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Rock Band Weekly: Green Day and Mayhem Pack

Green Day Pack (440
/ $5.50/ 200 Wii Points apiece)
- "21 Guns" (160
/ $2) - "East Jesus Nowhere" (160
/ $2) - "Know Your Enemy" (160
/ $2)
/ $13.50/ 200 Wii Points apiece)
- "Conquer All" -- Behemoth (160
/ $2) - "What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse" -- Black Dahlia Murder (160
/ $2) - "Hammer Smashed Face" -- Cannibal Corpse (160
/ $2) - "Empire of the Gun" -- God Forbid (160
/ $2) - "Embedded" -- Job for a Cowboy (160
/ $2) - "Disposable Teens" -- Marilyn Manson (160
/ $2) - "Black Magic" -- Slayer (160
/ $2) - "This Is Exile" -- Whitechapel (160
/ $2)
Rock Band Wiikly: Pearl Jam, Mission of Burma, Offspring and more

Rock Band Wiikly's tap has flowed with massive quantities of tracks for weeks now. Sure, the releases aren't exactly synced with Rock Band Weekly, but the back catalog of Rock Band DLC is certainly being filled in. Our concern that it would take until mid-2010 for the full catalog sync is slowly dissipating. This week's update of 16 tracks to the Wii music store includes the Pearl Jam tracks from a couple weeks back, along with a whole mess of other stuff. Find the full list after the break.
MTV Games hires former THQ and Sony execs in key positions

Guthrie's former position was that of executive vice president of publishing at embattled publisher THQ. You know, that company that had to do an executive overhaul and is currently altering its image to forget its past, along with last year's $431 million loss. Hopefully things will go a little better at MTV Games.
Play Rock Band with bands from the Warped Tour
As part of its sponsorship of the Vans Warped Tour, Harmonix will be giving attendees a chance to play Rock Band with the actual bands performing. The strange thing about Harmonix's post about this promotion is that the developer gives the name of the bands you'll have the opportunity to play with, but not the location of the tour at that time. So, take a look at the list of bands after the break and compare them to the tour stops in your area.
Rock Band Weekly redux: Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam Ten Bonus Pack (440
/ $5.50)
- "Brother" (160
/ $2) - "Alive (Live: Drop in the Park)" (160
/ $2) - "State of Love and Trust (Live: Drop in the Park)" (160
/ $2)
Rock Band Weekly: Warped Tour, Maroon 5

Warped Tour Pack (680
/ $8.50)- "The Downfall of Us All" -- A Day to Remember (160
/ $2) - "21st Century Digital Boy" -- Bad Religion (160
/ $2) - "I Didn't Say I Was Powerful, I Said I Was a Wizard" -- Chiodos (160
/ $2) - "The Flood" -- Escape the Fate (160
/ $2) - "Reinventing Your Exit" -- Underoath (160
/ $2)
/ $5.50)
- "Little of Your Time" (160
/ $2) - "Makes Me Wonder" (160
/ $2) - "Wake Up Call" (160
/ $2)
The Beatles: Rock Band will make you cry, hold a stranger's hand
During an interview with Gamasutra, The Beatles: Rock Band project lead Josh Randall revealed a great anecdote about a playtesting session. "I'm not that great, but the first time I sat in on a playtest session and saw three people singing in harmony together for "Here Comes the Sun," I swear I saw people tearing up at the end," he said. People crying while playing his game? What is this, Shadow of the Colossus?
He also points to another occasion where he saw people "hold hands -- total strangers holding hands, singing in harmony." Randall thinks the game has a lot of heart, and will evoke a lot of emotion from those who play. While we can't comment on that yet, we will say the game's opening cartoon did give us butterflies in our stomach!
He also points to another occasion where he saw people "hold hands -- total strangers holding hands, singing in harmony." Randall thinks the game has a lot of heart, and will evoke a lot of emotion from those who play. While we can't comment on that yet, we will say the game's opening cartoon did give us butterflies in our stomach!
Rumor: The Beatles: Rock Band track list leaked [update: Harmonix says nope]
It reads like so many rhythm/music game releases in the past -- the ubiquitous track list leak. The Beatles: Rock Band is still a few months off from its September 9 release date but Ripten has gotten its hands on a leaked list of the possible tracks from the game (found after the break).
The list does include the three tracks we checked out in our hands-on with the game at E3, though it also looks an awful lot like a list of Beatles singles across their career. Ripten notes that the ten tracks found in the glorious opening to the game are all included in its leaked list -- and it is approximately the same amount of tracks we know the game will be shipping with -- though we've yet to receive any official confirmation or denial from MTV Games, Harmonix, or EA.
Update: A Harmonix spokesperson has confirmed to us that this leaked list of songs is definitely not the track list for The Beatles: Rock Band, saying, "The rumored 'leaked' list is not the disc track listing for The Beatles: Rock Band. We'll be announcing more tracks throughout the summer. Stay tuned to thebeatlesrockband.com for the most up to date information about disc songs and downloadable content!"
The list does include the three tracks we checked out in our hands-on with the game at E3, though it also looks an awful lot like a list of Beatles singles across their career. Ripten notes that the ten tracks found in the glorious opening to the game are all included in its leaked list -- and it is approximately the same amount of tracks we know the game will be shipping with -- though we've yet to receive any official confirmation or denial from MTV Games, Harmonix, or EA.
Update: A Harmonix spokesperson has confirmed to us that this leaked list of songs is definitely not the track list for The Beatles: Rock Band, saying, "The rumored 'leaked' list is not the disc track listing for The Beatles: Rock Band. We'll be announcing more tracks throughout the summer. Stay tuned to thebeatlesrockband.com for the most up to date information about disc songs and downloadable content!"
Gallery: The Beatles: Rock Band
Rock Band Weekly: Spinal Tap, Evanescence

