MTV Games is out trumpeting its own horn today by telling anyone who's willing to listen that, to date,
Rock Band has sold over
2.5 million songs as downloadable content. 2.5 million! That's huge! MTV Games even admitted that the rate at which
Rock Band DLC has been gobbled up thus far has exceeded their initial predictions and further proves that video games are quite the viable option for the music industry to generate revenue. So, we're sure you want to know which songs have been downloaded the most. MTV Games says that the three song Metallica Track Pack has sold the most with Foreigner's "Juke Box Hero" being the most downloaded single.
Congrats to
Rock Band on its stellar DLC success as we say keep it coming. You have a winning formula when you offer music DLC that is affordable, master recordings and consistently released. Rock it
Rock Band!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jer @ Jan 18th 2008 10:57AM
More Metallica!!!
ji3000 @ Jan 18th 2008 10:58AM
shame they don't have a winning formula when it comes to a European release .. boooooooooooooo
DjDATZ @ Jan 18th 2008 11:03AM
Congrats MTV and Rock Band!
Shawn @ Jan 18th 2008 11:10AM
Congrats Rock Band and all it's contributors. But how about some GHII or GHIII action. Not enough DLC going on their is there.
puffin @ Jan 18th 2008 11:21AM
Back in June or July, the GH2 publishers touted how "Hot" their downloads were by citing 200,000 downloads in a little over 3 months.
Fast forward Rockband gets 10x the amount of downloads, from a much smaller user base, in half the time. Good job Harmonix.
Now maybe Activision will pull their heads out of their ass and offer individual downloads of songs for a cheaper price which is what people have been asking for ever since they made those rehashed GH1 packs available.
Jolard @ Jan 18th 2008 11:40AM
I have to imagine that Activision and the GH guys are kicking themselves right now. Their DLC plan has been awful, with bundles the norm, and very few available tracks. Rock Band comes out and they are selling gangbusters by providing lots of content and an option to buy the individual songs.
I know I bought 6 or 7 tracks the day I got Rock Band, and I have bought at least 1 song every week since then. I don't see an end in sight. I don't like every song that is released, but they release enough volume and variety that there is usually at least one I want.
That is the winning model. I have both GH 2 and 3, and I bought 1 pack for each of them, neither of which are getting played anymore. Rock on Rock Band!
ChromaTick @ Jan 18th 2008 11:42AM
You took the words right out of my mouth!
baby sea tuna @ Jan 18th 2008 12:24PM
"You took the words right out of my mouth"
That reminds me, where's our Meatloaf track pack?!
CDN Crockett @ Jan 18th 2008 11:49AM
Wow that'a huge, congrats!
dunnypop @ Jan 18th 2008 11:59AM
reasonable prices, good selection, Rock Band owns!
on a side note, I went through $30+ so far on DLC for Rock Band. it's basically my new karaoke machine! More Maiden and Metallica (pre 90's).
dunnypop @ Jan 18th 2008 12:00PM
I still remember when Guitar hero 2 stated they will have the most DLC ever... LOL
Matt @ Jan 18th 2008 12:20PM
Sweet, Metallica FTW! Can't wait for those full album downloads.
MrMuggs @ Jan 18th 2008 1:17PM
The reason they've been successful, unlike Guitar Hero, is that they have content on a regular and steady basis at a reasonable price. They've completely crushed Guitar Hero and I'm so glad that I bought Rock Band. Rock Band is a better game for friends and family plus it's really supporting the community.
Loban @ Jan 18th 2008 1:31PM
Sweet, Metallica and Juke Box Hero were the first ones I grabbed. And The Police pack of course. Too bad Juke Box Hero is a cover, that kind of sucks.
Andrew @ Jan 18th 2008 4:54PM
Joker and the Thief by Wolfmother on hard on drums is the funnest song to play that I've found in the game.
Brian @ Jan 18th 2008 5:14PM
I happily spent about $30 on DLC for Rock Band. I have purchased zero songs for GHIII. If you want to be greedy, you are not getting my $$$. Great Job Harmonix!
jake18oly @ Jan 18th 2008 6:30PM
I am one of the many that have been buying downloadable songs for Rock Band. I own Guitar Hero 2 & 3 but could never bring myself to purchase any of their song packs. Something about being able to buy songs individually really makes the dlc more attractive for me.
daniel tyrrell @ Feb 21st 2008 5:12PM
64-66 bob dylan music please!!!!!!!!
Or even maybe the white stripes