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Rock Band Weekly Update – November 13th Edition
By Joe Haygood | November 13, 2009
This week in the Rock Band marketplace, we have a new five pack from the band AFI, and a track from The Bangles.
AFI fans will have a chance to rock out to such tunes as “Beautiful Thieves”, “End Transmission” and “Love Like Winter” to name a few. If you are a Bangles fan, you will get your chance to rock out “Walk Like and Egyptian”. And just for those paying attention, Susanna Hoffs was totally looking at me in that video. “Walk Like an Egyption” will also be playable in Lego Rock Band.
If you have Rock Band Unplugged on the PSP, you will have a chance to grab “California uber Alles” by Dead Kennedys and “Your No Rock n’ Roll Fun” by Sleater-Kinney.
Check the jump for the full press release with pricing info.
Rock Out for Real with Rock Band 3?
By Vikki Blake | November 11, 2009
It was only a matter of time before someone saw the value in marrying insanely popular fake-guitar-playing games and actual musical instruction, but it seems as though that time is coming sooner rather than later with Rock Band 3 aiming to be more than just a bit of fun in its next incarnation.
Dhani Harrison, son of Beatle George and a musician in his own right, not only confirms the existence of Rock Band 3, but also goes on to explain its potential educational merit. “I’m working on Rock Band 3 and making the controllers more real so people can actually learn how to play music while playing the game,” Harrison told the Chicago Tribune this week. “Give me a couple years, it’s going to happen.”
Considering his significant involvement and contributions to the Beatles: Rock Band, he does seem well placed to know what’s happening behind the scenes.
Whilst this throws up the question of whether people actually want to learn when they’re unwinding playing video games, the concept of learning how to play a real instrument at the same time as rocking out with friends is undoubtedly an interesting one. Considering the significantly bad press these types of games have, including criticism from (usually aging) rock stars themselves, I can’t wait to see if and when instructional music games hit the shelves. How about you?
Source: G4TV
Rock Band Weekly Update – November 6th Update
By Joe Haygood | November 6, 2009This week, we have three bands releasing tracks on the Rock Band marketplace, including The White Strips, Kasabian and The Damned. The White Stripes make their debut in Rock Band with a three track song back, that includes “Dead Leaves and Dirty Ground”, “Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine” and “Icky Thump”. All but “Icky Thump” will be available in Lego Rock Band.
For those of you that have Rock Band Unplugged on the PSP will have two new tracks to add to their library. The first is “Excuse Me Mr.” from No Doubt and “I’m Shipping Up To Boston” by the Dropkick Murphys.
All tracks are 160 Microsoft points, 200 Wii points or $1.99 on PS3. The three White Strips tracks can be had in a package on the PS3 and 360 for $5.49 and 440 Microsoft points depending on platform.
Rock Band DLC: October 30th Edition
By Joe Haygood | October 30, 2009This week, we have a plethora of bands coming to the Rock Band marketplace. First off is a four pack of Foo Fighters songs, followed up by a trio of Nirvana tracks. And finally we have a track from Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, which will also work with Lego Rock Band.
To see the tracks for each band, along with pricing info, click the jump.
Loosely Halloween-related Rock Band DLC
By Vikki Blake | October 23, 2009
Today Harmonix/MTV Games announced their Halloween-themed DLC pack. And by Halloween-themed, I really mean in a very-very-loosely-connected-by-means-of-slightly-spooky-artist-names kind of way.
Up for offer are three tracks from Rob ZOMBIE (omg! Zombies!), five from WOLFmother (WOLVES! aaaargh!) and . . . um, tracks from the decidedly less amusingly-titled artists Liz Phair and Morningwood. All will be available over the next week in time for your Halloween rock-outs.
Hit the jump for the details.
Rock Band DLC Update: Sept 25th 2009 Edition
By Joe Haygood | September 25, 2009Rock Band fans, you have another big week of downloading in front of you as we have a rather large DLC pack from Alice In Chains, a three pack from the group Breaking Benjamin, two songs from Kulu Shaker and one from Just Kait.
