Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Bullet For My Valentine]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/27/rock-band-weekly-bullet-for-my-valentine/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/27/rock-band-weekly-bullet-for-my-valentine/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/27/rock-band-weekly-bullet-for-my-valentine/#comments ImageA "Bullet For My Valentine" may sound like a really terrible gift for anyone that doesn't collect antique minié balls, but it's actually the name of next week's featured band over in Rock Band DLC world.

The aptly named "Bullet For My Valentine Pack 01" features three songs spanning three albums, including 2008's Scream Aim Fire, which we're not entirely sure is an accurate or trustworthy set of instructions for properly operating a firearm. Remember kids, always consult your physician before taking advice from Welch heavy metal bands.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Bullet For My Valentine originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 27 May 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Like "Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Sounds like some old epic poem, right? Well, it is epic in that sense, as well as in the sense of being thirteen minutes long.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Iron Maiden originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 18 May 2012 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>iron-maidenmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3rock-bandRock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 18 May 2012 19:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Paramore]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/rock-band-weekly-paramore/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/rock-band-weekly-paramore/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/rock-band-weekly-paramore/#comments ImageParamore's "Brand New Eyes" album may not be so brand new anymore, but Rock Band Weekly is tapping it this week for a three-pack from the operatic rock band.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>harmonixharmonix-music-systemsmicrosoftnintendoparamoreplaystationps3rbwRock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 11 May 2012 23:59:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Rage Against the Machine]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/04/rock-band-weekly-rage-against-the-machine/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/04/rock-band-weekly-rage-against-the-machine/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/04/rock-band-weekly-rage-against-the-machine/#comments ImageSo much rage! How much rage? Over 9000! What? OVER 9000! That's how much raging against machines there is in next week's Rock Band DLC. Tracks include classic rage like "Bombtrack" and "Killing in the Name," which even if you think you've never heard these songs before, the minute it starts you'll be all "I do know that!"

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Rage Against the Machine originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 04 May 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Train, Yellowcard, Eddie Money originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>eddie-moneyharmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklytrainwiixboxyellowcardFri, 27 Apr 2012 22:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Cinderella]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/20/rock-band-weekly-cinderella/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/20/rock-band-weekly-cinderella/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/20/rock-band-weekly-cinderella/#comments ImageWhether you're old enough to remember when Cinderella was on the radio or you discovered the band during a Google search for the Disney film, a trio of tracks from the '80s hair band will debut in Rock Band 3 this Tuesday on Xbox 360, PS3 and Nintendo Wii.

"Nobody's Fool," from Cinderella's debut album Night Songs, is joined by two others: "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)," the band's most successful tune to date, and "Shelter Me," a single from 1990's Heartbreak Station.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>harmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 20 Apr 2012 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: P!nk]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/13/rock-band-weekly-p-nk/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/13/rock-band-weekly-p-nk/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/13/rock-band-weekly-p-nk/#comments ImageNext week's Rock Band DLC features four tracks from pop-rock artist P!nk. "Get the Party Started" comes off her Missundaztood album, while the other three songs are from her Grammy-nominated Funhouse album. Also, "Please Don't Leave Me" takes on quite a different tone when sung by a guy instead of a girl.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>HarmonixmicrosoftnintendoPinkplaystationPnkps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 13 Apr 2012 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Slayer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/05/rock-band-weekly-slayer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/05/rock-band-weekly-slayer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/05/rock-band-weekly-slayer/#comments The Harmonix community team will be busy showing off Rock Band Blitz to the public for the first time at PAX East tomorrow, so the Rock Band DLC announcement for this week arrived a day early. Next week's downloadable content is a three-pack from the thrash metal band Slayer.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Harmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxThu, 05 Apr 2012 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Evanescence]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/rock-band-weekly-evanescence/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/rock-band-weekly-evanescence/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/rock-band-weekly-evanescence/#comments Time to get those goth-rock glamour gowns out of storage, because next week's Rock Band DLC features the emotional tunes of Evanescence. Vocalists should be prepared to warm up at least 15-20 minutes before attempting any type of Amy Lee belting.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>EvanescenceHarmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 30 Mar 2012 23:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Men At Work, Santana]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/16/rock-band-weekly-men-at-work-santana/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/16/rock-band-weekly-men-at-work-santana/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/16/rock-band-weekly-men-at-work-santana/#comments Next week's Rock Band DLC tracks come from a land down under. So, go ahead and make yourself a Vegemite sandwich and play Men At Work's classic tracks: "Down Under" and "Overkill." You also get Santana's "Smooth"... you know, the one with Matchbox 20's Rob Thomas.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Men At Work, Santana originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DLCMen-at-Workmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklySantanawiixboxFri, 16 Mar 2012 22:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Harmonix has 'no plans to stop' weekly Rock Band DLC releases]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/09/harmonix-has-no-plans-to-stop-weekly-rock-band-dlc-releases/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/09/harmonix-has-no-plans-to-stop-weekly-rock-band-dlc-releases/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/09/harmonix-has-no-plans-to-stop-weekly-rock-band-dlc-releases/#comments Rock Band Weekly has been in our lives for over four years and the beat will go on. Harmonix told us at GDC 2012 that it has no plans on stopping the weekly release of downloadable tracks for the Rock Band platform.

