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[FyreWulff]

Guess I'm buying all the remaining Rock Band DLC.

 

[Joe Molotov]

End of an era.

 

[Rewrite]

May need a new thread but Rock Band DLC to end in April

http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=233673

What. No way. RIP ;(

 

[tmarques]

Realistically, is there any chance of a Rock Band 4 on next-gen consoles?

 

[PAULINK]

Realistically, is there any chance of a Rock Band 4 on next-gen consoles?

Probably next to zero. They said they want to move on, claiming they have 3 different games in the works.

 

[Rewrite]

I hope they at least make a free to play version on the next XBLA/PSN. They could still make bank if they release a vanilla barebone game, with legacy DLC support.

 

[Quadraphonic]

Probably next to zero. They said they want to move on, claiming they have 3 different games in the works.

I wouldn't interpret that to mean that. It's very coy in how they phrased it.

 

[PAULINK]

I wouldn't interpret that to mean that. It's very coy in how they phrased it.

Honestly it would make sense, I don't see them taking on another plastic instrument music game endeavor, there is almost no demand for these types of games anymore.

 

[Ozone]

I'm not going to stop pumping out RBN content until people stop giving me songs to work on.

 

[Hop]

This week in RBN:

Xbox 360 RBN Releases for Thursday, 2/21/2013

Metal
Deception of a Ghost - “American Terrorist” (160 MSP)
Our Last Enemy - “10,000 Headless Horses” (160 MSP)
Terrorizer - “Hordes of Zombies” (160 MSP)

Pop/Dance/Electronic
Eurobeat Brony ft. Odyssey - “Discord (EuroChaos Mix)” (80 MSP)

Prog
Van Friscia - “Rise Above” (80 MSP)

Punk
Dampfmaschine - “Haben Haben Haben” (160 MSP)

PS3 RBN Releases for Tuesday, 2/26/2013 (North America) and 2/27/2013 (Europe)
Richard Campbell - "Rock the Halls" ($0.99), Rock
CyLeW - "Familiar" ($1.99), Alternative
Emmure - "Cross Over Attack" ($1.99), Metal
A Plea for Purging - "Heart of a Child" ($0.99), Metal
His Statue Falls - "Jasmin W Knows How to Mosh" ($1.99), Metal

Official DLC:

Available on Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation®3 system (February 26th, 2013):

• The Flys – “Got You (Where I Want You)" X
• Queensrÿche – “Silent Lucidity” O
• Staind – “It’s Been Awhile”
• Staind – “So Far Away” O

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system February 27th)

Price:

$1.99 USD, £1.19 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points ™, 200 Wii Points™) per song

Tracks marked with “O” feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with “X” will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

I don't know the tracks well enough to comment :x

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Meh. I really hope there is something really special for the final week.

 

[XShagrath]

Meh. I really hope there is something really special for the final week.

The final song is going to be absolutely horrible. I guarantee it.

 

[Dave Meltzer]

No wonder DLC died.

 

[FyreWulff]

So 3-2-1 for new song counts in new weeks at this point?

edit: they mentioned there might be a pack coming, so I guess the next new week will be the final RB pack

 

[Joe Molotov]

So 3-2-1 for new song counts in new weeks at this point?

edit: they mentioned there might be a pack coming, so I guess the next new week will be the final RB pack

The "All The Songs You've Wanted on Rock Band, but We Didn't Get Around to It" Pack 01.

 

[FyreWulff]

The "All The Songs You've Wanted on Rock Band, but We Didn't Get Around to It" Pack 01.

hmmm

Available on Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation®3 system (March 12th, 2013):

• Metallica - "Fuel" X
• Muse - "Uprising” O
• Pearl Jam - "Alive (Live) (RB3 Version) (2x Bass Pedal)"

Price:

$1.99 USD, £1.19 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points ™, 200 Wii Points™) per song
$3.99 USD, £3.19 UK, €3.49 EU (440 Microsoft Points ™, 400 Wii Points™) for All The Songs You Wanted, But We Didn't Get Around To It Pack 01

Tracks marked with “O” feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with “X” will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

 

[jamesinclair]

The final song is going to be absolutely horrible. I guarantee it.

