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| STORIES ABOUT: Rock band |
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| Rock Band Gets Nine Inch Nails |  | There are three things fans of music sim surely love: Rock Band, Guitar Hero and downloadable songs for each game. Fortunately, the developers never let us wait too long before coming with brand new, quality DLC (or completely new games, if we're to look closely at Activis ... [read more >>] | | 21 July 2008, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wii Music Challenges Rock Band and Guitar Hero |  | Just prior to the release of the Nintendo Wii the "console wars" were fought between Sony and Microsoft. Nobody credited the Japanese company with a chance to take the console top spot. Now the hardware sales charts are dominated by the Nintendo Wii, which can at times sell as much as its two rivals combined.
The battle of the music simulators has, at the moment, two big players. In one corner there's the Activi ... [read more >>] | | 17 July 2008, 10:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Who Brings 12 More Tracks to Rock Band |  | The world's loudest rock band, as legendary group The Who is known since 1976, will be brought to life once again thanks to the virtual world of Rock Band, Harmonix's hit music game (if you are a RB fan, you probably already know that The Who's "Won’t Get ... [read more >>] | | 01 July 2008, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band 2 Officially Confirmed |  | You probably heard some rumors a few days ago stating that a new Rock Band is in the works. Yes, I'm talking about that online survey which asked you to choose which cover would better suit a new iteration of the game. Well... it seems that all the reports were accurate and, even more, we already know the winning cover. Anybody surprised by this new ... [read more >>] | | 30 June 2008, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Brings Special DLC |  | It seems that these summer months are some really special ones, since Rock Band (and not only) keeps finding occasions to bring us brand new things. And we have nothing against this, of course, since we were completely amazed by the recently released facebook application. However, ... [read more >>] | | 30 June 2008, 04:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band - Achievements (Xbox 360) |  | Gamers looking for more than just guitar controller play already know that Rock Band is the game for them. Harmonix has also done its job wonderfully in keeping fans updated with how the development on the upcoming title was going and what it would feature when it launches. The latest update from the renowned developer brings the full list of songs to be available in Rock Band.
For newcomers to the game, Rock Band has been con ... [read more >>] | | 19 June 2008, 10:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Moves to Facebook |  | Microsoft has started a campaign called Xbox 360, presenting Rock Band Live, which will eventually reward some lucky fans in the UK, Germany and France (a total of eleven people) with a week at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel. But, since many Rock Band fans do not live in the mentioned countries and Microsoft doesn't like to let people behind when it comes to its game, it has created something awesome, something everybody can experien ... [read more >>] | | 17 June 2008, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Revolution Detailed by Zoe Mode |  | With titles such as Dance Dance Revolution, Karaoke Revolution, Beatmania and Guitar Freaks, Konami has proved that it knows a thing or two about rhythm games, and the company doesn't plan to stop too soon. Rock Revolution is the latest title announced by the company and you prob ... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 13:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band 2 Could Be Coming out by November |  | Some retailers are saying that they are expecting Rock Band 2 to hit stores by November this year. Even more, reports are coming in regarding focus groups set up by Harmonix concerning the price and the features of the new installment of the game.
A rather curious mention regarding Rock Band 2 also popped up in an obituary for the late guitar player Bo Diddley, in which it was claimed that his trademark guitar shaped like a ci ... [read more >>] | | 12 June 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Coming to Japan |  | In the aftermath of the success that Rock Band experienced in North America and after the initial report of good sales on the European videogames market despite its higher than expected price, Harmonix is now saying that it has paired up with Q Entertainment to get the game ported to the Japanese market.
There are certain difficulties in taking a title that focuses on music simulation and porting it to such a different culture ... [read more >>] | | 03 June 2008, 03:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Kotick Responds to Rock Band Jab |  | Bobby Kotick from Activision took the stage at the D: All Things Digital conference and talked about a range of issues, including ... [read more >>] | | 30 May 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Songs for Rock Band |  | Harmonix, the original developer of Guitar Hero and the creator of band simulator Rock Band, is bombarding players with announcements about new songs that are available as DLC for their game.
