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PSN-Exclusive Rock Band DLC Sale Next Week
Posted by John Drake in harmonix, PlayStation Games, PS3, rock band 2, rock band 3 on September 17th, 2010
My Fellow Rockers:
John Drake from Harmonix here. We’re hard at work finishing up Rock Band 3 for its release in just a few short weeks (October 26th! Pre-order Now!). RB3 has an amazing 83 song setlist that runs the musical gamut, including tracks from Queen, Hendrix, Paramore, Slipknot, the Beach Boys, Huey Lewis and the News… it’s a crazy group of awesome songs.
The only thing more impressive than the setlist of Rock Band 3 is the fact that it supports the entirety of your existing DLC catalog. So what better time than now to add to your song collection from our 1500+ track catalog?
But what to buy? Well how about some tracks that are on sale exclusively for the PlayStation Community? That’s right, we’re offering amazing singles, packs and full albums for sale just for you guys! Whether you’re looking for metal, classic rock, pop or punk, any or all of these songs make great additions to your library, just in time for RB3! See below for the full list and see you rocking on PSN!
And, of course, stay tuned to RockBand.com to catch the latest announcements about weekly Rock Band DLC!
ROCK,
HMXJohnD
- R.E.M – Losing My Religion (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
- Flyleaf – Again (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
- Avenged Sevenfold – Bat Country (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
- The Runaways – Cherry Bomb (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
- Anberlin – Feel Good Drag (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
- Stone Temple Pilots – Interstate Love Song (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
- Jane’s Addiction Nothing’s Shocking Album (now $7.99, original price $15.99)
- Megadeth Rust in Peace (now $7.49, original price $14.99)
- Pantera The Great Southern Trendkill Album (now $7.99, original price $15.99)
- Rush Moving Pictures Album (now $5.49, original price $10.99)
- Slipknot 01 Track Pack (now $2.99, original price $5.49)
- Night Ranger 01 Track Pack (now $2.99, original price $5.49)
- Foreigner 01 Track Pack (now $2.99, original price $5.49)
- Rise Against 01 Track Pack (now $2.99, original price $5.49)
- The Offspring 01 Track Pack (now $2.99, original price $5.49)
- The White Stripes 02 Track Pack (now $2.99, original price $5.49)
- Nine Inch Nails 01 Track Pack (now $2.99, original price $5.49)
- Foo Fighters 03 Track Pack (now $3.49, original price $6.99)
- REO Speedwagon/Styx Tour ’09 Track Pack (now $5.49, original price $10.99)
- Creedence Clearwater Revival 01 Track Pack (now $9.99, original price $19.99)
Qore Episode 25: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Green Day Rock Band, PixelJunk Shooter 2, Clash of the Titans
Posted by Kevin Furuichi in clash of the titans, folklore, green day rock band, harmonix, pixeljunk, PlayStation Network, q-games, QORE, tomb raider on June 7th, 2010
Lara Croft is back, and this time she’s joined by a fierce Mayan warrior named Totec. The Guardian of Light is a new, multiplayer co-op title coming to the PlayStation Network. Qore Host Veronica Belmont visited developer Crystal Dynamics to bring you up-to-date on Lara’s action-packed, puzzle-solving adventure…a departure from the Tomb Raider series.
It’s hard to believe 16 years ago Green Day achieved mainstream success with the release of Dookie, and today they’ve got a Broadway musical and their own version of Rock Band. Qore caught up with Billie Joe, Tre, and Mike in advance of the release of Harmonix’s Green Day Rock Band, which features — for the first time — new motion-capture technology of the power punk trio to bring their live stage performances to life.
Kyoto-based Q-Games is famous for its PixelJunk series of PSN exclusives, which includes PixelJunk Racers, PixelJunk Monsters, PixelJunk Eden, and PixelJunk Shooter. Veronica previews the upcoming PixelJunk Shooter 2 and PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap, and talks with company president Dylan Cuthbert about their special brand of 2D creative magic.
With Greek mythology popping up everywhere in pop culture, Audrey Cleo visits Game Republic in Japan for a preview of Clash of the Titans. This is the studio behind the PS3 games Folklore and Genji: Days of the Blade, and they’re looking to recreate the look and feel of the film while adding all-new creatures and environments.
All subscribers can download the demoscene title “detuned” for free, and all purchasers will have access to a Clash of the Titans PS3 theme. As usual, Audrey has a rundown of the latest Blu-ray releases, and this month we spotlight our first “Geek Hero”, Gary Whitta—a PC magazine editor turned Hollywood screenwriter. Green Day fans can test their knowledge in the “Name That Tune” mini-game, and don’t forget to try the Lara Croft-themed memory match puzzles to unlock Veronica’s outtake videos.
Look for Episode 25 tomorrow on the PlayStation Store update.
Rock Band 2 PS3 Software Update
Posted by Dan Teasdale (HMXspraynwipe) in harmonix, PlayStation Games, PS3, rock band 2 on January 6th, 2010
Hi there, PlayStation fans!
My name is Dan Teasdale. I’m DeliciousBees on the PlayStation Network, but more importantly I’m also the Lead Designer on Rock Band 2!
We’re perfectionists over here at Harmonix, and we want to make sure that everyone’s Rock Band experiences are as awesome as they possibly can be. With that in mind, I’m proud to announce that the Rock Band team has finalized a software update for Rock Band 2 on the PlayStation 3 that addresses some common feature requests from our fans. We’ve also added some great new functionality that we think you’ll be excited to try out when the software update arrives this Thursday.
This update wouldn’t be possible without the feedback and suggestions that we receive from everyone in both the Rock Band and PlayStation communities. Everybody here at Harmonix takes your forum posts and suggestions to heart, and we wouldn’t be able to make our games as awesome as they are without all of the feature requests and feedback that we get from you on a daily basis. So from all of us here at Harmonix, thank you, and please keep letting us know what you’d like to see in future updates and games!
This update includes:
- “Sort by Stars” in Quickplay. If you hit the “Sort” button on the Song Select screen, you’ll come to a brand new sort that orders songs by the star ratings that you’ve achieved on each song. Each star rating gets a category, as well as an “Unplayed” category for songs that don’t have a star rating recorded. Finally, you can record your progress towards gold starring every song in your library!
- Improved “Sort by Stars” fix: Players will not have to beat a previous high score to record a star rating for their songs.
- Chord HOPO improvements: If you’ve played The Beatles: Rock Band, you’ll notice much more robust handling of chord hammer-ons and pull-offs. This patch implements those changes in Rock Band 2 to provide a more natural chord hammer-on/pull-off experience.
- Velocity Sensitivity on Ion Drum Kits: Ion Drum kits now support velocity sensitivity in both drum fills and Drum Freestyle mode.
- Rock Band Network Store Support: When the Rock Band Network goes live, select songs will be available for PlayStation 3 users through a new storefront available in game. Stay tuned for more information closer to the launch of RBN!
- SingStar Wireless Microphone Support. Rock Band 2 now supports the SingStar Wireless Microphones currently available through Europe! Finally, you can now have a fully wireless Rock Band experience on your PlayStation 3!
We’re extremely happy to be able to finally release this update for the PlayStation 3 version of Rock Band 2. We know many of you are rabid PlayStation rockers, and it’s a priority for us to make sure that everyone gets the best experience playing Rock Band. On behalf of everyone here at Harmonix, we hope you enjoy the new features!
Rock,
-DanT