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Arikado

For info on the Beatles Rock Band game and videos, scroll down to the Other Rock Band Games section

This Week's DLC


Bonnaroo 01

• "Shimmer & Shine" by Ben Harper and Relentless7
• "A Favor House Atlantic" by Coheed and Cambria
• "The Running Free" by Coheed and Cambria
• "Wilson (live)" by Phish
• "Steady at the Wheel" by Shooter Jennings
• "Wolf Like Me" by TV on the Radio

Release Date:
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
(Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360)
Thursday, June 4, 2009
(PlayStation®Store)
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **

Price:
$1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$9.99 (800 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Bonnaroo Pack”
Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360
PlayStation®Network

Next Week's DLC


Iron Maiden 12-pack

• Aces High
• 2 Minutes to Midnight
• The Trooper
• Wasted Years
• The Number of the Beast
• Run to the Hills
• Can I Play with Madness
• The Clarivoyant
• Powerslave
• Aces High (Live)
• Fear of the Dark (Live)
• Hallowed Be Thy Name (Live)
• Iron Maiden (Live)

Note: The live tracks are from their concert documentary Flight 666.
Official pricing to be announced.


Future DLC

Various tracks that appear in RB: Unplugged (scroll down the OP to see the track list) but aren't available for the consoles have been confirmed to appear as DLC.

Possible 3-pack from Anvil in the future. Confirmed by the band.

Confirmed 3-pack from Pearl Jam, three bonus tracks (free if you bought the re-mastered Ten album) of "Brother", "Alive (Live)" and "State of Love & Trust (Live)". Also, a possible Live pack some time next year.

Snoop Dogg confirmed to feature in Rock Band in the future. Confirmed by MTV Music.

Cracked RB:Unplugged data files show the entire American Idiot album along with various Green Day tracks. Yet to be confirmed by Harmonix.

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ROCK BAND RELEASE DATES

Rock Band 1
North America: Available now for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii
Europe: Available now in most countries for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii
Australia: Available now for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii depending on the store/location

Rock Band 2
North America: Available now for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii
Europe: Available now for the Xbox 360. March 27, 2009 for PS2 and PS3. April 24th for the Wii.
Australia: No info yet

AC/DC Live
North America: Available now for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii
United Kingdom: Available now for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii
Australia: Available now for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii

Rock Band Unplugged
North America: Available for the PSP on June 9th, 2009. Date on the bundle deal with a 4gb stick and free download of School of Rock pending.
Europe: Available for the PSP on June 9th, 2009

The Beatles: Rock Band
International: Available for PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii on September 9th, 2009, both standalone software and bundle. Individual instruments have not been dated.

The Big Fat DLC List <-link
Rather than list all the DLC, here is the WikiPedia page that lists all the downloadable tracks available for Rock Band.

These are the albums that have been put up 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

543 Downloadable songs by June 2nd, 2009.
55 of 58 Rock Band 1 tracks exportable to Rock Band 2 (360/PS3)
84 Rock Band 2 on-disc tracks
18 AC/DC Live tracks exportable to Rock Band 2 (360/PS3)
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700 Total tracks available for Rock Band 2


FREE MUSIC
There are currently four tracks that are absolutely free to download for the 360, PS3 and the Wii. You should be able to find them and download them from the Music Store for $0. These tracks are:

• "Still Alive" by GLAdOS
• "Promised Land" by Vesuvius
• "Charlene (I'm Right Behind You)" by Stephen and the Colberts
• "Headphones On" by Miranda Cosgrove

Along with those songs are the free 20 tracks people can download for buying Rock Band 2. These will be available exclusively to people who own Rock Band 2 on the Xbox 360, PS3 and the Wii. Please remember to register your code (found on the back of the instruction manual) on http://register.rockband.com/ to be able to download these songs. All these songs are masters.

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

EXPORTING IS ALMOST FREE
To export songs from Rock Band 1 for use in Rock Band 2, you will require either a PS3 or an Xbox 360. Start up Rock Band 1, make sure you're connected to the PSN or LIVE so it can get the update. After it updates, go into Options and there should be an Export Songs option. Pay the $4 or so to get 55 Rock Band 1 songs ripped to your hard drive. The three songs that won't make the jump are:

• "Enter Sandman" by Metallica
• "Paranoid" as made famous by Black Sabbath
• "Run to the Hills" as made famous by Iron Maiden

PS2 DLC
The PS2 versions of Rock Band do not allow for DLC. However, HMX was kind enough to put out track packs. There are currently two volumes out. To see what songs are on those track packs, go here or scroll down a bit more.

