Rock Band
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Rock Band Adds Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers 6-Pack...selection of offerings available to date without ever leaving the game as they build their own custom Rock Band library. Rock Band and Rock Band 2 are rated "T" for Teen (lyrics, suggestive themes) by the ESRB. Music downloads are not rated... In this article: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Rock Band, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, Rock Band, Kelly Clarkson, Downloadable content, Rock Band 2, and Grammy Award |
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U.S. News & World Report | 1 day ago
The Ultimate Insider Black Friday Guide: Where to Go for the Best Deals
...free sale for adult sweaters, kid's fleeces, and pajama pants beginning November 25. Old Navy will offer doorbusters, including a free Rock Band guitar for the first few customers in line on Thanksgiving Day, $15 sweaters, and 50 percent off...
In this article: Black Friday, Customer, Jcpenney, Toys "R" Us, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Victoria's Secret, Gap, and Wal-Mart
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RSS feed from 1UP | 3 days ago
Black Friday Videogame Deals Cheat Sheet 2009
Who hates Black Friday? RACISTS!!! Anyway, Game Party 2 for $10 is a good deal, but why buy when 3 has even more games? A free Lego Rock Band game is the only good deal I see. I got WAY better deals just this past week like R.E. 5 C.E....
In this article: Black Friday, Toys "R" Us, Walmart, Lego Rock Band, Halo: ODST, Thanksgiving, Old Navy, Itunes, and Gears of War 2
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | 4 days ago
Viacom's cable networks win rights to Jackson film
...controlled by billionaire Sumner Redstone, owns a wide range of media properties including the MTV and BET cable networks and the "Rock Band" video-game franchise. The industrywide advertising slump and shifting consumer habits have...
In this article: Viacom, CBS Corp, Sumner Redstone, BET, Curb Your Enthusiasm, TV Land, MTV, TV Guide Network, and Marvel
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Wired: Game Life | 4 days ago
Music Games Aren't Dead, Just Waiting to Be Reborn
...seems centered around the music game genre and its failure to stay on the charts. Let's not confuse the decline of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band brands with the death of music games as a genre, though. In October 2007, when the Guitar Hero...
In this article: Guitar Hero, Beatles Rock Band, Dhani Harrison, DJ Hero, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, E mail, Guitar Hero V, and Videogames
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BusinessWeek Online | 7 days ago
Dangerous Days for Video Games
...are being forced to invest more to chase consumers. Viacom spent at least $10 million to license music for the Beatles version of its Rock Band game, whose recent launch underwhelmed. It needs a big Christmas for Viacom to break even or...
In this article: Activision, Call of Duty, GameStop, DVD, Activision Blizzard, NPD Group, Best Buy, Amazon, Viacom, and Electronic Arts
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IGN Music | November 13, 2009
Foo Fighters: Ultimate Mix
..."It's a shame we have to die my dear / No one's getting out of here, alive," Grohl sings. You can play "DOA" yourself in Rock Band and Rock Band 2. "My Hero" Another hit from The Colour and the Shape is an ode to everyday heroes. The song,...
In this article: Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, Best of You, Rock Band 2, Darling Nikki, DOA, All My Life, Everlong, The Pretender, and The One
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MTV.com | November 10, 2009
Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl On 'Rock Band': 'I Think It's Cool'
...album (which hit stores last week), the next logical question seemed to be, "Which songs will end up in 'Rock Band'?" "You gotta have the song in 'Rock Band,' he laughed. "You just gotta do it." As it turns out, the Foos ended up releasing...
In this article: Rock Band, Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, Beatles, Tom Sawyer, YouTube, and Taylor Hawkins
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IGN | November 10, 2009
America's Favorite Rock Band Band to Perform 20-Hour Concert in Times Square
...as well as an Energizer Rock Band prize pack including an Energizer branded, one-of-a-kind guitar cap for the Rock Band guitar, Rock Band t-shirt and other cool swag items. The top-five scorers from the series will also receive DLC tracks as...
In this article: Rock Band, MTV, MTV Networks, Harmonix Music Systems, Facebook, NYSE, and Viacom
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BBC News | November 05, 2009
No Doubt sue over Band Hero game
No Doubt want Activision to recall the games already sold Rock band No Doubt are suing the makers of a music video game over the way they are portrayed in it. The group agreed to be used in Band Hero, but object to players being allowed...
In this article: Activision, No Doubt, Nirvana, Krist Novoselic, Kurt Cobain, Gwen Stefani, Injunction, Guitar Hero, and Rolling Stone magazine
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L.A. Times - Entertainment News | November 03, 2009
Beatles not putting Viacom's Rock Band in the black
...in the U.S. International sales data hasn't been released, and Viacom didn't provide any specific updates today. In the past, Rock Band games have lost money for Viacom primarily because of the high cost of manufacturing instrument...
In this article: Viacom, The Beatles: Rock Band, Rock Band, Beatles, Guitar Hero, Best Buy, Los Angeles Times, and Activision
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Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games, and distributed by EA Distribution. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was released in the U.S. on December 18, 2007 and the Wii version was released on June 22, 2008. The game was released in Canada for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on December 22, 2007 and for the PlayStation 2 on January 2, 2008. It was released in parts of Europe as a timed exclusive on Xbox 360 on May 23, 2008.
Rock Band allows players to perform in a virtual band by providing up to four players with the ability to play three different peripherals modeled after music instruments (a guitar peripheral for lead guitar and bass guitar gameplay, a drum peripheral, and a microphone). These peripherals are used to simulate the playing of rock music by hitting scrolling notes on-screen. Players with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions can interact through both online and offline multiplayer capabilities. In addition to the 58 core songs included on the game disc, hundreds of downloadable songs are being released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions.
At launch, the game software was made available in a bundle that packaged it together with the instrument peripherals, as well as for purchase separately. Individual instrument peripherals were released at a later date. The game has received widespread critical acclaim, with sales of four million units and global revenues of $600 million. Players have also made 30 million downloadable song purchases since Rock Bands release. The game's success prompted a sequel, Rock Band 2.
- Name:
- Rock Band
- Genre:
- Music
- Published By:
- MTV Games, Electronic Arts
- Distributed By:
- EA Distribution
- Modes:
- Single player, multiplayer
- Designed By:
- Greg LoPiccolo, Rob Kay, Dan Teasdale, Chris Canfield
- Developed by:
- Harmonix (Xbox 360/PS3)
- Media Type:
- Blu-ray Disc (PS3), DVD (PS2 and Xbox 360), Wii Optical Disc (Wii)
- Platforms:
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Wii
- Inputs:
- Guitar controller , drum controller, USB microphone, Xbox 360 headset,gamepad
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