"We've been really pleased with the continued performance of Rock Band downloadable content. We've delivered over four years of weekly DLC and over 3500 songs for the music platform, and we have no plans to stop weekly releases any time soon," Harmonix emcee of communications John Drake told Joystiq. "Fans can tell us what songs they want by visiting our new Rock Band Dashboard Facebook App and voting for their favorite artists using the built-in Wishlist feature."

Harmonix has no intentions of launching Rock Band 4 this year. The company is currently working on several projects, which can be derived from job postings on the developer's site, including some kind of downloadable title.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Everclear, Good Charlotte, Mastodon originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DLCEvercleargood-charlotteHarmonixmastodonmicrosoftplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklyxboxFri, 02 Mar 2012 17:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Huey Lewis and the News]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/24/rock-band-weekly-huey-lewis-and-the-news/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/24/rock-band-weekly-huey-lewis-and-the-news/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/24/rock-band-weekly-huey-lewis-and-the-news/#comments There are few bands who encapsulate the '80s sound quite like Huey Lewis and the News. Not only were they the inspiration for a terrifying American Psycho monologue, but the band is also known to break into your home and sing to you while you're sleeping.

[Image: Huey Lewis "Do You Believe in Love"]

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Huey Lewis and the News originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Harmonixhuey-lewishuey-lewis-and-the-newsmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 24 Feb 2012 19:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Megadeth]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/17/rock-band-weekly-megadeth/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/17/rock-band-weekly-megadeth/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/17/rock-band-weekly-megadeth/#comments Next week's Rock Band DLC pack from thrash metal rockers Megadeth may be called "Megadeth Pack 01," but they've been on the store before.. Previously available, full albums include "Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?" and "Rust in Peace."

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Megadeth originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DLCHarmonixMegadethmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 17 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Poison, Mr. Big, Heart, Rick Astley]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/10/rock-band-weekly-poison-mr-big-heart-rick-astley/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/10/rock-band-weekly-poison-mr-big-heart-rick-astley/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/10/rock-band-weekly-poison-mr-big-heart-rick-astley/#comments Tuesday is Valentine's Day, and in addition to being a day full of expectations and guilt, it's now a day where you can be rick-rolled by a damn video game in the sanctity of your own home. The "Gold Star My Heart" Pack drops Tuesday in North America and Wednesday for European PS3 users, and includes four love-centric tracks to get you into (or very quickly out of) the mood.

Peep the full track list after the break, and see if you're the kind of person who'd rather be playing Rock Band 3 on Valentine's Day. (Please invite us.)

