Official Rock Band (Main Titles/Spin-offs/DLC/Network) Discussion

[Clutch]

I did keep asking myself why the heck these games didn't have any Queen songs yet....

[FRET]

No, i said it once, stating that they have released over 40 guitar hero re-hashes

And why do they have 3 the beatles albums for the beatles game, when they couldve released it on disc. Money scabbing, obvs.

OH MY FUCK, 5% OF THEIR SONGS ARE ONES THAT WERE DONE BEFORE

Do I smell a lawsuit?

[Camo]

In this press release

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, the LEGO Group, Harmonix and MTV Games Reveal LEGO® Rock Band™ for Nintendo DS™ Details

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, the LEGO Group, Harmonix and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B), are building an all-new handheld music gaming experience that lets fans of all ages "Build a Band and Rock the Universe” wherever and whenever they want with LEGO® Rock Band™ for Nintendo DS™. Published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, LEGO Rock Bandfor DS combines the LEGO style of humor with Rock Band gameplay to introduce a portable Rock Band experience that anyone can play without the need for peripherals to be purchased. The game also includes a multiplayer feature that allows up to four players to participate in local wireless multiplayer gameplay.

LEGO Rock Band for DS is developed by Backbone Entertainment, a Foundation 9 Entertainment studio, and will be compatible with the Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite and Nintendo DSi™. LEGO Rock Band for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™ system is in development by TT Games in partnership with Harmonix. All versions are scheduled for release holiday 2009.

The DS version of LEGO Rock Band offers a journey to stardom that friends and families of all ages can enjoy as they rock out in local venues, stadiums and fantasy locations on Earth… and beyond! In a LEGO "build-and-play” gaming experience, players can customize their minifigure avatars to create their own individual LEGO Rock Band style. The game does not require any peripherals, as players can use the DS buttons or touchscreen to play any or all parts of a song: Bass, Guitar, Drums and Vocals. With dynamic track-switching and combo multipliers, the gameplay is accessible for young players, as well as deep and rewarding for even the most skillful of gamers.

Start a band and tour for fame and fortune on-the-go as either a one-man-band or with up to three friends using multi-player mode. Songs on the soundtrack include:

Kaiser Chiefs: "Ruby”
The Automatic: "Monster”
Ray Parker Jr.: "Ghostbusters”
Tom Petty: "Free Fallin’”
Jackson 5: "I Want You Back”
Vampire Weekend: "A-Punk”
Blur: "Song 2”
Carl Douglas: "Kung Fu Fighting”
Europe: "The Final Countdown”
Good Charlotte: "Girls & Boys”
Pink: "So What”
Counting Crows: "Accidentally in Love”
Sum 41: "In Too Deep”

It confirms Free Fallin' by Tom Petty. I just want to know how many songs there are in the game. Will it be 45 or so like the Beatles or 85 or so to make up for the lack of a Rock Band 3 this year? I'm leaning more towards the former but hoping for the latter.

[Gwen]

I did keep asking myself why the heck these games didn't have any Queen songs yet....

Killer Queen was in Guitar Hero...1. Just to let you know

[Ninspriterx]

All-due respect;
Most of The Beatles' songs are boring.

I mean, they are catchy and what not. Great to listen to but uh,
to play in a video game? Doesn't sound too exciting.

You haven't been listening to the right songs then. ;D

So I've decided to research The Beatles a bit more and listen to more of their songs.

Yes, I've fallen in love completely in every way possible.

[Raytheon]

I'M SORRY GUITAR HERO HAS WON.


DUELING BANJOS WAS JUST RELEASED.

[Camo]

Won what?

Hey all,

What a week - Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Idol, Jet. We are not screwing around. We also have a ton of catch-up going on the Wii. And a couple new ones for Unplugged. How do we do it? We'll never tell. I'm off to go play some "Runnin' Down a Dream".

Tracks available on Xbox 360 (Aug. 25) and PLAYSTATION 3 system (Aug. 27):

• Billy Idol – “Mony Mony”
• Billy Idol – “Rebel Yell”
• Fleetwood Mac – “Don’t Stop”
• Fleetwood Mac – “World Turning”
• Jet – “She’s a Genius”
• Tom Petty – “I Won’t Back Down”
• Tom Petty – “Runnin’ Down a Dream”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 systems.

Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track

Wii Additions

Additionally, Foo Fighters tracks “All My Life” and “Lonely As You,” from the band’s Grammy Award-winning fourth album One by One, as well as “I’ll Stick Around,” from the band’s self-titled 1995 debut album, will be available in the Wii Rock Band Music Store. Also for Wii is Blind Melon's breakthrough 1992 single “No Rain,” as well as “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” by Boston punk favorites Dropkick Murphys, which was featured on the band’s album, The Warrior’s Code, and in the soundtrack to Martin Scorcese’s Academy Award-winning film, The Departed. Songs from British rock groups Blur and Kaiser Chiefs, as well as alternative rock band Eve 6, will also be available Aug. 25, as will back-catalog tracks from Gratefu l Dead, White Zombie and others. These tracks come from the catalog of Rock Band music already released to owners of Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system. With the addition of these tracks, there are now more than 500 tracks in the Wii Rock Band Music Store.

Additional tracks available for Wii (Aug. 25):

• Blind Melon - “No Rain”
• Blur - “There’s No Other Way”
• Dropkick Murphys - “I’m Shipping Up to Boston”
• Eve 6 - “Inside Out”
• Foo Fighters - “All My Life”
• Foo Fighters - “I’ll Stick Around”
• Foo Fighters - “Lonely as You”
• Kaiser Chiefs - “I Predict a Riot”
• Belly – “Feed the Tree”
• Ghost Hounds – “Wind Me Up”
• Godsmack – “I Stand Alone”
• Grateful Dead – “Cold Rain & Snow”
• Grateful Dead – “Doin’ That Rag”
• Grateful Dead – “Don’t Ease Me In”
• Grateful Dead &nd ash; “Fire on the Mountain”
• Grateful Dead – “Hell in a Bucket”
• Grateful Dead – “Uncle John’s Band”
• James Gang – “Funk #49”
• Mute Math – “Typical”
• Rob Zombie – “War Zero”
• Turbonegro – “Wasted Again”
• White Zombie – “Black Sunshine”
• White Zombie – “More Human Than Human”

Price: $2.00 USD, (200 Wii Points) per track

Rock Band Unplugged Tracks for PSP®System
Rock Band Unplugged fans will enjoy the addition of The Zombies’ “She’s Not There” and White Zombie’s “Black Sunshine” to the 33 tracks already available via the Rock Band Unplugged in-game music store for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.

Tracks available for Rock Band Unplugged (Aug. 27):

• The Zombies – “She’s Not There”
• White Zombie – “Black Sunshine”

Price: $1.99, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU per track on the PSP system
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

Anyway this week seems to be a great week with everyone else, but it's really disappointing with me. My favorite Billy Idol song, Dancing With Myself, was not included with the rest of the Idol tracks; Don't Stop pretty much just shot down the possibility of a full "Rumours" album release; I don't care much for Jet; and Tom Petty is one of the artists I was least excited for (amoungst The Raconteurs, Elton John, and KoRn).

The only thing I can do to stay positive about this situation is hope for Dancing With Myself on Lego Rock Band. :P

[Clutch]

I did keep asking myself why the heck these games didn't have any Queen songs yet....

Killer Queen was in Guitar Hero...1. Just to let you know

I was mainly referring to Harmonix's efforts Rock Band and onward anyway, but good to know.

[FRET]

Uh oh, Rebel Yell. Another Guitar Hero song.

[Camo]

Rebel Yell is one of the few songs on the Guitar Hero World Tour disk that are't on Rock Band 2 that are actually fun (on drums at least; haven't played it on any other instrument).

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm hoping Misery Business is on Lego Rock Band. It fits with the kid-friendly demographic (I think?) and its fantastic to drum.

Also, I don't want to pay for it as DLC, that's why I said Lego.

[Raytheon]

Rebel Yell is literally the second most boring song on World Tour.


The first is easily Eye of the tiger.

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I even like Spiderwebs and Santeria more than rebel yell ugh ):

[Camo]

Spiderwebs is fun in World Tour. Are you talking about drums?

[Raytheon]

i remember rebel yell being boring on drums (i play on hard), but i havent played it since my brother managed to rip the wire so my yellow cymbal doesnt work...

but on guitar it is worse than playing bass on alot of songs.

[Camo]

Rebel Yell is 10x more fun in Rock Band than in Guitar Hero. On drums at least; I'm not sure about guitar.

[FRET]

Cus Rockband tabs things out better

Just sayin