ROCK BAND IS ADDING MORE R.E.M. AND T. REX, FEATURED IN ROCK BAND 3!
Cambridge, Mass. – Oct. 1, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that an eight pack of songs from R.E.M. and a three pack of songs from T. Rex will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.
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 almost 2,000 tracks via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/music). To date, more than 75 million songs have been sold through the Rock Band Music Store since its launch Nov. 20, 2007. Rock Band 3 will be available Oct. 26 in North America and Oct. 29 in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and other territories for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS™ followed by more weekly content additions to the Rock Band Music Store. Rock Band’s gigantic music library dwarfs that of any other rhythm video game on the market. Find more information on how to pre-order Rock Band 3 today here.
Rock Band DLC additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii
– “Jiggle” effect for female characters
– Kasumi, Ayane, Hayate and Hayabusa playable in the demo
– 3 stages as well
– Control movement with the analogue slider
– Player said the game speed felt somewhat slow compared to the trailer, but could more easily read enemy attacks and use hold moves
– Battle shown on the top screen
– Bottom screen showed the controls in the demo
– May have an optional “3D Mode” (unclear if it’s an actual mode or changing the 3D effect)
– Hand and foot movements can be more easily noticed in “3D Mode”
Eric Nofsinger, High Voltage Software Chief Creative Officer on patching in Conduit 2…
“Well, it allows us to do patching now, and in the immediate future. Our goal is to be able to resolve any foreseeable problems through beta testing phase, but it does give us the ability to go back and resolve any significant issues that might pop up. As with any multiplayer game, things can get a bit dicey; when players are able to find exploits, or more significant issues where a small number of players engage in hacking or glitching, it can disrupt the experience for other gamers. Then it’s a good idea to have a system in place where you can do your best to circumvent some of those issues.”
Nofsinger on the possibility of DLC…
“We’d like to, but it really depends on sales. We’re currently just focused on the retail game itself, but we are certainly thinking about DLC in the future.”
