http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/rock-band/g-20070402141236497038 en http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-174790.aspx In regular weekly feature, PlayStation LifeStyle takes a look at what we should be getting this week: - 1942: Joint Strike ($9.99) - Guitar Hero III DLC: Virtuoso Track Pack ($6.49) - PixelJunk Eden demo - Rock Band DLC: NIN and Shinedown ($5.49 and $3.98) - Siren: Blood Curse ($14.99 packs, $39.99 for all 12) Additional Content: - Blu-ray Disc theme (PS3)* NOTE: This list is not all-inclusive (videos, wallpapers, etc.) and content is always subject to change. *Items marked with an asterisk denote rumored content, while the other content is confirmed. news Jul 24, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-174109.aspx In addition to the projected 80+ track list – which is a great value considering the downloadable price scheme and that it includes everything from AC/DC to Guns N' Roses, Devo, Billy Idol, and Pearl Jam – multiple touch-ups clean up the menus. Each song's difficulty rating, which is already shown for downloadable songs in the in-game Rock Band music store, are finally available in the song selection screen. No more second-guessing how difficult a specific instrumental part is anymore. news Jul 23, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-172929.aspx Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of Nine Inch Nails and Shinedown to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content. Available July 22, the NIN three-pack includes the psychotic audio thrill ride Burn from the Natural Born Killers soundtrack, Capital G from their conceptual fifth studio release Year Zero, and Last from the second studio release, EP Broken. Nine Inch Nails is the Grammy winning industrial rock act founded by producer, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, Trent Reznor more than 20 years ago with over 20 millions albums sold world wide. Each track will be available for $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) or $5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the three-pack. news Jul 21, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-172198.aspx HMXTheMax, a Harmonix Developer, writes: Hey Guys. I'm sure you're all itching to know what tasty downloadables we're throwing your way next week, so I'll keep it brief. Sean and friends are flying back from E3 (which went phenomenally) and will be back next week, so toss all your empties in the recycling bin and try not to make it look like we partied too hard while they were gone. Here we go: Tracks: Nine Inch Nails 3-pack Burn Capital G Last Shinedown Devour Junkies For Fame news Jul 18, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-171229.aspx Alan Tsang of PS3Fanboy says, We mentioned before that Rock Band 2 will allow players to export most of the Rock Band disc tracks and upgrade them into Rock Band 2 gameplay. Most means not all. So what tracks are excluded? Joystiq got a chance to talk to senior designer Dan Teasdale, who said the final list of importable songs is still up in the air, due to licensing issues. Apparently Harmonix had to re-license all of the tracks from the first Rock Band. Sources are saying the number of songs excluded will probably be around 2 to 3. This is speculated to be caused by the new exclusivity deals with Guitar Hero: World Tour. The official Rock Band 2 website has also been opened. No new information, but there are a couple of IM icons and wallpaper. The website also allows you to pre-order the game on the Xbox 360 on Amazon, but a quick look around also leads a pre-order for the PS3 version, including the Special Edition which includes the instruments. We did notice the Special Edition is has a release date listed as October 19th while the game by itself has it listed as November 30th, but these dates are probably inaccurate. The 360 Special Edition, which already has a confirmed release date of September, also has the release date listed as October here. news Jul 17, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/rock-band/videos/g-20070402141236497038/v-20080715105950976011 video Jul 15, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/f/drum-kit-showdown/a-2008071511435552060/g-20070402141236497038 Whose drums are quietest, and whose will keep the neighbors up all night? feature Jul 15, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-169166.aspx Dick McVengeance of Destructoid says, Let's face it: the Guitar Hero controller is not the ideal item for the game. It'd be nice to hold a full-sized guitar in your hands. We've seen people build custom controllers and put them on eBay, but those were one-off deals, and usually rather expensive. news Jul 14, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-168753.aspx Reuters are reporting that a deal between Electronic Arts and MTV will make the Madden 09 soundtrack available in the weekly downloadable content update for Rock Band. The nugget of info was couched in a broader report about the run-up to the 20th anniversary of the seminal sports simulation. Huge hat tip to reader Max for spotting and pointing it out to us. news Jul 12, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-167054.aspx There's a video right now on YouTube that supposedly leaks all of the Rock Band 2 tracks! Rock Band Forum poster XxMattxX starts the discussion in their forums off by saying, Has anyone else seen it? There are a lot of personal favorites on the list, but none stuck out more than Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd. Video and full list of songs and artists below, Rock Band Forum discussion after the jump. Here's The List: Warmup: If You Wanna Get to Heaven - Ozark Mountain Devils Gold Lion - Yeah Yeah Yeahs Possum Kingdom - The Toadies Black Betty - Ram Jam Don't Speak - No Doubt Black - Pearl Jam Drain You - Nirvana Farmhouse - Phish Santaria - Sublime Apprentice: You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrisette We Got the Beat - The Go-Gos Float On - Modest Mouse Kiss Me Deadly - Lita Ford Atomic - Blondie Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar Piece of My Heart - Janice Joplin Rock the Casbah - The Clash I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones Solid: Panic Attack - Finger Eleven Chop Suey - System of a Down Give it Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers Everlong - Foo Fighters Kids in America - Kim Wilde Ace of Spades - Motorhead Hello There - ?Cheap Trick? Anyway You Want It - Journey Pinball Wizard - The Who Moderate: Machinehead - Bush Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen What's the Frequency Kenneth? - REM Want To - ? I Write Sins Not Tragedies - Panic at the Disco The Old Apartment - Barenaked Ladies When I Come Around - Green Day Zombie - The Cranberries Soak Up the Sun - ?Sheryl Crow? Skilled: Waiting on the World to Change - John Mayer Man in the Box - Alice in Chains Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers One S... news Jul 9, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-166838.aspx E3, the video-game industry's big trade show, is next week, and you'll be hearing a lot about all the new software coming between now and Christmas. But there's a bit of a lull until Aug. 12, when Madden NFL 09 unofficially marks the beginning of the fall game season. July is a good time to catch up on some of the games you may have missed. Here are the best of the year so far. news Jul 9, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-165083.aspx Wondering why there isn't any Led Zeppelin in the Rhythm Games you love? Here's what Michael McWhertor of Kotaku says, According to their management, the band isn't 'comfortable' giving up access to its master tapes, the very thing required to edit these things down to Rock Band and Guitar Hero ready formats. 'It ain't about the money,' says Peter Mensch of Q Prime Management who handles Led Zep's interests. McWhertor goes on to list a few of the bands that have given up the access, including Van Halen, Steely Dan, Guns N' Roses, and the Eagles. news Jul 4, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-164973.aspx Qais Fulton of Destructoid says, ...we've got next week's rock offerings a couple days early. On July 8th (the 10th for you PSTriple-ites) Harmonix is serving up a delicious rock stew featuring the Red Hot Chili Pepper tracks Snow and Tell Me Baby, as well as Rush tracks Closer to the Heart and Working Man. Each track is $1.99 (160 Microsoft points) and all tracks are masters. That's right, Harmonix has managed to wrangle an master version of Working Man. Not only a master, but a master with an alternate solo that has yet to be released publicly... Rock Band continues to bring on the awesome DLC, and it's all going to be playable on Rock Band 2! news Jul 3, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-164778.aspx 58 has been done before. 60 is too small of a jump. 70 is getting closer, but still isn't awe inspiring. Now 80, 80 is a number that can be celebrated and a number that accurately describes the number of master tracks that will be included with Rock Band 2. news Jul 3, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-164098.aspx It may not be a complete album, but we don't think fans of The Who will complain too much. Harmonix revealed details Tuesday on the upcoming The Who greatest hits download pack for Rock Band, which will be comprised of 12 songs that are all master recordings. news Jul 2, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-163200.aspx Buried on the 11th paragraph on a story about Rock Band 2, The Associated Press reports this morning that 12 tracks from The Who ranging from 'My Generation' to 'Who Are You' will release for Rock Band on July 15. Neither of those tracks are from the long-awaited album Who's Next, but at least this is something, right? Hit the jump for more news Jun 30, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-162486.aspx HMXSean, a Harmonix Developer from the Rock Band forums says, Hey everybody, next week for DLC we have the Crüefest Pack for $.99 per track (80 Microsoft Points) and a track from the movie The Rocker by Vesuvius absolutely free! Also check back on Monday and I may have some other news-type-stuff for you. The music sounds good, and who can complain about a free track, but what I'm really excited for is the news-type-stuff coming on Monday! news Jun 27, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/f/2008s-best-games-so-far-suck/a-20080624102646281053/g-20070402141236497038 They were critically acclaimed. They were loved by millions. Now meet the GamesRadar editors who can't STAND them feature Jun 26, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/rock-band/news/rock-band-guitar-hero-fight-over-beatles/a-20080623112948384017/g-20070402141236497038 Deal breaking within weeks, says insider news Jun 23, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-160423.aspx Representatives for The Beatles are currently in talks with both Mtv Games and Activision to bring the massive catalog of The Beatles songs to the game industry. The deal is said to be worth several million dollars and could be finalized as soon as a few weeks from now. As long as the controlling interests of the Beatles recordings agree, a final deal would likely be announced around E3. news Jun 23, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-159982.aspx Harmonix has announced that three new Weezer tracks will hit the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 editions of Rock Band next week, alongside the previously announced release of the Pixies' Doolittle full downloadable album. Composed of songs from the band's latest album, the Weezer Pack includes: * Dreamin' * The Greatest Man that Ever Lived * Troublemaker All three tracks are master recordings and priced individually at 160 Microsoft Points ($1.99), or as a bundle for 440 Microsoft Points ($5.49). news Jun 20, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/rock-band/videos/g-20070402141236497038/v-2008041010524246022 video Apr 11, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/rock-band/videos/g-20070402141236497038/v-20080407145850178050 video Apr 7, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/rock-band/screenshots/g-20070402141236497038 screenshot Mar 20, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/rock-band/screenshots/g-20070402141236497038 screenshot Mar 20, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/rock-band/screenshots/g-20070402141236497038 screenshot Mar 20, 2008