It seems that people learn to play new songs so fast that the entire musical catalog of the 90s is set to be downloadable in a just a few years. And matters will only get worse, as ... [read more >>] | | 21 May 2008, 19:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Gets New Tracks for the Wii and PS2 |  | Rock Band and Guitar Hero, the two main competitors in the world of music simulation, have created a new market in the form of downloadable songs, which you can get online and then use in the game. It is estimated that the Rock Band ... [read more >>] | | 06 May 2008, 03:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Is a Money Machine |  | Viacom, the company that controls both Nickelodeon and MTV, announced that operating profits have gone up by 33 percent to around $270 million in the first quarter of the year. A lot of this growth is due to the success that Rock Band, created by Harmonix, has enjoyed. The Media Networks division, which is responsible for the Rock Band franchise, has reported that revenue has risen 16 percent to $2.02 billion in the first quarter ... [read more >>] | | 05 May 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Hero Gets Exclusive Aerosmith Access |  | The battle of music simulators is getting bitterer by the day. Activision has just announced that, as part of the deal regarding the upcoming game Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, the band is signed to exclusively deliver musical content for the Guitar Hero franchise. In other words, there ... [read more >>] | | 30 April 2008, 19:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Hero IV to Feature More Instruments |  | There are some commentators puzzled by the decision of Activision to stick only to guitar playing in their Guitar Hero line of games. After all, even if guitars and guitar players get a lot of time in the spotlight, there are other instruments that are equally important f ... [read more >>] | | 24 April 2008, 19:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Judas Priest Bring Metal to Rock Band |  | After Motley Crue announced that they would release their Saints of Los Angeles single through Rock Band and after Def Leppard said that they would launch their new single through Guitar Hero on April 24, Judas Priest went one better in agreeing to release ... [read more >>] | | 21 April 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Motley Crue Launch New Single Exclusive to Rock Band |  | Veteran American rockers Mötley Crüe (we have a very complex love and hate relationship with the umlauts) have decided that their next single, called Saints of Los Angeles, will make its debut as a downloadable song for the very popular videogame Rock Band.
The band has see ... [read more >>] | | 16 April 2008, 02:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Dated for the UK |  | The thing many people were expecting and, at the same time, wondering why it hadn't already happened, was finally and officially confirmed: Rock Band, the super hit game from Harmonix, would be released in the United Kingdom this year, on the 23rd of May, when the ... [read more >>] | | 08 April 2008, 05:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Hero and Rock Band: the Trials - Gibson Guitars Suing Everyone Over Guitar-themed Games |  | To put it in simple words, Gibson Guitars sues everyone, without discrimination: Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Harmonix, MTV, Electronic Arts, Wal-Mart, Viacom, K-Mart, major game retailers and possibly, your grandma. What has started as a rant followed by a suit file threat against Activision (Guitar Hero) is now being continued with Rock Band.
At the heart of things: the fact that both games have used and are still using graphic depiction ... [read more >>] | | 25 March 2008, 11:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Coming to the Wii |  | Music simulators seem to be making the headlines lately. Yesterday, we reported how Gibson Guitar, the most famous guitar maker, extended its patent infringement law suit regarding "virtual music performances" to cover Harmonix and MTV, in addition to already sued Activision. But ... [read more >>] | | 25 March 2008, 03:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Grab Your DS and Imagine You Are a Rock Star |  | If you have ever dreamed of becoming a rock star and the games already available don't manage to rise up to your standards, we've got some good news for you: Ubisoft has decided to give it a try and brings you a new way of virtually pursuing your dream and they called it Imagine Rock Star. However, there might be a little problem, especially if you are a male in the mid thirties: this newly announced DS title, as its na ... [read more >>] | | 24 March 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Gibson Sues Harmonix and MTV |  | A while ago, Gibson announced that it was filling a lawsuit against Activision in regard to Guitar Hero and the way it simulated a music performance. Gibson maintained that Activision was infringing on one of its patents regarding "technology used to simulate a musical perfor ... [read more >>] | | 24 March 2008, 04:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Comes to Europe With New Songs |  | For now only the North Americans living in their land of honey and milk are fortunate enough to play Rock Band, drumming on plastic drums and riffing on fake guitars. The music loving nations of Europe (we have Mozart and Chopin, Americans!) have to do with playing Guita ... [read more >>] | | 18 March 2008, 09:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Guitar Hero Future Revealed |  | Activision has moved to trademark the name DJ Hero planning to use it both for a game and for a piece of hardware. The trademark protection, filled on February 8, makes sure that no other entity snaps up the name and uses it, and it also might reveal Activision's plans for its Guitar Hero line of products.
