Archive for June, 2008

Rock Band to get The Who »

Harmonix will be releasing a big DLC pack that focuses on The Who.
On July 15, 12 tracks from The Who will be available for download. The songs will range from “Who Are You” to “My Generation”
Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos mentioned that they worked with Pete Townsend and Roger Daltry to get the setlist for […]

Rock Band 2 to have 80 Tracks? »

We reported 2 days ago that Rock Band 2 survey may have indicated that the game would have 120 songs.
Do keep in mind that survey questions are often developed to see just how far a game publisher will have to go to sell a product.
The AP now reports, after an interview with Harmonix, that Rock […]

Nirvana’s “Drain You” to be in Rock Band 2 »

When IGN had the announcement for Rock Band 2 earlier today, their interview with designer Dan Teasdale had a screenshot of the game with some lyrics (below).
Drain You appears to be the first song we can confirm will appear in Rock Band 2
You’ll notice that it has the lyrics “lated I’ve become” which, after a […]

Rock Band 2 News - It’s Official »

The official announcement for Rock Band 2 has been made today. Only a few major details have been released, but we should expect some major announcements in the coming weeks (think the E3 Conference in 2 weeks) .
The Rock Band 2 release date has been set for September for the Xbox 360 release, and […]

AC/DC Will Be In Rock Band 2 »

Rock Band 2 will have AC/DC and at least 120 songsWell it appears as though we’re not finished with big news coming from surveys today.
This news story comes to us from our friends over at Rock Band 2 News.
In yet another survey, it was announced that Rock Band 2 will feature popular Australian rockers AC/DC […]

More Guitar Hero: World Tour Playable Characters »

Jimi Hendrix is expected to be a playable character in Guitar Hero: World TourWe love surveys. They’ve let us know about Rock Band 2 and the possible cover art for the game.  They’ve also given us a heads up on new details about controllers and artists for Guitar Hero: World Tour.
Today we get more information […]

Rock Band DLC - Week of July 1 - Crüefest Pack plus free song »

Next weeks DLC for Rock Band has been announced, and it’s the Crüefest Pack.  This pack comes with another Mötley Crüe song from their new Saints of Los Angeles album, and songs from 2 other artists.  Along with the usual 3-pack, Harmonix is releasing a free song as well.
Here is the track listing of the Crüefest […]

Guitar Hero Action Figures from MacFarlane Toys »

The first series will feature Axel Steel among othersActivision has teamed up with McFarlane Toys and will be releasing a set of Guitar Hero action figures.
The first series of figures will be released in November to coincide with the release of Guitar Hero: World Tour.
The first series of figures will include Axel Steel, Lars Umlaut, […]

Guitar Hero Will Get Free World of Warcraft Song »

It’s looking more and more like the Activision and Blizzard merger will go smoothly this month.
Starting today, a World of Warcraft song titled “I Am Murloc”  will be available for download on both the PS3 and Xbox 360 systems for Guitar Hero III.
“I Am Murloc” will be free, following in the footsteps of other ‘video […]

Rock Revolution Publisher Decries Lack of Controller Compatibility »

One game controller to rule them all… don’t hold your breathMTV has just published a story about the Guitar Hero and Rock Band rivalry.  The focus of the story seems to be on the cost to the consumer at having to purchase more game instruments when new games come out.
The part of the story […]