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Aeropause Forums » Tag: rock band 2 - Recent Posts http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ Aeropause is an exploration in gaming culture, trends, technologies and innovations. en Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:25:52 +0000 Joe Haygood on "Rock Band 2 Question" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/rock-band-2-question#post-1637 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:41:00 +0000 Joe Haygood 1637@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <blockquote>If you play Rock Band 2 a lot, then I say go for it. Plus, by giving away your old game and instruments, you're gaining another person to play it with! It's not such a crazy idea when you realize how much the wireless instruments cost on their own. </blockquote> Might pull the trigger on this before the end of the week. Jordan Snyder on "Rock Band 2 Question" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/rock-band-2-question#post-1633 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:37:47 +0000 Jordan Snyder 1633@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ If you play Rock Band 2 a lot, then I say go for it. Plus, by giving away your old game and instruments, you're gaining another person to play it with! It's not such a crazy idea when you realize how much the wireless instruments cost on their own. Joe Haygood on "Rock Band 2 Question" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/rock-band-2-question#post-1631 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:36:20 +0000 Joe Haygood 1631@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ The drums are $80 just on their lonesome, along with another $50 for the guitar. No Wireless mic, but support for the Lips mics is suppose to be coming shortly. I guess it is already implemented in The Beatles: Rock Band. I thought about just getting that special edition but $90 vs. $250 does not compute. Jordan Snyder on "Rock Band 2 Question" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/rock-band-2-question#post-1629 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:23:30 +0000 Jordan Snyder 1629@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ How much would it cost to just buy the wireless instruments? Joe Haygood on "Rock Band 2 Question" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/rock-band-2-question#post-1627 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:57:23 +0000 Joe Haygood 1627@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ Yes, this will sound stupid, but I am thinking of picking up the special edition box set for Rock Band 2. Yes, I own the game already, but I am thinking about the idea of having the wireless instruments. Having a set of wireless drums and a wireless guitar would be rather awesome. Mix in Lips wireless mic support that should be coming shortly to Rock Band 2 and I could have a wire free music experience. Right now the cost is $89.99 at Target, and I was thinking of giving my old instruments to a friend along with my copy of Rock Band 2. I can even give him my new manual so he can get the downloadable songs. Crazy or sane idea? lundy3311 on "WAYPTW: The Terminated Edition" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/wayptw-the-terminated-edition#post-1276 Mon, 25 May 2009 19:49:26 +0000 lundy3311 1276@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ I'm going to be picking up inFAMOUS this week and hopefully be playing a ton of that. I'll probably play some Warhawk or Burnout Paradise(still trying to get that elite license). Jordan Snyder on "WAYPTW: The Terminated Edition" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/wayptw-the-terminated-edition#post-1273 Sat, 23 May 2009 02:59:14 +0000 Jordan Snyder 1273@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ Sorry, we just like enjoying games on a REAL gaming system. BURN! FACIAL! SUCK IT! JK Tony ILY TheTony on "WAYPTW: The Terminated Edition" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/wayptw-the-terminated-edition#post-1272 Sat, 23 May 2009 02:04:39 +0000 TheTony 1272@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ Hey, funboys - get a room! I'll be playing Bonsai Barber. Nightly. There's a chance I'll be picking up the new Punch-Out!! Possibly playing some Smash Brawl tonight, too. In fact...I'm going to go fire that up now. Enjoy the long weekend. Jordan Snyder on "WAYPTW: The Terminated Edition" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/wayptw-the-terminated-edition#post-1269 Sat, 23 May 2009 00:06:29 +0000 Jordan Snyder 1269@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ I was pissed when they threw ANOTHER chainsaw guy at me right after I just killed one. Bogus, man. I'd love to be your Sheva. Joe Haygood on "WAYPTW: The Terminated Edition" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/wayptw-the-terminated-edition#post-1268 Fri, 22 May 2009 23:59:55 +0000 Joe Haygood 1268@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ I am good at the oil field until the second chainsaw guy shows up and can opens Sheva's head. Jordan Snyder on "WAYPTW: The Terminated Edition" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/wayptw-the-terminated-edition#post-1266 