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Rock Band

"Rock Band" is currently a popular topic for Xbox 360 writers. We have "Rock Band" focused insightful blog posts, breaking news, fan favorite podcasts, rare photos, and more for you from our Xbox 360 collection.

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Rate TheXboxDomain XSpot: PacoDG

Original at The Xbox Domain external link    Fri, Nov 20

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By SourNotHardcore The Xbox 360’s controller d-pad’s awesomeness. Also, the “Quick Launch” from hitting the green X button has been one of my most used features. Lego Rock Band + Modern Warfare 2 Yeah down with the PlayS… What is your funniest/best moment on Xbox Live? Any last words for the Xbox Community?

Rate Sitar Hero, Hendrix and the 5th Beatle

Original at wired.com external link    Fri, Nov 20

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By Gus Mastrapa MTV Games and Harmonix released the second major batch of downloadable content for The Beatles: Rock Band on Tuesday. The full song pack costs $13.50 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 users. On the Wii, you have to buy each track individually at $2 a shot — the same price that Microsoft and Sony gam...

Rate Rock Band DLC for 24/11/09Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at gaming-talk.net external link    Fri, Nov 20

By Hodgi92 These songs will be on on Xbox 360 and Wii on November 17th and on PS3 on November 19th. The Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live Anthology Pack 01 will cost 800 MS Points on Xbox 360 and £4.99 ($9.99, €7.99) on PS3. Single tracks will cost 160 MS Points on Xbox 360 and £0.99 ($1.99, €1.49)

Rate Rock Band Weekly Releases - week of 11/23/09

Original at Gaming Bits external link    Fri, Nov 20

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Single Tracks - $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points or 200 Wii Points) per track Our Lips Are Sealed" by Go-Go's (L) Who Knew" by P!nk (L) These tracks will be available for the Xbox 360 and Wii on November 24th and will also be available on the PlayStation 3 on November 26th.

Rate Rumor: Wal-Mart's Black Friday deals

Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, Nov 19

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By Richard Mitchell GamerDeals.net has posted what it claims are Wal-Mart's Black Friday deals and, if accurate, there are some serious savings to be had. Probably the most prominent deal would be the doorbuster on Rock Band 2 Special Edition for PS3 or 360, which will net you the full band kit and the game for a p...

Rate Win a Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Xbox 360

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Nov 17

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By Brian Crecente Child's Play Fundraiser Where: Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom When: Thursday, Nov. 19 6 p.m. to midnight Who: 16 years and up. Need to be 21 and have ID to buy alcohol. How Much: $10 donation What: Rock Band, DJ Hero and tons of console games up on stage and in a console arcade.

Rate The Beatles: Rock Band Trailer Greets Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band DLC

Original at Shacknews external link    Tue, Nov 17

With The Beatles: Rock Band set to receive the eight Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band tracks not included with the rhythm game this week as downloadable content, Harmonix has put together a medley trailer celebrating the whole psychedelic shebang. The album's eight remaining track...

Past Two Weeks

 

Rate Rock Band Weekly Releases - AFI Week

Original at Gaming Bits external link    Fri, Nov 13

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Xbox 360 &Wii - November 17th PlayStation 3 - November 19th AFI Pack 01- $8.49 (680 Microsoft Points) or $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points or 200 Wii Points) per track Single Track(s) - $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points or 200 Wii Points) per track Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles

Rate Rock Band DLC: Walk Like an Egyptian with AFI

Original at Shacknews external link    Fri, Nov 13

While the entirety of Sgt. Pepper's one and only Lonely Hearts Club Band march out to The Beatles: Rock Band next Tuesday, developer Harmonix will be releasing six downloadable tunes for its regular Rock Band entries. The below tunes hit Xbox 360 and Wii on Tuesday, November 17, with a PlayS...