ROCKIN' WITH YOUR WII
With Rock Band 2, you will have a mostly fully featured game with the only limitation being customized band logos and a few other things. Online stuff, World Tour, BOTB, everything important is there in Rock Band 2. Unlike Rock Band, the Wii version of Rock Band 2 supports downloadable content, and all existing downloadable content will be made available to Wii users over time. While songs can be stored to both the Wii's internal memory and to an SD card, only those songs in internal memory can be played.

PLASTIC INSTRUMENTS ALL UP INS
Don't know if your gear is compatible? Then have a look at this glorious spreadsheet right here.

BROWSE BEFORE YOU BUY
Pretty much any on-disc song can be found on YouTube. If you want to see notecharts for DLC or simply want to hear the music, check out the Rock Band DLC Song Database page. They're usually pretty quick in getting videos up the day the dlc drops.

CHEATS

• Unlock All Songs: R Y B R R B B R Y B "Unlock every song in the game!" [Disables saving, acheivements and LIVE multiplayer]
• New Venues Only: R R R R Y Y Y Y "Only Show Rock Band 2 venues!" [Only let's you play in the new venues]
• Stage Mode: B Y R B Y R B Y R "Apply tweaks that are useful for live, public Rock Band 2 performances!" [Enables No Fail, disables saving, acheivements and LIVE multiplayer]
• Awesomeness Detection: Y B O Y B O Y B O "Let Harmonix know that you are really awesome!" [???]

HOW DO I UNLOCK ALL THE SONGS?
Soiler below contains the fastest way to unlock all the songs.

Blackened15 from the ScoreHero forums wrote:

The fastest progression to unlock the songs in challenge is something like:

1. Play the first challenge for whatever instrument you choose in the first tier (Local Upstart - <instrument> Warmup - 3 songs), this will unlock a challenge for the same instrument in tier2. For Bass, you have to pick the Fender Warmup as your first challenge, afterward you'll be able to access the Bass specific challenge.

2. Play the same instrument challenge in the tier2 (Underground Favorite - <instrument> Apprentice 4 songs). That will unlock the 90' hits Challenge.

3. Play the 90's hits challenge (Opening Act - '90s Hits - 4 songs), that will unlock the Infinite 90's challenge (thus unlocking all the 90's songs in quickplay) and the 60's hits challenge.

4. Play the 60's hits challenge (Chart Topper - '60s Hits - 2 songs), which unlock the 60's infinite challenge (thus unlocking all the 60's songs in quickplay) and the 00's hits challenge.

5. Play the 00's hits challenge (Headliner - '00s Hits - 4 songs), which unlock the 00's infinite challenge (thus unlocking all the 00's songs in quickplay) and the 70's hits challenge.

6.Play the 70's hits challenge (Legendary Act - '70s Hits - 4 songs), which unlock the 70's infinite challenge (thus unlocking all the 70's songs in quickplay) and the 80's hits challenge.

7. Play the 80's hits challenge (The Impossible Challenges - '80s Hits - 4 songs), which unlock the 80's infinite challenge (thus unlocking all the 80's songs in quickplay).

Doing this will unlock every songs in the game, and all you had to play is 25 songs.

That's it, you don't have to play any of the infinite challenge.

BROKEN INSTRUMENTS
Harmonix/EA/MTV have been nice so far and allowed people to RMA their broken equipment via EA's Support Site. After that, you need your reciept to send stuff in. Their live support line is at 1(650)628-1001, 6am to 8pm PST and automated 24hrs a day. Be prepared to submit your receipt to verify purchase. EA is currently only honoring a 60 day warranty for Rock Band 2 gear. YOUR RMA EXPERIENCE MAY VARY.

PLAYING WITH PA FOLKS
If you're on Xbox LIVE, go ahead and add Rock Band PA as a friend. Then look at that gamertag's friends list and send out messages to people to coordinate a band or you can post in this thread. If you want to find people with DLC, it helps to know what you have and you can go to DLC Quickplay and make your own list (and tag it in your sig like some people). It is generally accepted to play in your difficulty range (i.e. not constantly failing out) and it's cool if you have a headset to be able to talk to people.