Fri, 22 May 2009 23:05:33 +0000 Jordan Snyder 1266@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <blockquote><blockquote>I'm going to work on beating Resident Evil 5, and possibly crack open Dead Space. Joe, I'd be up for some L4D this weekend if you wanted to play. </blockquote> We definitely need to do some RE5. I am stuck at the oil field in 3-2 or 3-3. Find me this weekend for some co-op. L4D could be a starter as well, as I am looking to score some achievements in that game. All of this is dependent on whether I can find a way to step away from Saints Row 2. Look at my Xfire and Steam signature if you need any more explaination. </blockquote> I just passed those to levels. I'll gladly help you out. 3-3 ends with a pretty huge boss fight, but it's fairly easy (especially with two human characters). Joe Haygood on "WAYPTW: The Terminated Edition" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/wayptw-the-terminated-edition#post-1264 Fri, 22 May 2009 20:52:48 +0000 Joe Haygood 1264@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <blockquote>I'm going to work on beating Resident Evil 5, and possibly crack open Dead Space. Joe, I'd be up for some L4D this weekend if you wanted to play. </blockquote> We definitely need to do some RE5. I am stuck at the oil field in 3-2 or 3-3. Find me this weekend for some co-op. L4D could be a starter as well, as I am looking to score some achievements in that game. All of this is dependent on whether I can find a way to step away from Saints Row 2. Look at my Xfire and Steam signature if you need any more explaination. Jordan Snyder on "WAYPTW: The Terminated Edition" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/wayptw-the-terminated-edition#post-1263 Fri, 22 May 2009 20:49:48 +0000 Jordan Snyder 1263@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ I'm going to work on beating Resident Evil 5, and possibly crack open Dead Space. Joe, I'd be up for some L4D this weekend if you wanted to play. Joe Haygood on "WAYPTW: The Terminated Edition" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/wayptw-the-terminated-edition#post-1261 Fri, 22 May 2009 13:45:23 +0000 Joe Haygood 1261@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ Hey gang, this will become a weekly thread for everyone to discuss their weekend gaming plans. For me, I am looking at playing a lot more Saints Row 2 on the PC. I am totally addicted to it. It may not be as serious as the latest GTA game, but it is a lot more fun. I am also looking to play some Blood in the Sand when it comes in from Gamefly today. Also have L4D coming in from Gamefly so I can do a comparison of PC version to console version. And I might sneak in a bit of Dark Sector on the PC along with some more Midnight Club. I bought that game at Chirstmas, and I never really sat down with it to play. Also, I might throw together a Memorial Day bash for some family, which will mean some WiiSports and Rock Band 2. And just because I have not squeezed in enough already, I am going to do a ton more Singstar. That game is crack. Plain and simple. It made me buy a PS3 Eye. It told me to buy it. Joe Haygood on "Harmonix Gives Us The Rock Band 2 Set List...In Two Point Font" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/#post-162 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:31:12 +0000 Joe Haygood 162@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/archives/images/2008/07/rockband2boxset.jpg"><img class="alignleft alignnone size-medium wp-image-13557" style="float: left;" title="rockband2boxset" src="http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/archives/images/2008/07/rockband2boxset.jpg" alt="" width="220" height="119" /></a>During the Microsoft press conference, Harmonix took the stage to talk about <a href="http://www.aeropause.com/tag/rock-band-2/" target="_blank">Rock Band 2</a>, and they mentioned the track list for the game. Actually they showed the track list on the big screen. Unfortunately, it was in font so small, no one could really read the set list, because the font was so small. Well, as of this morning, I noticed that <a href="http://www.ebgames.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=71887" target="_blank">EB Games</a> had an update for their Rock Band 2 pre-order pages today, and that update was a full and complete set list, courtesy of Harmonix. All you have to do is click the link and scroll down to see the full list. Or you can click the jump and check out the full list. Notables include, AC/DC, Ratt, Jethro Tull, Jane's Addiction and Norman Greenbaum. One thing that was in an earlier story we had, that depresses me now, is that the rumor of Dire Straits being in the game turned out to be false, which makes me a sad panda. Maybe they will get in there as DLC. AC/DC - Let There Be Rock AFI - Girl's Gone Grey Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know Alice in Chains - Man in the Box Allman Brothers - Ramblin' Man Avenged Sevenfold - Almost Easy Bad Company - Shooting Star Beastie Boys - So Whatcha Want Beck - E-Pro Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl Billy Idol - White Wedding Pt. I Blondie - One Way or Another Bob