Rock Band will rock your face clean off, but what else is on Harmonix's radar? Next-Gen speaks with studio boss Alex Rigopulos who says they want to expand the music genre, and that there are "other instruments that we haven't touched yet" and more genres they have yet to delve into.
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Oct 22, 2007

Solo Rock Band Instruments Coming "ASAP"

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Harmonix's CEO tells Next-Gen that individual instruments for Rock Band will arrive "as soon as humanly possible."

In a recent interview with Next-Gen, Harmonix head Alex Rigopulos assured us that his studio will deliver individual instrument controllers for the upcoming Rock Band post-haste.

"The highest priority is to make sure that as many people as possible can have the multi-instrument band experience this holiday," he said. "We are working diligently to get individual instruments into the channel as soon as humanly possible and we have a huge effort in place to make this happen."
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Oct 19, 2007

Rock Band Exclusive - Rock Around the World

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360 - Rock Band - Rock Band Exclusive - Rock Around the World

Harmonix's music monstrosity will offer the most engrossing career mode in a rhythm game yet, as gamespot found out in gamespots exclusive look at the band world tour mode.
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Oct 18, 2007

Rock Band Achievements released

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Oct 18, 2007 Achievements for rock bands are usually things like longest groupie orgy and most bottles of JD Blue Label chugged in a pool full of cocaine; Achievements in Rock Band, just announced, are not quite as awesome but won't leave you with a drug problem, depression, or the clap. Below is the comprehensive list of Achievements for Harmonix's box o' rawk, which will keep you and your bandmates shredding at least until Keith and Mick die. Achievements will be retroactively assigned - ... » Read More

Oct 17, 2007

Rock Band Achievements!

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Here are the achievements for Rock Band. This is a world premiere of the 49 achievements totaling 1000 points. Warning in advance, these achievements reveal most of the game details, including cities that it takes place and more. Enjoy!
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Oct 16, 2007

Becoming The Next Great Rock Band Won't Come Cheap

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360 - Rock Band - Becoming The Next Great Rock Band Won't Come Cheap

The garage rock band has now turned into the living room rock band, and as Electronic Arts "Rock Band" approaches its release date for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 on Nov. 23, reports are stating that only the bundle will be sold initially.

The bundle will ring in at $169, and individual instruments won't be available until early 2008.

More after the jump...
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Oct 16, 2007

Rock Band is Flirting with Disaster - Another Song Revealed

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360 - Rock Band - Rock Band is Flirting with Disaster - Another Song Revealed

The quintessential Southern rock band is Lynyrd Skynyrd. But one of the most recognizable Southern rock songs is actually by lesser-known Molly Hatchet. "Flirting with Disaster," the title track from Hatchet's second album (released in 1979) is the latest song added to the growing list for Harmonix's Rock Band.
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Oct 15, 2007

Rock Band bundled until 2008

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360 - Rock Band - Rock Band bundled until 2008

Harmonix teamed up with publisher EA to make perhaps the most ambitious musical outing the gaming world has seen thus far: Rock Band. Now that its PlayStation 3 debut on November 23 is finally within sight, the news is starting to roll in.
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Sep 29, 2007

Ps3 Rock Band Controllers Can Work On Ps2

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Both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 bundles will include the game, a wired drum kit, and a microphone. The 360 bundle will also come with a wired Fender Stratocaster guitar controller and USB hub, whereas the PS3 bundle will come with a wireless version of the Stratocaster controller and no USB hub. The PS3 edition's instruments can also be used with the PS2 edition of the game.
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Sep 28, 2007

Rock Band Bundle Price Set for $169.99 PS3/360 Version

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360 - Rock Band - Rock Band Bundle Price Set for $169.99 PS3/360 Version

Rock Band for PS3/360 set at $169.99, Nov. 23 release. PS2 version $159.99, Dec. 10 release.
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Sep 28, 2007

PS2 Rock Band touring NA in '07

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360 - Rock Band - PS2 Rock Band touring NA in '07

Last month at the Leipzig Games Convention, Harmonix and MTV Games' European publicist announced that Rock Band was coming to the PlayStation 2. However, no mention was made of a US release for the PS2 edition of the previously Xbox 360- and PlayStation 3-only rhythm game, which will arrive on both sides of the Atlantic later this year.