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Poison, Mr. Big, Heart, Rick Astley originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Tears for Fears, Sum 41 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Harmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklySum-41Tears-for-FearswiixboxFri, 27 Jan 2012 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Creedence Clearwater Revival]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/rock-band-weekly-creedence-clearwater-revival/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/rock-band-weekly-creedence-clearwater-revival/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/20/rock-band-weekly-creedence-clearwater-revival/#comments Next week's Rock Band DLC features a triple-pack from classic American rock troop Creedence Clearwater Revival. Don't panic if these tracks aren't your favorites, because those are likely found in the first CCR pack from 2010.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Creedence Clearwater Revival originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>creedence-clearwater-revivalHarmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 20 Jan 2012 22:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Korn, The Edgar Winter Group]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/13/rock-band-weekly-korn-the-edgar-winter-group/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/13/rock-band-weekly-korn-the-edgar-winter-group/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/13/rock-band-weekly-korn-the-edgar-winter-group/#comments It would be hard to find two more disparate musical acts to combine into one blast of DLC, seeing how The Edgar Winter Group did everything it could to broaden the horizons of rock music, while Korn has done everything it can to narrow them back down.

This week's update includes two iconic singles from both bands, one of which will be a blast from the past for anyone familiar with Harmonix's back catalogue. Both Edgar Winter Group tracks support keyboards, as one would hope.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Korn, The Edgar Winter Group originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DLCharmonixkornmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklythe-edgar-winter-groupwiixboxFri, 13 Jan 2012 23:59:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Hall and Oates]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/06/rock-band-weekly-hall-and-oates/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/06/rock-band-weekly-hall-and-oates/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/06/rock-band-weekly-hall-and-oates/#comments Oh, oh here they come, watch out boy, Hall and Oates will chew you up! For those unfamiliar with Hall and Oates, also known as Hall & Oates, they were a "rock and soul" duo that ruled the charts of the early '80s. Three of their best tracks are available as Rock Band DLC next week.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Hall and Oates originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Neale Cousland via Shutterstock]

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Canadian rock legends Rush return to Rock Band next week with a three-pack of DLC. Joining the canuck caravan of tracks are Danish rockers Volbeat and American band Black Veil Brides. Harmonix also teased it'll have more Rush news by year's end.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Rush, Black Veil Brides, Volbeat originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>black-veil-bridesHarmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3Rock-Band-WeeklyrushvolbeatwiixboxFri, 09 Dec 2011 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Queen 9-pack]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/02/rock-band-weekly-queen-9-pack/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/02/rock-band-weekly-queen-9-pack/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/02/rock-band-weekly-queen-9-pack/#comments All right, all right, Harmonix. A nine-pack of Queen hits kinda makes up for that Nickelback nonsense a couple weeks back. Let's hug it out while holding back the tears in a rendition of "The Show Must Go On."

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Queen 9-pack originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Harmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3QueenRock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 02 Dec 2011 15:30:00 EST<![CDATA[New Rock Band 3 bundles from Mad Catz include 5 free DLC songs]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/27/new-rock-band-3-bundles-from-madcatz-include-5-free-dlc-songs/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/27/new-rock-band-3-bundles-from-madcatz-include-5-free-dlc-songs/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/27/new-rock-band-3-bundles-from-madcatz-include-5-free-dlc-songs/#comments Rock Band 3 is still alive and kicking, despite everything happening behind-the-scenes, and in an effort to rekindle the world's love for rhythm games and plastic instruments, Mad Catz Interactive has released 5 new instrument bundles for the Xbox 360.

Each bundle includes the game, a DLC code for 5 different Red Hot Chili Peppers songs, and your choice of Fender Mustang Pro-Guitar ($150), normal Stratocaster controller($70), or normal Precision Bass controller ($80, available in three designer colors). Absent from these bundles, as you may have noticed, are the microphone and drum kit controllers known and loved by annoying college roommates the world over; a void the used market will undoubtably step in to fill.