Dylan - Tangled Up in Blue Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer Cheap Trick - Hello There Devo - Uncontrollable Urge Dinosaur Jr. - Feel the Pain Disturbed - Down with the Sickness Dream Theater - Panic Attack Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf Elvis Costello - Pump It Up Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way Foo Fighters - Everlong Guns N' Roses - Shackler's Revenge Interpol - PDA Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song Jethro Tull - Aqualung Jimmy Eat World - The Middle Joan Jett - Bad Reputation Journey - Anyway You Want It Judas Priest - Painkiller Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son L7 - Pretend We're Dead Lacuna Coil - Our Truth Linkin Park - One Step Closer Lit - My Own Worst Enemy Lush - De-Luxe Mastodon - Colony of Birchmen Megadeth - Peace Sells Metallica - Battery Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Where'd You Go Modest Mouse - Float On Motorhead - Ace of Spades Nirvana - Drain You Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky Panic at the Disco - Nine in the Afternoon Paramore - That's What You Get Pearl Jam - Alive Presidents of the USA - Lump Rage Against the Machine - Testify Ratt - Round & Round Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give it Away Rise Against - Give it All Rush - The Trees Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye Smashing Pumpkins - Today Social Distortion - I Was Wrong Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot Soundgarden - Spoonman Squeeze - Cool for Cats Steely Dan - Bodhitsattya Steve Miller Band - Rock'n Me Survivor - Eye of the Tiger System of a Down - Chop Suey Talking Heads - Psycho Killer Tenacious D - Master Exploder Testament - Souls of Black The Donnas - New Kid in School The Go-Go's - We Got the Beat The Grateful Dead - Alabama Getaway The Guess Who - American Woman The Muffs - Kids in America The Offspring - Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated) The Replacements - Alex Chilton The Who - Pinball Wizard Abnormality - Visions Anarchy Club - Get Clean Bang Camaro - Night Lies Breaking Wheel - Shoulder to the Plow The Libyans - Neighborhood The Main Drag - A Jagged Gorgeous Winter Speck - Conventional Lover The Sterns - Supreme Girl That Handsome Devil - Rob the Prez-O-Dent Joe Haygood on "Aeropodcast #40 - Craisins and E3 Go Great Together" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/#post-121 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:13:36 +0000 Joe Haygood 121@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <img class="alignleft" style="float: left; margin: 3px;" src="http://www.aeropause.com/archives/ourmic.jpg" alt="" width="152" height="190" /> This week, the summary is going to be short and sweet, just like Craisins. First off, Stephen and Joe take the time machine to last week's podcast for a little more Rock Band 2 vs. Guitar Hero World Tour debate, before coming back to the present to discuss E3 predictions. Also see the fun mix of children + plus Craisins x a podcast = great recording moments. Download the podcast from <a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.aeropause.com/podcast/AeroPodcast40_20080712.mp3">here</a> or subscribe to the podcast using one of the services below: Also <a href="http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Aeropause_3">make</a> sure to review us on <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=261408563">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://digg.com/podcasts/Aeropause_3" target="_blank">Digg</a> the podcast. <a href="http://www.aeropause.com/podcast/aeropodcastfeed.xml"><img src="http://www.aeropause.com/podcast/phpbutton.gif" alt="" /></a> <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=261408563"><img src="http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/images/badgeitunes61x15dark.gif" alt="Aeropause - Aeropodcast - Aeropodcast" width="61" height="15" /></a> <a href="http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Aeropause_3"><img src="http://www.aeropause.com/podcast/100x20-digg-button.gif" alt="" /></a> <a href="zune://subscribe/?Aeropodcast=http://www.aeropause.com/podcast/aeropodcastfeed.xml"><img src="http://www.aeropause.com/podcast/zunelogo.jpg" alt="" /></a> <a onclick="window.open('http://www.podtrac.com/PodtracPlayer/podtracplayer.aspx?podcast=http://www.aeropause.com/podcast/aeropodcastfeed.xml', 'linkname', 'height=235, width=450, scrollbars=no')" href="javascript:void(0)"><img style="vertical-align: top; border-width: 0px;" src="http://www.podtrac.com/PodtracPlayer/playerbutton1.jpg" border="0" alt="Podtrac Player" width="147" height="48" /></a> Joe Fourhman on "Microsoft E3 2008 Press Event" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/#post-103 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:32:40 +0000 Joe Fourhman 103@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ So wait a minute. No price cut? Shane on "Microsoft E3 2008 Press Event" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/#post-99 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:57:00 +0000 Shane 99@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <blockquote>I just lost