Rate Beatles: Rock Band 'Sgt. Pepper's' DLC debuts Nov. 17

Original at Joystiq external link    Fri, Nov 13

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By Xav de Matos Fixing A Hole""She's Leaving Home""Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!""Within You Without You""When I'm Sixty-Four""Lovely Rita""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)""A Day In The Life." Xbox 360 and Wii owners can purchase the DLC on Tuesday, November 17. The tracks will be a...

Rate Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Fall in for The Beatles: Rock Band Next Week

Original at Shacknews external link    Fri, Nov 13

Arriving November 17 on Xbox 360 and Wii then November 19 on PlayStation 3 to buy as a track pack or individually, the eight 'new' Sgt. Pepper's tracks will combine with the five already on the disc to complete the fab four's famed psychedelic album from 1967.

Rate Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Rock Band

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Nov 13

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By Mike Fahey The new tracks will be available on November 17th for the Xbox 360 and Wii and November 19th on the PlayStation 3. The full pack will run $13.49 or 1080 Microsoft points, with individual songs running $2 a pop.

Rate Sgt Pepper's coming to The Beatles: Rock Band next week

Original at GamingNexus external link    Fri, Nov 13

NEWS - MTV Games and Harmonix announced today that Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band will be the second downloadable album to be fully available for The Beatles: Rock Band. Starting on November 17th, the songs will be available for the Xbox 360 and Wii and Nov 19th on the Playstation 3 at a...

Rate LEGO Rock Band Review: Redefining The Rock Block

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Nov 12

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By Mike Fahey LEGO Rock Band was developed by Harmonix and Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii. Retails for $49.99 USD. A copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes. Played through complet...

Rate News Roundup: unemployed Saints perform concert for Career fund

Original at GamingNexus external link    Wed, Nov 11

Characters revealed for Kamen Rider Dragon Knight Dragon Age: Origins video discusses combat system design Get exposed with Tera Patrick in Saints Row 2 DLC Steam Modern Warfare 2 knocks off a day America's favorite Rock Band band to perform 20-hour concert in Times Square Hit the slope...

Past Month

 

Rate Kotaku Originals: Dog Gone [Original]

Original at Kotaku external link    Sat, Nov 7

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By Owen Good Features I Clothe Gamers KFC Madden NFL Box Unboxing and Review s Super Huge Pumpkin Patch Using Trophies to Deliver Big Game Outreach Announcing The Return Of Kotaku's Game Club, For Modern Warfare 2 Console Arcade, DJ Hero, Rock Band Set for Colorado Child's Play Fundraiser

Rate REVIEWS: The Beatles Rock Band - Xbox 360

Original at lint.com external link    Thu, Nov 5

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By Duncan Geere In terms of features, though, there's very little difference between this game and last year's Rock Band 2. The only major addition is that of harmonies, which you'll need multiple USB mics for, along with a mic stand for singing and playing at the same time. Headset mics won't work, unlike i...

Rate Guitar Hero 5 Players Also Play Rock Band

Original at Softpedia external link    Wed, Nov 4

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By Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) A study was conducted by GamerDNA and DFC Intelligence on a sample of 10,000 players of the Xbox 360 home gaming console who owned either Guitar Hero 5 from Neversoft and Activision Blizzard or The Beatles: Rock Band from Harmonix and MTV Games during the month of September.

Rate Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainement and MTV Games announce LEGO Rock Band launch

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Tue, Nov 3

By RawmeatCowboy BURBANK, Calif. – November 3, 2009 – Get ready to build a band and rock the universe with LEGO® Rock Band™, the multiplayer music videogame that will have the entire family drumming, strumming and rocking to the beat. Published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games, a part...

October of 2009

 

Rate Rock Band breaks out the zombies and werewolves in time for Halloween

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Fri, Oct 23

By RawmeatCowboy Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 System and Wii Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Oct. 27) and PlayStation 3 system (Oct. 29): Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track 5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Rob Zombie P...

