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Jun 5, 2008

Rock Band DLC: Good, Bad, and Best-Selling, All in a Convenient List

PS2 News from N4G | Rock Band

PS2 - Rock Band - Rock Band DLC: Good, Bad, and Best-Selling, All in a Convenient List

Ever wondered where your favorite Rock Band DLC places when matched up against the rest of the ever-growing pack? Now you can find out.

Now, you may be wondering, how do they figure this stuff out -- especially without Harmonix's involvement in their little project? Well, there's something about Y2K and monkeys, but put simply, they "diligently they look for the poor sap who recorded the worst score ever made on any given song. Then they proceed to cackle and write down the rank, it's kind of amusing." And while lowest rank doesn't necessarily equal number of downloads, it comes pretty close.
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May 25, 2008

Mötley Crüe single downloaded on Rock Band five times more than on iTunes

PS2 News from N4G | Rock Band

PS2 - Rock Band - Mötley Crüe single downloaded on Rock Band five times more than on iTunes

Joystiq: "The song, "Saints of Los Angeles", came from the glam-band's upcoming album, and dropped onto iTunes, Zune, Amazon, and the Xbox 360 version of Rock Band on April 15. In it's first week of availability, digital distributors sold 10,000 copies of the single, but dedicated faux-rockers downloaded 47,000 copies of the track from the 360 Rock Band Music Store, according to Reuters."
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May 16, 2008

Metallica "most requested" for Rock Band and...

PS2 News | Rock Band

During a promotional trailer for the band's forthcoming studio album, Metallica has declared that its music is the "most requested" on both Rock Band and Guitar Hero.

You may remember a few years back that the aging rock chuggers were on the verge of appearing in their very own videogame under the Vivendi / Sierra moniker. The "high action, third person vehicle combat game packed with fully customized vehicles and weaponry, endless ...

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May 15, 2008

Survey hints at Rock Band 2 with online world tour, drum trainer

PS2 News from N4G | Rock Band

PS2 - Rock Band - Survey hints at Rock Band 2 with online world tour, drum trainer

Joystiq Writes:

We've received a handful of anonymous tips indicating that Electronic Arts is conducting surveys (surprise!) for Rock Band 2. From what we've seen, the survey is being conducted by Listen Research for EA. The survey breaks down as follows:
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May 5, 2008

EA and Harmonix Announce Track Pack Volume 1

PS2 News from N4G | Rock Band

PS2 - Rock Band - EA and Harmonix Announce Track Pack Volume 1

In a press release sent out today, EA and Harmonix have announced that Rock band for the Playstation 2 and Nintendo Wii will get a track pack. The new Track Pack features 20 songs and will be available July 15th.
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May 2, 2008

Rock Band: 3 million Shipped, 10 million Songs

PS2 News from N4G | Rock Band

PS2 - Rock Band - Rock Band: 3 million Shipped, 10 million Songs

Kris Graft reports:

''Viacom's quarterly presentation released Friday said the Harmonix-developed Rock Band has sold over 10 million songs via Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network since the game's November release.

Viacom also said it has shipped "more than 3 million bundled units" of Rock Band to date.''
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May 2, 2008

Rock Band Pushes Viacom Q1 Profits Up 33%

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PS2 - Rock Band - Rock Band Pushes Viacom Q1 Profits Up 33%

MTV and Nickelodeon parent company Viacom has reported profits up 33 percent to $270 million in its first quarter on the success of Harmonix's Rock Band, with its Media Networks division revenues rising 16 percent to $2.02 billion.

Overall, Viacom revenue rose 15 percent to $3.12 billion in the first quarter. As reported in March, the success of Rock Band saw as much as $208.7 million in performance bonuses being set aside for the developer, with further payouts due in 2009 for its sales over the coming year.
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Apr 15, 2008

Rumor, Rock Band Europe To See Price Retraction Tomorrow?

PS2 News from N4G | Rock Band

PS2 - Rock Band - Rumor, Rock Band Europe To See Price Retraction Tomorrow?

Kotaku writes, File it under mega rumor, but Akihabara Blue is claiming that the Spanish media is very much in the know (but under embargo) that EA will be reducing Rock Band Europe's projected price to 169 € (down from 240 €)-a metric that would offer a 1:1ish dollar to euro conversion to ease the purchase a bit.
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Apr 14, 2008

Rock Band coming to PS3, PS2 and Wii on August 29

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PS2 - Rock Band - Rock Band coming to PS3, PS2 and Wii on August 29

EA has confirmed to VideoGamer.com that Rock Band will be coming out on PS3, PS2 and Wii on August 29, giving Microsoft a full three months of Xbox 360 exclusivity.
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Apr 9, 2008

Rock Band European Release Doesn't Include Australia

PS2 News from N4G | Rock Band

PS2 - Rock Band - Rock Band European Release Doesn't Include Australia

Hey, Australia. All that fuss over Rock Band that went down last night? You know, about the release, and then the price? Don't worry about it. None of it applies to you.
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