another reason to buy a PS3. </blockquote> George, What was it exactly about today's show that made you say that? Joe Haygood on "Microsoft E3 2008 Press Event" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/#post-96 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:40:35 +0000 Joe Haygood 96@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ That announcement completely shocked me. It was the farthest thing from my mind. I thought if there was one franchise that was sacred to the PS3, it was Final Fantasy. Especially when you hear the stories about how it was barely going to fit on a Blu Ray, it is amazing to see this turn of events. Even more surprising was a PC mention during the entire event. From SquareEnix no less, the first place I ever played a Final Fantasy Game in Final Fantasy VII. It should also be said, that I have never finished Final Fantasy VII, but I have always admired the visuals that come with the game, and the way it can tell a great story. Sifer2400 on "Microsoft E3 2008 Press Event" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/#post-95 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:29:45 +0000 Sifer2400 95@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ ive been hearing that alot latly George Walker on "Microsoft E3 2008 Press Event" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/#post-94 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:14:58 +0000 George Walker 94@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ I just lost another reason to buy a PS3. Joe Haygood on "Microsoft E3 2008 Press Event" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/#post-93 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:45:20 +0000 Joe Haygood 93@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ The show just started with the new spokesman of the company, Dave McKitrich, I think. I did not get the name down fast enough. We start with a Fallout 3 skit. Straight of of a 1950's instructional video, we have a commercial for a space in the Vaults, common to Fallout 3. Todd Howard just came out from Bethesda. He said that a new trailer should be out in a couple of hours. YAY, actual game footage. Wow, this footage is smooth. The enclave is still broadcasting footage. The PIPBoy looks awesome. You can pick up radio signals to play background music and sound. That dude just exploded into pieces. Very violent. VATS looks really good, but could use some work. Over 100 hours of gameplay. Active combat seems to work well. The game remembers your behaviors, just like the original game. The enclave seems to not like you. Mini nukes rule all. DLC will be substantial for Fallout 3 and will be exclusive to Xbox 360 and Games for Windows. June Takehashi (spelling is probably off), developer of Resident Evil 5 is showing off the new footage. It is the first time a Resident Evil game is showing up on a Microsoft console. Definitely has a Resident Evil 4 feel. Chris is in Africa to investigate the spread of the zombie infection. He is part of a new agency, the DFAA. Online co-op is shown off. The lady backing up Chris is Sheva Alomar (Speling may be off). In co-op, you approach the game from different angles to solve puzzles it looks like. They show Sheva shooting out a lock so Chris could continue on his journey. The guys are being rushed to finish the demo. Crazy chainsaw guys shows up just as they end the demo. The game looks good. Resident Evil will go on sale worldwide on Friday the 13th, March 2009. Peter Molyneux hits the stage next. Always the hypemaster, lets see what he has to say about Fable 2. Holy crap these visuals are amazing. Not sure if it is pre-rendered or in-engine. The game starts you off from a little kid, and follows your development into an adult. They are teasing us with something else. They are showing off co-op mode. You walk up to a purple orb, and see a player on your friends list. Click on it and they are transported into your game. The uniqueness of this, will allow a new player to see how your world differs from theirs. You can hang out in a bar. He shows off property ownership and his in-game wife. The co-op player can interact with all of this as well why they are in your game. The transition for the co-op player joining your game is quick and fast. Peter announces that Fable 2 will be out in October of this year. Cliffy B shows up on the stage after a battle trailer showing off Marcus using a Locust shield, running into battle. Cliffy is showing off co-op with another Epic programmer. Again, it looks like they are showing off Marcus and Dom as the co-op players. I was hoping to see 4 player co-op. The game looks smooth with more color in the palette this time around. Whoa, a big spider looking thing with chainsaws popped out of the ground. Curb stomping is still in the game. Locusts have bad ass flamethrowers now. Very cool flame effects. Must be the new "in" thing. Levels use vertical thinking as you fall between floors in a building. Just saw something that looked like the facehuggers from Aliens crawling around. Brumaks finally show up on a 360 console. Marcus and Dom, are trying to escape a building that is going up in flames. Again, the flame effects are stunning. The