IF YOU WANT YOUR HANDLE HERE, PM ME

PSN Handles
Forum Handle / PSN Name
midgetspy / Fiddlehumper
Ketar / Ketar
toolbert / toolbert
Junior Yank / junioryank

Wii Number Insanity
Homestar Gunner 3336-5117-8458


Battle of the Bands

• The main new feature is online Band World Tour. You can also take your band and challenge other bands via the new Battle of the Bands feature. Every day a new challenge will be posted on either the Tour Challenge or Battle of the Bands. As far as Battle of the Band challenges go:
• Your band's score is measured up against another band from your friend list.
• You can also measure yourself against your friendlist on Rockband.com via the Battle of the Bands listing.
• It isn't in real time but the score meter shows you how your band's progress is going.
• In a BotB setlist, your multiplier and leftover Overdrive will carry on to the next song.
• Make sure you read the requirements and rules for each challenge.
• You don't need to be in a full band.
• The PA Band List
• Interested in measuring up against other forumers? Friend them on LIVE/PSN and see who's gunning for top spot. All the scores are saved for the leader of the band on that gamertag. As such, only the leader of the band is listed since we can all sub in for other bands. You can also friend people on rockband.com via your profiles and tracks against their BOTB scores.

OTHER ROCK BAND GAMES
Here are some Rock Band related games or upcoming games to look forward to.

The Beatles Rock Band

Release Date: 09/09/09
Consoles: Xbox 360, PS3, & the Wii

E3 Intro Trailer

Gameplay Trailer

Press Release wrote:

The Beatles: Rock Band will allow fans to pick up the guitar, bass, mic or drums and experience The Beatles extraordinary catalogue of music through gameplay that takes players on a journey through the legacy and evolution of the band’s legendary career. In addition, The Beatles: Rock Band will offer a limited number of new hardware offerings modeled after instruments used by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr throughout their career.

The Beatles: Rock Band will be offered as standalone software and hardware as well as a limited edition bundle. The game will be compatible with all Rock Band instrument controllers and other current music-based video game peripherals.

Available on 9/9/09:

• The Beatles: Rock Band Software - Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii: $59.99 MSRP
• The Beatles: Rock Band Standalone Guitars - Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii: $99.99 MSRP
• The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle: Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii: $249.99 MSRP

Please note: Pricing outside of the US to be announced at a later date.

New plastic instruments:

AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack

Release Date: Out now in most regions
Consoles: Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, & the Wii

In accordance with AC/DC's partnership with Wal*Mart regarding their latest album exclusive, this one off game will only be available at Wal*Mart or Sam's Club stores. All versions minus the PS2 one will allow for one-time exporting onto the hard drive/SD-card via a code that comes in the package for use in Rock Band. This game is basically a DLC disc with the entire Live at Donington set. The game includes the tracks but none of the major options otherwise available in Rock Band although it does contain its own achievements. The price range nowadays should be below $20 although you could find it used for much less. All tracks are live masters:

• Back in Black
• Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
• Fire Your Guns
• For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
• Heatseeker
• Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
• Hells Bells
• High Voltage
• Highway to Hell
• Jailbreak
• Let There Be Rock
• Moneytalks
• Shoot to Thrill
• T.N.T.
• The Jack
• Thunderstruck
• Whole Lotta Rosie
• You Shook Me All Night Long

Lego Rock Band

Release Date: Holiday 2009 for North America
Consoles: Xbox 360, PS3, & the Wii and the Nintendo DS

Players will become rockers as they embark on a journey to stardom that the whole family can enjoy as they work their way through local venues, stadiums and fantasy locations on Earth and beyond that mimic the imaginative settings that the LEGO world offers. Also continuing the LEGO “build-and-play” gaming experience, players will be able to create their own LEGO Rock Band style as they customize their minifigure avatars, band and entourage, including roadies, managers and crew. LEGO Rock Band supports Rock Band instruments, as well as other music game controllers. Soundtrack so far is as follows:

• "The Final Countdown" by Europe
• "Girls and Boys" by Good Charlotte
• "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas
• "So What" by Pink
• "Song 2" by Blur
• "A-Punk" by Vampire Weekend
• "Breakout" by the Foo Fighters
• "I Want You Back" by the Jackson 5

