Archive for March, 2008

New Rock Band DLC - “Still Alive” by GlaD0s and Jonathan Coulton (master) »

Huge Success!
Harmonix has released “Still Alive” by GlaD0s and Jonathan Coulton.
And it’s Free!!  (I hope this isn’t an April Fools Joke)
This will be available on the Xbox 360 on Tuesday, but unfortunately will not be available for the PS3 until “mid-April”. 
Sony is relaunching their PlayStation Store, and last weeks store update was the last new […]

Official Rock Band Drum Silencers »

While doing some blog surfing, I came across this interesting item.
Official Rock Band Drum Silencers.
It looks like the release date is April 18th, with a retail price of $19.99.
Update: Average Joe Gamer has some more info on their website, including a link to the product at EBGames/Gamestop 
Related Links:
Rock Band Silencers

Rock Band to announce first Full Album Tomorrow? »

Alright, here’s the rumor that we’re starting today…
Tomorrow, Rock Band developers Harmonix will likely announce the release of the first full album download for Rock Band.
That’s right… we went there. And here’s our reasoning…
Clue #1
On Friday, the following post was on the official Rock Band Forums
Post Title: Nothing to see here - (DLC […]

Guitar Hero Aerosmith Trailer Released »

Activision has released the first video trailer for Guitar Hero Aerosmith.
It’s available on a few different sites, and we’ve included a link to the trailer below that’s on the Kotaku site
You can really tell they’ve put a lot of time into the motion capture and overall graphics in the game.
Link and more info after the […]

European Rock Band Date and Price Announced? »

Major Update: Official Release Date is May 23, 2008, Read The Announcement. 
Update: Added a link to Scory.com, the website that is selling the Rock Band package. 
Update #2: This seems to be only for the PS3 and XBOX 360 Release.  Still no information on the PS2 release.
Well, we were right happy this morning when we read […]

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith - First 3 Tiers Announced »

Update: More songs have since been announced and confirmed.  Check out our Guitar Hero: Aerosmith page for a more comprehensive tracklising and game info. 
This list comes from the May 2008 copy of Gamepro
Tier 1:Nipmuc High School
Mott the Hopple: All The Young Dudes
Cheaptrick: The Dream Police
Aerosmith: Make It, Uncle Salty, and Draw the Line
Tier 2:Max’s Kansas City
Joan Jett: […]

Def Leppard to be in Guitar Hero IV »

On the radio show Rockline, a caller asked why there were no Def Leppard songs on either Guitar Hero or in Rock Band.
Def Leppard guitarist Phill Collen replied that they would be in the upcoming Guitar Hero 4, and that the songs “Rock of Ages”, “Animal”, and ”Photograph” would be featured.
Rockline has a section on their […]

Guitar Hero Tabs »

For those about to rock, we assist you.  Well, not us actually, but rather the guys over at guitarherotab.com
They’ve been busy compiling guitar tablatures and posting them on the site.  So for those of you who play ‘real’ guitar and want to play the songs you play on Guitar Hero or Rock Band, this might be […]

More Guitar Hero Aerosmith Songs and Bands Announced »

Alright, so the details have been coming in rapidly, regarding new Aerosmith tracks and guest bands lately.
This is just a quick update to list all the information available.
Aerosmith Tracks Confirmed:

Dream On
Make It
Mama Kin
Movin’ Out
Walk This Way
Sweet Emotion
Draw the Line
Uncle Salty
No Surprize
Kings and Queens

More songs and bands after the break

Rock Band for the Wii Announced »

Harmonix recently announced that Rock Band for the Wii will be released in both the U.S. and Canada on June 22nd. The special edition bundle will include the game, drums, microphone, and a wireless guitar controller.
From The Release;
Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of MTV Networks, which is a […]