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  • Downloadables

    Rock Band Weekly Updates Now In Three Part Harmony

    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 »
    07/10/09
    8,753
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by Skyline7284: A lot of the best 360/PS3 tracks coming to the Wii this week. Can't got wrong with Maroon 5... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • harmonix

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

    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 »
    07/06/09
    5,124
    42

    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by RedStar - Workers of The World Unite: Green Day? How about real music. I want some Zeppelin (unlikely) and Maiden tracks. 16 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

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

    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 »
    06/29/09
    5,138
    18

    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by Korvac: Mission of Burma is great. I'd like to see more post-punk bands across the board for RB. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • microsoft

    360 Wireless Mic Stands Alone This Fall

    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 »
    06/23/09
    6,702
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    By Mike Fahey

    Comment by (Zombie) Goldwings: Ouch. I remember when controllers were... wait a second. Controllers were always expensive (for their current times) T___T counting for this... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • rock band 2

    Harmonix Band Kicks Off Tour With Calvin and Hobbes Video


    A Jagged Gorgeous Winter - The Main Drag from Main Drag on Vimeo. More »
    06/18/09
    7,455
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    By Brian Crecente

    Comment by mangajunky: Technically it's not Calvin and Hobbes since Bill Watterson has never sold the rights to do anything with his characters... 20 Responses | Other threads

  • harmonix

    Green Day Officially, Exclusively Comes To Rock Band

    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 »
    06/11/09
    12,386
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by Svenjers: Any oldschool Green Day would be okay. Anything post-American Idiot makes me want to vomit in my mouth... 22 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

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

    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 »
    05/29/09
    6,112
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by Erwin: Phish? Fuck yes! But two C&C songs? I love C&C, but couldn't they have one song and then another artist... 6 Responses | Other threads

  • mtv games

    Rock Band To Feel The Pain Of Iron Maiden In June

    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 »
    05/28/09
    9,393
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by Some_Guy2: The Trooper > Whatever you think is good music 12 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

    Ministry Storms Rock Band Next Week

    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 »
    05/22/09
    7,013
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    By Mike Fahey

    Comment by Combichristoffersen: Eh. Ministry's been mostly shite since the mid-90s or so. Bring on some KMFDM or old Rammstein (their first three... 39 Responses | Other threads

  • wii

    Wii Rock Band 2 Gets 25 New Tracks

    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 »
    05/18/09
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by BubbleF**kingBuddy: Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out" This should be in the PSP version too. 6 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

    Rock Band Takes Back Alice Cooper Next Week

    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 »
    05/14/09
    9,283
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by Joshua Bell: I won't ever truly be satisfied with Rock Band DLC until they release Appetite for Destruction. 11 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

    Next Week In Rock Band: Social Distortion Disturbs Steely Dan

    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 »
    05/08/09
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    By Mike Fahey

    Comment by PR_Flak: steely dan is NOT rock. 11 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

    Wii Rock Band 2 Owners Getting The REO Speedwagon U Want

    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 »
    05/04/09
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by apatheticgamer: I heard this from a friend... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

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

    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 »
    05/01/09
    9,646
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    By Mike Fahey

    Comment by goldenroad: Only 2 Allman Brothers songs? Oh well, I'll be getting them. I wish they would include a Mountain... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

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

    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 »
    04/27/09
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by bimmylee: Wasn't the Megadeath album already put on RB or am I confused? 6 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

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

    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 »
    04/24/09
    10,564
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    By Mike Fahey

    Comment by PhebeElpenor: Nice SFWing the cover there, Mike. 10 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

    Wii Rock Band Gets A Little Toby & Yngwie

    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 »
    04/20/09
    2,647
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by RomieYO: Yngwie? One sec, let me buy rock band, jk, I play yngwie songs on a real guitar, I don't need... 17 Responses | Other threads

  • guns n' roses

    Rock Band Getting All Of Chinese Democracy

    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 »
    04/10/09
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    By Brian Ashcraft

    Comment by Inanition: But I want Appetite For Destruction. :( 11 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

    Rock Band 2 Wii Update: Don't Stop, Believe In Spongebob

    Not even the trio of Spongebob Squarepants songs coming to the Rock Band 2 in-game music store for Wii owners can detract from the feel good quality of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing," arriving on Tuesday. More »
    04/06/09
    5,253
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by Atomsk88: Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world... 20 Responses | Other threads