Rock Band Unplugged

Release Date: June 9, 2009
Consoles: Sony PSP

Harmonix/MTV with developers Backbone Entertainment will be bringing a hybrid Rock Band/Amplitude game to the PSP. Using the left and up on the D-pad and triangle and circle on the buttons, you play one of the four intrument tracks of a song (vocals, drums, guitar or bass) and once you cleared a certain section, you then switch tracks. Vocals will be handled as if it were a normal note track with the buttons handling the gameplay rather than require a microphone. When all four instruments reach x4 multiplier, the player achieves Band Groove and pumps the multiplier up to x5. Overdrive in this game increases the multiplier to x11 because rocking out is always about taking it to eleven. There are 4 modes: Band Warmup (Practice mode), World Tour, Quickplay, and Band Survival where all 4 tracks are playing and you need to switch between them in order to get through the track. Unplugged will have its own music store with its own DLC (with 10 tracks available upon release) but there will be no interaction between the PSP and PS3 versions. Here are the 40 master tracks with songs debuting in the game to be made available for DLC for other console versions:

• "3's & 7's" by Queens of the Stone Age
• "ABC" by the Jackson 5
• "Alive" by Pearl Jam
• "Aqualung" by Jethro Tull
• "Buddy Holly" by Weezer
• "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas
• "Chop Suey!" by System of a Down
• "Drain You" by Nirvana
• "Everlong" by Foo Fighters
• "Float On" by Modest Mouse
• "Gasoline" by Audioslave
• "I Was Wrong" by Social Distortion
• "The Killing Jar" by Siouxsie and the Banshees
• "Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down
• "Less Talk More Rokk" by Freezepop
• "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
• "Lump" by Presidents of the United States of America
• "Message in a Bottle" by the Police
• "Miss Murder" by AFI
• "More than a Feeling" by Boston
• "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers
• "My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit
• "Our Truth" by Lacuna Coil
• "Painkiller" by Judas Priest
• "The Perfect Drug" by Nine Inch Nails
• "Pinball Wizard" by The Who
• "Rock Your Socks" by Tenacious D
• "Show Me the Way" by Black Tide
• "The Trees" (Vault Edition) by Rush
• "Today" by Smashing Pumpkins
• "What's My Age Again?" by Blink-182
• "Where'd You Go?" by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• "White Wedding, Part 1" by Billy Idol
• "Would" by Alice in Chains

RB: Unplugged will support its own DLC with the following tracks available come release time:

• "Crushcrushcrush" by Paramore
• "Feed the Tree" by Belly
• "Gimme Three Steps" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
• "Hysteria" by Muse
• "Inside the Fire" by Disturbed
• "Just a Girl" by No Doubt
• "The Kill" by 30 Seconds to Mars
• "Typical" by Mute Math
• "Under the Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
• "Wonderwall" by Oasis

WHAT ABOUT THE TRACK PACKS?!
Check them out for yourself over at WikiPedia. There are quite a few volumes out nowadays.

Special thanks to midgetspy, Unbreakable Vow, Shady 3011, quovadis13, mxmarks, Joah, Lunker, Smug Duckling, DarkPrimus and many others for their contributions in going through these threads like starving vultures on a dead buffalo carcass.

YaYa

so I'm finally getting Rock Band 2

what do I have to do to import the Rock Band 1 songs in?

Arikado

So yeah, I hate reading Kotaku but apparently other people are talking about it. Something about Teasdale announcing Lego Rock Band.

Very iffy, grain of salt, so here's the hated Kotaku link.

Kotaku wrote:

While Harmonix senior designer Dan Teasdale had intentions of talking about LEGO Rock Band during his GDC talk, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap: Design Lessons Learned From Rock Band," that obviously didn't happen.

However, according to a PDF of an earlier version of the designer's session, the version "sent for speech approval rather than the version that I actually showed at GDC," according to Teasdale himself, LEGO Rock Band was planned to be announced prior to this year's Game Developers Conference. Teasdale's slides show that the game, rumored to be in development by LEGO video game development house Traveller's Tales, will hit in 2009.

Arikado

YaYa wrote: »

so I'm finally getting Rock Band 2

what do I have to do to import the Rock Band 1 songs in?

If you're on the PS3 or 360, load Rock Band 1, make sure you're connected to PSN/LIVE to get the update. Go to Options and there should be an Export thing. Pay the $4 or so to transfer the songs to your hard drive.

YaYa

awesome, thanks

Dehumanized

LEGO Rock Band? So bought. That's the sort of brand whoring I can get behind.

FyreWulff

I like how the chart acknowledged Konami's Rock Revolution but not Disney's game :P

Homestar Gunner

FyreWulff wrote: »

I like how the chart acknowledged Konami's Rock Revolution but not Disney's game :P

Well, Rock Revolution actually thought it was competing with GH and RB.

