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Rock Band 3 Has A New Publisher—Mad Catz!

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:40:00 EDT

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Harmonix's rock solid 2010 rock 'n' roll game Rock Band 3 will be re-released later this year under the guidance of a new publisher, Mad Catz. That's right. The people who make Rock Band guitar and keyboard controllers are now publishing the game. More »

Comedy Central And Spike TV Now Have Their Own Video Game Company

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:00:00 EDT

Someday, we may get The Daily Show: The Video Game or Spike TV Video Game Awards: The Game, thanks to the formation of 345 Games, the new video game arm of Comedy Central and Spike TV. The first two titles to come from that studio will be Deadliest Warrior: Legends and Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon, both for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, MTV announced today. More »

Rock Band 3 Rings In 2011 With The Man In Black, Old Tracks

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:00:00 EST

One of your resolutions for 2011 should probably be "play more Rock Band 3." Harmonix is encouraging that kind of behavior with a long list of new additions to its full band music game, including an injection of Johnny Cash. More »

Rock Band Creators Gone From MTV, Taking Hits With Them

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:30:00 EST

The people who make Rock Band and the breakout Kinect dancing game Dance Central have been sold by MTV's parent company Viacom. But they can keep making sequels to those series, if they want to. More »

Rock Band Is Coming Down With Pac-Man Fever In 2011

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:30:00 EST

Truly terrible arcade-inspired album Pac-Man Fever is coming to Rock Band Network next year, letting Rock Band owners relive the 1982 Buckner & Garcia classic from the comfort of their plastic instruments. More »

Rock Band 3's Real Guitar Finally Priced & Dated

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:20:00 EDT

Fender's real electric guitar that doubles as a Rock Band 3 controller is coming next year, according to the guitar maker. You'll get your hands on the Squier Stratocaster controller in March 2011... if you can pony up the cash. More »

Review: Rock Band 3

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:30:00 EDT

The people who made music games great have delivered their best game yet. Harmonix, the developers behind Guitar Hero and Rock Band, have tweaked, polished, and re-engineered the Rock Band presentation, while also adding all-new ways to play. More »

Billy Joel Coming To Rock Band 3, Thanks To 'The Office'

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:40:00 EDT

The Piano Man is bringing some of his biggest hits to MTV Games and Harmonix's Rock Band, arguably the best reason to pick up a copy of Rock Band 3's new keyboard controller. More »

Rock Band 3's Pro Guitar Mode Is Lefty-Compatible

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:00:00 EDT

Ever since we previewed Rock Band 3's Pro Guitar mode, readers have been asking if lefties can play this mode. They can. More »

The Full Dance Central Track List Will Move You

Mike Fahey — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:30:00 EDT

What will you be dancing to when MTV Games and Harmonix releases Dance Central for Microsoft's Kinect? Check out the entire toe-tapping track list right here. More »

Jimi Hendrix Delivers Rock Band's Number 2,000

Mike Fahey — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:40:00 EDT

Next week Rock Band fans can hold hands and watch the sunrise from the bottom of the sea as song number 2,000 hits the Rock Band Store, but first, are you experienced? More »

Rock Band's Song List Reaches Major Milestone

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:30:00 EDT

Harmonix's Rock Band will add its 2000th song—not including songs from The Beatles—on Tuesday, October 12 with the addition of "Are You Experienced?" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Rock on. [IGN] More »

Rock Band 3's Keyboard Bundle, For PS3, Won't Be Sold In North America

Owen Good — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Folks noticed that Rock Band 3's PS3 keyboard bundle had disappeared from U.S. retail sites, and asked Harmonix why. It seems contract terms in the region prohibit its sale. And now they must wangle a fix for those who preordered. More »

Rock Band 3 'Pro' Mode Songs Will Cost You Another Buck

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:40:00 EDT

Rock Band 3 makes playing guitar almost like the real thing, thanks to the game's "Pro Mode" option, which tracks each strum note for note. Going Pro in Harmonix's next big music game will cost players a premium. More »

Rock Band Proves Its Mettle With More METAL Next Week

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:40:00 EDT

Harmonix is making Rock Band's already massive song list a little heavier next week, adding a fresh injection of thrash metal, thanks to Anthrax. That's just a small slice of the rock band coming to Rock Band soon. More »

Rock Band 3 DS: It's Like Rock Band Meets Tapper

Brian Crecente — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EDT

The latest version of Rock Band to come to the DS doesn't just deliver a stripped down, button-tapping version of the popular console game, it also seems to find some inspiration from a classic 80s arcade game. More »

Diving In To Rock Band 3's Keyboard Play

Brian Crecente — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:00:00 EDT

In this video Rock Band 3 senior designer Sylvain Dubrofsky walks us through just how the keyboard play is going to work in Harmonix upcoming rhythm game. More »

How Multiplayer Kinect Dancing Works

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:40:00 EDT

Dance Central, the body-controlled dancing game from the makers of Rock Band, has multiplayer. It's no Kinect Adventures multiplayer where you'd be standing side-by-side, in a gesture vs. gesture frenzy. No. It does dance battles. You take turns. More »

Singles Seeking Rock Band Next Week

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:30:00 EDT

Next week's Rock Band additions are certainly an eclectic mix, ranging from Christian pop to German industiral to indie rock. What's the theme? Singles! More »

It's A Blue Monday For GameStop Rock Band 3 Preorders

Mike Fahey — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Harmonix and MTV Games have revealed retailer-specific preorder bonuses for Rock Band 3, with GameStop customers scoring three free tunes when the game launches October 26, including New Order's techno anthem "Blue Monday." It's no "True Faith," but it'll do. More »

Finally, Nickelback Comes To Rock Band

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:00:00 EDT

They said it would never happen. But MTV Games and Harmonix aren't going to let discriminating taste get in the way of Canada's greatest musical contribution to the modern age, Nickelback, from coming to Rock Band. More »

How Much Will Rock Band 3's 'Pro' Controllers Cost?

