Harmonix's Rock Band Discussion

[cocobee]

Re: Harmonix's Next Game Revealed...Rock Band

I wonder if CC will have another cool deal like they did with GH2, where they gave those 1600 point cards with the purchase.

[ExtremeGamer]

Re: Harmonix's Next Game Revealed...Rock Band

Best Buy opening at Midnight.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/midnight-launch-for-rock-band-keeps-best-buys-open-late/

The one by me will be open, I wonder how this will draw?

[RockyTop1]

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Best Buy opening at Midnight.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/midnight-launch-for-rock-band-keeps-best-buys-open-late/

The one by me will be open, I wonder how this will draw?

LOL. The Best Buy's in Tennessee must not have much volume at all. They are never on these lists unless it's for a console.

[CS10029]

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Gamestop in my area stopped preorders on the game today. One of my buddies said they have more pre orders than shipment.

[Brian_OS]

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My online order at EB online already says "processing" and they charged my CC. Kind of early since I should not see it until the 20th.

[Bornindamecca]

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Oh dear lord, Rock Band fixed all of its play list issues. Metallica: Ride the Lighting, Blackened, And Justice for All. WOW

Rock Band DLC priced, detailed
Bundle options and release schedule explained for the upcoming download-driven rhythm game from MTV and Harmonix.

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
Posted Nov 14, 2007 6:18 pm PT
Since Rock Band was first announced by Harmonix and MTV Games in March, the developers have made no secret of their ambitious plans for downloadable content. As the game's release has drawn closer, information about those plans has trickled out. At the E3 Media and Business Summit, Harmonix said it would be offering full downloadable albums from artists like The Who, with more tracks from Metallica, The Grateful Dead, and The Ramones among those that gamers could add on to the retail game.

With Rock Band set for release next Tuesday, Harmonix today finally took the wraps off its downloadable content model today. The studio has apparently heard complaints regarding the mandatory three-song bundles and $6.25 price point adopted by the Guitar Hero franchise's downloadable content, and is giving gamers a bit of a break.

Rock Band will still feature pre-selected three-song packs for download, but they will instead cost $5.49 (440 Microsoft points on Xbox 360). Songs will also be available individually for $1.99. Harmonix has said future songs will be sold individually for as little as $.99 (80 Microsoft points), and as much as $2.99 (240 points). However, "the vast majority" will come in at the standard $1.99 price point. The developer did not say how much full-album downloads would be, or when the first albums would be released.

Harmonix also detailed its release schedule for the first five weeks after Rock Band launches. The opening week will be highlighted by track packs from Metallica, The Police, and Queens of the Stone Age, with individual songs from Creedence Clearwater Revival, Foreigner, T-Rex, and more. Downloaded tracks will be integrated into all of the game's modes, and will be playable online only if all players have purchased the songs.

Week of November 20, 2007: (*--asterisk denotes a cover version)
Metallica Pack
"Ride the Lightning"--Metallica
"Blackened"--Metallica
"And Justice for All"--Metallica

The Police Pack
"Can't Stand Losing You"--The Police
"Synchronicity II"--The Police
"Roxanne"--The Police

Queens of the Stone Age Pack
"3's and 7's"--Queens of the Stone Age
"Little Sister"--Queens of the Stone Age
"Sick Sick Sick"--Queens of the Stone Age

Individual Tracks
"Fortunate Son" as made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival *
"Juke Box Hero" as made famous by Foreigner *
"Bang a Gong (Get It On)" as made famous by T-Rex *
"My Sharona" as made famous by The Knack *
"Cherry Bomb" as made famous by The Runaways *
"Joker & The Thief"--Wolfmother

Week of November 27, 2007
David Bowie Pack
"Moonage Daydream"--David Bowie
"Heroes" as made famous by David Bowie *
"Queen Bitch" as made famous by David Bowie *

Week of December 4, 2007
Black Sabbath Pack
"N.I.B." as made famous by Black Sabbath *
"Sweet Leaf" as made famous by Black Sabbath *
"War Pigs" as made famous by Black Sabbath *