Would be hilarious if it was kesha or something like that

 

[Rewrite]

Damn I'm not interested in these songs this week.

 

[Rapstah]

Edit: I am an idiot, never mind.

 

[EYEL1NER]

Why the hell couldn't we get Queensryche a long time ago?! Sure, toss out a song right before the end... That should have been a pack with "Empire" and "Anybody Listening" a long time ago. Or a pack with some songs from Operation Mindcrime and then Empire as a full album.
Fuck that would have been awesome.


About to play Blitz for the first time with an Internet connection (figure I should try it out online before leaving in a couple days to go back to "middle-of-nowhere, terrible-Internet-land" Greenland) and am finding a lot of songs I want. Even found a couple on RBN (Eiffle 65's "Move Your Body" and two or three others).

 

[catabarez]

The last pack will either be an entire Zeppelin album or an announcement for a way to import The Beatles Rock Band songs.

It's nice to dream.

 

[SiegfriedFM]

So, it's the 27th and obviously Glory of Love is still unavailable. I'm so fucking pissed. The one song I wanted to get into this game before the end and Sony has to screw it up. Who do I scream at?

Also, I don't suppose it wouldn't work if I grab the song through the US account? Not compatible with PAL Rock Band 3, right?

 

[EYEL1NER]

The last pack will either be an entire Zeppelin album or an announcement for a way to import The Beatles Rock Band songs.

It's nice to dream.

I know that a Beatles import is something that a lot of people want and I certainly hope you guys who want it get it, but that seems like it would be pretty weak to go out on.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I know that a Beatles import is something that a lot of people want and I certainly hope you guys who want it get it, but that seems like it would be pretty weak to go out on.

We will finally get the Metallica pack, and maybe Van Halen for good measure.

But I would rather have Beatles.

 

[Hop]

Update on the Cetera PS3 scenario- apparently it's Sony's doing, Harmonix didn't knowingly request or induce it. Will be cleared up with this next release.

This week in RBN:

Xbox 360 RBN Releases for Thursday, 2/28/2013

Country
Blackberry River Band - “Santa Fe (RB3 version)” (80 MSP)

J-Rock
Esprit D’Air - “Shizuku” (80 MSP)

Metal
Cynic - “Integral Birth” (160 MSP) 2x
Cynic - “King of Those Who Know” (160 MSP)
Edenshade - “Need” (80 MSP)
Halcyon Way - “Revolution is Now” (80 MSP) 2x
Throw the Fight - “You Can’t Swim With Concrete Shoes” (160 MSP)

Prog
Van Friscia - “The Duel” (80 MSP) 2x

Punk
Adora - “Skeleton” (160 MSP)
Left Spine Down - “Overdriven” (80 MSP)
Terror - “Return to Strength” (160 MSP)

R&B/Soul/Funk
Azania - “Show Me a Sign” (80 MSP)
Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats - “Passing the Ace” (80 MSP)

Rock
Okills - “¿De qué Sirve?” (80 MSP)

PS3 RBN Releases for Tuesday, 3/5/2013 (North America) and 3/6/2013 (Europe)
We Butter The Bread With Butter - "Superföhn Bananendate" ($1.99), Metal
The Minotaur Project - "Shattered Satellites and Brutal Gods" ($0.99), Metal
an Unkindness - "Fragments" ($0.99), Alternative
Jason Charles Miller - "You Get What You Pay For" ($1.99), Country
Sworn to Oath - "Last Call" ($0.99), Rock

Official DLC:

Available on Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation®3 system (March 5th, 2013):

• All-American Rejects – “Kids in the Street” O
• Blink-182 – “Always” O
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Give It Away” O X

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system March 6th)

Price:

$1.99 USD, £1.19 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points ™, 200 Wii Points™) per song

$0.99 USD (80 Microsoft Points™, 100 Wii Points™), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade

Tracks marked with “O” feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with “X” will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

3 Blitz songs left, so we know the 19th will be "Shout", "Jungle Boogie", and "Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)".