Brumak is chasing them around the building from the outside. They mention they are going to ride the Brumak before the trailer ends. New mode in Gears of War 2 call horde. It is a 5 player co-op mode that unleashes waves of enemies at you. Also the game is coming out on November 7th. $48 billion expected to be spent on video gaming in 2008. That is a huge number. Far more than I expected. Stated that the 360 has the largest US install base, as well as the largest software base. Third party revenue outpaces the PS3 and Wii combined. States that the 360 will outsell PS3 this generation. Guess they are not including the Wii. Counts 12 million subscribers to Xbox Live. Not sure if that is gold memberships or all memberships. Consumers have spent $1 billion on Xbox Live since November 2005. 10,000 movies and shows on Xbox Live, becoming the largest online distributor of HD programming. NBC and Universal Studios are announced as new partners for content on Xbox Live. Now we get a video montage of TV and Movie content on Xbox Live. John Shafer takes the stage to discuss the next advances in Xbox Live. Holy sh*t. A new Xbox Live interface. This fall, their will be a new interface that looks so like a Mii/Wii interface. Uses a Vista tiling interface to switch between windows. Avatars are real and they have tons more detail than Miis. Not sure if I like this direction, but it does look fresh. It will happen this fall. It is not optional. Avatars will be able to be pulled into a game if the developer wants to. Maybe you can have more than one avatar. Straining really hard to not say Mii. There is a community channel, where you can see your friends avatar. Introducing Live party, where up to 8 friends can connect and party together, via games, photo sharing, etc. Xbox Live primetime, will allow people to create their own gameshows. 1 vs. 100, a gameshow, will be coming exclusive to Xbox 360, putting you into the gameshow, and you can win real prizes. Very cool. Prizes are always cool. New Game channel, including a new Uno game, called Uno Rush. Immediately, your Live party switched from photo viewing, to Uno Rush all together, very seemlessly. New Xbox Live Arcade titles. Here it comes, Geometry Wars 2 is coming to Xbox Live next month. Looks to have the same addicting game qualities as the first one. First true sequel to Galaga coming to Xbox Live this fall. The game is called Galaga Legions. Coming from Namco, and is coming next month exclusively to Xbox Live Arcade. GLaDoS comes on the screen. A new portal game, Portal: Still Alive is coming to Xbox Live Arcade with new levels and Achievements this fall. South Park has an Xbox Live Arcade game coming in 2009. Xbox Live Community games developed via the Xbox Live Creator Club will come this fall after the System Update. Netflix is coming to the 360 finally this fall. Only way to get Netflix episodes on the console as the agreement is exclusive. You can share your movie experience via Live Party. Very cool. This Netflix has to hurt Sony as I thought they would get it as well. Shane Kim finally comes to the stage. Showing off some games from Rare. First is Banjo Kazooie, which shows off the building engine. The graphics look good, but it does not look like a game, more like a sandbox experience. Next is Viva Pinata 2. Lots of new environments, including deserts and snow. Over 100 varieties of Pinatas. Scan cards in front of the camera to import pinatas into the game. Sounds rather Eye of Judgement-esque. Both games are coming this fall. The original Banjo Kazooie is coming to Xbox Live this fall. Looks like a new Scene It game, and it is, Scene It: Box Office Smash. Your in the Movies is coming from Codemasters, exclusive to the 360. The game allows you to be in the movies. You make short B-move type visuals. I assume you will need the camera to make this work. The video seems very seemless, and it looks like this could be a very cool party game. I can see this being an all ages game, and very popular with kids and parents. All of the footage you create, will be edited into a short film. I am really loving the campiness of the movies that this game creates with your footage. Very cool. You can also send these films to Xbox Live. The game will come with a Vision camera. Kai Huang comes to the stage to discuss Guitar Hero World Tour. Showing off the wireless drum kit, slide panel guitar, and the game will come with more than 85 songs. No mention of bands or songs. GH Tunes will be the distribution platform for songs created in the music studio. Metallica will release their upcoming album as full DLC to both Guitar Hero III and World Tour exclusively. Looks like Lips is a reality. The mic lights up, but not sure if it does anything to the game. Keiichi Yano, maker of Elite Beat Agents, is the creator of Lips. Lets you sing from your own music collection. Talks about Zune or iPod, but I wonder if you can use music from your PC. Covering all genres of music titles. Now we are going to see Rock Band 2. I wonder if they are going to show up Guitar Hero World Tour. They have 84 tracks. Shacklers Revenge will come to Rock Band 2 from Guns and Roses. Bob Dylan is in here, but I missed the title. AC/DC is coming exclusively