Spinal Tap Pack (560
/ $7)- "Back from the Dead" (160
/ $2) - "Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare" (160
/ $2) - "Saucy Jack" (160
/ $2) - "Warmer Than Hell" (160
/ $2)
/ $5.50)
- "Bring Me to Life" (160
/ $2) - "Call Me When You're Sober" (160
/ $2) - "Weight of the World" (160
/ $2)
GameStop offers exclusive tracks, other goodies for The Beatles: Rock Band pre-orders
Should you mosey on down to your local GameStop and drop a sawbuck on any version of The Beatles: Rock Band,
you're going to get more than just the usual slip of paper. GameStop is giving everyone that pre-orders the game three exclusive tracks, as well as a code for an in-game photo album.
We already know that the Xbox 360 version of the game is getting the exclusive 'All You Need is Love,' and that Abbey Road will be DLC down the line, so these tracks likely won't come from that album. Also, it should be mentioned that Wii fans won't be left out in the cold, as they'll also get these three free tracks, as well as one additional item: a 2gb SD card.
[Via VG247]
you're going to get more than just the usual slip of paper. GameStop is giving everyone that pre-orders the game three exclusive tracks, as well as a code for an in-game photo album.
We already know that the Xbox 360 version of the game is getting the exclusive 'All You Need is Love,' and that Abbey Road will be DLC down the line, so these tracks likely won't come from that album. Also, it should be mentioned that Wii fans won't be left out in the cold, as they'll also get these three free tracks, as well as one additional item: a 2gb SD card.
[Via VG247]
EB Games hosting huge Guitar Hero and Rock Band sale
If you're one of the few people left on this planet whose living room, den and foyer aren't littered with fake plastic instruments, it's time for your induction. EB Games is doing a huge online sale right now for slightly "worn" copies of nearly every peripheral-centric rhythm title to come out of Activision and Harmonix. Act quickly, and you can pick up the PS3 or 360 version of the Rock Band 2 SE Bundle or the PS3 or PS2 version of the Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit plus free 3-day shipping for just $94.99.
You could also pick up the other discounted items -- the original Rock Band bundle, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero III and Guitar Hero Aerosmith -- but the resulting necessary architectural extension of your gaming den might strip the deal of its cost efficiency.
You could also pick up the other discounted items -- the original Rock Band bundle, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero III and Guitar Hero Aerosmith -- but the resulting necessary architectural extension of your gaming den might strip the deal of its cost efficiency.
Green Day coming to Rock Band in some capacity

"Yeah, we're doing a whole Green Day Rock Band, uh ..." Armstrong responded, unable to finish his sentence due to a swell of applause. Green Day Rock Band what? Game? Downloadable track pack? Expansion disc? Guitar decal line? Instructional video? Whatever it is, we'll find out about it soon, because it's supposed to be out by the end of the year.
The band, having just previously made fun of social networking, went on to discuss how they were too old to play Rock Band well. That's how you connect with your young audience!
[Via Kotaku, thanks, Chris W.]
Source (Part 5 of the "Kevin and Bean's Breakfast with Green Day" recording)
Hands-on: The Beatles: Rock Band
We sat down with the game's rendition of Ringo Starr's Ludwig drums and, erm, stood up with Paul McCartney's Hoffner bass for three different songs ("Taxman," "Here Comes the Sun," and "I Am the Walrus"). Here's the news: the drums are nearly identical to the drums that shipped with Rock Band 2, aside from a nylon screen, faking the outside of a bass drum.
Gallery: The Beatles: Rock Band
The Beatles: Rock Band intro is our 'Real Love'
New Iron Maiden tracks on the way to Rock Band


