Ultimate Band knew what it was doing (or, to put it better, what it wasn't doing).

UnbreakableVow

The thread title change of the newly outdated thread isn't as misleading as the last one! Maybe because, at its core, Hannah Montana: Music Jam for the DS isn't a bad game. It's pretty much Jam Sessions dressed up in pink bowties.

iusehappymod

Hopefully it features songs like "Bits and Pieces" and "Brick House"

Can you imagine a LEGO guitar?

Omeks

iusehappymod wrote: »

Hopefully it features songs like "Bits and Pieces" and "Brick House"

Can you imagine a LEGO guitar?

?

Alternatively:

Kor

iusehappymod wrote: »

Hopefully it features songs like "Bits and Pieces" and "Brick House"

Can you imagine a LEGO guitar?

We Built this City on Rock and Roll

DarkPrimus

And with the obvious assumption that DLC will be cross-compatible, for the end of your LEGO Rock Band sessions you can play "Pick Up The Pieces".

Endaro

Lego Rock Band? I'm not even sure I know what that means. How the hell would that work out?

Also, as an aside, Dark Primus, that is quite the Av/sig you've gone with this time.

UnbreakableVow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRDi67G0Siw

Forever Zefiro

I... I don't know what to think.

What's even the point of Lego Rock Band?

Edit - Don't forget Velvet Revolver - Fall To Pieces

UnbreakableVow

Oh man.

For the Star Meter while you're playing, the stars could slowly build out of LEGO pieces.

Legacy

What's the point of LEGO Star Wars? Why not a Star Wars game?

It's so you can play with LEGO.

Just imagine the character creator...

UnbreakableVow

I, for one, welcome our child's construction toy overlords.

If DLC is cross-compatible, consider it day one bought.

And yeah, this thing has been rumored for a while now, but with The Beatles hitting in September and no new news on that trickling out, I have to get excited about something RB-related.

Omeks

Legacy wrote: »

Just imagine the character creator...

"Look at all these head options! Guy Smiling! Girl with Lipstick! Stubble-faced Burglar! Token Black Dude! Chewbacca!"

EvilBadman

Legacy wrote: »

What's the point of LEGO Star Wars? Why not a Star Wars game?

It's so you can play with LEGO.

Just imagine the character creator...

Lego Star Wars was the whole damn Star Wars saga in LEGO. There's a built in story arc, and gameplay related to the LEGO experience. Hypothetically, all that will be LEGOized is stuff not directly related to game play. I mean, Lego Rock Band is going to be revolutionary LEGO crowds and 4 On Stage LEGO guys in an LEGO arena, behind a LEGO note track. At this point with only a name, I ask "Why I am going to buy Rock Band: DIFFERENT AUXILIARY BACKGROUND SHIT?"

Smug Duckling

EvilBadman wrote: »

Legacy wrote: »

What's the point of LEGO Star Wars? Why not a Star Wars game?

It's so you can play with LEGO.

Just imagine the character creator...

Lego Star Wars was the whole damn Star Wars saga in LEGO. there's a built in story arc, and gameplay related to the LEGO experience. I mean, Lego Rock Band is going to be revolutionary LEGO crowds and 4 On Stage LEGO guys in an LEGO arena. At this point with only a name, I ask "Why I am going to buy Rock Band: DIFFERENT AUXILIARY BACKGROUND SHIT?"

What if it's not just the background?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrlrrvgM2GY

EvilBadman

Edited above post, but reiteration: I'm not buying a LEGO skin on the existing Rock Band game. Shit better be super crazy.

Shady3011

Endaro wrote: »

Also, as an aside, Dark Primus, that is quite the Av/sig you've gone with this time.

I approve. :winky:

Also, today is the last day to enter to maybe win free DLC from www.rockbandstartrek.com as the drawing period starts Tuesday, April 7.

zimfan

if LEGO Rock Band comes to fruition it's a definite rent

don't think I'll be buying though

Visti

So, somehow I now own Rock Band 2. And a microphone.

Any definitive word on which guitar to get for a good balance between cheap and not crap?

Local H Jay

the idea of little lego men crooning out 'creep' is hilarious to me

FyreWulff

... now you've made me go play that song now because you made me remember it's my RB1 exported songs.

sir_pinch-a-loaf

Would it be a terrible idea to buy a set of used RB2 drums from somebody on Craigslist? He's asking $40, which seems pretty good since I can't find them anywhere, claims they are in excellent condition. I'm thinking if they go bad or something, I won't be able to get warranty service without the receipt. Should I do it?

the Togfather

Perhaps Lego Rock Band is just HMXs way of over promoting their brand. GH already took the "we'll make games based on every band and every genre on every platform with the ultimate goal of having 365* separate releases per year" approach. So HMX wants to play with Legos.