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So, Nickelback returns with more Rock Band DLC next week -- whether you and Harmonix like it or not. There are also pro guitar and bass upgrades for three Red Hot Chili tracks.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Nickelback, Red Hot Chili Pepper upgrades originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>HarmonixmicrosoftNickelbacknintendoplaystationps3red-hot-chili-peppersRock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxWed, 16 Nov 2011 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Stevie Wonder]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/11/rock-band-weekly-stevie-wonder/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/11/rock-band-weekly-stevie-wonder/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/11/rock-band-weekly-stevie-wonder/#comments As revealed in early October, Stevie Wonder arrives next week with a five-pack of Rock Band DLC. The bundle includes the legendary track "Superstition," along with four more songs off albums Songs in the Key of Life and Innervisions.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: A lotta country music originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>CountryHarmonixmicrosoftnintendopcplaystationps3Rock-Band-3Rock-Band-WeeklywiixboxFri, 04 Nov 2011 23:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Breaking Benjamin, Papa Roach]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/29/rock-band-weekly-breaking-benjamin-papa-roach/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/29/rock-band-weekly-breaking-benjamin-papa-roach/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/29/rock-band-weekly-breaking-benjamin-papa-roach/#comments Rock Band DLC kicks off November with a second pack from Breaking Benjamin, featuring tracks off albums We Are Not Alone and Phobia. There is also the single "Forever" from Papa Roach, recorded in what is allegedly a haunted mansion. Spooky.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Breaking Benjamin, Papa Roach originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 29 Oct 2011 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>breaking-benjaminDLCHarmonixmicrosoftnintendoPapa-Roachplaystationps3Rock-Band-3Rock-Band-WeeklywiixboxSat, 29 Oct 2011 01:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Harmonix: Rock Band in for a 'fundamental creative reinterpretation']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/25/harmonix-rock-band-in-for-a-fundamental-creative-reinterpretat/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/25/harmonix-rock-band-in-for-a-fundamental-creative-reinterpretat/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/25/harmonix-rock-band-in-for-a-fundamental-creative-reinterpretat/#comments Harmonix is trying to find a steady beat after a stressful year with surprising highs and lows. In an interview with Giant Bomb, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos mentions the company is considering a "fairly fundamental creative reinterpretation" of the Rock Band business.

"We still have a loyal audience who continues to show up weekly to gobble up our weekly releases. That actually continues to be a profitable business for us, which is nice," said Rigopulos. "We're committed to the franchise, but when I think that when we do things with it in the future, it's going to be a pretty dramatic departure from what we've done before."

Co-founder and CTO Eran Egozy added, "We do have plans on where we're going to go with Rock Band and how we plan to expand it. All I'll say for now is that it isn't what you think. You might assume we're going to add saxophone or something along those lines, but no, the kind of direction we're planning on taking Rock Band, the kind of innovation we have in mind, is taking it in a different direction, one that's more suitable to the kind of environment we're in, what people are doing now, what they're interested in playing now, versus, say, 2007."

Egozy concluded, "It's more than ideas. We are working on it, and we have forward progress. It's an exciting, fresh take on it. I'll leave it at that."

JoystiqHarmonix: Rock Band in for a 'fundamental creative reinterpretation' originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Alex-RigopulosEran-EgozyGiant-BombHarmonixRock-BandRock-Band-3Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Rob Zombie, White Zombie, The Darkness]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/21/rock-band-weekly-rob-zombie-white-zombie-the-darkness/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/21/rock-band-weekly-rob-zombie-white-zombie-the-darkness/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/21/rock-band-weekly-rob-zombie-white-zombie-the-darkness/#comments Rob Zombie and, by extension, White Zombie scare us. It's not a Slipknot kind of visceral scare, but more of a brooding terror. So, we'll be using a picture of a bulldog puppy in a pumpkin this week. Next week's Rock Band DLC features the aforementioned Zombies and a track from The Darkness.