The Alice in Chains pack includes a new song from their first album in 17 years called ” A Looking In View”. The other tracks are from their back catalog of hits including “Would?”, which was prominently featured in the movie Singles.
Also, while I have never heard of the singer Just Kait, I am compelled to buy the song because of its name, “U Suck” That could be a party favorite on the name alone.
Flight of the Conchords to be in Rock Band.
By Adam Englebright | September 22, 2009
(The opinions stated in this article are the views of Adam Englebright alone and do not constitute in whole or in part the opinions of Aeropause, or the Aeropause staff, excluding Adam Englebright) Ok, you need to understand the depths of loathing in my heart for Flight of the Conchords. I really, really detest them. Why? Because they’re NOT FUNNY! So I wasn’t greatly impressed when I saw on Joystiq today that they’re going to be in Rock Band. The songs of theirs to be added are :
* It’s Business Time
* Albi (the racist dragon)
* Humans are Dead
(If you are a FotC fan, please don’t hesitate to let me know in the comments below – debate develops opinions. Maybe you’ll be able to dissuade me from my hating. And maybe pigs will fly.)
“All You Need Is Love” becomes fastest-selling Rock Band track.
By Adam Englebright | September 18, 2009
Wow, who would have guessed? People like The Beatles, I suppose. All You Need Is Love has become the fastest-selling downloadable track for any Rock Band game, with over 20 million downloads, according to Xbox Press (although the URL still calls it the Gamerscore Blog). However, all the money is going to a good cause (Médecins Sans Frontières), as is the sale of a very limited number of special edition Beatles 360s, the first of which which was auctioned for $17,300. I wouldn’t like to be the repair guy when that thing red-rings. Seriously, however, Doctors Without Borders is a great cause to be supporting, so if you feel like buying it, it’s only 160 points.
Thanks to Joystiq.
Family Friendly: Rock Band 2
By Mike Koss | September 18, 2009
Family Friendly is a feature here at Aeropause Games highlighting a video game that I have enjoyed with my children. As a father of three kids aged 4, 3, and a newborn of 9 months, finding time to play games can be few and far between. Since part of this time coincides with playing with my kids, moderation is essential in choosing what I play. Come cozy up on the couch as I present some ideas for enjoying your favorite pastime with your tykes.
As an avid music lover, and musician, I’ve had a hole in my gaming heart that is constantly being filled by the rhythm games genre. Since the time Frequency popped up quietly on the PS2, to the latest iterations inviting you to create a virtual band, I’ve been able to live out my dream of being a professional musician vicariously through these games. So after I finally took the plastic plunge and picked up the Rock Band 2 bundle last year, rocking out has become a frequent expedition for me and the girls.
They’re the Taxmen, ooo ooooo
By Joe Fourhman | September 14, 2009
One of the revelations on our latest podcast is that Haygood and I are in agreement that The Beatles: Rock Band is simply not a 9-out-of-10 game. This stands us at opposition with nearly every review out there, from GayGamer to IGN. Although we disagreed on a few specifics, our thought is that, matched feature for feature to a release like Rock Band 2, the Beatles edition just doesn’t offer enough play for that $60. There is quite a lot of stuff missing and the Beatles-specific add-ons do not make up the lack.
Gaming critic Ian Bogost holds a similar view, although his cynicism is largely borne of irritation with a ridiculously hyperbolic New York Times review. The Times suggests that BRB “may be the most important video game yet made.” Really. Bogost also asks why we should all fall down for this game when the group “spent decades not only failing to understand [gaming], but also [deriding it] as useless and insolent?”
It’s not unusual for non-gaming publications to appear out of touch with our little world; the media gets us wrong all the time. But this time, we have a confluence of agreement between just about everybody, inside and out. It seems like only a handful of us disagree with the statement that Beatles: Rock Band is “transformative entertainment experience.”
Not that BRB is a bad game. Far from it. It’s packed with songs you know, it has a great look, and parts of it are absolutely brilliant. There’s just not enough of it when stacked against other music games.
What’s your take? Do you think it’s worth full price? Are we paying a Beatles Tax on this one?
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