Today, though, US Harmonix reps confirmed North American PS2s will be able to jam with Rock Band. More importantly, the game will ship before the end of the year, putting it in further competition with rival Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Now, the Wii will be the sole console where the latter instrument-based rock-rhythm game is unchallenged when it ships at the end of October.

The PS2 Rock Band is a scaled-down version of its next-gen brethren, and will not have the iTunes-like functionality to download new music. It will, however, have a single-player career mode. So far, more than 10 songs have been announced for the PS2 version, including the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter," the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage," and "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" by the Clash.
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Sep 27, 2007

Rock Band's Lagbuster

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Spray N wipe's detailed explanation of Rock Band's lagbuster, it's alot better than their previous lag prevention tools from the Guitar Hero 1 & 2.
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Sep 26, 2007

Harmonix confirms Amazon Rock Band delay notices are wrong

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360 - Rock Band - Harmonix confirms Amazon Rock Band delay notices are wrong

Amazon sent out notices this morning to customers that Rock Band had been delayed until late 2008. That is just plain wrong says Harmonix's PR. They have absolutely no idea how it happened, but when they asked Amazon to update their information to correct the error, Amazon then shifted all Rock Band content to 2008. Rock Band is still planned for this November with an official release date being announced "very soon"
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Sep 19, 2007

First videos of The Rock Band Tour 2007

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360 - Rock Band - First videos of The Rock Band Tour 2007

The Official Rock Band 2007 Tour kicked off September 9th at the MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas. These are the first videos of ordinary people playing the next great party game.
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Sep 12, 2007

GameRevolver celebrates Rock Band by giving away Ozzy tickets

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360 - Rock Band - GameRevolver celebrates Rock Band by giving away Ozzy tickets

GameRevolver.com is giving away two tickets to see Ozzy in celebration of the releases of Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

"In celebration of the releases of Guitar Hero III and Rock Band, we here at Game Revolver will be giving away two tickets to the Ozzy/Zombie concert this November 11th and the E-Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Registration is free and the rules are simple. Here is what you need to doÂ¿"
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Sep 11, 2007

KISS and RHCP join Rock Band

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The latest groups to join the ranks of Rock Band are Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden and KISS. The three master tracks join the game's growing list of over 30 from a diverse range of bands.

Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
KISS - Detroit Rock City
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Sep 11, 2007

Rock Band trailer hits the road

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Sept 11, 2007 The musical journey to Rock stardom will begin, we hope, before the year is out on Xbox 360 and PS3, and the latest CG trailer demonstrates just what can be achieved if you and your musical buddies practice, practice, practice. We saw glimpses of some of Rock Bands band members in the E3 trailer, but not content with having to share the limelight with gameplay clips four of them have found time to star in there own music video. Perched on top of a moving car and Rocking out to ... » Read More

Sep 10, 2007

Highly important Rock Band super-info

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Sept 10, 2007 OXM has a weekly podcast (they're on episode 79). Last week they interviewed the man in charge of Rock Band, Alex Rigopulos, the CEO, president, co-founder and general cool guy of Harmonix. You should check it out. It's an illuminating interview that reveals several new tidbits about the game. The 360 bulk package of the game will not have wireless guitars but will come packed with a USB hub. The PS3 package will include wireless guitars, but neither version will have any option ... » Read More

Sep 10, 2007

Deploying Soon, Shock and Rock

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360 - Rock Band - Deploying Soon, Shock and Rock

Listing of superb games due to be deployed this fall.
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Sep 8, 2007

Harmonix CEO confirms Rock Band's Xbox 360 bundle guitar is wired

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360 - Rock Band - Harmonix CEO confirms Rock Band's Xbox 360 bundle guitar is wired

In the latest OXM Podcast, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos confirms that the Xbox 360 guitars for Rock Band are wired in the bundles. There will be wired and wireless versions available for the Xbox 360, but once again, the retail bundles will come with a wired guitar. The PS3 guitars are all wireless. The Xbox 360 bundle will also come with a USB hub for all the peripherals to plug into. On both the Xbox 360 and PS3 version the microphone and drum kit will be wired. Rigopulos says, "The cost of wireless technology on the Microsoft side is higher and to be able to offer those bundles at a price point that would be reasonable for consumers it was necessary ... on the 360 side we are also bundling a hub."
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