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Rock Band 2 patched on PS3 to make way for Rock Band Network
by JC Fletcher 
{ Jan 6th 2010 at 3:00PM }
The update also adds the "much more robust handling of chord hammer-ons and pull-offs" found in The Beatles: Rock Band, support for SingStar wireless microphones, support for velocity sensitivity with Ion Drum Rocker drums, and the ability to sort songs in Quickplay by the number of stars you've earned on each song.
The update will be available this Thursday.
GM-1 connects real drums to Guitar Hero, Rock Band
by Ben Gilbert { Jan 6th 2010 at 10:39AM }
As Ars Technica points out in a recent hands-on with the product, "It's an interesting idea, but you need to be willing to put some serious time and money into the project to get worthwhile results." Aside from owning a set of real drums, you'll need the "fake" ones, too -- the GM-1 sensors send feedback from your drum set to the attached Guitar Hero or Rock Band drums, which then send the in-game cues to the gaming console. Sure, it might work, but who's got the time and money? Oh, that's right, you, Mr. I Own the Biggest Music Game Peripheral Ever. Congratulations.
Best of the Rest: Justin's Picks of 2009
by Justin McElroy { Jan 3rd 2010 at 11:30AM }
Best of the Rest: Andrew's Picks of 2009
by Andrew Yoon { Jan 2nd 2010 at 9:00PM }
This year had a number of terrific downloadable games (this list is a testament to that), however no game -- retail or digital -- connected with me like Flower. Jenova Chen's flOw was an interesting experiment, but Flower is an actual game. In fact, Flower is one of the few experiences I can think of that show the true potential of games as a unique storytelling medium. No other non-interactive art form will ever be able to replicate what thatgamecompany has managed to create.
Best of the Rest: Ben's Picks of 2009
by Ben Gilbert { Jan 1st 2010 at 4:30PM }
Arriving approximately seven months late to the party, I didn't play RFG until earlier this month when I desperately cobbled together 2009's game releases for a massive pre-GOTY playstravaganza. That marathon came to a long pause while I smashed through the many structures of Mars with my trusty sledgehammer, constantly hearing "Space A$&%*#&" playing along the way in my mind. Sure, RFG was a bit rough around the edges, but what it lacked in mechanical prowess was more than made up for by the sheer amount of childlike joy I experienced while demolishing everything in my path.
Rock Band Weekly: Paul McCartney, Blink-182, Psychedelic Furs, Ramones
by Alexander Sliwinski { Dec 30th 2009 at 1:00PM }
Check out pricing and track details for the console releases after the break.
Rock Band Weekly: A little bit country (plus A Beatle: Rock Band in January)
by JC Fletcher { Dec 24th 2009 at 11:45AM }
When Rock Band DLC does return, it''ll bring a seven-pack of songs from the Rock Band: Country disc, followed by a three-pack of live Paul McCartney songs from his performance at New York's Citi Field. Check the list after the break, and then you can forget about all that other garbage you've downloaded!
New Music Games store arriving on Xbox Live today
by Richard Mitchell { Dec 22nd 2009 at 5:15PM }
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The stores should be going live sometime today, so keep an eye on the Music Marketplace section of the Xbox 360 dashboard. The games that will feature their own stores include Rock Band, Rock Band 2, The Beatles: Rock Band, LEGO Rock Band, Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero: World Tour, Band Hero, Lips and Lips: Number One Hits. Check out images of the new storefronts in the gallery below.
Gallery: Xbox Live Music Games stores
Rock Band Weekly: Weezer, Yellowcard, Offspring, Limp Bizkit
by Alexander Sliwinski { Dec 18th 2009 at 11:30AM }
One last reminder: Rock Band Unplugged DLC is on hiatus until further notice. Check out pricing and track details for the console releases after the break.
