[ROCK BAND] Old thread. Use new one, nerds.

Arikado

OVER 2100 DOWNLOADABLE TRACKS FOR ROCK BAND!

OVER 900 ROCK BAND NETWORK TRACKS

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This Week's DLC
ALL OFFICIAL DLC FOLLOWING RB3'S RELEASE WILL ONLY WORK ON RB3

Lady Gaga 02

• “Born This Way”
• “LoveGame”
• “Paparazzi”

Single Tracks
Foreigner – “Hot Blooded” X
Foreigner – “Urgent” X


Pro Guitar Additions for Legacy Songs
Alice in Chains – “Rooster”
The White Stripes – “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground”


These tracks will be available for purchase as “Lady Gaga Pack 02” and as individual tracks on Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 system and Wii. Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

Price:
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per song
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per song
$0.99 USD (100 Wii Points/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade
$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points, 550 Wii Points) for Lady Gaga Pack 02


Next Week's DLC

Ozzy Osbourne 01
• “Bark at the Moon” X (available only as part of the 8-pack)
• “Diary of a Madman”
• “Flying High Again”
• “I Don’t Know”
• “Mama, I’m Coming Home” X (available only as part of the 8-pack)
• “Mr. Crowley” X
• “Over the Mountain”
• “Steal Away (The Night)”

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Ozzy Osbourne 8-Pack” and as individual tracks on Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 system and Wii. Tracks marked with “X” have optional Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available.

Price:

$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per song
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per song
$13.49, £6.69 UK, €9.99 EU (1080 Microsoft Points, 1350 Wii Points) for Ozzy Osbourne 8-Pack



ROCK BAND 2 EXPORT
It is a 1.93 GB Rock Band 2 export for the $9.99 export fee, we get all the songs minus these:

AC/DC – Let There Be Rock
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away
Journey – Any Way You Want It
Metallica – Battery
Soundgarden – Spoonman

Also missing these nine Harmonix band songs but you download these separately via the Music Store for free (no keys/harmonies/pro-guitar charts):
Abnormality – Visions
Anarchy Club – Get Clean
Bang Camaro – Night Lies
Breaking Wheel – Shoulder to the Plow
Libyans – Welcome to the Neighborhood
The Main Drag – A Jagged Gorgeous Winter
Speck – Conventional Lover
The Sterns – Supreme Girl
That Handsome Devil – Rob the Prez-O-Dent

Additionally, the following songs are missing/unplayable in Rock Band 3 currently:

Rock Band 1
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California (Unable to license export)
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun (Unable to license export)

Rock Band DLC
Oasis - Rock and Roll Star (Unable to license EU RB2 export & NA DLC)
Die Toten Hosen - Hier Kommt Alex (Unable to license EU RB2 export & NA DLC)


FYREWULFF EXPLAINS HOW YOU CAN HAVE A BIG FAT DLC LIBRARY ON THE CHEAP



Xbox 360 RB2 Export

1. Sign in to XBox LIVE on your account.
2. Start up Rock Band 3.
3. Navigate to "Get More Songs" and then to "Redeem Code".
4. Enter the 16 character code from the back of your RB2 manual (if its 25 chars, it's a copy from outside the US).
5. Export costs 800 MS points.

PS3/Wii Export

1. Visit rockband.com/ps3-export
2. When prompted, enter the code from the back of your Rock Band 2 manual
3. Copy down the new code that the website gives you
4. In Rock Band 3, go to “Get More Songs” in the Main Menu
5. Select “Redeem Code”
6. Enter the code you received from the website

Wii Export

1. If you’ve played Rock Band 2 on your Wii, Rock Band 3 will automatically detect your Rock Band 2 Save Data.
2. Go to “Get More Songs” from the Main Menu in Rock Band 3.
3. Go to “Redeem Code”
4. Select “Previously Redeemed Code”
5. Select “Rock Band 2 Export Pack” (you’ll be prompted to pay 1,000 Wii Points)
6. Your export will take several minutes to complete. You can also select which specific tracks you’d like to export.

FREE STUFF
The following songs are available for free download via the Rock Band Music Store for the PS3, 360, and the Wii (those not on the Wii are noted):

• "Still Alive" by GLaDOS and Jonathan Coulton
• "Promised Land" by Vesuvius *not on the Wii*
• "Charlene (I'm Right Behind You)" by Stephen and the Colberts *not on the Wii*
• "Headphones On" by Miranda Cosgrove
• "Dreaming of Love" by Lights Resolve
• "Am I Crazy" by Little Fish

If you purchased Rock Band 2 brand spanking new, you are entitled to an additional 20 free tracks, mostly from Indie bands. Check the back of the manual for instructions. The code is a one time use. The pack includes:

"Ashes to Fire" by Ghost Hounds
"Bounce" by the Cab
"Burn You Down" by Opiate for the Masses
"Crazy Tuesday" by Thenewno2
"Database Corrupted" by Dealership
"Desperate Times, Desperate Measures" by Underoath
"Get It On" by the Chevelles
"Give It to Me" by the Cocktail Slippers
"I Wanna Be Your Man" by Endeverafter
"I'm Gone, I'm Going" by Lesley Roy
"I.V." by X Japan
"If I Ain't Got You" by the Len Price 3
"Like a Fool" by Shaimus
"Magnetic Baby" by Semi Precious Weapons
"No Regrets" by Authority Zero
"Prequel to the Sequel" by Between the Buried and Me
"Sons and Daughters" by the 88
"The Feeling" by Kutless
"The Time Is Wrong" by Tickle Me Pink
"Young" by Hollywood Undead

HARMONIX PODCAST
The podcast is linked up on the 'Zine page of the RockBand.com page. Subscribe via iTunes


DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT
Rock Band DLC list via WikiPedia
Rock Band Unplugged DLC list via WikiPedia

Albums available for download so far:
Screaming for Vengeance by Judas Priest
The Cars by the Cars
Doolittle by the Pixies
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying by Megadeth
Moving Pictures by Rush
Blood Sugar Sex Magick by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dr. Feelgood by Mötley Crüe
The Colour and the Shape by the Foo Fighters
The Singles 1992-2003 by No Doubt
Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Ten by Pearl Jam
Chinese Democracy by Guns 'n Roses
Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction
Back from the Dead by Spinal Tap
Backspacer by Pearl Jam
Rust in Peace by Megadeth
Axis: Bold as Love by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt (also Deep Cuts version for those that bought the Singles)
British Steel 30th Anniversary by Judas Priest
The Great Southern Trendkill by Pantera
Legend by Bob Marley & the Wailers
Are You Experienced? by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
Imagine by John Lennon
London Calling by the Clash

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Rock Band 3
October 26, 2010
Xbox 360, PS3, Nintendo Wii, and a DS version


WHAT'S THIS?
Rock Band 3 will include several new features to the current selection of gameplay modes:

• Vocal Harmonies - Continuing from Beatles Rock Band and into Green Day Rock Band, these are now a staple allowing up to three people to sing three distinct parts.
• Keyboards - An actual midi keyboard is sold that can be worn like a keytar and has two full octaves.
• Hook Up Your E-Kit/Keyboard - Got an electronic keyboard or an electronic drumkit? A MIDI converter box is now available to allow the use of your own real gear!
• Revamped World Tour Mode - Take small tours of 3+ venues playing one of three setlists. They range from a few songs in specific genres, decades, or even the song sources (i.e. play 3 Lego Rock Band songs).
• Drop In and Out - Players can jump in or out of songs being played. They can also change instruments or difficulty settings during a song via the Pause menu. Resuming from a Pause state rewinds the song a bit.
• Song Filtering - There are tons of ways to sort your music library now. Also there is a voting system (a la RBN tracks) with the 1-5 lighters to keep those annoying songs away from your random setlists.
• Pro Mode - Learn to play songs with actual instruments! Pro mode will have it's own difficulty tiers (Easy to Expert) and two versions of guitars will be sold: the Mustang (MIDI guitar with 100+ fret buttons and works as a normal RB guitar) and the Squier (actual Fender guitar with special sensors for Pro Mode only). Drums incorporates the cymbal peripherals to allow for Pro Mode. There is bass pro mode but you use either of the two guitars they sell for it.
• Legacy Content - Certain popular DLC songs are getting updates to allow for Pro Guitar/Bass charts. Check out the Rock Band forums to find out which ones and vote for future updates!
• Revamped Scoring - The game still grabs your individual instrument score even when playing in a band.
• Exporting - You will be able to export Rock Band 2 into 3 via a code/download just like Lego Rock Band did. This goes for all three consoles, even the Wii!

INSTRUMENTS

Keyboard/Keytar

• Fully functional 360 wireless controller (dongle for PS3 and Wii).
• There is a touch pad on the "arm" that allows you to "whammy" sustains.
• There's a gigantic button next to the touch pad where you activate Overdrive.
• Can be used to play 5-lane Keys OR Guitar/Bass as well as Pro Keys.
• Has a MIDI out so it can be used with other programs.
• Comes with a strap so it can be worn as a Keytar.

Guitars

Rock Band 3 Squier Stratocaster (~$250)

• Has a MIDI out so it can be used with other programs.
• It is an actual guitar with fast sensing technology that reads the frets before you strum.
• For Pro Mode playing ONLY. Cannot be used in normal 5-color-gem modes.
• Requires the MIDI Pro Adapter to play.

Fender Mustang PRO-Guitar Controller (~$150)

• Has a MIDI out so it can be used with other programs
• It has 102 buttons for the frets
• It is smaller than the Squire but is essentially the hassle-free option for Pro Mode (i.e. tuning, strings, etc.)
• Can be used in Pro Mode or normal 5-lane modes.

