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SlashGear Review – Rock Band Wii

By Chris Scott Barr on Thursday, Jun 19th 2008 41 Comments

So I’ve had Rock Band Wii for a day or so now, and I thought I should be nice and share my thoughts with all of you, just in case you had any doubts or worries before it hits shelves next week. Hit the jump for my full review.

Rock Band Wii Drums

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Rock Band goes to Japan

By Chris Scott Barr on Wednesday, Jun 4th 2008 No Comments

It seems that Rock Band has done moderately well (see: awesome) here in the US, so it’s only natural that they’re going to want to release the game in other parts of the world. We’ve known for some time that they were going to have a European release (even if it did take a really long time to get there), but this is the first we’ve heard about it turning Japanese.

Rock Band

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Rock Band Weekly DLC – Not-so-exclusive European tracks

By Chris Scott Barr on Monday, May 19th 2008 No Comments

I’m sure that some of you saw the European Rock Band tracks announced a while back and wished that you’d be able to play them here in the US. Well Harmonix hasn’t let us down, as they’ve announced the release of all previously exclusive tracks for US players. Hit the jump for the full list.

European Tracks

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Rock Band Weekly DLC – Blondie, The Clash and Sonic Youth

By Chris Scott Barr on Tuesday, May 13th 2008 No Comments

Today is Tuesday, which means that you somehow made it through Monday. Once you’ve done that, you know you can make it through the rest of the week, because we all know that Monday is the worst day. Since you survived yesterday, you’ll be rewarded with three new tracks for Rock Band. Hit the jump for this week’s DLC list.

Sonic Youth

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Rock Band Weekly DLC – Judas Priest is Screaming For Vengeance

By Chris Scott Barr on Monday, Apr 21st 2008 No Comments

Rock Band has been out for a while now, and Harmonix has been true to their word about providing fresh DLC on a weekly basis. This has given us fresh new music to rock to, and thus keeps the gameplay fresh and fun. What we haven’t seen is a full album released. Again, Harmonix is good on their word, and will be releasing their first full album tomorrow.

Judas Priest Screaming For Vengeance

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Rock Band to join Mötley Crüe on tour!

By Chris Scott Barr on Wednesday, Apr 16th 2008 No Comments

Yesterday we announced that Mötley Crüe was releasing a brand-new single as a downloadable track for Rock Band. That was awesome to hear, however, Harmonix has announced that they are going one step further by joining the band on tour.

Motley Crue

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Behold! Record Label, the latest game from Harmonix

By Chris Scott Barr on Thursday, Apr 10th 2008 1 Comment

As you well know, April Fool’s Day falls on the first day of the month. Unfortunately I think Harmonix missed that memo. Perhaps they thought that they might get a few suckers by waiting a few days to pull your prank. It’s still pretty funny, even if it is over a week late. I give you Record Label.

Record Label

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Harmonix dev speaks out about Rock Band Wii DLC issue

By Chris Scott Barr on Thursday, Apr 10th 2008 7 Comments

Are you a Wii owner that’s just itching to get your hands on Rock Band for your beloved console? I can’t blame you, as the game is fun as hell. However, it won’t be quite the same experience that is found on the 360 or PS3 due to the lack of downloadable content. When asked about this decision, Rob Kay, design director at Harmonix pointed the finger squarely at Nintendo.

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Rock Band Xbox 360 release date and pricing confirmed for Europe

By Chris Scott Barr on Wednesday, Apr 9th 2008 No Comments

It seems like Rock Band has been out forever here in the US. I almost can’t remember a time when I wasn’t able to rock out to all of these awesome tracks. Unfortunately Europe has not has such a luxury. Thankfully the official launch date has been confirmed, and it’s not too far out, at least for the 360.

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Guitar Hero III Mobile coming to BlackBerry – For Those About to Rock!

By James Allan Brady on Tuesday, Apr 1st 2008 1 Comment

GuitarHeroMobile Hands-on Mobile and Magmic Games are the two companies that are partnered up in an effort to bring one of the best mobile games of all time to your BlackBerry. Being a primarily business oriented device the BlackBerry has been passed up on a lot of really cool mobile games, but this is one that you can mark off the list.

Personally I am just wondering if you’ll have access to all 5 frets or if they are sticking with the three frets that previous mobile versions have offered up. When you first download the game you’ll get 15 tracks including “Cherub Rock”, “Miss Murder”, “Monsters”, “Suck My Kiss”, and “Trippin On A Hole”.

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