Green Day: Rock Band trailer unveiled, songs will be exportable
by Griffin McElroy { Dec 13th 2009 at 3:00PM }
The MTV Games press release that landed in our inbox shortly after the trailer aired contained one particularly interesting piece of news -- unlike The Beatles: Rock Band, all of the tracks in Green Day's outing will be exportable to the core Rock Band games. In addition, all the Green Day DLC released so far for the music platform, as well as the three 21st Century Breakdown tracks that will hit this Tuesday, will be compatible with Green Day: Rock Band. No release date has been given thus far, but the presser specifies that its coming to the Wii, PS3 and 360.
MTV teases 'Green Day Rock Band' [update 2]
by Ben Gilbert { Dec 12th 2009 at 5:25PM }
Update: We also spotted some of the trailer during the "Rehearsal Sneak Peek" video over at Spike, which Geoff Keighley followed up with "You gotta tune into the VGAs to see the announcement of the next Rock Band game." Sure sounds like a full Rock Band game to us!
While perusing the internet today, we happened upon a particularly interesting video of Green Day performing "American Idiot" on MTV.com -- though rather than the usual real-life version of Green Day, Rock Band avatars of the group took the position, followed closely by the logo you see above. Is it a full standalone Rock Band game with Green Day? Is it a really robust downloadable content pack? We'd bet our bottom dollar that we'll find out in a few hours when the Spike VGAs start. As per usual, we've fired off an email to MTV Games and Harmonix to find out what's up in the meantime. Check out the full video after the break.
[Via Jared Rea's Twitter]
Rock Band Weekly: Green Day, 30 Seconds to Mars, All-American Rejects, Beatles: Rubber Soul album
by Alexander Sliwinski { Dec 11th 2009 at 11:30AM }
- The Beatles: Rock Band will have the album Rubber Soul available next week. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Abbey Road were previously released on November 17 and October 20, respectively.
- The standard Rock Band music store receives new tracks from All-American Rejects, 30 Seconds to Mars and even more Green Day.
Update: MTV Games/Harmonix has corrected the pricing for Rubber Soul.
Restructuring layoffs hit Harmonix, the band plays on
by Alexander Sliwinski { Dec 10th 2009 at 12:37PM }
Although Electronic Arts has a partnership with Harmonix, these layoffs are "totally and completely unrelated" to EA's issues.
Update: MTV Games/Harmonix answer some follow-up questions.
This Wednesday: XBLA gets its Qix ++ [update: screens]
by Richard Mitchell { Dec 7th 2009 at 1:00PM }
Update: We've unearthed some screens of the PSP version, courtesy of Game Watch. There may be some difference between it and the XBLA version, but they'll probably look pretty similar. Peruse them in the gallery below.
Microsoft's Major Nelson has announced that Qix ++ is headed to Xbox Live Arcade this week. Apart from the price (800
/ $10), that's really all we know. The "++" in the title might be a clue, though, given that Jeff "Why'd you buy Frogger" Minter seems to have an affinity for throwing plus signs at the end of retro game titles. It's also worth noting that Minter worked on the XBLA version of Space Invaders Extreme which, like Qix, is a Taito (via Square Enix) game. For now, with no assets of the game available, you'll have to settle for a video of the original Qix posted after the break.In other news, the Xbox Live Deal of the Week is Rock Band DLC, specifically No Doubt's The Singles 1992-2003 album. The DLC has been discounted from 1600
($20) to 1200 ($15).Shortcut: Download The Singles 1992-2003 [Xbox.com]
Gallery: Qix ++ (PSP)
More Green Day headed to Rock Band
by Richard Mitchell { Dec 5th 2009 at 6:30AM }
In simple terms, Green Day and Rock Band are friends. There have already been several Green Day tracks released for Harmonix's musically inclined baby and it was announced today that even more are on their way later this month. Starting December 15 on the Wii and Xbox 360 – and December 17 on the Playstation 3 – players will be able to grab three new Green Day tracks from the band's 21st Century Breakdown album: "Christian's Inferno," "Last of the American Girls," and "¡Viva La Gloria!". The tracks will be available individually for $1.99 / 160 / 200 Wii points. The full track pack will be available on PS3 and Xbox 360 for $5.49 / 440.