Continue reading Rock Band Weekly: Rob Zombie, White Zombie, The Darkness

JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Rob Zombie, White Zombie, The Darkness originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DLCHarmonixmicrosoftnintendopcplaystationps3rob-zombieRock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywhite-zombiewiixboxFri, 21 Oct 2011 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Coldplay]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/14/rock-band-weekly-coldplay/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/14/rock-band-weekly-coldplay/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/14/rock-band-weekly-coldplay/#comments Next week's Rock Band DLC gets yellow with a six-pack from Brit alt-rockers Coldplay. If you're a fan of tragedies in reverse, pick up chart-topping singles from across several of the band's albums.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Coldplay originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ColdplayDLCHarmonixmicrosoftpcplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklyxboxFri, 14 Oct 2011 23:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Blink-182, The Clash]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/07/rock-band-weekly-blink-182-the-clash/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/07/rock-band-weekly-blink-182-the-clash/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/07/rock-band-weekly-blink-182-the-clash/#comments Next week's Rock Band DLC includes a third track pack from American rockers Blink-182, featuring songs from several of the band's studio albums. Flying solo is "Rock the Casbah" from The Clash, a great warm-up song to any Rock Band party marathon.

[Image from APdesign / Shutterstock]

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Blink-182, The Clash originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DLCHarmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 07 Oct 2011 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band celebrates Facebook milestone with Stevie Wonder, Coldplay, Breaking Benjamin, and Dream Theater]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/06/rock-band-celebrates-facebook-milestone-with-stevie-wonder-cold/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/06/rock-band-celebrates-facebook-milestone-with-stevie-wonder-cold/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/06/rock-band-celebrates-facebook-milestone-with-stevie-wonder-cold/#comments In honor of the Rock Band Facebook page topping 2 million "Likes," Harmonix decided to let news loose a bit early about some varied, excellent artists arriving on Rock Band 3's DLC service in the "coming weeks and months." We're actually inclined to skip right over two of the groups -- Breaking Benjamin and Dream Theater -- as they've both already had DLC tracks added to RB3 in the past. Here are the two brand new biggies: Stevie Wonder and Coldplay. We simply cannot say "Hooray!" loudly enough.

No mention is made of which songs specifically will be launched, but Coldplay, Breaking Benjamin, and Stevie Wonder all have full track packs on the way, while Dream Theater's keeping it more low key with a single. Perhaps if you go "like" the Facebook page we can get Stevie Wonder right now? Maybe just one track, even?

[Thanks, libregkd]

JoystiqRock Band celebrates Facebook milestone with Stevie Wonder, Coldplay, Breaking Benjamin, and Dream Theater originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Image from Istvan Csak / Shutterstock]

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Slipknot originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DLCHarmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklySlipknotwiixboxSat, 24 Sep 2011 02:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Viacom suing former Harmonix stockholders for over $131 million]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/20/viacom-suing-former-harmonix-stockholders-for-over-131-million/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/20/viacom-suing-former-harmonix-stockholders-for-over-131-million/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/20/viacom-suing-former-harmonix-stockholders-for-over-131-million/#comments Viacom is suing a group of former Harmonix stockholders, seeking a refund of over $131 million that it paid out, which it calls a "contractual overpayment." According to court documents, Viacom paid stockholders a total of $149,770,149 in 2007, based on an estimate of earnings; it then said that the real amount due was $131 million less than that, and asked for the remainder back, claiming that the payments were made "on account."

Harmonix shareholders brought their own suit against Viacom last year on a related topic. They actually claimed Viacom owed more in earn-out payments from the sale of Rock Band games. Both parties can't be right!

