Gamerdeals.net writes:

"Highlights this week include Rock Band 2 (Nintendo Wii, PS2), Rise of the Argonauts (Xbox 360, PS3), and a few shovel-ware releases for good measure.

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of December 14, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"
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Edge writes: "The Rock Band franchise has an easier time attracting music talent than its competitors, claimed Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman during the UBS 36th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference on Tuesday.

"There's a strong music orientation to our company; many of our networks are ideal vehicles to promote the game, and you'll see more and more of that as we move forward," said Dauman.

'We also have the opportunity to attract talent to [Rock Band] in a way that our competitors have greater difficulty doing.'"
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The rumors have been scraping along for the past couple of weeks that Rock Band would introduce country music as part of its DLC catalog, but nothing was made official by Harmonix and MTV Games... until now.
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Harmonix and MTV Games today announced the rock-pop pioneers of No Doubt will bring thirteen tracks to the Rock Band music catalogue of downloadable content expanding the Rock Band library to include more than 500 songs!

No Doubt's The Singles 1992-2003 pack will include thirteen master tracks...
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Nick Brekon writes "The latest issue of Harmonix' Rock Band Community Zine included some staggering statistics detailing the performance of the music platform's downloadable content.

Most notable is the company's claim of pushing over 28 million Rock Band track downloads to date. The Rock Band store now boasts 345 downloadable tracks by 239 artists, and has seen DLC added for 55 consecutive weeks."
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Harmonix, the world's premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced the rock-pop pioneers of No Doubt will bring 13 tracks to the Rock Band® music catalog of downloadable content expanding the Rock Band library to include more than 500 songs!
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HMXHenry, a Harmonix developer, writes on the official Rock Band forums:

"I thought you RB.com forum regulars may be interested to know that the fine folks at Energizer have decided to give away DLC with their new Advanced Lithium Batteries.

This deal applies to both XBox Live and the Playstation Store, so if you're in need of new batteries and some new DLC then this should work out nicely for everyone.

You can track down the batteries at most major electronic retailers: Meijer, Circuit City, Kroger, SAMs Club and, you know, other places that sell batteries."
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Rock Band Gets No Doubt Hits Harmonix has announced that thirteen of ska pop band No Doubt's greatest hits will be making their way to Rock Band. The new song pack will be available for download on Tuesday, December 9th on Xbox Live and Thursday, December 11th on PSN.
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That Gaming Site Writes: "I play real Guitar and Guitar Hero.

Being a fan of both, I've been subject to numerous arguments over and over about how playing Guitar Hero or Rock Band is a waste of time and that 'nerds' should try picking up a real instrument and do something productive for a change. It was in this week's edition of NME (a British Indie Music Publication) that brought me this comment, in an article that........"
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If Country Music Television can be believed Rock Band is about to add a little bit country to its rock and roll.
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MCV: The Guardian sticks up for gaming following attack from music mag NME
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...Gene Simmons has a lot to say about it.

"I never do anything half way. My AXE controller is the closest thing you can have to being onstage in KISS. I created and designed the Gene Simmons AXE bass guitar and I can't wait for the fans to experience it for themselves," said Gene Simmons. "The Gene Simmons AXE guitar is such a recognizable symbol - people have been asking for a gaming replica ever since Guitar Hero was first introduced."
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dailygamesnews.com - Gene Simmons and the Interactive Game Group have come together to offer gamers the chance to play their very own 'Axe Guitar' in Guitar Hero, or Rock Band.
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OXM UK: Harmonix has announced that it wasn't being entirely honest with its Rock Band 2 previews, and that there's a new accessory in the works for its new game.
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Button Masher reports the following rumour: "Now that an update has finally allowed Guitar Hero drums to work in Rock Band 2, a ButtonMasher community member is reporting that the PS3 2.53 firmware update has broken Rock Band drum compatibility with Guitar Hero: World Tour. He says:

"I go to play some GH:WT with my Rock band drum kit tonight and are prompted to do the 2.53 update. So I do…

Once done I start up GH:WT only to find that now my drums are only recognized as a microphone!""
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PS3Fanboy reports:

"Just a few days after Black Friday is Cyber Monday, a day where online retailers try to one up each other with great deals for consumers. amazon.com just notified us of a great deal that PS3 owners will sure appreciate: LBP for only $40. Quantities will be limited, so you'll want to know that this sale starts at midnight Pacific Time on 12/1. (That's 3AM EST).

* Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures - $43.95 (Reg. $49.99)
* LittleBigPlanet - $39.95 (Reg. $59.99)
* Rock Band 2 - $43.95 (Reg. $59.99)
* Saints Row 2 - $43.95 (Reg. $59.99)
* Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII - $19.95 (Reg. $39.99)
* Guitar Hero World Tour - Guitar Kit - $69.99 (Reg. $99.99)
* Resistance 2 Collector's Edition - $59.95 (Reg. $79.99)"

Hit the jump for the links to each of these deals. Note that the Resistance 2 Collector's Edition is on sale now for the price of the standard edition. This is a must-have for PS3 owners, especially given the 400+ hours of replayability!
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Tracks:

Children of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet
Finley - Tutto E' Possibile
Platero y Tu - Hay Poco Rock N Roll
Squeeze - Tempted
Tokio Hotel - Ready, Set, Go
The All-American Rejects - Real World

All above tracks are $.99 (80 Microsoft Points) for a one month limited time window.

Miranda Cosgrove - Headphones On
This track is totally free!

Naked Brothers Band - Body I Occupy
Naked Brothers Band - I Don't Want to Go to School
Both Naked Brothers Band tracks are permanently $.99 (80 Microsoft Points)

DLC is released on Xbox 360 on Tuesday 12/2 and PS3 Thursday 12/4. All tracks are masters.
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"The Singles Collection to be released for Rock Band
Posted by IGA on Nov 20, 2008 | Comments (1) | Views: (728)

On December 9th, Rock Band will release No Doubt's The Singles
Collection. Fourteen tracks will be available for download on the Rock Band site ( http://www.rockband.com/music ) for $19.99 or single songs"
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Harmonix has patched Rock Band 2 on PS3 to support Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Revolution peripherals.

An Xbox 360 update is "forthcoming", according to the Rock Band forum.

"Consumers should not be forced to buy separate controllers for each game. Rock Band peripherals should be compatible with other music games - even those of our competitors," said the developer.
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Sean writes "Hey everybody,

PS3 users may have noticed an update to Rock Band 2 this morning. Below I have listed all the changes in the release notes. In addition I have also posted our release about how stoked we are to have interoperability of controllers. Please enjoy - and thanks to all of you who helped us identify issues post-launch, that was an enormous help and one of the great advantages of these forums. The Xbox 360 patch forthcoming, I will send out a new announcement when that patch hits.

Thanks,
Sean"
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