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.
Harmonix's CEO tells Next-Gen that individual instruments for Rock Band will arrive "as soon as humanly possible."
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.
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!
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 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.
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.
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.
Rock Band for PS3/360 set at $169.99, Nov. 23 release. PS2 version $159.99, Dec. 10 release.
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.
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.
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"
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.
GameRevolver.com is giving away two tickets to see Ozzy in celebration of the releases of Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
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.
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."