Rock Band

By unconventionmedia On October 3rd, I gave myself a birthday present and headed over to the E for All Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  This event caterers to the video gamers as they compete against each other for prizes and accolades.  I was there mostly to get a better idea of the future of video games,...

By JC Fletcher Taiko Drum Master was released in the US once, on PlayStation 2. It didn't really go well. Now Namco Bandai has revealed a version for the Wii, and we're wondering if they'll decide to localize it. Or if they should. Well, of course they should, but we mean in terms of financial success.

For all you Rock Band freaks (including me), I have your Rock Band weekly update! This time we can chill to some Mötley Crüe with their album, "Dr. Feelgood". The album will include 10 songs and will be available next Tuesday for Xbox LIVE and Thursday for PSN. To view the list of songs and pricin...

By Jen As we announced last week, the best selling album “Dr. Feelgood” by the bad boys of Motley Crue is a’comin to Rock Band as downloadable content!  With less than 10 weeks to go before the end of the year, we’ll likely continue to see album-sized announcements, as Harmonix marches toward th...

Wannabe rock stars will have a greater choice of instruments and songs to choose from as videogames like "Guitar Hero World Tour" and "Rock Band 2" introduce new features.... More

Wannabe rock stars will have a greater choice of instruments and songs to choose from as videogames like "Guitar Hero World Tour" and "Rock Band 2" introduce new features.

By mikewithe © mikewithe for RockGamer.com, 2008. It appears that the early release of Rock Band 2 for Xbox 360 owners was a mixed blessing. Sure we get to play it before everyone else, but as early adopters we also have to suffer through the most severe bugs. In the case of Rock Band 2, people are reporting the...

Be in the audience as everyday people, who normally moonlight as rock stars at home just like the rest of us, face off against one another in a battle of ROCK! The show harnesses the power of the Rock Band video game, the hit sensation that has taken casual gamers by storm and challenges the Am...

By Dark Spartan Characters aren't limited to one instrument anymore! Again, also a dumb concept. All DLC is compatible with all Rock Band games! You can even transfer the disc tracks from Rock Band 1 to Rock Band 2, for 400 Microsoft Points. That's 55 songs out of the original 58. The songs you can't transfer a...

By Stephany Related Articles at Gaming Today:Guitar Hero: On Tour Launches With Cheesy TrailerSting Getting Digitized for Guitar Hero: World TourTerrifying Video of the Day: "How To" Trailer for Guitar Hero On TourYes, the Wii Version of Guitar Hero World Tour Will Have Actual DLCGet Behind the S...

By [47](noreply@blogger.com) More Than a Feeling: 4.5/5 Another re-release, and a great one. MTaF was of course in Guitar Hero 1, and I'm glad to see it in Rock Band. A very easy but fun song on guitar, and of course, drums. I have heard it a lot over the years though and that's why it gets a 4.5. It'

By [47](noreply@blogger.com) Afterlife: 4.5/5 The one with the "impossible solo". Afterlife is quite challenging to the average Expert player on guitar - does that make sense? The solo will give many people fits if they don't know when to use their Overdrive. Most decent Expert players will probably average anywhere be...

By [47](noreply@blogger.com) Control: 5/5 "Rock Band is too easy"... How many times have you heard that? I don't think anyone will be saying that after playing through Rock Band 2. Songs like "Bodhisatvva" , "Pain Killer" , "Battery", and others, are truly insane. Those three particular songs are also equally as hard or har...

By Stephany Nunneley Activision is banking on gamers giving their rival, Rock Band 2, a run for its money when Guitar Hero: World Tour launches on October 26. During this time, those who purchase the Xbox 360 version of the game will be treated slightly more special than PlayStation 3 users, because during the f...

By Rajiv Ashrafi The price is similar to Rock Band 2 which also retails at the same price point and is coming to PS3 on October 19. Related PostsNo Keyboard in Guitar Hero 4, Deserves Own Game It was previously rumored that the new instrument addition to Guitar Hero World Tour would be the …New Guitar Hero 4 Tra...

By Stephany Related Articles at Gaming Today:[UPDATE] Rock Band Gets a Dosage of Nine Inch NailsNine Inch Nails Rock Band DLC Coming Week of February 26thRock Band 2 to Get All of Rock Band 1's Disc TracksNew Rock Band ScreenshotsRock Band 2 Officially Announced; DLC Will Carry Over

By Mike Fahey The fact that this song isn't in Guitar Hero or Rock Band yet is eating away at me, so much so that I actually contacted Stan himself to see if there was anything I could do to help. When he actually answered me I just about died. Turns out not only would he love to have the song in either game, he even...

