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more about #harmonix KaneRobot: The Ramones are better than Blink 182. This is a rare occasion of an opinion actually being fact. Remember this moment - where you were, what you were... more » iceman345: I can't wait for the McCartney and Blink-182 tracks. I couldn't care less about The Psychedelic Furs or The Ramones. more » MINIBOSS: Sorry guys but blink-182's song pack will outsell all the other songs on this list, no matter how much you think they're irrelevant. They're extremely... more » buddhathing: I saw Blink 182 play live (at the Cattle Club in Sacramento; I was there to see Agent Orange, and The Bouncing Souls also played), and I can't remembe... more » icedrake523: I hope it was the RB1 guitar. That thing sucks. more » philasifer: I don't know why some of you to try to make light of this situation when it's just not going to work. stop posting your poor excuse at comedy because ... more » DARTH_TIGRIS: So what was he threatening while holding it in attack position? "Here's the New Jack Swing cuz I'm nuts!" more » Twik63: I didn't think these things were hard enough to withstand any amount of hitting. • Of the nearly 770,000 violent interracial crimes committed every... more » heretrix: Well this is a strange turn of events. I never thought I'd see someone I actually know in a Kotaku story. Teddy's from the old neighborhood, Harlem N... more » ca$h is Mr. Happy: Thank God his hobby was Rock Band rather than golfing. (serious + no Tiger Woods reference implied). Still I'm sure someplace, somehow, someone's say... more » shoppinghero: more » Jnas: That's a bummer to hear. I remember Blackstreet had some good songs back in the day. more » TaylorEatWorld: "so I don't want to hear anyone in the comments section suggesting the singer should learn how to swing a real guitar instead of screwing around with ... more » SacGamer: And this is why the expression "blood is thicker than water" is a load of BS. If your family sucks, you shouldn't have to spend the holidays with them... more » zåɳzißarleɠёпȡ: waitaminute, don't rock stars break guitars all the time? /internet slaps zanzibarlegend/ internet: not on people, smartass. nevermind yeah he's j... more » zåɳzißarleɠёпȡ: thank god nobody told him blackstreet is not getting their own rockband game... more » ergonomicuser: I still support physical punishment for kids. I was beaten so frequently when I was a kid, and I turned out fine. It teaches you humility and discipline. more » Vecha: Xmas: I tried to read up on Black Street Boys... I typed in www. black street boys . com Boy was I surprised...as the site is definitely NOT SAFE FOR WORK! more » Pretty Sneaky Sis: ...abused his two daughters with a Rock Band guitar. What. Oh. He's HITTING them... Okay. more » Brotha Kyo: Henshin a Go Go Baby~: I know I SHOULDN'T have thought this when I read the article and what he did was REALLY fucked up, but... more » -
#harmonix
Rock Band Next Week: Rock, Rock, Rock N' Roll High School
Along with the live Paul McCartney tracks mentioned previously, The Ramones return to Rock Band next week, with their one song worth any three Blink 182 or two songs from The Psychedelic Furs that might also be showing up. More » -
#videogameviolence
Rock Band Guitar Cited As Instrument Of Domestic Violence
The daughter of 43-year-old Blackstreet singer Teddy Riley has been granted a temporary restraining order against her dad after he allegedly abused his two daughters with a Rock Band guitar. More » -
#music
Paul McCartney Live Tracks On The Run Towards Rock Band
MTV have announced that next week a collection of live Paul McCartney tracks will be made available for download in the Rock Band store. More » -
#harmonix
Rock Band Takes A Gamble On Even More Country
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 » -
#rockband
Green Day: Rock Band Works With Other Rock Band
Sure, Green Day: Rock Band sees Harmonix taking yet another page out of Activision's book entitled "How To Make Us Sick Of Your Music Franchise", but it does have one advantage over its predecessor, The Beatles: Rock Band. More » -
#vga
Early Video Outs 'Green Day: Rock Band'
Not sure if this is the "biggest surprise premiere in VGA history" we've been promised, but MTV put up a "Green Day: Rock Band" video dated three days into the future, then pulled it. Embed code still works, though. More » -
#harmonix
The Beatles: Rock Band Completes Rubber Soul
The Beatles: Rock Band is one step closer to being complete next week, when MTV Games and Harmonix release the eleven tracks necessary to complete one of the band's greatest albums, Rubber Soul. More » -
#disturbanceintheworkforce
Rock Band Makers Harmonix Lays Off 39
Thirty-nine of the approximately 300 employees at Harmonix, development studio of the Rock Band series, were laid off from the company today, in a move said to result from a shift in game-testing rather than a reflection on game sales. More » -
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#harmonix
Rock Band Next Week: Slipknot And Garfunkel
After three tracks from America's masked metal group, you might be ready for the sound of silence. Slipknot and Simon & Garfunkel both make their Rock Band debut in next week's update. More » -
#psp
Rock Band Unplugged Unplugs Weekly DLC Plans
Harmonix appears to be taking a break from Rock Band Unplugged releases, moving away from a weekly batch of downloadable tunes for the Frequency-esque PSP spin-off. But that doesn't mean it's ditching the portable rhythm game altogether. More » -
#rockband
MTV: Rock Band Network To Be Fully Launched In Early 2010
When last we covered details of MTV Games and Harmonix's ambitious Rock Band Network, we reported that the service would go live in November. It's not there yet. Today, MTV provided Kotaku an update.
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#harmonix
Rock Band: 1,000 Songs And Growing
Harmonix and MTV Games promised more than 1,000 songs for Rock Band by the year 2010, and they have delivered with more than a month to spare. More » -
#harmonix
Next Week's Rock Band Update Brought To You By The Letter N
N is for Nirvana, who gave teen spirit a smell. N is for Night Ranger without "Sister Christian", what the hell? More » -
#harmonix
Rock Band Next Week: Tom Petty And Kelly Clarkson
With the recent release of LEGO Rock Band, you're just going to have to get used to seeing names like Kelly Clarkson popping up in our weekly Rock Band update posts. We apologize. More » -
#clips
It's Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Trailer
You're such a lovely audience we'd like to take you home with us, but that would be a logistical nightmare. Instead, stay there and enjoy the trailer for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club DLC. More » -
#harmonix
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Rock Band
MTV and Harmonix are bringing another full album to The Beatles: Rock Band next week, completing the psychedelic rock stylings of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. More » -
#review
LEGO Rock Band Review: Redefining The Rock Block
The LEGO video game craftsmen at Traveller's Tale set their sights on an entirely new genre with LEGO Rock Band, the ultimate block party for the whole family.
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#rumor
Rock Band 3 Will Teach You How To Play Proper Music
In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Dhani Harrison - son of former Beatle George Harrison - has revealed that he's not only working on Rock Band 3, but that it's going to take the series in a new direction. More » -
#harmonix
Rock Band Next Week: The White Stripes
Four players will play songs performed by two people next week, when dynamic divorced duo The White Stripes make their Rock Band debut. More » -
#legohair
Queen Guitarist Demanded Perfectly Molded Lego Hair
OK, here's one guy who won't be suing a rhythm game maker. That's because Queen guitarist Brian May paid strict attention to the use of his likeness, and insisted that his flowing tresses get a pristine Lego sculpt. More »
