Rock Band mobile out now, Verizon gets it first

by Alexander Sliwinski { Sep 17th 2009 at 8:00PM }

R--k -and mobi-- is avail-- now on Ver--on pho-es. *Switches over from AT&T.* Can you hear us now? Good! Rock Band for mobile phones is available now on the Verizon network. The game includes 25 songs and comes with "cooperative multiplayer" and "Pass-n-Play" modes, as well as the standard "Tour" mode, where players can perform with any instrument -- as long as that instrument's interface is the phone's keypad.

Rock Band mobile costs $4 for a monthly subscription and $10 for a "one-time use on more than 30 handsets." We were a bit confused about that line, so we contacted Verizon, and the provider confirmed that a $10 payment unlocks the game for "unlimited use." So there you have it!

Tags: harmonix, mobile, rock-band, rock-band-mobile, verizon

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Bobby Kotick @ Sep 17th 2009 8:04PM

Sell-outs...

WINterfang @ Sep 17th 2009 8:06PM

Dang it! Bobby.

Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington, Soon-To-Be-PSN: OrIsItAltonBrown] @ Sep 17th 2009 8:08PM

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DBuck_Eye @ Sep 17th 2009 8:58PM

Too soon. I'm still recovering from the trauma I received when I learned that show was being replaced by "the Crapland Show."

WINterfang @ Sep 17th 2009 9:23PM

King of the hill is not gonna air 10pm on Adult Swim anymore? dammit! first Futurama and now this? I was starting to get into the show.

ChuckBartowski @ Sep 17th 2009 9:34PM

i would like robot chicken at 12 again instead of squidbillies though...

Backslash @ Sep 17th 2009 8:04PM

Raise your hand if you're still using a boring old non-smart phone!

WINterfang @ Sep 17th 2009 8:07PM

My phone doesn't have a camera >_>.

HippoHero @ Sep 17th 2009 8:11PM

*Raises hand*

I'm sad to say my phone... only does phone calls.

And MOTHERFUCKING TETRIS!

Travis @ Sep 17th 2009 8:16PM

Tetris is the only game you need for any phone ever and everyone knows it

Robby @ Sep 17th 2009 8:18PM

I carry around my Ti-83 for tetris.

deaftly @ Sep 17th 2009 8:48PM

I don't have ears so I use my zune as a phone.

Lekko @ Sep 18th 2009 12:57AM

I will buy a smartphone when my current phone dies. But fat chance of that because my phone is built out of fucking metal. It's indestructible.

It fell out of my pocket on the highway on my motorcycle, and lived. Let's see an iPhone do that.

Miku @ Sep 18th 2009 12:29PM

*Raises hand* I'll probably get a smart phone when my contract runs out and I can switch providers though.

johnson412 @ Sep 17th 2009 8:17PM

Don't give Verizon much credit on the typo up there. As a soon-to-be former customer, I can tell you that Verizon is the biggest rip-off when it comes to media I've ever seen.

Yatcho @ Sep 17th 2009 8:56PM

Cool, wonder if it does DLC like Guitar Hero Mobile.

ChuckBartowski @ Sep 17th 2009 9:35PM

Verizon games suck. Always. Nuff said.

invaderzimaus @ Sep 17th 2009 9:36PM

I hope EA/MTV would think of the iPhone and do a port of it-without a monthly subscription of course.

Diskoboy7 @ Sep 17th 2009 9:40PM

I'll wait for the iPod Touch version, which I'm sure will be better.

Guitar Hero on my Blackberry sucked hardcore donkey balls.

Bipolar Mike @ Sep 17th 2009 10:01PM

DON'T DOWNLOAD UNLESS YOU HAVE AN UNLIMITED DATA PLAN ON YOUR PHONE!!!

Each time you play a song, it has to download to your phone temporarily and then get deleted when you're done. It adds up quiiiiiiiiickly, and you have to pay $1.99 per mb...

...for anyone who didn't know...

spencer--c @ Sep 17th 2009 10:04PM

If anyone has either a Nano, Classic or 5th generation Nano, Classic and 5th generation iPod there's a game called Phase, that's like these games except you can play any song.
http://www.phasegame.com/

Jordan @ Sep 17th 2009 11:12PM

The game's great, but I can tell you right now those are NOT real screenshots.

wii60dsgamer @ Sep 18th 2009 1:24AM

Your dig at AT&T must simply be a personal issue. Maybe they killed your dog or something. I, however, was a Verizon customer for three years until I got fed up with getting ripped off, receiving bad customer support, and experiencing numerous dropped calls and bad signals. I've been with AT&T for nearly four years, and I'm trying really hard to come up with one complaint.

JeezWhiz87 @ Sep 18th 2009 11:56AM

I love Rock Band, but this is the DUMBEST idea I've ever heard of. Pretend to play a guitar on a phone, while listening to music from your shitty earpiece speaker... Who buys this crap?

Andrew @ Oct 6th 2009 12:19AM

Well, not everyone has a crappy phone, and not everyone uses the earpiece for games. 9 times out of 10, I'm using headphones when I play games on my phone, especially when it's music-based like this game is. If they make an iPhone/iTouch version of this game, I'll be all over it.