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 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly and the day the music died]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/02/rock-band-weekly-and-the-day-the-music-died/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/02/rock-band-weekly-and-the-day-the-music-died/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/02/rock-band-weekly-and-the-day-the-music-died/#comments Bye Bye, Miss Rock Band Last ever DLC song is American PieA long, long time ago, I can still remember how that Rock Band Weekly used to make us smile. After 281 consecutive weeks, beginning in November of 2007, the impressively regular Rock Band updates conclude this week with Don McLean's "American Pie."

In the final tally, the Rock Band music catalog includes 1,400 artists and over 4,000 tracks, with more than 130 million songs sold. Bye, bye, RBW. We'll miss you. Now, what does Harmonix have up its sleeve for the next generation?

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>american-piedon-mcleanharmonixmicrosoftplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklyxboxTue, 02 Apr 2013 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Bye Bye, Miss Rock Band: Last ever weekly DLC song is 'American Pie']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/22/bye-bye-miss-rock-band-last-ever-weekly-dlc-song-is-american/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/22/bye-bye-miss-rock-band-last-ever-weekly-dlc-song-is-american/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/22/bye-bye-miss-rock-band-last-ever-weekly-dlc-song-is-american/#comments Bye Bye, Miss Rock Band Last ever DLC song is American PieThe very last weekly downloadable Rock Band song is to be, very fittingly, Don McLean's "American Pie." As Polygon reports, Harmonix revealed the news at its PAX East party last night. The song will be included in the final Rock Band update on April 2.

Not only is American Pie one of those timelessly brilliant songs, but it's full of lyrics that cutely mark the end of what's been a mammoth run of over 275 weeks and 4000 added songs for Rock Band DLC. We can still remember how all that music used to make us smile, and now we wait for the day the music dies.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>harmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3queensrycheRock-Band-3rock-band-weeklystaindthe-flyswiixboxFri, 22 Feb 2013 11:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band weekly DLC lowers the curtain April 2]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/18/rock-band-weekly-dlc-lowers-the-curtain-april-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/18/rock-band-weekly-dlc-lowers-the-curtain-april-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/18/rock-band-weekly-dlc-lowers-the-curtain-april-2/#comments The final weekly DLC release for Rock Band will be issued on April 2, Harmonix announced today. Due to other ongoing projects at the studio, production on Rock Band DLC has slowed in recent months. Up until April 2, Harmonix will release weekly DLC per usual.

Harmonix has been issuing Rock Band DLC songs for over 275 consecutive weeks, which comes to over five years of consistent weekly releases. The Rock Band DLC catalog includes over 4,000 supplemental tracks, spanning all Rock Band games and the Rock Band Network.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aerosmithharmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 25 Jan 2013 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Kelly Clarkson, Living Colour, Quiet Riot, Soundgarden]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/18/rock-band-weekly-kelly-clarkson-living-colour-quiet-riot-sou/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/18/rock-band-weekly-kelly-clarkson-living-colour-quiet-riot-sou/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/18/rock-band-weekly-kelly-clarkson-living-colour-quiet-riot-sou/#comments Every new track available next week on the Rock Band music store is a song off Harmonix's Rock Band Blitz. As a reminder, all 25 tracks on Rock Band Blitz are available for Rock Band with purchase. Also, Blitz is pretty fun for $15 and uses the Rock Band songs you already own.

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An odd Christmas selection, but a three-pack from My Chemical Romance will hit the Rock Band music store on December 25. "Helena" and "Teenagers" are off the band's albums from 2004 and 2006, respectively, while "Sing" was also a track on Rock Band Blitz.

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Next week Rock Band adds "Call Me Maybe" to the DLC roster. Whatever you may think about the song, it gave us one of the best YouTube videos of all time. Yes, of all time! Creepy, sweet, funny and just a little sad. It provides it all.

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And let's throw a couple of Kenny Loggins songs in there.

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Like previous recent track packs, the Sublime songs will earn double coins in Rock Band Blitz.

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All the tracks will also earn double coins for Rock Band Blitz player.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Green Day five-pack with single off latest album originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DLCGreen-DayHarmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 21 Sep 2012 18:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: The Offspring, Smash Mouth]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/14/rock-band-weekly-the-offspring-smash-mouth/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/14/rock-band-weekly-the-offspring-smash-mouth/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/14/rock-band-weekly-the-offspring-smash-mouth/#comments The Offspring and Smash Mouth bring some individual tracks to the Rock Band music store next week. The Offspring track, entitled "Days Go By," is actually the title track off their latest album. Smash Mouth has a pair of more classic '90s tracks with "Why Can't We Be Friends" and "Can't Get Enough of You Baby".

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Matchbox Twenty originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 08 Sep 2012 02:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dlcmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklythe-black-keyswiixboxSat, 18 Aug 2012 04:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Foreigner, Nightwish]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/10/rock-band-weekly-foreigner-nightwish/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/10/rock-band-weekly-foreigner-nightwish/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/10/rock-band-weekly-foreigner-nightwish/#comments You ready to power ballad? I said, are you ready to power ballad?! Well, then you've been waiting for DLC like this. Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" and "Waiting for a Girl Like You" will be available as Rock Band DLC next week.