Drums

• Rock Band 2 kit's "mystery port" will be opened up for a 2nd pedal (or hi-hat that will only function for fills or free play).
• Pro mode charts cymbal/hat/crash hits where appropriate using the oval-like cymbal shape for the gems.
• Double bass & hi-hat pedal will NOT be charted. Some RBN tracks do come with double bass charts.
• Unfortunately, GH drumkit won't be supported in Pro Mode.

MIDI Pro Adapter

• Allows you to use any keyboard or drumkit with a MIDI out to be used in Rock Band 3.
• Can be worn on your belt (like an onion).
• There will be PS3 and Wii versions of this as well. Sells for around $30-40
• Can be found in most Best Buys or on Amazon.

SONG LIST

Amy Winehouse – Rehab
Anthrax – Caught In A Mosh
At the Drive-In – One Armed Scissor
Avenged Sevenfold – Beast and the Harlot
B-52′s – Rock Lobster
The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations (Live)
Big Country – In a Big Country
Blondie – Heart of Glass
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Get Up, Stand Up
The Bronx – False Alarm
Chicago – 25 or 6 to 4
The Cure – Just Like Heaven
David Bowie – Space Oddity
Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water
Def Leppard – Foolin’
Devo – Whip It
Dio – Rainbow in the Dark
Dire Straits – Walk of Life
Doobie Brothers – China Grove
The Doors – Break On Through
Dover – King George
Echo and the Bunnymen – Killing Moon
Elton John – Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)
Faith No More – Midlife Crisis
Filter – Hey Man, Nice Shot
Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
Foreigner – Cold as Ice
Golden Earring – Radar Love
HIM – Killing Loneliness
Huey Lewis and the News – The Power of Love
Hypernova – Viva La Resistance
Ida Maria – Oh My God
INXS – Need You Tonight
J. Geils Band – Centerfold
James Brown – I Got You (I Feel Good)
Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
Jimi Hendrix – Crosstown Traffic
Joan Jett – I Love Rock and Roll
John Lennon – Imagine
Juanes – Me Enamora
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
Maná – Oye Mi Amor
Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People
Metric – Combat Baby
The Muffs – Outer Space
Night Ranger – Sister Christian
Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train
Paramore – Misery Business
Phish – Llama
Phoenix – Lasso
The Police – Don’t Stand So Close To Me
Poni Hoax – Antibodies
Pretty Girls Make Graves – Something Bigger, Something Brighter
Primus – Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Queens Of The Stone Age – No One Knows
Rammstein – Du Hast
The Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated
Raveonettes – Last Dance
Rilo Kiley – Portions of Foxes
Riverboat Gamblers – Don’t Bury Me… I’m Still Not Dead
Roxette – The Look
Slipknot – Before I Forget
Smash Mouth – Walkin’ on the Sun
The Smiths – Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before
The Sounds – Living in America
Spacehog – In the Meantime
Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle
Stone Temple Pilots – Plush
Swingin’ Utters – This Bastard’s Life
T.Rex – 20th Century Boy
Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tegan and Sara – The Con
Them Crooked Vultures – Dead End Friends
Tokio Hotel – Humanoid
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – I Need To Know
The Vines – Get Free
War – Low Rider
Warren Zevon – Werewolves Of London
The White Stripes – The Hardest Button to Button
Whitesnake – Here I Go Again
The Who – I Can See For Miles
Yes – Roundabout

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Rock Band Network
Available now on LIVE
Xbox 360 - All features
PS3 & Wii - Limited DLC from RBN after it goes on LIVE, PS3 might get the full RBN later on

WHAT'S THIS?

WikiPedia wrote:

The Rock Band Network is a system designed by Harmonix Music Systems with the help of Microsoft to allow musical artists and record labels to make their music available as playable tracks for the Rock Band series of rhythm video games. The Network was designed to allow more music to be incorporated into Rock Band than Harmonix themselves could produce, and it is seen as a way to further expand the games' music catalog into a wide variety of genres. The Network is set to start beta testing in September 2009, with it becoming publicly available to all Xbox 360 players in November; Harmonix hopes to be able to also bring these songs to the PlayStation 3 and Wii consoles.

The Rock Band Network is based on the XNA Creators Club model and uses peer review to check songs for playability, copyright violations, and profanity. Harmonix has developed a suite of software tools, including a modified version of REAPER, a digital audio sound tool, and Magma, a metadata packaging tool, for use by artists and labels. In addition, Harmonix has helped to spawn the creation of several third-party companies, based on the previous hacking environment for the creation of custom songs, that will author an artist's song into a Rock Band track. Artists retain full control on their songs, and receive 30% of the sales from the Network. Several artists and labels have already committed to expanding the distribution of their music through the network.

