MetalHeart Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Well, if you're a 360-er like myself, then let's jam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 This is what the official Rock Band packaging would look like with a giant KOTAKU watermark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 My gaming mouth is watering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 ...where exactly is your gaming mouth located? But yeah, mine too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 A few updates: While GH3 will come with Metallica's One, and RB will come with Enter Sandman, One will be downloadable for RB. In case some people thought there wouldn't be any songs for girls to sing recently added to the RB's list of songs are Celebrity Skin by Hole, I Think I'm Paranoid by Garbage, Maps by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and the most exciting of the new songs, even though it's mostly not sung by a girl, is Wave of Mutilation by the Pixies! Among the downloadable songs will be 18 songs by The Grateful Dead (including "Casey Jones", "Sugar Magnolia", "Touch of Grey", "Truckin'", and "Uncle John's Band"). Of the 40 songs that will be on the release, there are still 10 yet to be announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 The list so far Blue Oyster Cult "Don't Fear the Reaper" (Master)The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Master) David Bowie "Suffragette City" (Master) Black Sabbath "Paranoid" (Cover) The Ramones "Blitzkrieg Pop" (Master) Mountain "Mississippi Queen" (Cover) Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead or Alive" (Master) Rush "Tom Sawyer" (Cover) Nirvana "In Bloom" (Master) Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline" (Master) Weezer "Say It Ain't So" (Master) The Hives "Main Offender" (Master) The Strokes "Reptilla" (Master) Queens of the Stone Age "Go with the Flow" (Master) Foo Fighters "Learn to Fly" (Master) Metallica "Enter Sandman" (Master) Deep Purple "Highway Star" (Master) Faith No More "Epic" (Master) Jet "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (Master) OK Go! "Here It Goes Again (Master) Radiohead "Creep" (Master) Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter" (Master) The Clash "Should I Stay or Should I Go" (Master) Smashing Pumpkins "Cherub Rock" (Master) Beastie Boys "Sabotage" (Master) Nine Inch Nails "The Hand That Feeds" (Master) Garbage "I Think I'm Paranoid" (Master) The Pixies "Wave of Mutilation" (Master) Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Maps" (Master) Hole "Celebrity Skin" (master) Haven't played Rock Band? Good thing a GIANT SEMI TRUCK will be bringing Rock Band to the masses. On September 9th, a 24-city American tour will kick off in Las Vegas. MTV's even going to make you famous. According to its GameDrop Blog: If you think you're destined for Rock Band stardom, you're in luck; you can test your skills and participate in the nationwide casting call at MTV's Rock Band "Rock Off" events. Any rockers without stage fright who play on the Rock Band tour bus stage will be captured on tape for consideration by MTV casting directors. Two bands will get picked and flown to NYC to spend face-time with a real rock band for official rocker training. Then they'll play on MTV's TRL, and the winning outfit will get to open for a surprise super group at the Rock Band launch concert. Rock Band Tour Dates (specific locations will be released separately): September 9 - 16, 2007 Las Vegas, NV September 13 - 16, 2007 Milwaukee, WI September 20 - 23, 2007 Sacramento, CA September 20 - 23, 2007 Columbus, OH September 27 - 30, 2007 Seattle, WA September 27 - 30, 2007 Chicago, IL October 4 - 7, 2007 Portland, OR October 4 - 7, 2007 Pittsburgh, PA October 11 - 14, 2007 Oakland, CA October 11 - 14, 2007 Cleveland, OH October 17 - 21, 2007 San Francisco, CA October 18 - 21, 2007 Philadelphia, PA October 25 - 28, 2007 San Diego, CA October 25 - 28, 2007 Baltimore, MD October 31 - November 18, 2007 Los Angeles, CA November 1 - 4, 2007 New York, NY November 8 - 11, 2007 Boston, MA November 15 - 18, 2007 New Jersey November 27 - 30, 2007 Phoenix, AZ November 27 - December 2, 2007 Atlanta, GA December 6 - 9, 2007 Austin, TX December 6 - 9, 2007 New Orleans, LA December 13 - 16, 2007 Dallas, TX December 13 - 16, 2007 Orlando, FL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Add 3 more to the list # Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" [master track]<----sweet # Red Hot Chilli Pepper's "Dani California" [master track] # KISS' "Detroit Rock City" [master track]<---OMG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 7 songs left to announced (since they said the final count would be 40). As for the new ones. Black Hole Sun is awesome, but I think Spoonman would have been even better. GH3 has Suck My Kiss, much better than Dani California. GH3 has Rock N Roll All Nite. I wish they were switched. I'd rather just play guitar for Detroit Rock City and sing along to Rock N Roll All Nite....As for the tour, my Cousin graduates from Virginia Tech on the 14th and my sister graduates down here in Miami from Barry on the 15th. I would never miss my sister's graduation, but to make matters worse, my cousin will be siphoning off family attendees with his graduation on the 14th and his ceremony also includes his commissioning into the US Army as a 2nd Lieutenant on the 15th, and his older brother who is a major in the Army will be swearing him in, so I definitely have to support my sister. Ironically, October 17-21 I'll actually be in San Francisco.... That trailer was butter.