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.
The first ever pictures of the Mad Catz drums for Rock Band have been revealed along with the pictures, details, and release dates for other upcoming Mad Catz controllers and accessories for Rock Band.
Punk Band The Offspring must really like fake instruments as well as the real deal as they are releaseing six additional tracks for Rock Band "Soon".
Microsoft yesterday launched a new Facebook application ¿ myRockBand - to support the 'Xbox 360 presents Rock Band Live' campaign. The summer long series of promotional events in the U.K., France and Germany celebrates the exclusive availability of the videogame Rock Band on the Xbox 360 console.
You don't often get a chance to see the people behind the games industry letting their hair down, except possibly the webcast of the GoldenJoystick awards, but thanks to UK satellite TV, if you happened to be watching the X-League channel last week you would have been in for a treat. ...
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Mark: ""Harmonix and MTV Games have announced the addition of the third album to be added to the Rock Band music store catalog - the Pixies' "Doolittle" from 1989 - bringing the online catalog to more than 200 songs available.
Rock Band developer Harmonix has announced that it will release the Pixies' "Doolittle," the game's third downloadable album, on PS3 and Xbox 360 the week after next.
While the Pixies' Doolittle album won't arrive until June 24, Harmonix has pulled back the curtain on this week's downloadable content for Rock Band on PS3 and Xbox 360:
Hilary Goldstein from IGN writes:
Back when the European launch of the Xbox 360 version was announced the press release stated Rock Band "will be available for additional platforms later this summer", which suggested a release window of June-August.
Some astute television watchers have discovered tantalizing clues about possible future downloadable Rock Band tracks.
Despite the unenthusiastic and often mediocre reviews and scores given to Haze, according to Develop, the game developers news site, Haze has come in as a new entry at number 12,just under Rock Band, the highest climber. It even beat the mighty Age of Conan which has come in as a new entry at number 13.
Songs from the three finalists of 2007's Dew Circuit Breakout will be Rock Band DLC, or at least part of it, for the week of June 10.
The album "Who's Next" by The Who was supposed to be the first album released on Rock Band. However it was not and no reason was ever given. RockBandMods.net now knows the real reason why we won't ever see all of it in Rock Band or any other music games.
Ever wondered where your favorite Rock Band DLC places when matched up against the rest of the ever-growing pack? Now you can find out.
Michael McWherthor from Kotaku writes:
MTV Games is teaming up with Q Entertainment to bring Rock Band, in a heavily localized form, to the land that started the genre.
This weekend, at a beachside event in Ibiza 'Xbox 360 Presents Rock Band Live' was launched. The promotion allows music fans in France, Germany and the U.K. to Start a Band and Rock the World with Rock Band! Those who give stellar performances on Rock Band could win a rock star lifestyle: living it up VIP style in Ibiza with a week's holiday at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel.
Rock Band will add tracks from two decidedly different artists to its online setlist next week in a nod to both fun-loving baby boomers and their angst-addled offspring.
If you've got Rock Band, and are looking for some new songs, then get your MS points ready. Plenty of new songs available to download today. Including some Franz Ferdinand songs.