Rate Abbey Road Coming to The Beatles Rock Band

Original at Softpedia external link    Tue, Oct 20

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By Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) The first of those albums is set to be released for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii versions of The Beatles Rock Band this week. The first two consoles will be getting individual singles, “Maxwell's Silver Hammer,” “Oh! Darling” and “Because,” that are sold for 160 Micr...

Rate NPD September: PS3 on Top, Beatles Beat Cobain

Original at wired.com external link    Mon, Oct 19

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By Chris Kohler Halo 3: ODST (360, Microsoft) 1,520,000Wii Sports Resort (Wii, Nintendo) 442,900Madden NFL 10 (360, Electronic Arts) 289,600Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (DS, Nintendo) 258,100The Beatles: Rock Band (360, MTV) 254,000Madden NFL 10 (PS3, Electronic Arts) 246,500Marv...

Rate Queen Is Coming to Rock Band 2

Original at Softpedia external link    Mon, Oct 19

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By Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that Queen, one of the biggest rock bands in the world, is set to arrive in Rock Band 2 via downloadable content, with ten of their most important songs being offered this week for the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii version of the music s...

Rate The Beatles Rock Band review

Original at Gamesweasel external link    Fri, Oct 16

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By Mevio There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] If you don’t like The Beatles you won’t enjoy this latest iteration of Rock Band. However, if you’re a massive fan or even know a little about them and think they’re pretty cool, you’re going to have [...]

Rate REVIEWS: EA Rock Band for iPhone - First Look

Original at lint.com external link    Thu, Oct 15

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By Stuart Miles Graphics are basic but effective and in our multiplayer gaming session with a spokesperson from EA the game played with zero lag across a Bluetooth connection. Verdict: Tags: Gaming Phones Mobile phone games iPhone EA Rock Band iPhone apps Rock Band for iPhone

Rate Guitar Hero 5 review

Original at Gamesweasel external link    Fri, Oct 9

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By Mevio There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] Related: play Guitar Hero 5 as your Xbox 360 avatar, Using a Wii Guitar Hero controller with Rock Band, Youtube Guitar Hero 5 review Tags: Guitar Hero 5, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, Guitar Hero, Rock Band...

September of 2009

 

Rate Entirety of Pearl Jam’s ‘Backspacer’ will be playable in Rock Band surrounding album release

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Thu, Sep 17

By RawmeatCowboy Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 System and Wii Available on Xbox 360 (Sept. 20), Wii (Sept. 22) & PlayStation 3 system (Sept. 24): 17.99, £9.19 UK, €21.95 EU (1440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Backspacer (Album)”

Rate Rock Band 2, Anvil Song Pack Arrives Next Week

Original at Ve3tro, for the Gaming Enthusiast in all of us external link    Sat, Sep 12

By Reece Heywood All will be available for download in the Rock Band Music Store for the Xbox 360 PS3 and the Wii. Additional tracks from Evanescence and Spinal Tap will be available for download for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP. Three pack of songs will debut next week for Rockband 2 including tracks from Dinos...

Rate Opinion: Gamesweasel podcast episode 116Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Gamesweasel external link    Fri, Sep 11

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Rate Opinion: Episode 116 - Batman Arkham Asylum and Soul Calibur Broken Destiny

Original at mevio.com external link    Fri, Sep 11

Arkham Asylum free downloadable content Ghostbusters Xbox 360 release date iPhone vs DS and PSP Batman Arkham Asylum The Beatles Rock Band for the Xbox 360 Soul Calibur Broken Destiny Wet There are 5 copies of The Beatles Rock Band for the Xbox 360 up for grabs, if you'd like to win then see o...

Year 2009

 

Rate Rock Band Network coming, somewhat, to PS3, not to Wii at all

Original at That VideoGame external link    Fri, Aug 28

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By Tommy Lawler Now Wii users, you get nothing. Rock Band Network and the Rock Band Store will, unfortunately, not be coming your way. While Harmonix would love to extend the service your way, the lack of patching Wii games means it would just be too damned hard. I feel for you folks as well.