By Owen Good Sifting through a 15-page thread I can't seem to find any response from Harmonix on this, as to whether the glitch is known, what the problem is, if there's a workaround, if a patch is coming, what. Now, I don't have a direct line to Harmonix — I don't even have the game here — and besides, it's a S...

By Brian Ashcraft Let There Be Rock Band Exclusive Content At Walmart Disc Instead Of DLC Done Walmart Cheap Biway to Walmart It's Not) D.L.C. Girl Greeter's Got Rhythm Whole Lotta Rock Band Big Wals Who Made Walmart For Those About To Get Our Rock Band DLC (We Say Screw You)

By Patrick Klepek Nintendo dated a host of upcoming Wii and DS games Electronic Arts has become a fan of game boxes with severed hands I examined whether “Mega Man 9″’s downloadable content strategy is a good one Harmonix confirmed “Rock Band 2″ on Wii will have an online store and multiplayer

By Dennis Lesica The good news is we have to settle for a mere tease no more, because we’re getting the full on (live)show. Coming to the Xbox 360, PS3 and PS2 on November 2nd and Wii on November 16th in the US, AC/DC’s “Live at Donington” performance (one of the greatest live recordings EVER!) will hit Walmart...

By Bill Harris(noreply@blogger.com) It's quite frustrating, and I'm certainly not alone in that it seems to be the main complaint on the RB forums. Even if it doesn't affect the way you play personally, it still amounts to Harmonix removing a game mode, and that's a shame. The new stuff is great, but I don't see why the old tier scor...

By Jake Harmonix has really delivered on their promise on having the Rock Band game as a music platform. They tried to support as many controllers as possible and to have the game be as customizable and expandable as possible. All the previous Rock Band controllers will work with the new game on the s...

By Jonah Falcon Since early 2008 I’ve been playing, or rather, I’ve been addicted to the game Rock Band. Early on I found myself playing drums or vocals almost exclusively. In fact the number of hours I’ve put into playing drums on Rock Band probably exceeds the time I’ve spent playing every other game this y...

By Posted by codemonkey Since early 2008 I’ve been playing, or rather, I’ve been addicted to the game Rock Band. Early on I found myself playing drums or vocals almost exclusively. In fact the number of hours I’ve put into playing drums on Rock Band probably exceeds the time I’ve spent playing every other game this y...

By Brian Crecente Rock Band 2, developed by Harmonix and published by Electronic Arts was released on Sept. 14 for the Xbox 360. Retails for $60 for just the game, $190 for the special edition with instruments. Focused on tour mode both solo and with others, tested Xbox Live online play.

By Patrick Klepek The biggest difference between this and the standard “Rock Band” controller is in the strum bar. Bass players don’t strum the same way guitar players do, yet “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero” have traditionally ignored that in their peripherals. The gameplay mechanics are the same, but the ph...

When it came out last year, Rock Band's drumming game provided the only truly new experience with the title. We’d all played Guitar Hero and various Karaoke games before, but the drums were something else. But, after our initial fascination with playing drums in Rock Band died down, we fo...

By Dan Landis In an effort to promote the just-released Rock Band 2 (and the Rock Band experience in general), EA/Harmonix/MTV decided to take the show on the road. Up on the stage at the York Fair in York, Pennsylvania, I got my first taste of Rock Band 2 this past weekend, and it was sweet.

By AJ Glasser Here’s the thing – this game is Rock Band. No, don’t give me that crap about how it’s different, it’s better, it’s got six drumheads, so it’s totally different. It is Rock Band. And who says that’s a bad thing? I already knew how to play the instruments. Not well, mind you, but it’s not like I needed...

By Mike Fahey First of all, thanks for the story, much appreciated. The Fender Bass like all our Rock Band range is a product we are deeply passionate about. Thing is Mike, a lot has changed in recent years. Mad Catz have repositioned ourselves as makers of high quality peripherals and most of our products n...

By Jen The patch is now live for Xbox owners of Rock Band that will allow you to start the process of exporting songs from Rock Band disc one, to Rock Band 2. For a small fee ($4.99) you can transfer almost all of the songs that came with the original disc onto your xbox hard drive right now.  [...]

