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Any fans of Rock Band in the audience? I said, ARE THERE ANY FANS OF ROCK BAND IN THE AUDIENCE??? YEAAHHH!!!!!!! Rock Band 2 is on the way. Here are the full details, along with a picture of the new guitar.
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Rock Band 2 Announced, Sets Hardware and Software Precedents
Any fans of Rock Band in the audience? I said, ARE THERE ANY FANS OF ROCK BAND IN THE AUDIENCE??? YEAAHHH!!!!!!! Rock Band 2 is on the way. Here are the full details, along with a picture of the new guitar.
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Dealzmodo: Rock Band PS2 Reduced to $100
Without Rock Band's robust download store, it's impossible to think of the PS2 version as a fully-functional rock simulator, but we're more forgiving with its new price. Rock Band PS2 is now $100 (down from $150) at Amazon and a few other retailers. Considering the price includes a USB hub, mic, drums and guitar, that's a pretty solid deal. [Amazon via CrunchGear]
11:00 AM on Fri Jun 13 2008
By Mark Wilson
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More Details on the Rock Band Stage Kit
If the latest update over at Gamestop is correct, we have new details on Rock Band's upcoming stage kit, an easy way to bring real lights and fog to your otherwise fake performances. (Hey, I'm not bashing it. 99.9% of the population has failed at their dreams of rock stardom, including those who actually play instruments.) More »
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Rock Band Bot Can Get 100% On Expert Song, But You Still Suck
Robotics maker Mark Single hooked up a Rock Band guitar to Christmas light show software and scored 100% on Green Grass and High Tides on Expert, one of the hardest songs in the game. He's detailed how he did it so you n00bs can try your hand at it too. I've never really understood the point of modding a game to play itself, but in case you were one of the lame asses who needed to cheat to get sweet scores in Guitar Hero III and panicked at the thought of actually playing to pass songs in Rock Band, Pure Pwnage has got you covered. Though, at the end of the day, is it really worth it to get a perfect and still feel so empty? [Pure Pwnage via HacknMod]
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Rock Band Standalone Instruments Get Ship Dates, Price
The days of only being able to buy Rock Band instruments in a gigantic pack are about to come to an end as the creators just announced dates and pricing on their instruments. The drums will be $79 on February 12 and the guitar will be $59 on April 1. The PlayStation 3 version of the guitar will work on both PS3 and PS2, and will also get the $59 price tag. There's no announcement for the USB microphone, however, but you can rig up your own mic by using a standard USB mic or just the Xbox Live headset and a controller. [IGN]
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Activision Calls Harmonix a Punk, Says They Were "Misleading" About Blocked Patch
All the back and forth between Activision and Harmonix, it's starting to look like Poison vs. Motley Crue or Sammy Hagar vs. David Lee Roth or something. Today, Sammy (Activision) said that MTV Games/Viacom shot down a deal to use Guitar Hero's guitars with Rock Band—it wasn't just Activision throwing a bitch fit. But, since the press release (which you can check after the jump) is all about a scuttled "agreement," they're probably talking about signed papers and possibly money, which we're guessing MTV Games doesn't want to get into. We don't care about the legal wango tango, we just want a bass player on our PS3. More »
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Activision Roadblocks GHIII Guitar Support for PS3 Rock Band
The magical patch from Harmonix that was going to give Rock Band on the PS3 some sweet compatibility with Guitar Hero III's guitar has been cockblocked by Activision. It was ready to go on Dec. 4, but Activision threw its hands (and probably lawyers) up in the air, so the patch is in limbo. Harmonix, on the other hand, will provide support to any third-party developer who wants to support Rock Band's gear, which is pretty cool on their part. Check out Harmonix's whole statement after the jump. More »
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Two Videos of Rock Band Drums Working on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 (Verdict: PS3 Is Cakewalk)
Glory be to USB. Because just days after Rock Band's release, hardware enthusiasts have gotten the Xbox 360 and PS3 drum kits working on PC. But the methodology for each is different. The Xbox 360 version appears to work by making the drum kit become recognized as the already PC-supported Xbox 360 controller. It's not such a complicated idea since, after all, the drum kit is already built to replace many of the standard controller's functions. The hack requires about 10 steps of intermediate work—not bad, but the PS3 version is way easier: More »
11:44 AM on Sat Nov 24 2007
By Mark Wilson
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Latest by n/a: @BLANDEST They're not talking about using the drums as a controller...they're talking about using it as a MIDI instrument. In that respect the PS3 is easier. The XBOX needs a separate driver to make the XBOX controller emulate MIDI. more »
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Not content to dominate living rooms with their upcoming Rock Band music title, Harmonix has made a Guitar Hero-esque iPod game called Phase that can take your own music and lay down a rhythm game on top. The game costs $5 and needs the iTunes 7.5 update we told you about earlier. Although you may be tempted to smash your iPod on the ground after a stunningly good set of Paint it Black, we advise you to just quietly celebrate your rock god-ness. [iLounge via Boing Boing Gadgets]
Harmonix iPod Guitar Hero Game Lets You Use Your Own Music
Not content to dominate living rooms with their upcoming Rock Band music title, Harmonix has made a Guitar Hero-esque iPod game called Phase that can take your own music and lay down a rhythm game on top. The game costs $5 and needs the iTunes 7.5 update we told you about earlier. Although you may be tempted to smash your iPod on the ground after a stunningly good set of Paint it Black, we advise you to just quietly celebrate your rock god-ness. [iLounge via Boing Boing Gadgets]
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Rock Band Fender Stratocaster Rocks into View
Anyone who has played, or has been forced to play, Guitar Hero will be familiar with the idea of a guitar-shaped controller. If you enjoy said controller, chances are you've known for a while now that Harmonix's new game, Rock Band, is looking to up the ante by putting the player in control of a suite of instruments: guitars, bass, drums, and (perhaps unfortunately) even a microphone. Information has been released on the game's guitar controller and it's looking, well, a little unusual.More »
