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Rock Band has Sold a Ridiculous Amount of Songs

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 05 May 2011 03:00:00 EDT

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The key to Rock Band's lasting appeal hasn't been the core games. It's been the ton of downloadable content released for the titles, which just hit a significant sales milestone. More »

Rock Band Network Has Its Plug Pulled On Wii

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:00:00 EST

Wii owners, there will be no more Rock Band Network songs for you after January 18. Rock Band developer Harmonix said today that it will no longer be supporting Nintendo's console with new releases. 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'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 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 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 »

Megadeth's "Rust In Peace" Hits Rock Band Store Next Week

Owen Good — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:00:00 EST

All the tracks from Megadeth's iconic 1990 album "Rust In Peace" will be added to the Rock Band Music Store on Tuesday, Harmonix has announced. The tracks will be available for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii versions of Rock Band. More »

Rock Band Messin' With A Sonofabitch Next Week

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:40:39 EST

MTV Games and Harmonix are bringing cowbell classic "Hair of the Dog" from Nazareth to Rock Band next week alongside a batch of classic and arena rock from Hawkwind, Motörhead, Blue Öyster Cult and more. More »

Phoenix Rises, Tom Petty Lives Next Week On Rock Band

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:40:00 EST

Rock Band expands next week with a batch of live tracks from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, plus a smattering of new tunes from French rock darlings Phoenix and Southern flavored rockers Silvertide. More »

Rock Band Takes A Gamble On Even More Country

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST

Harmonix, clearly knowing when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, has gone all in—in terms of bringing exactly seven new country tinged tracks to Rock Band next week. More »

Free LEGO Rock Band With Your Performance Fleece

Mike Fahey — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

Picking up that Old Navy gift card for your little sister could pay off this Black Friday, when the clothing retailer will be giving away free copies of LEGO Rock Band with every $20 purchase. More »

AC/DC Rock Band No Longer Walmart Exclusive; Also Cheaper

Owen Good — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:40:00 EDT

The 18-song Walmart exclusive AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack, which went out a year ago, will be available at GameStop beginning next month, and for less than the disc's original full price. More »

Come Party In San Francisco, If You Can't Make Denver

AJ Glasser — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:30:00 EDT

Can't make the Child's Play party in Denver on November 19? I know I can't, so I'm going to Ümloud! in San Francisco on December 9 instead. More »

Maybe The Best Rock Band Deal Yet

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:40:54 EDT

The Rock Band warehouses must be bursting with Special Edition sized boxes, because MTV Games is practically giving away the game and its sequel for a song. More »

Rock Band 2 Patch Gets By With a Little Help from The Beatles

Owen Good — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EDT

Improved chord hammer-on/pull off notes, taken from The Beatles: Rock Band's better handling of the feature, have been patched into Rock Band 2 as part of an omnibus update that became available today. More »

Rock Band Gets New Foo, Old Gorillaz Next Week

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:40:26 EDT

Rock Band owners will be treated to a potpourri of new music offering next week, led by a new triple shot of Foo Fighters jams and a blend of radio rock favorites. More »

Rock Band Network Lets Anyone Upload Their Music, Launches In '09

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:40:53 EDT

MTV Games and Harmonix are opening up the Rock Band music store to everyone later this year. The Rock Band Network allows any artist to upload and price their own tracks for users to download from the game's music store. More »

Rock Band Weekly Updates Now In Three Part Harmony

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:40:01 EDT

MTV Games has accomplished what we once thought impossible, releasing a single, catch-all notification about downloadable track updates to Rock Band for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PSP and Wii. Brace for massive lists! More »

Green Day, Presidents of the USA Hit Wii Rock Band 2-morrow

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:40:05 EDT

The Wii version of Rock Band 2 gets a 28-song kick in the pants tomorrow, as Green Day and The Presidents of the United States of America join the list of fine in-game music store downloadables. More »