WHAT BANDS ARE DOING THIS?
This obviously gives smaller, indie bands a venue for some cash. There is a list up on the Rock Band forums of bands and labels who may be putting songs up on the Rock Band Network. Expect to see more from Harmonix bands, Johnathan Coulton, and plenty of Indie bands.

I HAVE A BAND!
Great! Have a look at the process and tool you will need over on the RBN page.

HOW DO I USE THIS NOW THAT IT IS LIVE?
As long as you have an Xbox 360, Rock Band 2 or 3, and LIVE, the Rock Band Network Store should be under the Music Store after you press start on the opening screen. From there you can preview all the songs, download demos, and buy songs. The demo is basically 30 seconds from the beginning of the song where you can play for free. If you pause the song in there, you can purchase it. Songs purchased from the RBN will show up as their own category in song selection with a tiny RBN logo. RBN tracks can't be played in Tour Challenge mode or via mystery setlists.

I HAVE A PS3/WII AND I CAN'T GET THIS!?
Due to certain restrictions, Harmonix has only been able to sell select popular RBN tracks on the PSN. Wii gets boned for now. All this might change in the future.

LIST OF RBN SONGS

Here's the WikiPedia list.

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The Beatles Rock Band
09/09/09
Xbox 360, PS3, and the Wii

WHAT'S IN IT?

• Compatibility - Due to restrictions by Apple, on-disc and DLC tracks for the Beatles Rock Band will not be compatible with any other Rock Band game.
• Harmonies - Two additional people can sing back up vocals. All microphones are tied to one controller allowing for any combination of singers, potentially up to 6 people (3 singers, 3 instruments) can play because of this.
• Overdrive/Beatlemania! - Due to restrictions by Apple, it seems the freestyle drum fill to activate Overdrive/Beatlemania! on drums no longer exists. Instead, you're given a glowing green gem to hit to activate it minus the drum fill.
• Effects - Guitar switch effects are disabled in-game. Whammy doesn't always produce a modified noise. Most of this has to do with the lack of split tracks. Opening/Closing drum fills are silenced as well.
• Unlockable media - Never before seen videos, photos, and other neat goodies relating to the Fab Four.
• Dreamscapes - While the game follows the Beatles' career at the start, they end up being cooped up in Abbey Road Studios in the later half. In order to present better visuals than just strumming in the studio, Harmonix has gone ahead and created these dreamscapes - imagined cinematics of the song that plays out while you play.
• Downloadable Albums - Abbey Road has been announced to be the first full album with more full albums to come after the game's release. See below for release dates and albums.
• New Instruments - Based on the Beatles' own gear:
  • John Lennon’s Rickenbacker 325 guitar
  • Sir Paul McCartney’s trademark Höfner bass
  • George Harrison’s Gretsch Duo Jet guitar
  • Ringo Starr’s drums with classic black oyster pearl finish and Ludwig-branded Beatles kick drum head

Hidden Photos
Unlock some hidden photos that show some bonus Beatles photos along with development artwork and planning by quickly entering this at the start menu:Blue, Yellow, Orange, Orange, Orange, Blue, Blue, Blue, Yellow, Orange.

Tracklist

* I Saw Her Standing There
* Boys
* Do You Want To Know A Secret
* Twist And Shout
* I Wanna Be Your Man
* I Want to Hold Your Hand
* A Hard Day’s Night
* Can’t Buy Me Love
* I Feel Fine
* Eight Days A Week
* Ticket To Ride
* Day Tripper
* Drive My Car
* I’m Looking Through You
* If I Needed Someone
* Paperback Writer
* Taxman
* Yellow Submarine
* And Your Bird Can Sing
* Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
* With a Little Help from My Friends
* Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
* Getting Better
* Good Morning Good Morning
* I Am The Walrus
* Hello Goodbye
* Revolution
* Back In The U.S.S.R.
* Dear Prudence
* While My Guitar Gently Weeps
* Birthday
* Helter Skelter
* Hey Bulldog
* Don’t Let Me Down
* Come Together
* Something
* Octopus’s Garden
* I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
* Here Comes The Sun
* Dig A Pony
* I Me Mine
* I’ve Got A Feeling
* Get Back
* Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows
* The End

Album DLC

Abbey Road (1969)
Release Date: October 20, 2009
Pricing: $16.98 (or 1360 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for album
$1.99 (or 160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for individual tracks

• “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer”
• “Oh! Darling”
• “Because”
• “You Never Give Me Your Money”
• “Sun King”
• “Mean Mr. Mustard”
• “Polythene Pam”
• “She Came In Through The Bathroom Window”
• “Golden Slumbers”
• “Carry That Weight”
• “Her Majesty”

In addition, purchasers of the full album download of Abbey Road will have the option to play the famous 16-minute B-side medley as a single continuous track. The medley includes “You Never Give Me Your Money,” “Sun King,” “Mean Mr. Mustard,” “Polythene Pam,” “She Came In Through The Bathroom Window,” “Golden Slumbers,” “Carry That Weight” and “The End."



Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
Release Date: November 16th, 2009

• “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”



Rubber Soul (1965)
Release Date: December 15th, 2009

• “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)”
• “You Won’t See Me”
• “Nowhere Man”
• “Think For Yourself”
• “The Word”
• “Michelle”
• “What Goes On”
• “Girl”
• “In My Life”
• “Wait”
• “Run For Your Life”

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Lego Rock Band
Available now
Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and DS

WHAT'S IN IT?

• Exportable - The entire setlist will be exportable to your hard drive (just like Rock Band) for about $10 (PS3 & 360). Requires a code packed in PS3 and Xbox 360 carts.
• Importable - Some current Rock Band DLC will be playable in Lego Rock Band once it goes through a content filter.
• Difficulty - The game is targeting the younger crowd and/or families. As such the difficulty curve is set much lower. This includes Super Easy mode.
• Gameplay - While the music sections maintain the usual Rock Band gameplay, there are Lego specific challenges that have your band create/destroy buildings. You will also collect Lego Bricks to build and customize your avatars and your "rock den."
• Nintendo DS version - The handheld version for the DS will be quite similar to the PSP's RB Unplugged. You will switch between the four instruments and play with four buttons.
• No Online multiplayer - Console versions have no online multiplayer. The DS version offers local, cart required multiplayer.
• Lego-ized Rockers - Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Blur, Spinal Tap, Queen and others appear in the game.

45 Master Tracks

* = song appears on DS version
"A-Punk" by Vampire Weekend*
"Accidentally In Love" by Counting Crows*
"Aliens Exist" by Blink 182
"Breakout" by Foo Fighters
"Check Yes Juliet" by We the Kings*
"Crash" by the Primatives*
"Crocodile Rock" by Elton John
"Dig" by Incubus
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by the Police
"Fire" by Jimi Hendrix
"Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty*
"Dreaming of You" by the Coral
"Grace" by Supergrass*
"Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr.*
"Girls and Boys" by Good Charlotte*
"I Want You Back" by Jackson 5*
"In Too Deep" by Sum 41*
"Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas*
"Let's Dance" by David Bowie*
"Life is a Highway" by Rascal Flatts*
"Make Me Smile" by Steve Harly
"Monster" by the Automatic*
"Naïve" by the Kooks
"The Passenger" by Iggy Pop*
"Real Wild Child" by Everlife
"Ride a White Swan" by T. Rex
"Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" by Lostprophets
"Ruby" by Kaiser Chiefs*
"Short & Sweet" by Spinal Tap
"So What" by P!nk*
"Song 2" by Blur
"Stumble and Fall" by Razorlight
"Suddenly I See" by KT Tunstall*
"Summer of 69" by Brian Adams
"Swing, Swing" by the All-American Rejects*
"The Final Countdown" by Europe*
"Thunder" by Boys Like Girls
"Tick Tick Boom" by the Hives
"Two Princes" by Spin Doctors*
"Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves*
"We Are The Champions" by Queen*
"We Will Rock You" by Queen*
"Word Up!" by Korn
"You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi

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Green Day Rock Band
Available now
Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N43SZIbcfvc

WHAT'S THIS?
Basically a game covering lots of Green Day and nothing else. A bit similar to Beatles Rock Band but the amount of polish is yet to be seen. So far the only things we've been shown is that "American Idiot" is playable, it is compatible with all Green Day DLC on the Rock Band Music Store, and that it will have loads of Green Day tracks.

WHAT'S IN IT?

• Tracklist - Currently, 47 on-disc songs have been promised (if you count Brain Stew/Jaded as two). This is not including any current/future Green Day DLC which will be compatible with this game.
• Vocal Harmonies - This has been carried over from the Beatles Rock Band to allow multiple vocalists for some tracks.
• Fully Exportable - It has been confirmed that this game will be fully exportable to allow its tracks to be played on Rock Band, Rock Band 2, and some tracks for Lego Rock Band, of course with a small fee. Pre-ordering at Gamestop will waive this fee via a code.

SOUNDTRACK
These are the songs that have been confirmed:

Dookie
"Basket Case"
"Coming Clean"
"Chump"
"Burnout"
"Emenius Sleepus"
"F.O.D."
"Having a Blast"
"In The End"
"Longview"
"Pulling Teeth"
"Sassafrass Roots"
"She"
"Welcome to Paradise"
"When I Come Around"

Insomniac
"Brain Stew/Jaded"
"Geek Stink Breath"

Nimrod
"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
"Hitchin' a Ride"
"Nice Guys Finish Last"

Warning
"Minority"
"Warning"

American Idiot
"American Idiot"
"Are We the Waiting"
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
"Extraordinary Girl"
"Give Me Novacaine"
"Holiday"
"Homecoming"
"Jesus of Suburbia"
"Letterbomb"
"She's a Rebel"
"St. Jimmy"
"Wake Me Up When September Ends"
"Whatsername"

21st Century Breakdown
"21st Century Breakdown"
"American Eulogy"
"Before the Lobotomy"
"Horseshoes and Handgrenades"
"Last Night on Earth"
"Murder City"
"Peacemaker"
"Restless Heart Syndrome"
"See the Light"
"Song of the Century"
"The Static Age"
"¿Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl)"

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Other Rock Band Games

Rock Band Unplugged for the PSP - Gameplay is similar to Frequency/Amplitude. Has it's own DLC.
Rock Band for the iPhone - Similar to the PSP but can also allow 4-way multiplayer. Also has its own DLC.

cloudeagle

So, anyone grab the new tracks?

