Remember how excited we all got when MTV Games and Harmonix announced that the new Rock Band website would be going live in a week? The promise of real-life merchandise, featuring your very own band members, was a feature we’d been looking forward to since our E3 preview. Of course, the promised week went by [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 1, 2008
While we may have mixed feelings about the structuring of Rock Band’s latest add-on, we certainly have no issues with getting 20 extra songs for free. As promised back when Rock Band 2 launched, the simple act of purchasing the game entitles you to download an additional 20 songs for your growing library of Rock [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Last week, we featured an announcement from Gamers To Players (G2P), a new instructional documentary, which made an interesting claim: This DVD, said the press release, can “transform gamers into real guitarists.” At the time, I called this promise a tall order; I have personally attempted to make this transformation in the past, and met [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 30, 2008
UPDATE: AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack is a Wal-Mart exclusive. Hooray? Spotted on multiple sources this morning, Harmonix and MTV Games have officially announced the impending release of AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack on November 2, and November 16th for the Wii. Working similarly to previous Track Packs that Rock Band has seen, the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 29, 2008
So there you are, hypothetically, playing your swell new copy of Rock Band 2 for the first time ever, enjoying your introduction to the music game genre. You’re having a great time, thrashing your way through the Foo Fighters’ hit single, Everlong. Your drummer glances over and says, “We should play Learn to Fly next; [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 26, 2008
The wandering minstrels from the far-off realms of Harmonix and MTV Games have announced next week’s Rock Band DLC, and it’s “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Originally promised last month, Destructoid shared the news today that the band’s iconic album would be making its interactive debut next week, at a [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 24, 2008
“That’s nothing like playing an actual instrument,” they sneer. “Learn to play a real guitar,” they taunt. “With all the time you waste on Guitar Hero, you could have learned an actual skill by now,” they smirk. “You wouldn’t have to play Coheed & Cambria if you had a real guitar,” they scoff. Okay, so [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 18, 2008
Finally — the ability to simulate the steel drum in the comfort of one’s own home! Nintendo has issued a release date for Wii Music, announcing to the world that October 20th, 2008 is the day we may all become motion-controlled maestros. Nintendo’s unique brand of approachability and advanced flailing-based technology will give players over [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 15, 2008
Don’t have Rock Band 2 yet? Check out our review to understand why that’s a mistake. Still, whether you’ve made the switch to 2 or you’re still playing the original Rock Band, Harmonix and MTV Games have a new DLC pack for you this week, which will work with either game. Metal magnates Megadeth are [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 15, 2008
GameCyte got the band back together for our review of Rock Band 2 from Harmonix and MTV Games. We checked out the new songs, played a couple of battles, and checked out as many new features as we could count, and slowly realized: We're more or less playing an enhanced version of Rock Band 1. But that's all right with us -- We love Rock Band 1.
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