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Tenacious D and Weezer are the next Rock Band DLC

Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:27:00 +1300

The announcement of another Rock Band 3 DLC pack has fans hopeful that the once much-loved rhythm franchise is about to make a comeback.

Rock Band developer Harmonix has announced two new tracks, both of which fans have interpreted as double entendres.

In a blog post announcing the DLC, Harmonix hinted that both tracks have "great titles".

Rock Band DLC is back from the dead

Tue, 13 Jan 2015 08:57:00 +1300

Harmonix is releasing new DLC for Rock Band 3, 21 months after it ceased production on new content for the game.

Three songs are coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on January 21: "R U Mine?" from the Arctic Monkey's 2013 release AM, "Shepherd Of Fire" from Avenged Sevenfold's 2013 album Hail to the King, and "Something from Nothing," the lead single off the recently released Foo Fighters album Sonic Highways.

Each will cost US$2, and is also compatible with Rock Band Blitz.

Harmonix on Rock Band and Dance Central: "We have grand plans to bring back both"

Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:45:00 +1200

Harmonix’s Rock Band and Dance Central franchises may not be dead and buried after all.

Last weekend, as reported by Gamespot, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos told a PAX East crowd that his company hoped to bring both to new-gen consoles.

"[The Rock Band and Dance Central franchises] are near and dear to our hearts and our minds, and we have grand plans to bring back both of them with guns blazing at some point in the coming console cycle," said Rigopulos.

Rock Band DLC support to end this April

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:10:00 +1300

Following a final batch in April, there will be no further DLC for the Rock Band franchise, Harmonix has announced.

The company has released an amazing 275 consecutive weeks of DLC, growing its Rock Band song selection to more than 4,000 in the process.

“We’re incredibly proud of the DLC milestones we’ve set, especially producing the largest music library of any game available, and we wouldn’t have been able to release as much outstanding content without the support of our amazing community,” said Harmonix.

Rock Band 3 review

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:16:00 +1300

We have all read about - even been witness to - the slow decline of the rhythm game genre. Frequently blamed for exacerbating the decline of such titles is the often steep monetary investment in necessary peripherals.

Year after year content and games have been released to luke-warm responses and many have speculated that the time of the rhythm game was at an end. Even here we’ve wondered aloud whether the next instalments would replace the drum kit with a dead horse.

Colour me surprised to discover that Harmonix, creator of the Rock Band franchise, has looked into the face of the non believer, thrown up the horns and released a masterpiece that may just be the Sgt. Pepper of the genre.

Rock Band 3 Queen trailer

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:24:00 +1300

Electronic Arts and Harmonix have released a new trailer for Rock Band 3, featuring the legendary British band Queen.

Rock Band 3 Pro Guitar trailer

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:46:00 +1300

Harmonix show off Rock Band 3's Pro guitar, which introduces real chording and strumming via MadCatz’s new hardware.

Rock Band 3 keyboard trailer #2

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:22:00 +1200

Harmonix and MTV have released the second keyboard trailer for Rock Band 3, due to ship simultaneously worldwide on October 26th, 2010. In this video, developers explain how the inclusion of the keyboard was designed to teach beginners and provide a challenge to veterans.