 

[FyreWulff]

On March 12th, American new wave band Oingo Boingo’s “Weird Science,” from the band’s fourth studio album, 1985’s Dead Man’s Party, will hit the Rock Band Music Store! Led by composer/vocalist Danny Elfman, Oingo Boingo wrote the track for the cult classic 1985 sci-fi comedy film of the same name.

Toto’s Grammy Award-winning single “Rosanna,” from the 1982 album Toto IV, will also be available! Both “Rosanna” and “Weird Science” will feature support for keyboards; an option Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrade will be available for “Weird Science” for an additional $0.99!

Available on Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation®3 system (March 12th, 2013):

• Oingo Boingo – “Weird Science” O X
• Toto – “Rosanna” O

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system March 13th)

Price:

$1.99 USD, £1.19 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points ™, 200 Wii Points&#8482 per song

$0.99 USD (80 Microsoft Points™, 100 Wii Points&#8482, £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade

Tracks marked with “O” feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with “X” will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

** Dates and Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

..

 

[Hop]

Did alright for those bands, but it's not Africa therefore it's wrong

And, this week in RBN:

Xbox 360 RBN Releases for Thursday, 3/7/2013

Metal
A Life Once Lost - “Madness is God” (80 MSP)
Ava Inferi - “Onyx” (160 MSP)
Chaotrope - “Synesthesia” (80 MSP) 2x
Deception of a Ghost - “American Terrorist” (160 MSP) 2x
Fail Emotions - “Transformation Pt. 1” (80 MSP)
I See Stars - “Filth Friends Unite” (160 MSP)
The Dillinger Escape Plan - “Widower” (160 MSP)

New Wave
Those Among Us - “One” (80 MSP)

Pop/Dance/Electronic
Tyler Green - “Regeneration” (80 MSP)

Rock
Hushpuppies - “You’re Gonna Say Yeah!” (80 MSP)
Lucybell - “Ave Fénix” (80 MSP)

PS3 RBN Releases for Tuesday, 3/12/2013 (North America) and 3/13/2013 (Europe)
Dir En Grey - "Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita" ($1.99), Metal
Vegan Black Metal Chef - "Make the Sauce" ($0.99), Metal
Memory of a Melody - "Break Away" ($0.99), Rock
Rusty Cooley - "The Duel" ($1.99), Metal
Astra Kelly - "These Days" ($0.99), Pop-Rock

 

[Dave Meltzer]

Shit track choices till the very end.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Oingo Boingo and Toto? So bought!

 

[woodypop]

I'm on board.

 

[distantmantra]

Weird Science? Awwwww yeeeaaah.

 

[Rewrite]

Will buy Weird Science!

 

[SiegfriedFM]

Toto bought! Shame it's not Hold the Line though, I'd love to do that piano intro. Rosanna is hellishly difficult by the way, not at all indicative of a 4 star song on Expert. That final solo is crazy.

At least they're going out with a bang.

 

[jamesinclair]

Toto bought! Shame it's not Hold the Line though, I'd love to do that piano intro. Rosanna is hellishly difficult by the way, not at all indicative of a 4 star song on Expert. That final solo is crazy.

At least they're going out with a bang.

A bang would mean at least 5 Toto songs.

Because this....
• All-American Rejects – “Kids in the Street” O
• Blink-182 – “Always” O
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Give It Away” O X


Im pretty sure have all been released in music games.

 

[FyreWulff]

Rock Band Blitz
Rock Band Blitz
Rock Band 2 (But the upgraded Blitz version)

Also, it was mentioned on the stream that the other Toto songs weren't usable.