JoystiqViacom suing former Harmonix stockholders for over $131 million originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>harmonixlawsuitmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3psprock-bandRock-Band-3sonyviacomwiixboxTue, 20 Sep 2011 18:48:00 EST<![CDATA[Mad Catz fully responsible for relaunch of Rock Band 3]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/20/mad-catz-fully-responsible-for-relaunch-of-rock-band-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/20/mad-catz-fully-responsible-for-relaunch-of-rock-band-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/20/mad-catz-fully-responsible-for-relaunch-of-rock-band-3/#comments When Mad Catz re-releases Rock Band 3 this holiday, it'll be acting as sole financier on the Xbox 360-only publishing deal. "They're actually doing the retail distribution as well as marketing support, etc. They're acting as de facto publisher for the title," Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos explained to me in an interview session late last week at the Tokyo Game Show.

That makes Rock Band 3 one of the first retail Xbox 360 game to be published by Mad Catz, a long-time peripheral manufacturer who is now getting into publishing on Microsoft's console. The company's second title, appropriately named War Wings: Hell Catz, is due to arrive on PCs some time in 2012. It has yet to be announced for the Xbox 360. Additionally, Mad Catz has a rugby title due out later this year.

Rigopulos also noted that the relaunch is aimed at a variety of people, from new audiences who haven't ever played a Rock Band title, to "people who are still playing Rock Band 2 or Guitar Hero players who haven't even entered the genre yet." Rock Band 3 will relaunch with Mad Catz branding and peripherals for the Xbox 360 some time this holiday season.

JoystiqMad Catz fully responsible for relaunch of Rock Band 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alex-rigopulosharmonixharmonix-music-systemsmad-catzmicrosoftRock-Band-3tgs-2011tokyo-game-showtokyo-game-show-2011xboxTue, 20 Sep 2011 14:05:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Nirvana 4-pack, 10 pro guitar upgrades]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/16/rock-band-weekly-nirvana-4-pack-10-pro-guitar-upgrades/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/16/rock-band-weekly-nirvana-4-pack-10-pro-guitar-upgrades/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/16/rock-band-weekly-nirvana-4-pack-10-pro-guitar-upgrades/#comments Rock Band "celebrates the twentieth anniversary" of Nirvana's Nevermind album next week by releasing four tracks off ... a different album. Three of the DLC songs are from the band's In Utero album, and the other is "You Know You're Right." Plus: There ten Nirvana pro guitar/bass upgrades.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Nirvana 4-pack, 10 pro guitar upgrades originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DLCHarmonixmicrosoftnintendoNirvanaplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 16 Sep 2011 21:50:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Weezer, Janis Joplin]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/09/rock-band-weekly-weezer-janis-joplin/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/09/rock-band-weekly-weezer-janis-joplin/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/09/rock-band-weekly-weezer-janis-joplin/#comments Next week's batch of Rock Band DLC includes a fourth track pack from Weezer and "Me and Bobby McGee" from Janis Joplin. That Bobby McGee sounds like such a nice boy, type of guy you want to travel the country with, visit Salinas.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DLCHarmonixJanis-Joplinmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklyWeezerwiixboxFri, 09 Sep 2011 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Cheap Trick, EMF]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/02/rock-band-weekly-cheap-trick-emf/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/02/rock-band-weekly-cheap-trick-emf/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/02/rock-band-weekly-cheap-trick-emf/#comments Next week's Rock Band DLC songs want you to want them. No, they need you to need them! They'd love you to love them. Beg you to beg them. It's a cheap trick.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Cheap Trick, EMF originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Cheap-TrickEMFharmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 02 Sep 2011 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Red Hot Chili Peppers 8-pack]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/26/rock-band-weekly-red-hot-chili-peppers-8-pack/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/26/rock-band-weekly-red-hot-chili-peppers-8-pack/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/26/rock-band-weekly-red-hot-chili-peppers-8-pack/#comments Consume the Red Hot Chili Peppers' new album, I'm With You, next week and wash it down with this eight-pack of Rock Band DLC. It includes three tracks off the new album and five of the band's most requested songs.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Red Hot Chili Peppers 8-pack originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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