MrDelish

I will grab most of them tonight

quovadis13

I will be grabbing a falling knife....I mean most of the songs shortly as well.

Santa Claustrophobia

Ketar wrote: »

Arikado wrote: »

Also, their difficulty isn't set properly. My friend who's used to Expert was telling me how it was a bit too easy.

The difficulty setting isn't the problem - when karaoke mode is on, vocals get automatic pitch correction, which is the problem. It becomes almost impossible to tell how well you're actually singing because only the absolute worst notes aren't corrected to perfection or close to it.

When All Instruments mode is on, vocalists might as well just be standing off to the side singing whatever they feel like for all the relevance it will have to what the rest of the band is doing.

HMX has always had a bit of a blind spot when doing anything new. RB1 introduced not only the full-band, but also a tour mode. However, don't bother with the tour unless you really think singing and playing an instrument is what you really wanted to do. And definitely don't bother with having a cohesive band...

RB2 allowed people to play World Tour individually and have a cohesive band. But forget about those stars.

RB3 adds keys and Pro and reinstates a commitment to stars. But now the tour is gone, the band is less cohesive, and if you even cared about a high score, you'd better have an internet connection.

Singing wasn't necessarily ignored, but it wasn't really dealt with either. They added some harmonies, but that's about it. Their design choice was to concentrate on the instruments, especially the new one, and even then, they couldn't add all five on stage. Vocals kind of got lost in the shuffle.

metaghost

I don't even notice that those tracks from The Guess Who weren't playable.

I love those tunes.

Santa Claustrophobia

I'm pretty sure only Still Alive is available on the Wii. Unless it changed when RB3 launched.

Sploozoo

Who thinks RB3 would have sold a hella lot more if the pro-guitars were available at launch?

Can't find them anywhere. Placed an order on Gameshark yesterday - hope they're reliable and I get my Mustang by the end of the week.

Stoked to hook that badboy into Protools and shred with some midi synths...

Santa Claustrophobia

Nobody seriously thinks the world is waiting for a $300 game peripheral to play fewer than ten percent of the total number of songs available.

Arikado

Kotaku fact checking Bloomberg? What has the world come to...

Kotaku wrote:

Riccitiello likes Harmonix. Though... there was that thing yesterday he said about Harmonix that some took to be an insult, a comment he wanted to clarify: "When asked about it yesterday, what I said was Alex [Rigopulos, co-founder of the studio] is a great developer, Harmonix is one of the great developers of all time. They've got the leading dance product and maybe the leading game full stop on Kinect and the question was what investors might be thinking about it. [I said t]he nervous investor would be worried about the decline in the music sector feeling like a falling knife. The only part of that conversation that got reported was the 'falling knife' part. Given the run up to it it's a little bit unfair condemnation of people I have a great deal of respect for. Harmonix is at least as responsible as any company on earth for the creation of a genre. There aren't that many times you can point to that level of innovation."

cloudeagle

Arikado wrote: »

Kotaku fact checking Bloomberg? What has the world come to...

Kotaku wrote:

Riccitiello likes Harmonix. Though... there was that thing yesterday he said about Harmonix that some took to be an insult, a comment he wanted to clarify: "When asked about it yesterday, what I said was Alex [Rigopulos, co-founder of the studio] is a great developer, Harmonix is one of the great developers of all time. They've got the leading dance product and maybe the leading game full stop on Kinect and the question was what investors might be thinking about it. [I said t]he nervous investor would be worried about the decline in the music sector feeling like a falling knife. The only part of that conversation that got reported was the 'falling knife' part. Given the run up to it it's a little bit unfair condemnation of people I have a great deal of respect for. Harmonix is at least as responsible as any company on earth for the creation of a genre. There aren't that many times you can point to that level of innovation."

That sounds less like fact-checking and more like furious backpeddling. Doesn't really change the fact that EA's apparently not interested in buying them.

Fawst

Well, fact-checking by Kotaku (or at the very least, "care to elaborate?" on their part), backpedaling by Riccitiello.

Pressure is so bought in a couple weeks! Woohoo!

DarkPrimus

Kotaku is like the Daily fuckin' Mail in terms of journalistic integrity.