Rate Opinion: Rock Band Network Store coming to PS3, Wii players out of luck

Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, Aug 27

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By Andrew Yoon Aspiring artists that want to publish their songs in the Rock Band Network will have to stick with Xbox 360. The tools, which were developed through Microsoft's XNA program, can't be ported over to Sony's machine. However, PS3 owners will still be able to access a large number of user-uploa...

Rate Review: Guitar Hero Wireless Drum Kit for Xbox 360

Original at 8Bit Joystick.com external link    Mon, Apr 20

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By Jake Since I've had so much fun with Guitar Hero: Metallica that I wanted to get a drum controller and take a shot at drumming again. I looked for the Rock Band 2 Wireless Drums for Xbox 360 and they were completely sold out in Kitsap county as well as online.

Rate Tenacious D to appear on Rock Band 2

Original at DigitalBattle external link    Tue, Nov 18

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By Jeff Baker If you’ve ever wanted to play video games with Jack Black or his Tenacious D sidekick Kyle Gass, now’s your chance. It was recently announced that both of the above mentioned band members will be playing Rock Band 2 on Xbox Live November 20th to promote the release of the The Complete Masterw...

Rate Podcast: Channel 8 is “In the KNOW!” for Microsoft’s Holiday Gear

Original at Channel 8 external link    Wed, Nov 12

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By Max I was invited to an exclusive media event in New York to check out some of our hottest gear coming out in time for the Holidays… some of my favorite stuff I saw: Rock Band 2 for Xbox 360 Lips for Xbox 360 A bunch of new Windows Mobile phones Some very cool Windows PCs by HP, Dell, and Asus The new Zun...

Rate Patch: We Now Know Xbox’s Dashboard Will be Released Thanks to Rock Band 2

Original at slashgamer.com external link    Thu, Sep 25

By Jon Christensen Microsoft has been tight-lipped about the date of their update for Xbox 360’s dashboard. Websites including us have reported rumors and theories about when the new update would take place. But Microsoft has said nothing about when it was going to appear for download. It looks like EA might h...

Rate Podcast: Achievement Junkie # 102 - 09/24/2008

Original at Xbox 360 external link    Wed, Sep 24

By nelson@achievementjunkie.com (Nelson and Natalie) We're talking about Rock Band 2 & an upcoming Xbox Live Arcade title called Age of Booty! We bring back a question of the week & are wondering if we should pick up a second XBOX 360 now that the price dropped. Hmm... tune in for the scoop!

Rate Rock Band 2 Begins Shipping to Retail

Original at DigitalBattle external link    Thu, Sep 11

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By Jeff Baker That’s right, Harmonix has announced that Rock Band 2 has officially started shipping to retail. The game will debut on Xbox 360 this Sunday the 14th, with Wii and PS3 versions coming later in the year. Bob Picunko, VP of EA had this to say about the game:

Rate Rock Band PS3 Gets Guitar Hero Support, PAX Patch

Original at DigitalBattle external link    Tue, Sep 9

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By Rajiv Ashrafi The studio had previously tried to release the patch last December, but met resistance from Activision who claimed that it should be “compensated” for the use of its technology. Thankfully, that stance changed earlier this year, paving the way for upcoming music game controllers to be c...

Rate Proof of the $199 Xbox 360 Rumor

Original at Kotaku.com external link    Sun, Aug 3

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 NY - Aug 3, 2008 It takes place 1 week after Square Enix's 'Infinite Undiscovery' and 2 weeks before Harmonix/EA's 'Rock Band 2' - both exclusive to the Xbox 360 platform at ...

Rate GamingBits.com Podcast #20

Original at Gaming Bits external link    Wed, Jul 2

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week of 6/30/08): Sha'ul hosts the latest podcast, covering some details and features on the now available PlayStation Trophies and In-game XMB (System Update 2.40). Other news bits Sha'ul covers includes the Xbox 360 price cut rumors, Rock Band 2 and some of the upcoming Wii games recent...