to Rock Band 2. Most requested band by fans, their song Let There Be Rock will be in the game. 20 extra tracks will be available. All DLC is compatible with Rock Band 2, and if you own the original disc, you can import those tracks to Rock Band 2. They are accelerating their DLC push to have 500 DLC titles by the end of the year. Noichi Iwata, comes to the stage from SquareEnix. What could he have to say to the 360 community? Infinate Undiscovery will be exclusive to 360 and will be released in September in the United States and Japan, and October in Europe. Star Ocean is coming in the spring of 2009, and according to Iwata, is long awaited. I have never played it, but I have heard people rave about it. There is a new trailer for the game exclusive today on Xbox Live Marketplace. The Last Remnant will be available this fall as a short term exclusive on the 360. We now get a short trailer for The Last Remnant. Graphically, the game looks fantastic. But not much is shown in the way of gameplay. The Last Remnant will be available on the Games for Windows platform. Finally the PC gets some love in this conference. NO FREAKING WAY! FINAL FANTASY XIII. It is coming to the 360. Megaton, Pants meets shit moment. The trailer looks awesome. And with that, the conference comes to a close. No PC stuff mentioned, which is a bit disheartening, but it was already announced that Microsoft was focusing on the 360 at E3. Wow, please discuss below on what you thought about the conference. Joe Haygood on "Debut Trailer For Rock Band 2" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/#post-68 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:05:22 +0000 Joe Haygood 68@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="480" height="392" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="id" value="gtembed" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="src" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=36037" /><embed id="gtembed" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="392" src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=36037" quality="high" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain"></embed></object> Fresh off its debut on Gametrailers TV, we now have the first official trailer for Rock Band 2, and to be honest, it did not exactly sell me on the game 100%. I like some of the improved visuals, but I really would have liked to have seen more of the actual game, like band screens, world tour modes, etc. Right now, this just looks more like an enhanced Rock Band 1 video sequence, nothing more. Joe Haygood on "Konami Gets Lawsuit Fever" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/#post-55 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:26:37 +0000 Joe Haygood 55@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/archives/images/2008/07/pw-objection.gif"><img class="alignleft alignnone size-medium wp-image-13452" style="float: left;" title="pw-objection" src="http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/archives/images/2008/07/pw-objection.gif" alt="" width="227" height="161" /></a>Konami opened up a can of lawsuit whoop-ass today on Harmonix, MTV and Viacom, all part of the immensely popular <a href="http://www.aeropause.com/tag/rock-band/" target="_blank">Rock Band</a> video game. Konami alleges that two of their patents were violated by Harmonix and company. The first patent mentions "simulated musical devices", while the second one covers "music rhythm-based matching games". While at first glace, the lawsuit brings up memories of Gibson and their lawsuit against Activision over the guitar simulation, there is another twist to the story, that may not bode well for Activision. <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/11/konami-sues-harmonix-viacom-and-mtv-over-rock-band/" target="_blank">Engadget</a> noticed that Activision made a note in their Gibson lawsuit, that specifically mentions the Konami patent, in relation to their instruments, make one wonder if Activision has already negotiated a settlement with Konami over this very patent. Joe Haygood on "Aeropodcast #39: The Big Red Button" http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/#post-47 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:08:36 +0000 Joe Haygood 47@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <img class="alignleft" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 3px" src="http://www.aeropause.com/archives/ourmic.jpg" alt="" width="152" height="190" /> Stephen takes the mic and runs with it as host of the show this week. He joins with Joe Fourhman and Paul Munn to put Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour under the microscope to cover what's been announced, what's been rumored, and which might be a better value. The other big news this week is the deployment and then recall of the 2.40 PS3 firmware update. While Paul's happy with trophy support and the messaging features, Stephen wasn't able to nab the update before it was pulled, and both Stephen and Joe don't own Super Stardust HD yet. Joe did point out that while the XMB works in-game it definitely feels slower than the out-of-game XMB. 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