Cambridge, Mass. – Nov. 19, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that John Lennon’s masterful album, Imagine, including a track with Pro Guitar and Pro Bass, will be available Nov. 23 in the Rock Band 3 Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.
“The songs on John Lennon’s Imagine run the gamut from beautiful piano-driven ballads like ‘Jealous Guy’ to all-out guitar rockers like ‘Gimme Some Truth’,” said Paul DeGooyer, senior vice president of electronic games, music and programming for MTV Networks. “It’s an incredible musical statement, and a real workout on keyboard, guitar and vocals in Rock Band 3. We’re very excited to be able to bring this masterpiece to Rock Band fans.”
Rock Band provides the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums through the Rock Band music platform, which features more than 800 artists and more than 2,000* tracks via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/songs). Rock Band’s gigantic music library dwarfs that of any other rhythm video game on the market. To date, more than 75 million songs have been sold through the Rock Band Music Store since its launch Nov. 20, 2007.
Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii
John Lennon released his second solo album, Imagine, in 1971. The album went to No. 1 worldwide, and the title track, “Imagine,” which is on the Rock Band 3 on-disc soundtrack, reached No. 3 in the U.S. and No. 1 in the UK. This warm album, showcasing Lennon’s superior piano playing, is No. 76 in Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time and features musical contributions from King Curtis, George Harrison and Phil Spector, among many others. Next week, the album will be available for download and play in Rock Band 3.
As always, songs available for downloadable content for Rock Band 3 feature five-button guitar and bass parts, drums, Pro Drums and keys, Pro Keys and harmonies, where applicable. Some songs also feature Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrades available for an additional $0.99 upgrade download.Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system (Nov. 23):
PSP – 179,363
DSi LL – 115,063
PS3 – 110,895
DSi – 105,639
Wii – 63,009
DS Lite – 24,197
Xbox 360 – 12,688
PSP go – 7,490
PS2 – 6,957
Just a quick note: Game night tonight will be at 7PM Central (5 minutes from now) rather than 6PM as I said on Thursday. We are still playing Goldeneye, so grab your copies and join the IRC when it gets posted in an hour!
Look forward to seeing you there!
Call of Duty: Black Ops – 9
Rock Band 3 – 9
Fable 3 – 7
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 – 5
Final Fantasy XIV – 4
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood – 9
Kinect Sports – 6
Kinect Adventures – 5
Sonic Colours – 8
God of War: Ghost of Sparta – 8
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit – 9
Donkey Kong Country Returns – 8
The Ball – 7
Super Scribblenauts – 7
James Bond 007: Blood Stone – 5
Shaun White Skateboarding – 6
Time Crisis: Razing Storm – 4
TV Superstars – 2
The Fight – 3
The Shoot – 7
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom – 7
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 – 7
NBA Jam – 8
Super Meat Boy – 9
Costume Quest – 5
Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City – 9
A Shadows Tale – 7
GoldenEye 007 – 7