* 366 on leap year.

Sir Carcass

Unless it had some killer songs that I just have to play, I would skip LEGO Rock Band. Like mentioned, I don't need a $60 re-skin.

Local H Jay

you don't even know what it is yet and you're dismissing it!
it could be an awesome side-scrolling adventure, with your lego dude traversing the world through the power of your rocking!
think LBP and audiosurf! think THE SKY IS THE LIMIT

it will probably just be the reskin though

edit: oh and when has a lego game come out at $60? i thought they usually go for $40 at-launch?

quovadis13

LEGO Rock Band??

White Stripes - Fell In Love With a Girl is confirmed!!!

Arikado

hmxsean wrote:

Hey everybody,

On the Wii we will be rocking the following tracks-

Release Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Tracks:
Journey- “Don’t Stop Believing”
Pat Benatar- “Heartbreaker”
The Von Bondies- “C’mon C’mon”
Glasvegas- “Geraldine”
Foo Fighters- “DOA”
Foo Fighters- “This is a Call”
Foo Fighters- “Times Like These”
Oasis- “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star”
Spongebob Squarepants- “The Best Day Ever Song”
Spongebob Squarepants- “Where’s Gary?”
Spongebob Squarepants- “I Can’t Keep My Eyes Off of You”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

Price:
$2.00 (200 Wii Points) per track

toolbert

sir_pinch-a-loaf wrote: »

Would it be a terrible idea to buy a set of used RB2 drums from somebody on Craigslist? He's asking $40, which seems pretty good since I can't find them anywhere, claims they are in excellent condition. I'm thinking if they go bad or something, I won't be able to get warranty service without the receipt. Should I do it?

If the dude would let you try them out, I don't see why its such a bad idea. How long is the normal warranty for anyway? If its longer than 6 months, then I'd consider buying a new set, but less than that I'd go for it.

corin7

Sir Carcass wrote: »

Unless it had some killer songs that I just have to play, I would skip LEGO Rock Band. Like mentioned, I don't need a $60 re-skin.

My guess is that this might be more focused toward a younger crowd.

sir_pinch-a-loaf

toolbert wrote: »

sir_pinch-a-loaf wrote: »

Would it be a terrible idea to buy a set of used RB2 drums from somebody on Craigslist? He's asking $40, which seems pretty good since I can't find them anywhere, claims they are in excellent condition. I'm thinking if they go bad or something, I won't be able to get warranty service without the receipt. Should I do it?

If the dude would let you try them out, I don't see why its such a bad idea. How long is the normal warranty for anyway? If its longer than 6 months, then I'd consider buying a new set, but less than that I'd go for it.

Looks like it's only a 60-day warranty. I'm still waiting to hear back, but I did ask if I could try them first.

MrDelish

I figure that LEGO Rock Band will be at least an excuse to get a chunk of new songs.

Even if it is just a re-skin though, I will buy it

Fawst

Argh.

So I went to return my RB2 Strat yesterday at Best Buy (mom got it for my b-day, was smart and paid for warranty) due to the main yellow fret semi-working (and the cross pad sucked, and the start button sucked and the back button sucked, and the solo buttons kinda sucked, and it rattled when you moved it) and of course they didn't have any in stock. Oh well, got a gift certificate to replace it at another store. Good thing we still have our other RB2 strat. I'll have to check my other local Best Buy today to see if they have the 360 version in. Plenty for PS2, Wii and PS3, but none for 360. Kind of interesting...

Meanwhile, I want a refund on Don't Stop Believing. It's actually kinda boring on guitar, other than attempting (and failing) to get through the opening step riff. Fuck that part. It's ALMOST as annoying as trying to play the opening main riff of Joker and the Thief. Almost.

Take Back The City and Sweetness are pretty fun, though.

toolbert

Fawst wrote: »

Meanwhile, I want a refund on Don't Stop Believing.

Dude, that was the most fun my wife, friends and I have had in a long time. Everyone was singing along while playing. Thats what that song is all about. It was super awesome fun time!

fragglefart

quovadis13 wrote: »

LEGO Rock Band??

White Stripes - Fell In Love With a Girl is confirmed!!!

:^:

Good call.