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Rock Band to add 10 More Pearl Jam Songs

Rock Band to add 10 More Pearl Jam Songs

The debut album from Seattle grunge-fathers Pearl Jam is coming to Rock Band owners next week, Harmonix and MTV Games confirmed today. Ten adds eleven new tracks, all of which make me feel positively ancient. I mean, we’re eighteen years on from the original release of Pearl Jam’s Ten, a tape that I had on [...]

Rock Band Adds A Lil' Bit Of Alt Country

Rock Band Adds A Lil’ Bit Of Alt Country

Next week’s batch of fine downloadables for Rock Band and Rock Band 2 go a little bit country. Don’t worry, this is the good kind of country, largely free of thickheaded wordplay and grating twangery. What does that even mean? I don’t know to be honest, but this is country of the "alt" variety, featuring [...]

Rock Band / Guitar Hero Summer Camps? LOL

Rock Band / Guitar Hero Summer Camps? LOL

Whether you like to play real instruments or rip it up on the plastic set, there’s going to be a camp waiting for you this summer. Musical prodigies who specifically enjoy rhythm games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero: World Tour can join the teen-focused Power Chord Academy for their "GameROCKERS" program. The three-day program [...]

Rock Band Weekly: Steve Miller, Belly, Rob Zombie, Godsmack, Mute Math, Ghost Hounds

Rock Band Weekly: Steve Miller, Belly, Rob Zombie, Godsmack, Mute Math, Ghost Hounds

Fun fact of the day: Steve Miller Band’s “Space Cowboy” and “The Joker” are not the same song, but “Joker” is often referred to by both names because of its first line, “Some people call me the Space Cowboy…” Just keep that in mind as you’re shopping for Rock Band DLC next week. Steve Miller [...]

Rumor: And the next LEGO game is . . .  LEGO Rock Band ?!?!

Rumor: And the next LEGO game is . . . LEGO Rock Band ?!?!

A “source” has told VG247 that Traveller’s Tales’ next LEGO game won’t be Star Wars. Won’t be Indiana Jones, either. Won’t be Robocop, won’t be Predator, won’t be Halo. It’ll be LEGO Rock Band. Seems the rumor stems from an interview on Britain’s Radio One last night, in which TT swore a new LEGO game [...]

Rock Band has GONE Country

rock-band-dixie-chicksHarmonix has made official the previously reported Rock Band country music track pack for the week of December 16. Judging by the comments in the earlier post, the tracks may not be your cup of tea, but please keep the “it’s Rock Band” cries to a minimum.

Rock Band 2 puckers up for 'Lips' mic patch

Rock Band 2 puckers up for ‘Lips’ mic patch

What rocker wouldn’t want to add a little sparkle to the mic? Lips developer Keiichi Yano said it could be done. Microsoft and MTV Games say it will be done: We “are working together to ensure that consumers will be able to use the wireless mics from Lips with Rock Band 2,” confirmed a statement [...]

Rock Band goes Country

Rock Band goes Country

UPDATE: MTV Games confirms that it is indeed true, with the music set for Dec. 16. Well, we reckon it’s almost official now. According to Country Music Television’s (CMT) blog, the Rock Back country music pack is coming on December 16th to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The report claims five songs will be part [...]

Rockband Weekly

Rockband Weekly

This week’s serving of Rock Band DLC brings together a hodge podge of European bands as well as a free song from Miranda Cosgrove. We’ve also got two from Naked Brothers Band — who, as it turns out, has no relation whatsoever to the Barenaked Ladies. Individual Tracks “Headphones On” – Miranda Cosgrove ($Free) “Are [...]

Rock Band gets Staind, Testament and more

Rock Band gets Staind, Testament and more

As announced last Friday, four brand new tracks just arrived to the XBLM as part of Rock Band‘s “working on 500 by the end of 2008″ downloadable content library. There is some good music from bands like Scars on Broadway, Staind, Testament and an 80 Microsoft point track from The New No 2. Carefully yet [...]