  • microsoft

    Lips Mics Will Work With Metallica, Rock Band 2

    Microsoft's nifty wireless microphones that were packed in with Lips just got a whole lot more useful, supporting Guitar Hero Metallica and soon Rock Band 2. More »
    04/03/09
    6,309
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    By Mike Fahey

    Comment by akilshohen: well I might get RB now. I wonder how the mic will work in there. 6 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

    Rock Band 2 For Wii Adds Pearl Jam, Randomness

    As of right now, Wii owners with working knowledge of the Rock Band 2 in-game music store can download and enjoy Pearl Jam's debut album Ten. It's just part of this week's new Wii additions. More »
    03/31/09
    3,436
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by WarlockSoL: Faith No More "We Care A Lot" Fall Out Boy "I Don't Care" ..... 10 Responses | Other threads

  • awards

    Nickelodeon Kids Choose Guitar Hero Over Rock Band

    Nickelodeon once again justifies our nation's voting age restrictions, as Guitar Hero World Tour comes out at the top of a rather sad nominee pool at the 2009 Kids' Choice Awards. More »
    03/30/09
    10,351
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    By Mike Fahey

    Comment by eddienoteddy: kids know best. cant deny that. personally I really dislike Rock Band, it just seems broken to me, it doesnt... 37 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

    Wii Rock Band Has Eminence Front Put On It

    Wii owners, your weekly, downloadable Rock Band music library catch up is here and it's full of The Who. Well, the press release is here—you'll have to wait 'til Tuesday for all this Who. More »
    03/23/09
    3,270
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by Gen-an: Am I one of those guys who still doesnt know how Rock Band looks like? 6 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

    Rock Band Gets Eleven From Ten Next Week

    The debut album from Seattle grunge-fathers Pearl Jam is coming to Rock Band owners next week, Harmonix and MTV Games confirmed today. Ten adds eleven new tracks, all of which make me feel positively ancient. More »
    03/20/09
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by fwump: zzz? 18 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

    Wii Rock Band 2 Update Funks Out With The Who

    Wii owners will get the funk out with their copies of Rock Band 2, as Harmonix issues last week's library update to Nintendo fans. That means a funky, eclectic mix of new Rock Band downloadables. More »
    03/17/09
    3,791
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by omgwtflolbbqbye: In honor of The Who, they should include a packet of explosives to attach to the drum set. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • rock band

    Rock Band's 591 Songs By The Numbers

    As you can see, there are 591 songs available for Harmonix's Rock Band "platform". But did you ever wonder how many are hard and how many easy? Or which genre is most represented? More »
    03/10/09
    18,024
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    By Luke Plunkett

    Comment by Archaotic: No ska even after this long (no, No Doubt doesn't count) makes me very, very sad. 24 Responses | Other threads

  • Downloadables

    Here's How Rock Band 2 For The Wii Catches Up This Week

    This week's Rock Band 2 catch up session for the Wii brings an impressive fourteen new tracks to the Rock Band Music Store. Most important are Wii owners first taste of downloadable Metallica. More »
    03/09/09
    6,508
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by Bubbleman!: After playing a lot of RB2 and GHWT I gotta say, GHWT is where its at. The note tracking is... 15 Responses | Other threads

  • mtv

    Now Rock Band Is Going Toe-To-Toe With A Record Label

    Warner Music are just spoiling for a fight! Having had a public falling-out with Guitar Hero publishers Activision last year, this year its Rock Band publishers MTV Games' turn. More »
    03/02/09
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    By Luke Plunkett

    Comment by WeHopeItsFunny: FRST! 21 Responses | Other threads

  • harmonix

    Rock Band Wii Catches Up With Texas Flood

    Good news, Wii owners. Harmonix is giving you a heaping helping of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's Texas Flood this week, too. Is the Wii version of Rock Band 2 finally catching up? More »
    03/02/09
    2,569
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by MaximusDM: Does the Wii not get packs for cheaper? Everything I see the Wii DLC I don't see full packs with... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • rock band 2

    Rock Band 2 on PS3 and Wii Dated for UK

    Our friends across the pond who don't game on the 360 will be pleased to learn Rock Band 2's finally gotten its Great British release dates. More »
    02/28/09
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    By Owen Good

    Comment by Fadecy: Rival Schools for PSN/XBLA PLZ: You suck Microsoft. Making people wait... BAH HUMBUG. 7 Responses | Other threads