Tuesday, September 9, 2008 Mad Catz Ships the First-Ever Rock Band(TM) Bass Guitar Fender Precision Bass Guitar Kicks Off a Full Line of New Rock Band Products SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2008--Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, announced today that it has begun shipping its Fender(TM) Precision Bass guitar for the Xbox 360(TM), the initial offering under its license with Harmonix and MTV Games to produce and distribute game peripherals and other products for the critically acclaimed Rock Band(TM) game. "We are excited to be providing an opportunity for the millions of Rock Band fans to enhance their game-playing experience with our Fende...   [read the full post]

By Stephen Totilo The kick-pedal doesn’t fall off – Not only are the new “Rock Band 2″ drums wireless, but when you lift them off the floor, the kick-pedal doesn’t fall off. As “RB2″ public relations man John Drake noted, this is an advance that will be appreciated by people who don’t have a permanent spot for t...

By Jim Reilly There are new and improved guitars this time around. All the instruments are sturdier and all wireless, including the drums. The guitar is pretty much the same, with the exception of a new wood grain look and a sensor to test playback lag. The drum foot pedal stays attached to the drums and feat...

By Jen And, if that’s not enough, here’s the even better news: since you can import your songs from the original Rock Band game into the new game and play all songs in the same place, the glitch will be automatically corrected for these songs in Rock Band 2!!  That’s right - any buggy song from the di...

By Ross Miller Nintendo: Wii Music not competing against Rock Band, Guitar Hero Guitar Hero World Tour adds Dinosaur Jr., Survivor ... Bob Seger? Nintendo doesn't have exclusive rights to MotionPlus Nintendo spins false assumptions on software sales See Call of Duty: World at War's co-op gameplay

By Bill Harris(noreply@blogger.com) Instead of retrenching and making sure that the next Guitar Hero release returns to the old quality standards, though, Activision flogs another summer release. This time, it's Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, and with 12 reviews in the Metacritic database so far, the average score is 72.

By smeeguel Activision wants the world to know that they're nowhere near ready to relinquish the rhythm game crown to MTV/Harmonix and their rookie sensation Rock Band.  The publisher, along with developer Neversoft and perennial rock gods Aerosmith, took over Times Square Friday afternoon (two...

By RawmeatCowboy Guitar Hero World Tour Looks like you can play downloaded songs right off of SD card Proving things are possible on Wii (ex: downloadable content to SD card) Experience will be like Rock Band Every feature in Xbox 360 + PS3 versions will be in the Wii version

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By koar Rock Band Resurrecting Rock: Motley Crue’s new track, “Saints of Los Angeles”, sold 5 times as much as downloadable content via Rock Band than it did on traditional music services like iTunes or Amazon.” According to the band the Xbox 360 version of Rock Band alone sold 47000 copies of the t...

By Jen As many of you know, I started playing music games less than 6 months ago. I was introduced to Rock Band and Guitar Hero III on the same day, and went out and bought both of them plus Guitar Hero II all in one fell swoop because I couldn’t decide on a favorite at the time.  Since November, it’s been...

We all love the guitar, drum and microphone peripherals that came with Rock Band, but the slew of secondary instruments that the makers of the game have released have been a lot less satisfying. Okay, the Rock Band Key-Tar was pretty cool, but did we really need a Rock Band stand-up bass?

By Zan Toplisek It’s another Tuesday and, naturally, a new batch of downloadable songs for Rock Band along with it. Today sees the release of three Nine Inch Nails tracks on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 440 Microsoft Points if bought as a pack, or 160 MSP if bought individually. (2 comments…)

By Brian Lockhart Rock Band really is a knock off of Guitar Hero, but given the circumstances, Harmonix was without an IP, needed something new, and decided it time to go all out and expand the genre beyond the guitar. Had Harmonix tackled the same project instead of Guitar Hero, it’s hard to say whether Rock B...

By iruhl Speaking of good band communication, massive multipliers are earned by engaging in Overdrive mode simultaneously with other bandmates. Because both lead and bass guitar can trigger this mode whenever they want (provided they have enough Energy), either the drummer (at the end of a dru...

By Mike Fahey While members of my family are great at bullshitting, we're also pretty good with rhythm and music. My mother and her mother before her ran dancing schools for most of their lives, with most of the girls in the family performing at some point. My brother Richard and I both dabble with musical i...

By Jenny May Watch the Rock Band video demo review by IGN: Rock Band Song List: In alphabetical order) Rock Band is currently available for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3 consoles. PS2 in December 2007. Rock Band on amazon.com Rock Band IGN video review link Rock Band Official Website

By Ryan Stewart I think for a lot of Rock Band we mainly went back to ground zero, to start over again and rethink the way we put together a game like this. To really look at all the design choices we’d made and make them better. Change it up a little bit. Try to get back to the roots.