EvilBadman

In case you were under a rock:

DLC for week of December 7:
Queen Extravaganza Pack 01 (880 MSP / 1,100 Wii Points / $10.99)
"Hammer to Fall" (160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)*
"Keep Yourself Alive" (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)*
"Now I'm Here" (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)*
"Play the Game" (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)*
"Tenement Funster" (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)*
"We Are the Champions" (RB3 version) (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)
"We Will Rock You" (RB3 version) (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)

Queen RB3 Enhanced Pack (800 MSP / 1,000 WP / $9.99)
"I Want It All" (RB3 version) (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)*
"I Want To Break Free" (RB3 version) (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)*
"Killer Queen" (RB3 version) (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)*
"One Vision" (RB3 version) (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)*
"Somebody to Love" (RB3 version) (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)*
"Under Pressure" (RB3 version) (160 MSP / 200 WP / $1.99)*

*Pro Guitar/Bass expansion available (80 Microsoft Points / 100 Wii Points / $0.99)

Reminder that Dec 14 is Billy Joel.

I immediately do not regret picking up older track packs when I got Rock Band 3 (and moved out from my roommate, who bought a bunch of old DLC).

DarkPrimus

So if you don't get the pro charts all that's different is the harmonies, correct?

I'll get the new pack definitely...

EvilBadman

DarkPrimus wrote: »

So if you don't get the pro charts all that's different is the harmonies, correct?

David_T

Well, no, there's added keyboards now. And considering some of the keyboard stuff was previously charted to guitar, there'd be some significant changes in the charting.

Now to check if the new-old pack is all of the old-old pack and I can just delete the old one, instead of a Bon Jovi sit where I have Wanted and Wanted (RB3) both there.

EvilBadman

David_T wrote: »

Well, no, there's added keyboards now. And considering some of the keyboard stuff was previously charted to guitar, there'd be some significant changes in the charting.

Now to check if the new-old pack is all of the old-old pack and I can just delete the old one, instead of a Bon Jovi sit where I have Wanted and Wanted (RB3) both there.

If you have the 360 version, Wanted was on the RB1 export, which has each song individually on your hard drive (as opposed to the RB2 download), if I recall correctly. So you could find and delete it.

FyreWulff

Queen upgrade pack does NOT replace all of the old pack's songs. Off the top of my head, Crazy Thing Called Love and Tie Your Mother Down.


Crazy Thing Called Love could have harmonies, but we've not actually seen Harmonix just upgrade a song for harmonies yet via marketplace download. My theory is that if a song's only upgrade could be harmonies, they might be waiting and just release a bunch of harmony updates via a patch down the road.

quovadis13

Yeah, I think I am gonna have to pick up the Queen repeats. Under Pressure with harmonies??? YES PLEASE. Shame Fat Bottomed Girls isn't in there.

FyreWulff

Oh yeah, that's the other one that'd only be a harmony upgrade.

Santa Claustrophobia

It should come as no surprise that the Forums are positively eating themselves over this. Some are actually suggesting that HMX should stop their plans to release RB3 compatible versions of songs to prevent themselves from digging a bigger hole for themselves.

EDIT:
And the 'new' Queen pack is kind of disappointing. And not just because of my one bug-a-boo...

FyreWulff

So, in other news..

I finally got Rock Band 3. No keys yet, although I did get Lips+2 mics at the same time so harmonies could occur (and wouldn't you know it, my old reliable wired mic started shitting out the same day).

Barring the usual complaints people have about the game, this is exactly what I wanted from a RB2 sequel. And let me tell you, RB3 having harmonies just revived Rock Band being played when everyone is over at my mom's house for holidays and birthdays. My mom refuses to play guitar and only sings, my dad only will sing, and my stepdad will sing (sometimes) but can at least play medium guitar.

Over the past few months people started barely paying attention when Rock Band would be booted up. It was pretty much me and my youngest brother, or my brother and his friend coming over and playing a couple of songs.

Last night, we were harmonizing in both RB3 and Beatles for five hours straight.

I can't wait until I can get the keyboard.

edit: people also had fun even co-op singing 1part vocal songs, since the other mics contribute to filling the pie. So even if someone missed a part, someone else's singing would cover for them. And I think this is part of why people started playing again, because in a harmony situation you aren't the focus of the room anymore.

Santa Claustrophobia

Oh, and RBN on PS3 and Wii:

hmxhenry wrote:

Here's the songs coming to RBN on PlayStation 3 on December 7:

Ronald Jenkees – “Guitar Sound”
Wargasm – “Engine”
Andy Timmons – “Redemption”
Emperor – “Inno A Satana (Live)”
Cetan Clawson and the Soul Side – “White Heat”

And here's the song coming to RBN on Wii on December 7:

Emperor – “Curse You All Men! (Live)
Sunny Day Real Estate – “In Circles”
Family Force 5 – “Radiator”
We the Kings – “Spin”
Rodrigo y Gabriela – “Hanuman”
Warbringer – “Living in a Whirlwind”
Sleater-Kinney – “Rollercoaster”
Otep – “Smash the Control Machine”

The Wii is catching up to PS3. They're only behind by two weeks now.