 

[Mileena]

Shit track choices till the very end.

Pretty much. No wonder they gotta stop DLC support for all their games.

 

[Hop]

This week in RBN:

Xbox 360 RBN Releases for Thursday, 3/14/2013

Metal
Machinae Supremacy - “Laser Speed Force” (160 MSP)

Pop/Dance/Electronic
Rainbowdragoneyes - “Thrashbaath” (80 MSP)

Prog
Freen in Green - “Neighbors Ate My Zombies!” (80 MSP)

Rock
Rhythm Bastard - “Hell Yeah” (80 MSP)

PS3 RBN Releases for Tuesday, 3/19/2013 (North America) and 3/20/2013 (Europe)

I See Stars - "Endless Sky" ($1.99), Metal
Psychostick - "This is Not a Song, It's a Sandwich!" ($1.99), Metal
Hopes Die Last - "Never Trust the Hazel Eyed" ($1.99), Metal
The Burial - "Pearls; The Frailty of Matter" ($0.99), Metal
Deadlock - "The Brave/Agony Applause (RB3 version)" ($1.99), Metal

Official DLC:

Available on Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation®3 system (March 19th, 2013):

• Kool & the Gang – “Jungle Boogie” O X
• Shinedown – “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)” O
• Tears for Fears – “Shout” O

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system March 20th)

Price:

$1.99 USD, £1.19 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points ™, 200 Wii Points™) per song

$0.99 USD (80 Microsoft Points™, 100 Wii Points™), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade

Tracks marked with “O” feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with “X” will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

And the last two weeks were supposedly leaked- crappy mainstream rock pack, then highly appropriate final song. No surprises there.

 

[BatDan]

I checked the last two weeks.

Spoiler

No idea who Chevelle is, and I called American Pie being the finale. Another day the music died.

 

[Ridley327]

This week in RBN:



Official DLC:



And the last two weeks were supposedly leaked- crappy mainstream rock pack, then highly appropriate final song. No surprises there.

That would be a kind compliment for band.

 

[Hop]

I checked the last two weeks.

Spoiler

No idea who Chevelle is, and I called American Pie being the finale. Another day the music died.

The final song, it was never going to be anything else (maybe

Spoiler

Closing Time

). I don't know why people were acting like it was gonna be something incredible. (Not that I don't like the song and I'm totally buying it once it drops.)

As for the pack band, they're one of those chronic mainstream butt-rock presences that the RB community never asks for, but who a ton of people that don't participate but still play will gobble up.

 

[V_Ben]

I really hoped that Muse was gonna be the last DLc song. Just for how much hilarity it would cause.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I checked the last two weeks.

Spoiler

No idea who Chevelle is, and I called American Pie being the finale. Another day the music died.

Very appropriate and perfect final song. I dont know why it never occurred to me that they would get it.

 

[FyreWulff]

Dem devil tier keys

 

[Joe Molotov]

Don't You (Forget About Me) would have been nice.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Don't You (Forget About Me) would have been nice.

Or "If You Leave."

At least we got "Shout" and "Head Over Heels" before it all ended.

 

[Dave Meltzer]

Or "If You Leave."

The 80s were the worst thing to happen to humans.

 

[Big Papa Husker]

Where is this leaked DLC list?

 

[PhoncipleBone]

The 80s were the worst thing to happen to humans.

Michael Jackson in his prime. Good Metallica. Iron Maiden. U2. Bruce Springsteen's streak of awesome continued into the early 80s. New Order.

It goes on and on. Every decade has a lot of awesome stuff in it, and a lot of shit stuff.

 

[woodypop]

The 80s were the worst thing to happen to humans.

Musically, I couldn't disagree more. (Fashion-wise, yes.)

 

[Hop]

Where is this leaked DLC list?

I don't think the pack contents were leaked, just the name of it.