Rate Details on Guitar Hero IV

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Tue, May 13

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There are more details filtering out for Guitar Hero IV, and this time round Activision's hot selling franchise will follow Rock Band more closely by offering a slew of new instruments such as a bass, microphone and six-piece drumset which is accompanied by two cymbals. There is no word on...

Rate Rock Band Patch Adds Music Store, Fixes Issues

Original at Shacknews external link    Thu, Mar 20

An upcoming downloadable patch for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of Rock Band will resolve a number of complaints as well as add a new in-game music store, developer Harmonix announced today. When the patch arrives later this week, players will be automatically prompted to down...

Rate ROCK BAND Teams Up With SXSW Music Festival

Original at Hq.Com external link    Tue, Mar 11

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By Posted by wes213 Release date: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 (Xbox LIVE® Marketplace) Thursday, March 13, 2008 (PLAYSTATION®Store) 360-Hq Game Database: Rock Band for Xbox 360 Official Site: http://sxsw.com Permalink: http://www.360-hq.com/article-2440-thread-1-0.html

Year 2007

 

Rate How To: Rock Band Cheats Tips Hints And Help For Xbox 360

Original at Fun Tech Talk external link    Thu, Dec 27

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By Klink This will help inform you on how to quickly get control of your Rock Band. more…) This will help inform you on how to quickly get control of your Rock Band.

Rate Podcast: Xbox 360 Fancast 048 -- Holidazzle

Original at Xbox 360 Fanboy external link    Tue, Dec 25

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By Richard Mitchell News: Saint's Row 2 co-op details and more C&C Tiberium FPS announced Over half of 360 owners purchased Halo 3 Duke Nukem Forever teaser trailer Sensible Soccer's interesting release Rock Band Community site GTAIV dated April 25 for UK Xbox 1 games show up on Gamercards

Rate Patch: Activision Blocks Rock Band PS3 Update, Harmonix Responds

Original at Blogcritics external link    Wed, Dec 12

By Ken Edwards Rock Band for the Xbox 360 supports the Guitar Hero III wireless Les Paul controller. Sadly the PS3 version of Rock Band does not support the Les Paul, but it is not for a lack of trying. Harmonix created a software patch that enables PS3 owners to use their Guitar Hero III guitars, and it has bee...

Rate Podcast: Xbox 360 Fancast 045 -- Huge Success

Original at Xbox 360 Fanboy external link    Mon, Dec 3

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By Richard Mitchell Fall Update complete details (Video), No XBVM for Europe yet Back Compat update Gerstmann-gate Hooray for the new comment system! GTA IV box art video EA replacing defective Rock Band guitars 360's Black Friday sales are stellar Ninja Gaiden II video preview

Rate Review : Rock Band for Xbox 360 and PS3

Original at 8Bit Joystick.com external link    Mon, Nov 26

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By Jake The song set list is a pretty impressive line up of classic rock through modern rock. and they have a pretty ambitions plans for additional downloadable content. They have planned to have new song packs for sale every week and will be using the full strength of MTV to try and get as many classic...

Rate Podcast: Xbox 360 Fancast 043 -- Multiplatform

Original at Xbox 360 Fanboy external link    Mon, Nov 19

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By Dustin Burg RSS MP3] Add the Xbox 360 Fanboy Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. Fanmail: Ninja Gaiden Black, Canada Rock Band blues, breaking street dates, and lame giveaways.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Year 2008

 

Rate Need an Xbox 360 Expert!

Original at Student Doctor Network Forums external link    Mon, Jun 9

By chad5871 So I got my Xbox 360 back in December 2006. Now, 1.5 years later, it's starting to die on me - random freezing, disc errors, etc. etc. Tonight, it just froze while starting up "Rock Band." Restarted the console, same problem. ...

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