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 The rumors of Rock Band's $200 price tag have been greatly... over estimated. While retailers like Amazon and Gamestop were listing the game with a tentative price of two Benjamins plus tax, MTV has now made it official. Rock Band for the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 will retail for a more affordable $169.99, a price that includes the game, a drum kit, the microphone and a guitar controller. MTV games blogger Stephen Totilo broke the news earlier today of the final price, also tossing us a release date bone of November 23rd, making for an extra painful Black Friday shopping experience. PlayStation 2 owners get a lick of good news, too, with Rock Band for that last-gen console bumped up to December 10th of 2007 for $159.99. Me? I'll be rocking out with the taste of turkey sandwiches and cranberry sauce the day after Thanksgiving on my PS3. Finally, something to be thankful for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 It's announced for PS2, which'll reach a wider audience than just Xbox360 and PS3, but without online play or DLC, eh... Orange Crush by REM was announced. I'm going to have to give them the benefit of the doubt here that this song just really works for this game. REM has alot of songs I would have preferred, with It's The End of the World As We Know It high up there, but also Bitterswet Me, Crush With Eyeliner, Finest Workshop, Pop Song 89, Radio Free Europe, Radio Song (which would provide the added benefit of the singer rapping KRS-One's lyrics at the end of the song), Star 69, and of course, What's the Frequency, Kenneth? Orange Crush doesn't crack my Top Ten EM songs for Rock Band list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 shit, thanks for that, newt. given the release date, im tempted to go with amazong for this one, free shipping and i dont have to look everywhere...just gotta pick which system to run with. gunsmithx is grabbing it for PS3, and again, while id like to do the same (made some cool friends on kotaku/PSN), im still tempted to go with 360 just to keep the possibility of MH, skeet, DoJ, Ly etc for gatherings. off to that thread.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Latest list: * "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" – Jet * "Ballroom Blitz" – Sweet * "Black Hole Sun" - Soundgarden * "Blitzkrieg Bop" – Ramones * "Brainpower" – Freezepop[36] * "Celebrity Skin" – Hole * "Cherub Rock" – Smashing Pumpkins * "Creep" – Radiohead * "Dani California" – Red Hot Chili Peppers * "Dead on Arrival" – Fall Out Boy * "Detroit Rock City" – Kiss * "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" – Blue Öyster Cult * "The Electric Version" – The New Pornographers * "Enter Sandman" – Metallica * "Epic" – Faith No More * "Flirtin' With Disaster" – Molly Hatchet * "Foreplay/Long Time" – Boston * "Gimme Shelter" – Rolling Stones * "Go with the Flow" – Queens of the Stone Age * "Green Grass and High Tides" – The Outlaws * "The Hand That Feeds" – Nine Inch Nails * "Here It Goes Again" – OK Go * "Highway Star" – Deep Purple * "I Think I'm Paranoid" – Garbage * "In Bloom" – Nirvana * "Learn to Fly" – Foo Fighters * "Main Offender" – The Hives * "Maps" – Yeah Yeah Yeahs * "Mississippi Queen" – Mountain * "Next to You" – The Police * "Orange Crush" – R.E.M. * "Paranoid" – Black Sabbath * "Pleasure (Pleasure)" – Bang Camaro * "Reptilia" – The Strokes * "Run to the Hills" – Iron Maiden * "Sabotage" – Beastie Boys * "Say It Ain't So" – Weezer * "Should I Stay or Should I Go" – The Clash * "Suffragette City" – David Bowie * "Tom Sawyer" – Rush * "Train Kept A-Rollin' – Aerosmith * "Vasoline" – Stone Temple Pilots * "Wanted Dead or Alive" – Bon Jovi * "Wave of Mutilation" – Pixies * "When You Were Young" – The Killers * "Welcome Home" – Coheed and Cambria * "Won't Get Fooled Again" – The Who Some comments: I am really happy they are putting Next To You by the Police. It was not a hit for the Police, but it's one of my favorite tracks on my favorite Police album, their debut Outlandos d'Amour. The Police have tons of hit they could have used (Message in a Bottle and Synchronicity II were already used in previous GH games), but they went with a lesser known song that is perfect for this game. Train Kept A-Rollin' by Aerosmith is also an unexpected treat. A non-hit from their unsuccessful debut album. Ballroom Blitz by SWEET, not by Krokus like in GH 80's. The Krokus version was fun for all the guitar indulgence, but for