[Rock Block] October 5th
Who's excited for Band Hero???
Published: October 3, 2009
With all these fancy pants music games offering new songs almost every week, we figured we'd come up with a quick, easy (and lazy) way to consolidate all the news of what you'll find on the PlayStation Store and in the games' own stores (if they have 'em) each and every Thursday. Handy? Yeah, we know, but that's just the way we roll.
Bear in mind that this includes both the obvious titles like the various Rock Bands and Guitar Heroes out there, but can also include straight karaoke affairs Sony's own SingStar titles or the Karaoke Revolution games too, not to mention stuff from other publishers that fit neatly into this category. No, there won't always be stuff for those other games, but at the very least, the tidal wave of DLC can be easily managed right here. Bear in mind that in many of the bigger games, the DLC will work for both the newest and previous entries into the series, so just because you don't have the latest and greatest versions, we'll still be able to keep you up to date.
Yes, we love you too.
[Guitar Hero 5]
[Queens of the Stone Age]
“Mexicola”
“Avon”
“How to Handle a Rope.”
Price: Single Songs - $1.99 | Three-Song Track Pack - $5.49
That's it this week for GH5. QOTSA. Did you know they used to have a different name, and they changed it because they didn't like their fans and they wanted to get rid of them. True story. Ok not true. Actually they had the same name as some other band... Gamma Ray.
[Rock Band 2]
New tracks from The Raconteurs, Alanis, Electric Six(?), and The Flobots. Yawn?
[The Raconteurs]
“Many Shades of Black”
“Salute Your Solution”
“Steady, As She Goes”
[Alanis Morisette]
"Head Over Feet”
"Ironic”
[Electric Six]
"Dance Epidemic”
“Gay Bar”
“I Don’t Like You”
[The Flobots]
“Handlebars”
Price: Single Songs - $1.99 | Raconteurs or Electric Six Track Pack - $5.49
[Rock Band Unplugged]
Two more track as usual!
[Green Day]
“Know Your Enemy”
[Rush]
“Red Barchetta”
Price: Single Songs - $1.99
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Good news for Europeans fans of DJ Hero!
Activision Publishing, Inc. today announced that world-renowned DJ/producer David Guetta will serve as a European ambassador and spokesperson for the revolutionary new music gaming experience DJ Hero™. The superstar DJ will also be endorsing the game with the creation of three mixes, available as downloadable content in late-2009, further bringing the club experience to living rooms and house parties across the world.
Gamers and fans alike will be able to rule the party with remixes of the ubiquitous “When Love Takes Over” featuring Kelly Rowland, the chart topping “Sexy Bitch” featuring Akon and “On The Dance Floor” featuring will.i.am and apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Peas.
Performing since the 90’s, David Guetta was a prominent figure in the rise of dance and house music and a major influence in the clubs of Paris. Since relentlessly touring the planet, performing in the hottest parties, coolest clubs and headlining major festivals, David is now firmly established as the world’s leading artist in his field. Referred to as the maestro of dance, whose latest platinum album, the worldwide hit “One Love” is currently dominating the European charts and airwaves with its blend of electronic music and the greatest urban vocalists and having already produced two number 1 singles since its release in August, will be the basis for three downloadable mixes in DJ Hero.
As a DJ famed for his dynamic style and eclectic music tastes, David Guetta’s tracks are a perfect downloadable addition to DJ Hero’s 93 mix on-disc set list featuring the biggest tracks in hop-hop, pop, rock and dance. “I’m delighted to be announcing the involvement of David Guetta with DJ Hero,” said Michael Sportouch, Senior Director Guitar Hero Europe. “As an inspirational figure to music fans and wannabe DJs across the globe, he represents the ultimate European ambassador for a title that is set to revolutionize the way consumers interact with music and gaming.”
Man that is some FANTASTIC news!
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Who wants Band Hero news? You? Good!
Video game players and music fans alike can now get closer to Activision's Band Hero in-game playable character Taylor Swift than ever before, as they can perform as the music icon to her fan-favorite chart-topping hits “You Belong With Me,” “Picture To Burn” and “Love Story” in the biggest music event to hit living rooms this holiday season - Band Hero. Today, Activision puts fans front and center in the concert of a lifetime, as they debut Swift’s never-before-seen in-game performances in Band Hero, the perfect game for family and friends to jam out and sing along to their favorite tunes together.
Allowing budding pop stars the ability to perform with friends and family in living rooms across the globe or take their newfound fame on the road as they command center stage with their band anywhere they choose, Band Hero confirmed today additional songs from both the console and Nintendo DS™ Lite set lists, comprised of the most fun to play, chart-topping hits. When the games ship on November 3, fans can live out their music fantasies as they step on stage as their favorite music superstars, including singer/songwriter Taylor Swift and Maroon 5’s Adam Levine, while strumming, drumming and singing along to the most popular songs of yesterday and today including;
Available for Band Hero console:
The Airborne Toxic Event - "Gasoline"
Big Country - "In a Big Country"
The Bravery - "Believe"
Cold War Kids - "Hang Me Up To Dry"
Counting Crows - "Angels of the Silences"
Dashboard Confessional - "Hands Down"
David Bowie - "Let's Dance"
Devo - "Whip It"
Evanescence - "Bring Me To Life"
Fall Out Boy - "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
The Go-Go's - "Our Lips Are Sealed"
Hilary Duff - "So Yesterday"
Jesse McCartney - "Beautiful Soul"
The Kooks - "Naïve"
Marvin Gaye - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - "Impression That I Get"
OK Go - "A Million Ways"
Pat Benatar - "Love Is A Battlefield"
Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue - "Kids"
Styx - "Mr. Roboto"
Yellowcard - "Ocean Avenue"
Good day to you, good readers!