This Week's Wii Rock Band 2 Update Is A Lovely Potpourri

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:40:00 EDT

The Wii version of Rock Band 2 now has access to nearly 350 downloadable music tracks, thanks to this week's rich update, full of Pearl Jam, Mission of Burma, The Offspring and more. More »

360 Wireless Mic Stands Alone This Fall

Mike Fahey — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:40:00 EDT

Microsoft is taking the wireless microphone from their Lips and sending it packing, making its increased game support even more appealing by releasing it on its own this fall. More »

Harmonix Band Kicks Off Tour With Calvin and Hobbes Video

Brian Crecente — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

A Jagged Gorgeous Winter - The Main Drag from Main Drag on Vimeo. More »

Green Day Officially, Exclusively Comes To Rock Band

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:40:11 EDT

Punk rock trio Green Day is bringing its catalog of music to MTV Games and Harmonix's Rock Band, confirming the news dropped by the band itself earlier this week. More »

Next Week's Rock Band Update A Big Bunch Of Bonnaroo

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:00:00 EDT

MTV Games will ring in this year's Bonnaroo music and arts festival with a batch of downloadable tracks featuring artists from the show. If you've ever wanted to jam along with Phish, this one's for you. More »

Rock Band To Feel The Pain Of Iron Maiden In June

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:00:46 EDT

MTV Games and Harmonix's Rock Band is getting a little heavier the week after E3, as the game's community 'zine has revealed that a dozen new Iron Maiden tracks will be released as downloadable content. More »

Ministry Storms Rock Band Next Week

Mike Fahey — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:20:00 EDT

How has Rock Band survived for a year and a half without the musical stylings of Ministry? Harmonix rectifies that terrible omission next week with a triple dose of industrial metal. More »

Wii Rock Band 2 Gets 25 New Tracks

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:40:58 EDT

Owners of the Wii version of Rock Band 2 will have some hard decisions to make tomorrow, as more than two dozen new tracks arrive on the title's in-game store. More »

Rock Band Takes Back Alice Cooper Next Week

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:30:13 EDT

Next week's new additions to Rock Band and Rock Band 2 have been announced earlier than normal, thanks to the Rock Band Community Zine. Expect a dose of classic hard rock and modern day emo. More »

Next Week In Rock Band: Social Distortion Disturbs Steely Dan

Mike Fahey — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:30:00 EDT

The Rock Band Store gets another large dose of variety next week, with tracks from Social Distortion, Steely Dan, Disturbed, Elvis Costello, and The Replacements. More »

Wii Rock Band 2 Owners Getting The REO Speedwagon U Want

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:00:08 EDT

The Rock Band 2 in-game music store for the Wii updates this week with an impressive 18 new tracks, a heady blend of classic radio rock, punk, new wave, hard rock and melodic metalcore. More »

Next Week In Rock Band: From Franz Ferdinand To The Allman Brothers Band

Mike Fahey — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:20:00 EDT

Next week is a big one for Rock Band, with Harmonix announcing ten tracks hitting the Rock Band Music Store from six bands, including The Allman Brothers Band, Luscious Jackson, and triple-dose of Franz Ferdinand. More »

Megadeth, Jane's Addiction Double Team Wii Rock Band 2

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:40:00 EDT

Wii owners get double the album's worth of new downloadables this week, as Jane's Addiction's Nothing's Shocking and Megadeth's Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? come to the Rock Band 2 in-game music store. More »

Nothing's Shocking In Next Week's Rock Band Update

Mike Fahey — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The Harmonix crowd gets another full album release next week, as Jane Addiction's best album, Nothing's Shocking, hits the Rock Band Music Store. More »

Wii Rock Band Gets A Little Toby & Yngwie

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:20:00 EDT

Wii owners get a dragon-slaying trio of Yngwie Malmsteen this week, which joins the Rock Band 2 downloadable music library on Tuesday, as well as a double-wide dose of Toby Keith. More »

Rock Band Getting All Of Chinese Democracy

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EDT

Guns N' Roses latest album Chinese Democracy was released last November. People waited 15 years for it! Thankfully, Rock Band downloadable content is faster. More »