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:20:00 EDT

The next version of Rock Band is going "Pro," adding a new keyboard controller, a 102-button, six-string guitar controller and a new cymbal add-on for the game's drum controller. How much will Pros have to pay to play? More »

Playing Rock Band 3's New Keyboard, 102 Button Guitar Controller

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:00:00 EDT

The next Rock Band may actually live up to its promise and teach you how to play music—or at the very least, learn how to play selected songs from the Rock Band 3 soundtrack. More »

Rock Band Creators Working On A...Dancing Game?

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:30:00 EDT

Harmonix, the studio behind both the original Guitar Hero and Rock Band, could be working on something a little different at the moment: a dance game, built around Microsoft's Project Natal. More »

How Two Fake Bands From 'Lost' Wound Up In Rock Band

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:00:00 EDT

Lost is over. But Lost devotees can still experience the drug-addled, pop rock thrills of its fictional band Drive Shaft and the show's in-joke act Geronimo Jackson, thanks to Rock Band and the efforts of a dedicated Harmonix employee. More »

Rock Band 3 Is The Piano Man

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 25 May 2010 08:20:00 EDT

There's a demo for Rock Band: Green Day currently up on Xbox Live. Of actual interest is this image greeting users when they quit the demo, teasing Rock Band 3 with a little ebony and ivory. More »

Rock Band 3, Just How Big Is It?

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 19 May 2010 21:30:00 EDT

Music game maestros Harmonix have already promised to "innovate and revolutionize the music genre" with Rock Band 3, but even in the face of that hyperbole, the designers believe "you'll be surprised at just how big this game really is." More »

British Steel Cuts Into Rock Band Next Week, Live

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:00:00 EDT

Judas Priest's sixth album, 1980's British Steel, is coming to Rock Band next week in its live incarnation. Yes, that does include "Breaking the Law." More »

For The Love of God, This Week's Rock Band Tracks

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:30:00 EDT

This week's new batch of downloadable tracks for Rock Band all have one thing in common. Did you catch it? The post-Easter releases from bands like Anberlin, Hawk Nelson and Skillet all fall under the "Christian rock" label. More »

The Beatles: Rock Band Can Now Be Had For A Song

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:20:00 EDT

Patient fans of The Beatles, your wait and see approach to the originally high priced The Beatles: Rock Band has paid off. The MTV Games and Harmonix music game is now much more reasonably priced. More »

Green Day: Rock Band Full Of Dookie, American Idiot

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:40:00 EDT

Retailer Play.com is apparently confirming—and re-confirming—27 tracks from the upcoming Green Day: Rock Band, noting that two of the punk band's albums, 1994's Dookie and 2004's American Idiot, will be included in the game "in their entirety." More »

Jimi Hendrix Is Coming To Rock Band In A Bold Way Next Week

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:40:03 EDT

Rock Band is getting a powerful hit of Jimi Hendrix starting next week. No, we mean it this time. The Jimi Hendrix Experience's second album, Axis: Bold As Love, will be downloadable and playable starting on March 30. More »

June 8 To Be A Green Day In Rock Band History

Mike Fahey — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:30:00 EST

The second artist-centric Rock Band title now has a release date, with 47 tracks worth of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool coming to the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on June 8. More »

Rock Band 3 Revolutionizes The Music Genre This Holiday Season

Mike Fahey — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:30:00 EST

Viacom President and CEO Philippe Dauman officially outed Rock Band 3, due for release this holiday season, when it will "will innovate and revolutionize the music genre" all over again. More »

Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" Comes To Rock Band With South Park

Mike Fahey — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:20:00 EST

The episode of Comedy Central hit South Park in which Eric Cartman sings Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" on Rock Band comes to life next week, with the release of Lady Gaga Pack 01 and a special track from Eric Cartman. More »

Next Week On Rock Band: White Stripes & Futureheads

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:40:00 EST

MTV Games and Harmonix put a little more Jack and Meg in your copies of Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and LEGO Rock Band, a trio of new tracks from The White Stripes (and more) arriving next week. More »

Rock Band Goes On Tour This Summer

Mike Fahey — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:40:56 EST

The only thing more entertaining than playing Rock Band is standing about watching other people play. Cedar Fair Entertainment knows this, so they've teamed up with MTV Games to bring Rock Band Live on tour this summer. More »

Rock Band Weekly Gets Disturbed, Adds Silversun Pickups & More

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:00:00 EST

Next week's batch of Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and LEGO Rock Band downloadable tracks leads with mood rockers Disturbed, who bring more of The Sickness to Harmonix and MTV Games' music game. More »

No, There Isn't A Jimi Hendrix: Rock Band In The Works

Mike Fahey — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:00:00 EST

The internet is swirling with rumors that Harmonix is working on a standalone version of Rock Band featuring the music of rock legend Jimi Hendrix. According to Harmonix, those rumors are false. More »

Back Pay Is Hell: Viacom Wants Refund From Harmonix

Owen Good — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:30:00 EST

I'm just a simple caveman lawyer, and your world of finance frightens and confuses me. However, it sounds like Viacom wants a refund on a substantial bonus it paid to Harmonix's founders. More »