Activision Blizzard wants to dominate the rhythm based game world with its Guitar Hero series. Did I say "Guitar ... [read more >>] | | 20 February 2008, 06:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Tracks Available on iTunes |  | As if Apple news today (and I mean this specific day) weren't all connected to video games in one way or another, iTunes is now offering all of the songs featured in Harmonix' music video game, ... [read more >>] | | 18 February 2008, 10:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Full Rock Band DLC List Leaked? |  | The recent release of the (Arguably) Punk Pack 02 DLC for Rock Band has been followed by a rather unexpected and almost officially confirmed lea ... [read more >>] | | 14 February 2008, 06:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Goes Wii |  | It was the thing that everybody expected to happen sooner rather then later, but it never was official. Well, now it is: Electronic Arts have officially announced that Harmonix' ... [read more >>] | | 01 February 2008, 04:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Standalone Rock Band Instruments Confirmed! |  | There are not many things a rock star would rather do than to grab the electric guitar and smash it to pieces, climb the drums like King Kong to smash them, smash the stack of loudspeakers with the microphone and so on... you get the idea: smash things. Of course that many ... [read more >>] | | 25 January 2008, 05:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Unlockables (PS3) |  | Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts Partners. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions were released in the United States of America (US) on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation ... [read more >>] | | 07 January 2008, 16:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Codes (PS3) |  | Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts Partners. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was re ... [read more >>] | | 27 December 2007, 04:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PS2 Version of Rock Band Launched in The States |  | Those of you still stuck with a "last-gen" system still have the chance to experience something truly great this holiday season. Rock Band, although designed especially for next-gen consoles, has launched across North America today, for the ... [read more >>] | | 18 December 2007, 06:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band or Halo 3 – Order Them With a Girl! |  | I don't even know what's more interesting: the fact that these two girls wanted to test if "sex sells" is really true, or the fact that people actually bid for this. Anyway, the marketing is great, you must admit it!
Here are the facts: two young and sexy girls ... [read more >>] | | 30 November 2007, 05:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Might Get You Evicted! |  | Don't roar loud, don't smash the guitar to the wall, don't even think about touching those drums! Of course, if you wish to live your peaceful life in your peaceful home. Especially, in a peaceful neighborhood. Because things might turn really bad: some guys playing Rock Ban ... [read more >>] | | 29 November 2007, 05:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Codes and Unlockables (Xbox 360) |  | Rock Band will allow gamers to perform music from the world’s biggest rock artists with their friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and microphone peripherals, in addition to offering deep online connectivity. Built on unprecedented deals with th ... [read more >>] | | 23 November 2007, 02:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band DLC Disclosed! |  | Here's one of the many great announcements today: 'Rock Band downloadable content disclosed!' 7 artist packs and 9 single songs have been confirmed by MTV. The artist packs containing three songs each and individual tracks are 'legit' acco ... [read more >>] | | 09 November 2007, 03:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Goes Gold – Special Edition Contents Disclosed |  | Rock Band developer Harmonix, MTV Games and distribution partner Electronic Arts have just confirmed the music title's gold status. The game is "in final production and manufacturing, and set for launch." The trio have also confirmed contents of The Rock Band Special Edition Bundle, which will be available in North America for PS3 and Xbox 360 on November 20th, at $169.99 a piece. As for the ... [read more >>] | | 06 November 2007, 05:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band's List of Achievements Is Now Official |  | Since the Xbox 360 Guitar Hero III demo is out, there has to be some Rock Band news in this virtual world, to make people notice that the latest GH title has a competitor after all. The official list of achievements for the most promising musical ga ... [read more >>] | | 19 October 2007, 04:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Priced. Dirt Cheap! |  | When they first announced Rock Band, everyone was happy that they were getting another music game, similar to ... [read more >>] | | 29 September 2007, 10:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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