FyreWulff

Won't they eventually overtake? I seem to remember that Sony throttles RBN to five songs in each update.

Santa Claustrophobia

FyreWulff wrote: »

Won't they eventually overtake? I seem to remember that Sony throttles RBN to five songs in each update.

We won't know until they catch up in two weeks. Either the Wii will slow down (remember, they started with ten songs per week) or they'll continue as normal and PS3 owners will start getting 'previews' of what's to come.

I'm thinking they'll slow down the Wii releases.

FyreWulff

Also, I'm confused. I thought RB3 forced gender changes for the singer, but when we were playing last night it never switched out the female singer that I created for male songs.

Santa Claustrophobia

FyreWulff wrote: »

Also, I'm confused. I thought RB3 forced gender changes for the singer, but when we were playing last night it never switched out the female singer that I created for male songs.

It did for me, even after the title update. Was somebody playing as a singer? Because then the genderswap won't work.

FyreWulff

Not all the time, but that might have been it.

Also where did my damn wolf shirt go? WOLF SHIIIIIIIRT

UnbreakableVow

Man

There's not a single Queen song in the new pack that I want to get

Why is there still no "Princes of the Universe"

Santa Claustrophobia

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Man

There's not a single Queen song in the new pack that I want to get

Why is there still no "Princes of the Universe"

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JofwEB9g1zg]Keep Yourself Alive[/vidurl] is probably the best song for guitarists.

EDIT:
But with the multiple guitar layers, that'll be pretty schizo on the charts.

Santa Claustrophobia

FyreWulff wrote: »

Not all the time, but that might have been it.

Also where did my damn wolf shirt go? WOLF SHIIIIIIIRT

Well, if you have the other three on-stage slots filled, and nobody is physically singing, then they can't swap in that scenario either. If a swap would happen but the avatar is being used by a player, then there won't be a swap. First goes to drums, second to guitar, and I'd guess third to bass/keys. But if they're all being used, it won't happen.

UnbreakableVow

Santa Claustrophobia wrote: »

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Man

There's not a single Queen song in the new pack that I want to get

Why is there still no "Princes of the Universe"

Keep Yourself Alive is probably the best song for guitarists.

That may well be

But the video for "Keep Yourself Alive" doesn't feature Connor MacLeod (of the Clan MacLeod)

Santa Claustrophobia

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Santa Claustrophobia wrote: »

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Man

There's not a single Queen song in the new pack that I want to get

Why is there still no "Princes of the Universe"

Keep Yourself Alive is probably the best song for guitarists.

That may well be

But the video for "Keep Yourself Alive" doesn't feature Connor MacLeod (of the Clan MacLeod)

You should register your distaste on the Forums. It might be novel seeing a complaint that isn't about re-releasing tracks...

FyreWulff

How do you get the "Well Connected" goal/achievement to work? I was already linked on Rockband.com, but didn't have the goal. Unlinked my game and re-linked it using the code in the game, still not popping.

Santa Claustrophobia

FyreWulff wrote: »

How do you get the "Well Connected" goal/achievement to work? I was already linked on Rockband.com, but didn't have the goal. Unlinked my game and re-linked it using the code in the game, still not popping.

Give it an hour or so for the data to update. As long as you entered the code and relinked, it should pop up correctly eventually. Some have complained about it not working, but I haven't seen anything recently about it.

Endaro

I'm confused, why are We Are the Champions and We Will Rock You in the new songs pack rather than the RB3 upgrade pack?

Santa Claustrophobia

To round it out and not make it look so lopsided?

FyreWulff

Also, they're disc exports that are technically the first time Wii owners won't have to switch discs to play anymore.

edit: for shits and giggles I just tried to shake the mic like Lips uses it for percussion notes in RB3. Rock Band 3 actually recognizes the mic accelerometer and lets you hit percussion notes doing this

DarkPrimus

FyreWulff wrote: »

How do you get the "Well Connected" goal/achievement to work? I was already linked on Rockband.com, but didn't have the goal. Unlinked my game and re-linked it using the code in the game, still not popping.

Took me a few days for it to register on my console, although it showed up immediately on RB.com.

David_T

FyreWulff wrote: »

Also, they're disc exports that are technically the first time Wii owners won't have to switch discs to play anymore.

edit: for shits and giggles I just tried to shake the mic like Lips uses it for percussion notes in RB3. Rock Band 3 actually recognizes the mic accelerometer and lets you hit percussion notes doing this

There doesn't actually have to be an accelerometer in the mic for that. I'm using a cheapo Guitar Hero mic and I barely have to move it for it to register as a hit. I can also activate star power by shaking it... or sometimes by sitting quietly.