Continue reading Rock Band Weekly: Foreigner, Nightwish

JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Foreigner, Nightwish originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ForeignerHarmonixmicrosoftNightwishnintendoRock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 10 Aug 2012 22:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Hoobastank, Cutting Crew, Whitesnake]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/03/rock-band-weekly-hoobastank-cutting-crew-whitesnake/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/03/rock-band-weekly-hoobastank-cutting-crew-whitesnake/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/03/rock-band-weekly-hoobastank-cutting-crew-whitesnake/#comments In the still of the night, I hear the wolf howl, honey, sniffing around next week's Rock Band DLC. Whitesnake's "Still of the Night" is on the docket for the next Rock Band Music Store update, along with hits from Hoobastank and Cutting Crew.

Continue reading Rock Band Weekly: Hoobastank, Cutting Crew, Whitesnake

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cutting-crewHarmonixhoobastankmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywhitesnakewiixboxFri, 03 Aug 2012 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Killswitch Engage]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/28/rock-band-weekly-killswitch-engage/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/28/rock-band-weekly-killswitch-engage/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/28/rock-band-weekly-killswitch-engage/#comments Rock Band Weekly Killswitch EngageOn Tuesday, a trio of Killswitch Engage tracks will be available for download in Rock Band, which should help even out the game's ratio of singers to guys who scream a bunch.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>harmonixkillswitch-engagemicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxSat, 28 Jul 2012 10:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Foster the People, The Strokes]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/20/rock-band-weekly-foster-the-people-the-strokes/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/20/rock-band-weekly-foster-the-people-the-strokes/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/20/rock-band-weekly-foster-the-people-the-strokes/#comments The Rock Band Music Store will feature two tracks from Foster the People next week, but neither is the one you're thinking of. "Helena Beat" and "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)" will be available as DLC next week, while the band's hit track, "Pumped Up Kicks," will be available as part of Rock Band Blitz in August.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Foster the People, The Strokes originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Rock Band Weekly: The B-52s take Staind and Young the Giant to the Love Shack

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Daughtry originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>daughtrydlcharmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 06 Jul 2012 18:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: All-American Rejects, Mudvayne, Rise Against]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/29/rock-band-weekly-all-american-rejects-mudvayne-rise-against/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/29/rock-band-weekly-all-american-rejects-mudvayne-rise-against/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/29/rock-band-weekly-all-american-rejects-mudvayne-rise-against/#comments In honor of Independence Day, next week's Rock Band DLC features a band with "All-American" in the name! And ... some other stuff that makes that seem more like a coincidence than an Independence Day observation!

Continue reading Rock Band Weekly: All-American Rejects, Mudvayne, Rise Against

JoystiqRock Band Weekly: All-American Rejects, Mudvayne, Rise Against originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 29 Jun 2012 11:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Carrie Underwood]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/22/rock-band-weekly-carrie-underwood/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/22/rock-band-weekly-carrie-underwood/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/22/rock-band-weekly-carrie-underwood/#comments Rock Band Weekly Carrie UnderwoodKaraoke nights may start with the heartbroken ballads of Adele, but once the Chablis flows like the Seine, it's time for Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" to enter rotation. Next week's Rock Band DLC includes three feisty tracks from the country artist.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Carrie Underwood originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>carrie-underwoodharmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 22 Jun 2012 11:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Angels & Airwaves, Owl City, Queens of the Stone Age]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/15/rock-band-weekly-angels-and-airwaves-owl-city-queens-of-the-sto/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/15/rock-band-weekly-angels-and-airwaves-owl-city-queens-of-the-sto/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/15/rock-band-weekly-angels-and-airwaves-owl-city-queens-of-the-sto/#comments This week brought only a single song to Rock Band, Incubus's "Drive." Next week, Harmonix takes the opposite approach, with a random grab bag of tracks from three different bands. You're statistically more likely to find something you like there!

Continue reading Rock Band Weekly: Angels & Airwaves, Owl City, Queens of the Stone Age

JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Angels & Airwaves, Owl City, Queens of the Stone Age originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>harmonixmicrosoftnintendoplaystationps3Rock-Band-3rock-band-weeklywiixboxFri, 15 Jun 2012 11:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rock Band Weekly: Florence and the Machine, Cracker, Midnight Oil]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/01/rock-band-weekly-florence-and-the-machine-cracker-midnight-oi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/01/rock-band-weekly-florence-and-the-machine-cracker-midnight-oi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/01/rock-band-weekly-florence-and-the-machine-cracker-midnight-oi/#comments ImageThis week, Rock Band brings us not only Florence, but also The Machine. Specifically, we get Florence and the Machine's popular jam "Dog Days Are Over." In addition to Florence's mechanical musings, we also get Cracker's "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) and Midnight Oil's "The Power and the Passion."

Cracker's track offers pro bass and guitar expansions, and both the Florence and the Machine and Midnight Oil tracks support the Rock Band 3 keyboard.

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JoystiqRock Band Weekly: Florence and the Machine, Cracker, Midnight Oil originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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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.

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