Rock Band adding seven countries to ticket in July

26 Comments by Jason Dobson Jul 14th 2008 10:00PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm

No longer will Belgium virtual rockers have to settle for playing air guitar to dreams of living room stardom, as Harmonix and MTV have announced plans to bring Rock Band to Belgians, as well as those in six other countries later this month, including Italy, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

According to the duo, the Xbox 360 version of Rock Band will be the lead SKU in these territories, shipping on July 24, with other fake instrument flavors arriving sometime later in the fall. As with the existing European release, the disc will include all 58 tracks found on the North American version as well as nine non-English tunes such as Die Toten Hosen's Hier Kommt Alex, Oasis' Rock 'n' roll star, and Playmo's New Wave. We welcome our new friends to the stage -- may you never fail out and your fingers never cramp.

Tags: E3-2008, EA, electronic-arts, electronicarts, europe, harmonix, MTV, music, rock-band, rockband

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Xoviet chiK: Jul 14th 2008; 10:05PM

Oasis isn't English?

Tiptup300: Jul 14th 2008; 10:12PM

No they're american stupid.

Akiba: Jul 14th 2008; 10:33PM

Yes, they are. Tiptup, check your facts before you mouth off.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_(band)

Tiptup300: Jul 14th 2008; 10:56PM

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Monkeydog: Jul 15th 2008; 6:38AM

Akiba for the lose.

Julian: Jul 14th 2008; 10:11PM

I'm pretty sure Oasis' "Rock 'N' Roll Star" is in English.

William Sun: Jul 14th 2008; 10:15PM

Being an Australian, I'm disappointed to not see Australia on the list. :(

Mr.ESC: Jul 14th 2008; 10:23PM

Yahtzee?

Hafk: Jul 14th 2008; 10:27PM

Of course its Yahtzee, there is only one Australian.

Mr.ESC: Jul 14th 2008; 10:44PM

Yahtzee killed them all? Wow There can only be one.

Demaar: Jul 15th 2008; 4:06AM

Shit, I must be some kind of Australian Zombie then. RAD!

Anyways, as an importer of Rock Band I don't mind. As a friend of people who want Rock Band and complain about not having it, I mind.

Haggard: Jul 15th 2008; 11:33AM

I'm disappointed that RB1 still doesn't have a UK release date on the PS3.

Seriously Microsoft, stop with the fucking timed exclusives.

Solid Chief: Jul 14th 2008; 10:15PM

Australia cries as guitar hero continues to have releases in Australia but Rock Band doesn't.

why not the LS2LS7?: Jul 14th 2008; 10:20PM

Just in time to be replaced with RB2.

Suckers.

Wiinterfang: Jul 14th 2008; 10:31PM

Belgians girls are hot.

[.sm0ke.]: Jul 14th 2008; 10:37PM

Why are you still using a screenshot from a few months before Rock Band was released? It doesn't look like that...

burgerbat: Jul 15th 2008; 1:24AM

I think that might be a screen from RB2. Not sure though...

[.sm0ke.]: Jul 15th 2008; 10:39AM

Nope. That was from Rock Band 1 before they made Rockaway Beach downloadable content and put Blitzkrieg Bop in the game instead.

Cheapo: Jul 14th 2008; 10:41PM

Still no Australia, I concur, screw Rock Band.

Mark: Jul 14th 2008; 11:20PM

Lol if anyone heard an oasis song you'll know they're English unless you're stupid. I hope you're joking Tiptup or that's just sad they don't sound American at all the singer has an English accent.

MrSpaceCowboy: Jul 15th 2008; 12:36AM

No word on an Aussie release makes me feel like a dingo without a baby. :(

TheBard: Jul 15th 2008; 2:20AM

This is ridiculous. The US release of Rock Band 2 in the US is only a few months away. Looks like they have just found some countries to sell the old stuff.

And because RB2 will surely be as region locked as RB1, at least for the xbox, we cannot import the title here in Europe.

Chairman7: Jul 15th 2008; 4:33AM

As an Austrailan I can only continue to be disgusted. EB games is selling accessories for a game that may never come to Australia!

Ben Walters: Jul 15th 2008; 5:27AM

And still Australia gets SCREWED!!!!! :o(

daniel: Jul 15th 2008; 7:35AM

as long as they spoke english, french or german wouldnt people who really wanted rock band have bought it already

McWeen: Jul 15th 2008; 8:50AM

I actually was surprised in the US version they didn't include Detroit, which used to have the nickname Detroit Rock City. Although I guess they are more recently know for unleashing Eminem, ICP and ugh Kid Rock then their past of The Stooges, Alice Cooper and MC5.

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