I'm still bummed that there's no Vita version of Blitz... seems like a great portable game with some headphones.
*sigh*
*sigh*
DLC Week of 9/4 - Linkin Park 4 Pack!
Hey gang,
Since their formation in the mid-90s, Linkin Park have toyed with conventional sounds of electronica, hip-hop, and rock to create a remarkable and unmistakable sound. On September 4th, the number of playable Linkin Park tracks in Rock Band Music Library increases by four with the release of “Linkin Park Pack 02”!
Leading the pack is “Breaking the Habit,” the fifth and final single from the band’s second album, 2003’s critically and commercially successful Meteora. “Shadow of the Day,” the chart-topping single from their third album, 2007’s Minutes to Midnight, is also included in the pack. Also making the cut is “New Divide,” the highly successful single written exclusively for the 2009 film, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Finally, “Burn It Down,” from the band’s latest album, Living Things, closes out this pack of four hits.
Fans can pick up these four tracks, as singles or as part of the pack, from the Rock Band Music Store starting on September 4th!
Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation®3 system (September 4th, 2012):
• Linkin Park – “Breaking the Habit” O
• Linkin Park – “Shadow of the Day” O
• Linkin Park – “New Divide” O X
• Linkin Park – “Burn It Down” O
(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system September 12th)
Tracks marked with “O” feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with “X” will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.
Price:
$6.99 USD, £3.49 UK, €5.29 EU (560 Microsoft Points, 700 Wii Points™ for the “Linkin Park Pack 02”
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points ™, 200 Wii Points™ per song
$0.99 USD (80 Microsoft Points™, 100 Wii Points™, £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **
DLC Week of 9/11 - Matchbox 20 Joins the RB Library With a 3 Pack!
Hey gang,
Hot on the heels of releasing their latest record, North, rockers Matchbox Twenty will make their debut in Rock Band on September 11th!
The three pack of singles kicks off with Bent, the Billboard Hot 100 number one hit off of Matchbox Twentys second studio album, Mad Season. How Far We Come, the bouncy track from the bands 2007 retrospective collection, Exile on Mainstream, is also included in the pack. Finally, Matchbox Twentys latest single, Shes So Mean, from their latest album North, rounds out the pack!
Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation®3 system (September 11th, 2012):
Matchbox Twenty Bent O
Matchbox Twenty How Far Weve Come O X
Matchbox Twenty Shes So Mean O
(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system September 12th)
Tracks marked with O feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with X will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.
Price:
$5.49, £2.49 UK, 3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points, 550 Wii Points) for the Matchbox Twenty Pack 01
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, 1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points , 200 Wii Points) per song
$0.99 USD (80 Microsoft Points, 100 Wii Points), £0.59 UK, 0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **
Thanks for the update, Pheran!
Have you able to break away from Sleeping Dogs for any Rock Band lately?
DLC Week of 9/18 - Singles from The Offspring and Smash Mouth!
Hey gang,
New music from California punk band The Offspring is coming to the Rock Band Music Store on September 18th with the release of the title track from their latest record, Days Go By! The third track from the band’s ninth studio album, “Days Go By” has reached number 2 on Billboard’s US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart!
Two Smash Mouth songs will also be available: their popular cover of War’s “Why Can’t We Be Friends” from 1997’s Fush Yu Man and “Can’t Get Enough of You Baby” from 1999’s Astro Lounge!
Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation®3 system (September 18th, 2012):
• The Offspring – “Days Go By” O X
• Smash Mouth – “Why Can’t We Be Friends” O
• Smash Mouth – “Can’t Get Enough of You Baby” O
(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system September 26th)
Tracks marked with “O” feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with “X” will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.
Price:
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points ™, 200 Wii Points™ per song
$0.99 USD (80 Microsoft Points™, 100 Wii Points™, £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **
Apparently, there's a rather massive Rock Band song sale!
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/18/rock-band-celebrates-5-years-with-massive-sale
PDF with all the songs on sale listed:
http://www.rockband.com/content-assets/2012/09/RBDLCsaleGraphic.pdf
Anyone know when this goes live? I can't find the discounted prices anywhere. They were full price yesterday on my xbox, and are still full price right now on xboxlive.com.
The sale is supposed to go live sometime today, so don't worry, it's still coming.
Ok, thanks. Just thought I'd seen them on xboxlive today.
I was thinking the discounts might only show up in the Rock Band Store. Any thoughts about that?
Just wanted to pop in to let folks know that we're working with Microsoft to iron out the store listings for everything. As mentioned in the initial announcement post, it's not an instantaneous price change and the roll out will happen on 360 over several hours. Those changes are still taking affect and, it turns out, 1,100 songs is a boat load of content and it takes longer than expected to update. So keep posted and everything should be corrected shortly!
The 50% discounts are showing up on xboxlive, but only for some songs.
Example - I'm seeing 80 points for Journey's "Don't Stop Believing," Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart", and Jimi Hendrix Experience "Purple Haze," but not for Bangles "Walk Like an Egyptian" or any Lady Gaga songs from her original album, despite all being listed on the PDF linked above.
Guess it's being rolled out very slowly.
Just wanted to update that we had a meeting about this first thing this morning. We're still waiting on additional info from Microsoft, but we've confirmed that prices are still updating on a rolling schedule, just slower than expected. The hope is to now have all content priced correctly in the store, in the confirmation screen and at purchase by the end of the day today. We worked closely with Microsoft on prepping this, but with a sale including 1,100 pieces of content, there's no precedent and no way to test everything, but we'll work to course correct as quickly as possible.
As of right now, roughly 40% of all tracks should be listed, priced and charging as intended. If you stumble across an offer that is not yet correct, sit tight and it should be updated quickly. Don't rush in and purchase blindly unless you want to have to contact Microsoft to sort out pricing and refund details after the fact. We'll see if we can get an escalation path for refunds for affected users, but in the meantime the usual support channels seem to be doing the trick.
Thanks to all for your patience!
Thanks for the update. Given that Harmonix is advising fans to wait, I assume they'll be giving us time to peruse the offerings before the expiration (if any) of the sale prices.
As an aside, I just wish this sale applied to the incredibly funny/inappropriate auto-tuned Bed Intruder song on RBN. I totally want to pick that up, but I'll feel really dirty paying $2 for it!
As an aside, I just wish this sale applied to the incredibly funny/inappropriate auto-tuned Bed Intruder song on RBN. I totally want to pick that up, but I'll feel really dirty paying $2 for it!