  • harmonix

    Rock Band Update Sneaks In A Shadow Of No Doubt

    As a Rock Band enthusiast, you already know that Texas Flood is coming to Harmonix's full-band game next week—but so is one more track, No Doubt's "New", previously missing from its Greatest Hits drop. More »
    02/27/09
    8,215
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by KaneRobot: Oh, how I hate you Gwen. And how I hate people who think you are "an awesome chick" or "talented"... 6 Responses | Other threads

  • stevie ray vaughn

    Rock Band Getting A Texas Flood Next Week

    Next week's downloadable content has been a long time coming, but Stevie Ray Vaughn's classic 1983 blues album Texas Flood is finally coming to Rock Band and Rock Band 2. More »
    02/26/09
    7,739
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by Luke Plunkett: You will of course remember that this was the best damn song in Guitar Hero history. So you will of course... 10 Responses | Other threads

  • harmonix

    The Cars Pulls Up To Rock Band Wii

    The Wii version of Rock Band 2 continues to close the downloadable content gap with its high-definition siblings, with The Cars debut album finally coming to the Wii's Rock Band Music Store. More »
    02/23/09
    2,053
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by nypad5: anyone catch todays update on xbox live? 5 Responses | Other threads

  • harmonix

    Rock Band Adds A Lil' Bit Of Alt Country

    Next week's batch of fine downloadables for Rock Band and Rock Band 2 go a little bit country. Don't worry, this is the good kind of country, largely free of thickheaded wordplay and grating twangery. More »
    02/20/09
    9,540
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by blurayforever143: Come on Taylor Swift...... From Fearless Love Story [this would be a great song for bass, vocals, and drums]Changes [great song for... 40 Responses | Other threads

  • rock band

    Nirvana Stumbles Blindly Onto Rock Band Wii

    Wii Rock Band owners get a healthy does of angsty mumbling today, as seven old tracks from grunge pioneers Nirvana make their way onto the Wii Rock Band Music Store. More »
    02/17/09
    5,481
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    By Mike Fahey

    Comment by J-Fro: Less Nirvana, more Alice in Chains thanks. I wanna play some Angry Chair. 7 Responses | Other threads

  • harmonix

    Rock Band Weekly Update: Zombies...White Ones

    Rock Band gets a health dose of heavy metal with a side of punk this week, with two classic White Zombie tunes joined by a little Norwegian punk, courtesy of Turbonegro. More »
    02/13/09
    8,534
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    By Mike Fahey

    Comment by Fallible.: Turbonegro, making things better since forever. 8 Responses | Other threads

  • rock band

    Rock Band: Ten Million Served

    While it's been overshadowed at retail by Activision marketing juggernaut and Guitar Hero's brand recognition, that doesn't mean Harmonix's Rock Band has been a slouch at the sales register. More »
    02/13/09
    4,678
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    By Luke Plunkett

    Comment by BritBloke916: They'd make even more if was possible to pick up RB2 for the PS3 in the UK (damn, that's a... 11 Responses | Other threads

  • harmonix

    Rock Band Weekly Update: The Fratellis At It Again

    Next week's downloadable additions to Rock Band and Rock Band 2 come courtesy of Scottish rockers The Fratellis. The trio will be hitting us with a triple shot of tracks from their debut album. More »
    02/06/09
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by thesinginghatchet: Rock Band had so much potential, and seeming interest, in bringing not-crap to the masses, but that's clearly been scuttled... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • guns n' roses

    Chinese Democracy Coming To Rock Band This Spring

    When Axl Rose makes a date, you can trust it. If the lead singer of Guns n' Roses says you can expect the decade-in-the-making album Chinese Democracy for Rock Band in February, ready your pen. More »
    02/06/09
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    By Michael McWhertor

    Comment by chuffhoncho: Just like the album, this should never be released. 7 Responses | Other threads

  • ea

    Some Sales Data For Left 4 Dead, Rock Band 2, Mirror's Edge & Dead Space

    It wasn't all bad news and leaky product announcements during yesterday's EA conference call. Some good came of it. Like positive sales figures for some of EA's riskier titles. More »
    02/04/09
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    By Luke Plunkett

    Comment by Witzbold: Im glad that dead space managed to make it over the 1mil mark though wished it did a bit more.... 21 Responses | Other threads

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