Week of December 11, 2007
Punk Pack:
"Rockaway Beach"--Ramones
"I Fought the Law"--The Clash
"Ever Fallen In Love" as made famous by Buzzcocks *

Week of December 18, 2007
Individual Tracks
"My Iron Lung"--Radiohead
"Buddy Holly"--Weezer
"Brass in Pocket" as made famous by Pretenders *

[poster]

Re: Harmonix's Next Game Revealed...Rock Band

Very Nice

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Harmonix's Next Game Revealed...Rock Band

Oh dear lord, Rock Band fixed all of its play list issues. Metallica: Ride the Lighting, Blackened, And Justice for All. WOW

WOW!................you copied everything from a poster on IGN, including the original posters words. LOL!

[ILLCHILL]

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Anyone know where I can and should pre-order the special edition from for the 360? All the places online say Coming Soon and that it isn't yet avalaible.

[Bornindamecca]

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WOW!................you copied everything from a poster on IGN, including the original posters words. LOL!

??? I just copies the article. If the above quote was on IGN, then that's a startling coincidence. Call it a mystery of the collective consciousness. Or the awesomeness of metuuuuuhhhhlllll!

And that was Gamespot, btw.

[ILLCHILL]

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To clarify my above post, will the 360 Special Edition bundle be avaible at any time near the release date anywhere?

[ExtremeGamer]

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Just read some impressions on the RockBand website. I could see the World Tour mode getting very annoying. One guy said you can't just pick the songs, they are picked for you. He said he's played the Weezer song like 20 times already, and hasn't seen over half the songs yet. Every gig he has to play the Weezer song. If you hate a song, that could make World Tour verrrrrry long.

People were asking if he's played Enter Sandman and he said no, and he's been playing for a couple days. You can't just choose any of the songs to just play, they have to be unlocked, and he has no clue how to go through other than continually play the same songs over and over and over again.

I really hope he sucks at the game and is wrong..LOL

[RockyTop1]

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Just read some impressions on the RockBand website. I could see the World Tour mode getting very annoying. One guy said you can't just pick the songs, they are picked for you. He said he's played the Weezer song like 20 times already, and hasn't seen over half the songs yet. Every gig he has to play the Weezer song. If you hate a song, that could make World Tour verrrrrry long.

People were asking if he's played Enter Sandman and he said no, and he's been playing for a couple days. You can't just choose any of the songs to just play, they have to be unlocked, and he has no clue how to go through other than continually play the same songs over and over and over again.

I really hope he sucks at the game and is wrong..LOL

I just can't decide about this one. At one point, I'm all about this and will be buying it next week, then I hear something that's just stupid and makes me not want to spend the $$. I put 5 games on ebay to offset the cost of this if I decide to buy it, but I just don't know. It's not exactly going to be the easiest thing to sell on ebay if you don't like it considering the box is so damn big.

[ExtremeGamer]

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I just can't decide about this one. At one point, I'm all about this and will be buying it next week, then I hear something that's just stupid and makes me not want to spend the $$. I put 5 games on ebay to offset the cost of this if I decide to buy it, but I just don't know. It's not exactly going to be the easiest thing to sell on ebay if you don't like it considering the box is so damn big.

I guess, I keep thinking that as well. If the drums end up not being that much fun, then I have another Guitar Hero, with many of the same songs repeated. So torn on it, I have it fully paid off, but just wonder if I'm wasting money on it and it'll sit there.

EDIT - thread in question

http://community.rockband.com/vbforum/showthread.php?t=7666

I guess it's because you are a "band" and your fans expect you to play the same hits every gig. I mean, this could get really old.

[Bacardi151]

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I guess, I keep thinking that as well. If the drums end up not being that much fun, then I have another Guitar Hero, with many of the same songs repeated. So torn on it, I have it fully paid off, but just wonder if I'm wasting money on it and it'll sit there.

EDIT - thread in question

http://community.rockband.com/vbforum/showthread.php?t=7666

I guess it's because you are a "band" and your fans expect you to play the same hits every gig. I mean, this could get really old.

well they sell the game on its own, so you can always just opt out of the big box and just get the game for the guitar.