Approaching Rock Band 2 is an interesting proposition from a review standpoint. Do you do it as an individual game or as the music platform that Harmonix has touted it to be? Regarding the former, Rock Band 2 doesn’t really push anything forward as far as innovation goes, but as for the latter it does [...]

Like music? Like playing Guitar Hero? Eager to play Rock Band? Great. Live in Australia? Oh, not so great.
Seems Australian retailers are hesitant to begin stocking a game that takes up such a wide footprint on retail shelves, and even more so since the game has been out a year. Need more reasons? The Guitar [...]

Today at Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference, Harmonix announced that over 100 songs will comprise the setlist for Rock Band 2. Among those tracks, which will span decades of music like the first title, Rock Band 2 will also feature artists like AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, and Bob Dylan, who all have been rare to license [...]

After making their Rock Band debut yesterday with their new single “Hammerhead”, The Offspring confirmed today on their official website that they’ve got six more songs headed the game’s way.
“Come Out And Play [Keep ‘Em Separated]“
“Self Esteem“
“Gone Away“
“All I Want“
“Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)“
”The Kids Aren‘t Alright”
No release date was given for when the [...]

Rock Band’s DLC for the week of June 17 was unveiled tonight by IGN, and it will be the full album release of The Pixies’s “Dooli……WAIT, STOP THE PRESSES!!
As the situation turns out, IGN actually goofed on the reveal for “Doolittle,” and it’ll actually be on its way on June 24, which is in two [...]

Rock Band’s DLC for the week of June 17 was unveiled tonight by IGN, and will be the full album release of the The Pixies’ “Doolittle”. Along with “Wave of Mutilation” (a song already on the game disc), all of the 15 tracks are master recordings.
The songs will be sold as a whole album [...]

Songs from the three finalists of 2007’s Dew Circuit Breakout will be next week’s Rock Band DLC, or at least part of it.
As confirmed by the Santa Barbara Independent tonight, “Bullets and Guns” by third-place band Them Terribles will be included, in addition to songs by runner-up The Material and winner The Myriad. The [...]

Q Entertainment and Harmonix jointly announced today that Rock Band will be making its way to Japan.
Both companies will develop the title and it will be heavily localized for the Japanese audience, which apparently is a first for an American made rock music game. A trailer for the title was also shown Saturday at Japan’s [...]

Rock Band’s DLC for the week of June 3 has been announced today by Harmonix.
“Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett (master - new original recording)
“Cheeseburger in Paradise” by Jimmy Buffett (master - new original recording)
“Volcano” by Jimmy Buffett (master - new original recording)
These songs will be sold separately for $1.99 each (160 Microsoft Points) or $5.49 (440 [...]

Rock Band’s DLC for the week of May 20 was announced today by Harmonix and, as was expected by many, the track’s from next week’s European release of the game are headed our way:
Beetlebum as made famous by Blur (cover)
Hier Kommt Alex by Die Toten Hosen (master)
Countdown to Insanity by H-BlockX (master)
Perfekte Welle by Juli [...]