drums and a singer, the original is the way to go. Flirtin' With Disaster by Molly Hatchet and Green Grass and High Tides by the Outlaws, it's nice to have some southern rock, but what the people really want is Sweet Home Alabama by Skynyrd and I personally want Whipping Post or some other Duane Allman era Allman Brothers song. Foreplay/Long Time by Boston: The first half of this song (Foreplay) is going to be funny as fuck for the guitar and drums. Ballsy to include a song that leaves the singer out for like 4 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Psshaw! that's last week's news, son. here's the most current list: 1960s * Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter" 1970s * Aerosmith "Train Kept a Rollin'"* * The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again" * Boston "Foreplay/Long Time" * Mountain "Mississippi Queen" (cover) * The Police "Next to You" * David Bowie "Suffragette City" * Black Sabbath "Paranoid" (cover) * Blue Oyster Cult "Don't Fear the Reaper" * The Ramones "Blitzkrieg Bop" * Deep Purple "Highway Star" * KISS "Detroit Rock City" * Molly Hatchet "Flirtin' With Disaster" * The Outlaws "Green Grass & High Tides" (cover) * Sweet "Ballroom Blitz" (cover) 1980s * Rush "Tom Sawyer"* * Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead or Alive" * The Clash "Should I Stay or Should I Go" * Faith No More "Epic" * Pixies "Wave of Mutilation" * R.E.M. "Orange Crush" * Iron Maiden "Run to the Hills" (cover) 1990s * Foo Fighters "Learn to Fly" * Metallica "Enter Sandman" * Nirvana "In Bloom" * Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline" * Weezer "Say It Ain't So" * Smashing Pumpkins "Cherub Rock" * Radiohead "Creep" * Beastie Boys "Sabotage" * Hole "Celebrity Skin" * Garbage "I Think I'm Paranoid" * Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun" 2000s * The Hives "Main Offender" * Queens of the Stone Age "Go With the Flow" * The Strokes "Reptilia" * Jet "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" * OK Go "Here It Goes Again" * Nine Inch Nails "The Hand That Feeds" * Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Maps" * Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California" * Coheed & Cambria "Welcome Home" * Fallout Boy "Dead on Arrival" * The Killers "When You Were Young" * New Pornographers "Electric Version" Unlockable Tracks * Bang Camaro "Pleasure (Pleasure)" * Twelve more yet to be revealed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 That's the same fucking list, except my list included Brainpower by Freezepop and yours didn't. They also should add Johnny B Goode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 bullshit, your weak list didnt set it up by decade & such. mine's way better. what's the deal with this one again, anyone else here theyre doing downloadable content every week or so? that's crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 What else am I gonna spend my money on? Your mom's fees don't put a scratch in my financials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilly Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Anyone else been to a Best Buy yet to try out the DEMO? I must say, it rocks. The guitar felt a bit off, but it seems that someone had already killed it for the most part. None of the downstrokes really worked. No clicky noise when you strum...but that'll be easy to get used to. The positioning of the buttons seems off, but that's because of the larger control...again, it'll be easy to grow used to. The drums were fucking fun, and I'm sure I looked like an idiot wailing away at them. It's pretty easy to get carried away and just start hitting shit at random, haha. No bass pedal for the demo, but there's an in game message about it being in the full version. No mic love for the demo (at least not 'round these here parts). Ok...back into obscurity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 I gotsta get me to a best buy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Cool.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Downloadable content: * Album Packs o Who's Next – The Who o A full album by Metallica o Nevermind – Nirvana * Single Song Downloads o "One" – Metallica o "Fortunate Son" – Credence Clearwater Revival o "Jukebox Hero" – Foreigner o "My Sharona" – The Knack o "Cherry Bomb" – The Runaways o "Bang a Gong/Get It On" – T.Rex o "Joker & the Thief" – Wolfmother o "Brass in Pocket" – The Pretenders o "My Iron Lung" – Radiohead o "Buddy Holly" – Weezer * Artist Packs o 18 songs by The Grateful Dead (including "Casey Jones", "Sugar Magnolia", "Touch of Grey", "Truckin'", and "Uncle John's Band") o The Police (3-pack): "Roxanne", "Synchronicity II", "Can't Stand Losing You" o Queens of the Stone Age (3-pack): "3's and 7's", "Sick, Sick, Sick", "Little Sister" o Metallica: (a pack of 3 or 6 tracks, currently unspecified) o Black Sabbath (3-pack): "N.I.B.", "Sweet Leaf", "War Pigs" o David Bowie (3-pack): "Moonage Daydream", "Heroes", "Queen Bitch"* * Genre Packs o "Punk Pack" (3-pack): "Ever Fallen in Love?" – The