosmith, took over Times Square Friday afternoon (two...

Original story at RockGamer.com .

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Opinion: IGN Nintendo Voice Chat Ep. 13 - summary

24 Jun 2008 19:36:43 PDT

Written by RawmeatCowboy
Guitar Hero World Tour Looks like you can play downloaded songs right off of SD card Proving things are possible on Wii (ex: downloadable content to SD card) Experience will be like Rock Band Every feature in Xbox 360 + PS3 versions will be in the Wii version

Original story at Go Nintendo .

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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?

Original story at G4 TV .

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Opinion: Fahey And The Holograms [Rock Band]

26 Nov 2007 10:20:40 PST

Written by Mike Fahey
We start off with me on vocals, Xavier on lead guitar, Richard on bass, and Wade on drums. We immediately discover that knowing which of the guitar tracks on the screen is your own is of paramount importance, and the drums are extremely hard for a novice to play. We swap Wade and Richard, but onc...

Original story at Kotaku .

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