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'Rock Band 2' PS3 Getting Exports
Similar to the song export feature in the Xbox 360 version of Rock Band 2, game developer Harmonix announced in title's official forum that the Playstation 3 version will also be utilzing the same capabilty. As we have detailed last week, exporting your Rock Band 1 songs to part two will cost $4.99, with the exception of "Paranoid" as...
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'All That Remains' Comes To 'Rock Band'
It's that time again: Time to reveal next week's Rock Band downloadable content. Ready? Melodic death metal band All that Remains will honor the game world with three downloadable tracks. They are as follows: This Calling Chiron Two Weeks There you have it. Melodic metal-heads, next week is your week. The pack will run you $2.99...
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'Rock Band' Drops Ultimate Nerd Pack
Good news, geeks and gamers: In honor of the Penny Arcade Expo, Harmonix is dropping a three-pack of the greatest nerd rock on earth on Rock Band! It's truly a historic collection: Jonathan Coulton: "Skullcrusher Mountain". Coulton is the singer/songwriter behind Portal's end-credit song "Still Alive" and the theme to...
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Rock Band: Rush 'Moving Pictures' Delayed
Much to the chagrin of prog rock fans and stoners everywhere, the Rock Band edition of Rush’s classic album Moving Pictures has been delayed due to technical difficulties, according to a post in the Rockband.com Forums. Bummer. No exact release date yet so stay tuned for more info… As you know, the tracks (all masters)...
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ION Drum Rocker: In Our House
Perhaps you've heard of the ION Drum Rocker, the Lamborghini of fake plastic instruments? Although the multi-headed input device for music games like Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour isn't out yet, we got our hands on a review model, and we've got a whole mess of pictures to prove it. We'll be bringing you a review of the...
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Wooden 'Rock Band' Drum Mod
Check out this sweet drum mod for your Rock Band set. The guy repeatedly says it's DIY but we're thinking this might only refer to those DIY fans with PhDs in engineering and a garage full of power tools. Nonetheless, follow yonder link for many pages of tutorial regarding getting yourself some of these badass skins. Source
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Activision Fires Back At Music Industry
In response to Warner Music's unsatisfactory performance, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said that the company is not "respectful of how much we've done to bring new audiences into the market." Warner Music chief exec Edgar Bronfman Jr. said that music titles such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band have a "very paltry licensing fee",...
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G-Phoria Winners Are Announced!
G-Phoria is over and we've got the winners! The past twelve months have been unprecedented in terms of quality games coming out for home consoles. Halo 3 narrowly topped the competition and won Game of the Year in the closest vote in G-Phoria history. Check under the cut for the full list of winners from G-Phoria 2008. Read More?
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Suspected Killer Caught Playing 'Guitar Hero'
Song failed, along with life. Raymundo Castaneda, a 30-year-old suspected killer, was caught by officials while playing Activision's Guitar Hero at a Wal-Mart in Jacksonville, Florida. Castaneda is a wanted man in Charlotte, N.C. after detectives said that he killed a friend over a soccer match. After receiving several tips from locals,...
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Many Bands Getting Music Games?
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is already out and Guitar Hero: Metallica is coming but are these the only bands getting the full-game, plastic guitar treatment? Not according to Aerosmith Guitarist Brad Whitford. "We were all pretty aware of how popular the game was, and being the first band to have our own version of it seemed pretty exciting....
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Rock Band Live Tour This Fall
Panic At The Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T’s, and The Cab will be the acts at the first annual Rock Band Live Tour. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 8 for the trek, which “will let Rock Band bands rock their way onto the main stage with a truly interactive experience that allows fans to compete in head-to-head...
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'Rock Band' Numbers Huge
If there was any doubt as to the tremendous success of EA's juggernaut music game Rock Band, yesterday's quarterly conference call from EA parent Viacom should remove it: The title has sold 4.8 million copies, led to 18 million paid song downloads and books another 1 million paid downloads every nine days. Although the game has yet to turn a...
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Nas Rocks Rush On Colbert 'Rock Band'
What can compare with Rush trying (and failing) to play their own hit “Tom Sawyer” on Rock Band backstage at The Colbert Report? Well, how about hip hop legend Nas playing the same Rush classic backstage at his Colbert stop? Watch the clip above.Read More?
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New 'Rock Band' DLC For Next Week
Don't let up just yet with the musical-multiplayer-arms-race heating up you've got to toughen up for the coming months. With Rock Band 2's weekly dose of DLC you'll be ready for the musical onslaught that is yet to come... here's the low-down on next week's Rock Band DLC. TRACKS: Scars on Broadway - They Say $1.99 (160 MS points) Staind -...
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Rush Fail 'Rock Band'
Awesome prog-rock band (and G4 favorites) Rush sat down with Rock Band backstage at the Colbert Report, and proved, once an for all, that people look like dorks when they play music games. Even real rock stars. Having never played the game before, Rush got through 31% of Tom Sawyer on expert, which is not too shabby.
