Buzzcocks, "I Fought the Law" – The Clash, "Rockaway Beach" – Ramones I took the liberty of emboldening the newly announced songs that make my head aslode. Also, not to be undone by themselves, they got the only possible bonus song that could be cooler than Trogdor. Unlockable as a bonus song will be Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld. If we get together to play thing, this is the one song I might be able to sing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Also, not to be undone by themselves, they got the only possible bonus song that could be cooler than Trogdor. Unlockable as a bonus song will be Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld. If we get together to play thing, this is the one song I might be able to sing. I still didn't truly believe it until now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Since Rock Band was first announced by Harmonix and MTV Games in March, the developers have made no secret of their ambitious plans for downloadable content. As the game's release has drawn closer, information about those plans has trickled out. At the E3 Media and Business Summit, Harmonix said it would be offering full downloadable albums from artists like The Who, with more tracks from Metallica, The Grateful Dead, and The Ramones among those that gamers could add on to the retail game. With Rock Band set for release next Tuesday, Harmonix today finally took the wraps off its downloadable content model today. The studio has apparently heard complaints regarding the mandatory three-song bundles and $6.25 price point adopted by the Guitar Hero franchise's downloadable content, and is giving gamers a bit of a break. Rock Band will still feature pre-selected three-song packs for download, but they will instead cost $5.49 (440 Microsoft points on Xbox 360). Songs will also be available individually for $1.99. Harmonix has said future songs will be sold individually for as little as $.99 (80 Microsoft points), and as much as $2.99 (240 points). However, "the vast majority" will come in at the standard $1.99 price point. The developer did not say how much full-album downloads would be, or when the first albums would be released. Harmonix also detailed its release schedule for the first five weeks after Rock Band launches. The opening week will be highlighted by track packs from Metallica, The Police, and Queens of the Stone Age, with individual songs from Creedence Clearwater Revival, Foreigner, T-Rex, and more. Downloaded tracks will be integrated into all of the game's modes, and will be playable online only if all players have purchased the songs. Week of November 20, 2007: (*--asterisk denotes a cover version) Metallica Pack "Ride the Lightning"--Metallica "Blackened"--Metallica "And Justice for All"--Metallica The Police Pack "Can't Stand Losing You"--The Police "Synchronicity II"--The Police "Roxanne"--The Police Queens of the Stone Age Pack "3's and 7's"--Queens of the Stone Age "Little Sister"--Queens of the Stone Age "Sick Sick Sick"--Queens of the Stone Age Individual Tracks "Fortunate Son" as made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival * "Juke Box Hero" as made famous by Foreigner * "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" as made famous by T-Rex * "My Sharona" as made famous by The Knack * "Cherry Bomb" as made famous by The Runaways * "Joker & The Thief"--Wolfmother Week of November 27, 2007 David Bowie Pack "Moonage Daydream"--David Bowie "Heroes" as made famous by David Bowie * "Queen Bitch" as made famous by David Bowie * Week of December 4, 2007 Black Sabbath Pack "N.I.B." as made famous by Black Sabbath * "Sweet Leaf" as made famous by Black Sabbath * "War Pigs" as made famous by Black Sabbath * Week of December 11, 2007 Punk Pack: "Rockaway Beach"--Ramones "I Fought the Law"--The Clash "Ever Fallen In Love" as made famous by Buzzcocks * Week of December 18, 2007 Individual Tracks "My Iron Lung"--Radiohead "Buddy Holly"--Weezer "Brass in Pocket" as made famous by Pretenders * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Of that list, I am interested in The Police pack, the Bowie pack, the punk pack, the CCR song, the T Rex song, the Weezer song, and maybe the Pretenders song. I'm hoping that the Metallica pack's song are indicative that they are saving all of the songs of the album Master of Puppets for a complete album release. Battery and the title track alone would be worth the purchase price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 eh, largely seconded; CCR track and Police pack are givens (why Synchronocity II?) , the rest ill have to mull over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 I have secured a guaranteed copy of Rock Band for purchase tomorrow morning. So... Tomorrow, Tuesday November 20th, Rock Band Open House Party, 3pm - ? Call me @ (305) 336-0790 for directions. Open to everyone, including lepers, social deviants and Republicans. Irish named Ross need not apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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