Bear in mind that this includes both the obvious titles like the various Rock Bands and Guitar Heroes out there, but can also include straight karaoke affairs Sony's own SingStar titles or the Karaoke Revolution games too, not to mention stuff from other publishers that fit neatly into this category. No, there won't always be stuff for those other games, but at the very least, the tidal wave of DLC can be easily managed right here. Bear in mind that in many of the bigger games, the DLC will work for both the newest and previous entries into the series, so just because you don't have the latest and greatest versions, we'll still be able to keep you up to date.
Yes, we love you too.
[Guitar Hero 5]
[Queens of the Stone Age]
“Mexicola”
“Avon”
“How to Handle a Rope.”
Price: Single Songs - $1.99 | Three-Song Track Pack - $5.49
That's it this week for GH5. QOTSA. Did you know they used to have a different name, and they changed it because they didn't like their fans and they wanted to get rid of them. True story. Ok not true. Actually they had the same name as some other band... Gamma Ray.
[Rock Band 2]
New tracks from The Raconteurs, Alanis, Electric Six(?), and The Flobots. Yawn?
[The Raconteurs]
“Many Shades of Black”
“Salute Your Solution”
“Steady, As She Goes”
[Alanis Morisette]
"Head Over Feet”
"Ironic”
[Electric Six]
"Dance Epidemic”
“Gay Bar”
“I Don’t Like You”
[The Flobots]
“Handlebars”
Price: Single Songs - $1.99 | Raconteurs or Electric Six Track Pack - $5.49
[Rock Band Unplugged]
Two more track as usual!
[Green Day]
“Know Your Enemy”
[Rush]
“Red Barchetta”
Price: Single Songs - $1.99
*****************
Good news for Europeans fans of DJ Hero!
Activision Publishing, Inc. today announced that world-renowned DJ/producer David Guetta will serve as a European ambassador and spokesperson for the revolutionary new music gaming experience DJ Hero™. The superstar DJ will also be endorsing the game with the creation of three mixes, available as downloadable content in late-2009, further bringing the club experience to living rooms and house parties across the world.
Gamers and fans alike will be able to rule the party with remixes of the ubiquitous “When Love Takes Over” featuring Kelly Rowland, the chart topping “Sexy Bitch” featuring Akon and “On The Dance Floor” featuring will.i.am and apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Peas.
Performing since the 90’s, David Guetta was a prominent figure in the rise of dance and house music and a major influence in the clubs of Paris. Since relentlessly touring the planet, performing in the hottest parties, coolest clubs and headlining major festivals, David is now firmly established as the world’s leading artist in his field. Referred to as the maestro of dance, whose latest platinum album, the worldwide hit “One Love” is currently dominating the European charts and airwaves with its blend of electronic music and the greatest urban vocalists and having already produced two number 1 singles since its release in August, will be the basis for three downloadable mixes in DJ Hero.
As a DJ famed for his dynamic style and eclectic music tastes, David Guetta’s tracks are a perfect downloadable addition to DJ Hero’s 93 mix on-disc set list featuring the biggest tracks in hop-hop, pop, rock and dance. “I’m delighted to be announcing the involvement of David Guetta with DJ Hero,” said Michael Sportouch, Senior Director Guitar Hero Europe. “As an inspirational figure to music fans and wannabe DJs across the globe, he represents the ultimate European ambassador for a title that is set to revolutionize the way consumers interact with music and gaming.”
Man that is some FANTASTIC news!
*****************
Who wants Band Hero news? You? Good!
Video game players and music fans alike can now get closer to Activision's Band Hero in-game playable character Taylor Swift than ever before, as they can perform as the music icon to her fan-favorite chart-topping hits “You Belong With Me,” “Picture To Burn” and “Love Story” in the biggest music event to hit living rooms this holiday season - Band Hero. Today, Activision puts fans front and center in the concert of a lifetime, as they debut Swift’s never-before-seen in-game performances in Band Hero, the perfect game for family and friends to jam out and sing along to their favorite tunes together.
Allowing budding pop stars the ability to perform with friends and family in living rooms across the globe or take their newfound fame on the road as they command center stage with their band anywhere they choose, Band Hero confirmed today additional songs from both the console and Nintendo DS™ Lite set lists, comprised of the most fun to play, chart-topping hits. When the games ship on November 3, fans can live out their music fantasies as they step on stage as their favorite music superstars, including singer/songwriter Taylor Swift and Maroon 5’s Adam Levine, while strumming, drumming and singing along to the most popular songs of yesterday and today including;
Available for Band Hero console:
The Airborne Toxic Event - "Gasoline"
Big Country - "In a Big Country"
The Bravery - "Believe"
Cold War Kids - "Hang Me Up To Dry"
Counting Crows - "Angels of the Silences"
Dashboard Confessional - "Hands Down"
David Bowie - "Let's Dance"
Devo - "Whip It"
Evanescence - "Bring Me To Life"
Fall Out Boy - "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
The Go-Go's - "Our Lips Are Sealed"
Hilary Duff - "So Yesterday"
Jesse McCartney - "Beautiful Soul"
The Kooks - "Naïve"
Marvin Gaye - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
Mighty Mighty Bosstones - "Impression That I Get"
OK Go - "A Million Ways"
Pat Benatar - "Love Is A Battlefield"
Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue - "Kids"
Styx - "Mr. Roboto"
Yellowcard - "Ocean Avenue"
Good day to you, good readers!
