Posted by Keenan "SuperMario290" in Gaming in General | 0 comments

Possibly not a bright future for Rock Band and EA

Green Day: Rock Band is coming out sometime in the future, this we know. What we didn’t know is that there might not be a bright future for Rock Band and EA. After a comment on a conference call COO John Schappert, he remarked that EA “hope that maybe there’s an opportunity to continue the relationship”. Huh.

Well The Beatles: Rock Band didn’t do so hot. I mean it sold a couple million, but it’s obvious that EA thought it would be a big seller. Could the problem possibly be over-saturation in the market of *cough* whored-out music games?

Of course not.

I guess we’ll see in the future what the relationship between EA and the Rock Band franchise might be. We can only hope that they slow down to 1 game per week.

Posted by SuburbanHell in Microsoft, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360 | 0 comments

Alice In Chains coming to Rock Band!

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a five pack of songs from Alice In Chains will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 System and Wii
Alice In Chains formed in Seattle in 1987 and has since released four studio albums and sold more than 17 million albums worldwide. The band released Black Gives Way to Blue on Virgin Records Sept. 29, 2009, their first album in 14 years. Black Gives Way to Blue debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, and “Alice In Chains Pack 02” features two songs from this album, “Last of My Kind” and “Your Decision,” the latest single from the band’s new album. The pack also includes “Grind” and “Heaven Beside You,” from the band’s double-platinum, self-titled 1995 album; as well as “We Die Young” from their 1990 debut, Facelift.

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Jan. 12) and PlayStation 3 system (Jan. 14):
• Alice In Chains – “Grind”
• Alice In Chains – “Heaven Beside You”
• Alice In Chains – “Last of My Kind”
• Alice In Chains – “We Die Young”
• Alice In Chains – “Your Decision”
(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Alice In Chains Pack 02,” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks on Wii.

Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$8.49 USD, £4.39 UK, €6.59 EU (680 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Alice In Chains Pack 02”
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

With these additions, there are now 1,046 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/music).

Posted by SuburbanHell in Microsoft, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360 | 0 comments

Paul McCartney brings live tracks to Rock Band

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of songs from Paul McCartney’s latest live album will soon be added to the Rock Band Music Store and LEGO® Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.
Paul McCartney joins the more than 390 bands currently available through the Rock Band platform. With more than 1,000 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists.

Paul McCartney’s historic three-night musical christening of New York’s Citi Field, witnessed by 120,000-plus attendees and universally hailed as a concert experience for the ages, was immortalized Nov. 17, when Hear Music/Concord Music Group released Good Evening New York City. This momentous musical experience is available in two formats: a three-disc (two CDs and one DVD) standard edition and a four-disc (two CDs and two DVDs) deluxe version, featuring expanded packaging and a bonus DVD including McCartney’s traffic-stopping, headline-making July 15 performance on the Ed Sullivan Theater marquee.

And beginning Jan. 5, Rock Band and McCartney fans will be able to download “New York City Pack 01” in the Rock Band Music Store. McCartney’s solo debut on the Rock Band platform includes “Band on the Run (live),” “Jet (live)” and “Sing the Changes (live).” These tracks will be available Jan. 5 for the Xbox 360 and Wii and Jan. 7 for PlayStation3.

Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track

$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “New York City Pack 01”

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

For more information, please visit:  Rock Band Website

Posted by Keenan "SuperMario290" in Xbox 360 | 0 comments

Now Whored-Out music games get their OWN Xbox Live music stores!

Okay, Lips isn’t a whored-out music game, by those I was meaning Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Just clearing that up.

Okay, so it looks like Microsoft has just announced that individual stores for Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and Lips are now available to download on Xbox Live. No real need for explaining here, all they do is just allow for a central place to download everything that’s come out for all of the games.

Definitely a good addition for those who like music games, but seeing as how my financial situation isn’t in the best, I had to stop all that shit at Guitar Hero 2. It was fun while it lasted though (plus the carpel tunnel will last forever!).

Posted by Sid982 in PS3, Xbox 360 | 0 comments

Rock Band DLC for the week of 11/15/09

AFI Pack

• “Beautiful Thieves”
• “End Transmission”
• “Love Like Winter”
• “Medicate”
• “The Leaving Song Pt II”

The Bangles

• “Walk Like An Egyptian”

These will be released for the Xbox 360 and Wii on November 17 and be later released on November 19 for the PS3. Each track by itself will cost $2 (160 Microsoft Points/200 Wii Points). The AFI five track pack will cost $8.50 (680 Microsoft Points) on the PS3 and Xbox 360. “Walk Like An Egyptian” is also supposed to become available on the Lego Rock Band Music Store.