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Apr 1, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Star Trek and Rock Band giving away 500 songs each day MTV Games and Harmonix's Rock Band are joining forces with Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment to celebrate the May 8th theatrical release of the film STAR TREK from director/producer J.J. Abrams. The first-of-its-kind collaboration will fuse together the massive cultural followings of both STAR TREK and the video game phenomenon Rock Band to engage fans with free music, an in-game battle of the bands, and futuristic avatar creation contest.
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Apr 1, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Nyko's Metal Pedal for Rock Band and Guitar Hero now available Nyko's new heavy-duty drum pedal for Rock Band and Guitar Hero is now available in stores for $19.99.

The Metal Pedal is compatible with Rock Band 1 and 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour and Guitar Hero: Metallica on all consoles. Simply plug the pedal directly into the drum set and you are good to go!
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Mar 31, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Rumor: Pepsi Giving Away 1 Million Rock Band Tracks This Summer Kotaku writes: "MTV Games and Pepsi appear to be teaming up for a Rock Band-themed, Pepsi-soaked promotion this Summer, giving away up to 1 million free Rock Band tracks to lucky sugared soft drink swillers."
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Mar 26, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Rock Band Breaks $1 Billion in Sales GamePlasma writes:

"MTV Games and Harmonix have announced that the Rock Band Franchise has made over $1 Billion in sales in North American retail within the past 15 months, according to The NPD Group. Rock Band, according to NPD figures, was also the number one title of 2008 by revenue across all game genres."
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Mar 24, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Rock Band expands the Who collection Harmonix and MTV Games announced today 12 new tracks coming this week to the Rock Band® Music Store catalogue of downloadable content for Wii home videogame console from Nintendo, including eight more tracks from classic rock band The Who!
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Mar 18, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 -  Rock Band teams up with MTV, & VH1 to celebrate Pearl Jam's re-release of debut album Ten In honor of the re-release of Pearl Jam's debut album Ten on Epic/Legacy Recordings, in retail stores nationwide day-in-date with its launch in the Rock Band® Music Store, MTV, MTV2, VH1, and VH1 Classic and Rock Band® are teaming up to roll out a two-week long lineup of content that celebrates the band, its successes and the band's debut in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content. Exclusive features include the VH1 Classic premiere of "Pearl Jam Ten Revisited," including the never before seen version of the music video "Jeremy," and covers of Pearl Jam classics by current artists on MTV2.

Rock Band and Microsoft to Host Game with Fame session with Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron on Friday, March 27th at 7pm ET.
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Mar 17, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - 13 New Rock Band Tracks Hitting Wii Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of 11 tracks to the Rock Band Music Store catalogue of downloadable content for Wii, including three live recordings from iconic classic rock band The Who.
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Mar 12, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Synergex officially distributes "Rock Band 2" in Brazil From UOL Jogos:

"The Synergex announced it will launch on 23 March throughout the country versions for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 the complete package of "Rock Band 2." The package includes the game "Rock Band 2," Controls in the form of guitar and drums and a USB microphone. The price has not been set, but the launch marks the beginning of a partnership between Electronic Arts and Synergex distribution in Brazilian soil for the main title of the EA for home consoles. "

Translated by Google
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Mar 10, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Everything to Know About the 591 Songs Featured in the Rock Band Catalog The official tally of playable music in the Rock Band catalog is 591 songs. PWN or DIE wanted to take a look at this list and see what they can tell about the songs they have chosen to include so far. They took time to make graphs to show some of the data compared by genre, decade, source, and more. Some of what they found is is a little surprising.
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Mar 10, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - 14 New Tracks Hit The Rock Band Store The lineup includes music from metal icons Metallica, songs from alternative bands Radiohead and Sonic Youth, as well as tracks from classic rock artists KISS and David Bowie. Rock Band Wii owners will also have access to music from punk band The Clash and rock bands Wolfmother and Garbage.
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Mar 3, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Rock Band Craze Fuels Second Amp National Gaming Tour NextGen Player writes:

"This year the Amp Your Game national gaming tour will be featuring Rock Band 2 and wannabe bands will have a chance to compete for a $100,000 first place prize."
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Mar 2, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Wii Rock Band Gets 14 Tracks from No Doubt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jimmy Eat World 14 tracks from Jimmy Eat World, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and No Doubt will be added to the Rock Band Music Store for Nintendo Wii this tomorrow. Wii fans should rejoice as the music is coming quicker to the platform than before. In fact, the music from No Doubt and Stevie Ray Vaughan will be released for Wii the same day as the Xbox 360 and two days before the Playstation 3, just announced on Friday. The Jimmy Eat World tracks were just added to the other two consoles the week before.
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Feb 27, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Rock Band 2 Dated on PLAYSTATION3, PlayStation2 and Wii Harmonix and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks, along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc., today announced that its critically acclaimed music videogame Rock Band 2 will begin shipping in Europe for the PLAYSTATION3 and PlayStation2 beginning the week of 23rd March.
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Feb 23, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - The Cars' debut album zooms into Rock Band Wii Music Store Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of eight remaining tracks from The Cars' self-titled 1978 debut album to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content for Wii home videogame console from Nintendo.

The lineup includes classic rock hits "Good Times Roll," "My Best Friend's Girl," "I'm in Touch with Your World," "Don't Cha Stop," "You're All I've Got Tonight," "Bye Bye Love," "Moving in Stereo" and "All Mixed Up." "Just What I Needed," also featured on The Cars album, was released to the Rock Band Wii music catalog in January.
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Feb 20, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Nintendo Adverts Rated as Best Performers The Phoenix AdPi Audit combines brand performance, advertising performance, and copy testing. This latest one measured consumers' reactions to 30 ads that were in-market from October through December 2008. The ads were from top video game publishers such as Activision, Disney Interactive, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, MTV Games, Nintendo, Sony and Ubisoft.
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Feb 17, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Rock Band Wii Owners Get Nirvana DLC Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of seven tracks from alternative grunge band Nirvana to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content for Wii home videogame console from Nintendo.
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Feb 12, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Viacom: Rock Band 2 sales weaker than expected Eric Caoili on Gamasutra writes:

"Viacom said in its fourth quarter earnings call that Rock Band 2 sales were solid with 2 million units sold since the music game's September 2008 launch, but admitted that the sales are still weaker than expected.

The media conglomerate attributed Rock Band 2's underperformance to a sudden drop in retail spending in the last two months of 2008, according to a report from digital content business site PaidContent."
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Feb 10, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Snoop Dogg coming to.....Rock Band? An interesting press release has just surfaced from the offical Rock Band foums that states that "In addition, songs from Snoop Dogg's impressive catalogue of hits will be released on MTV's hot-selling Rock Band® music video game platform."
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Feb 10, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Rush Arrive on Rock Band for Wii Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of seven new tracks from progressive rock band Rush to the Rock Band Music Store catalogue of downloadable content for Wii.
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Feb 9, 2009
Wii News from N4G | Rock Band 2
Wii - Rock Band 2 - Rush comes to Wii Rock Band with 7 songs from Moving Pictures album Owners of the Nintendo Wii versions of the Rock Band games are getting another dose of classic rock music DLC. This time 7 songs from the legendary band Rush will be made available on Tuesday.
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Rock Band 2
Rock Band 2

Genre: Simulation
Release date: Dec 23, 2008
Published by: Electronic Arts
Developed by: Harmonix
Franchise: Rock Band
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