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E3 2008: Rock Band 2 Setlist RevealedPosted 4:03pm Mon Jul 14, 2008 by Zach Lott Tags: Rock Band 2, Harmonix, MTV Games, Xbox 360, Microsoft, E3, E3 2008

Harmonix has just issued a press release containing the full list of songs for Rock Band 2 that was first shown at Microsoft's E3 conference.

The biggest news besides the contents of the list is that you'll be able to export all your tracks from Rock Band into Rock Band 2, which, combined with the latter's setlist and planned DLC, will give you over 500 songs to jam out to by year's end.

As for the list itself, there's a ton of different artists ranging from Bob Dylan to AC/DC to Blondie and more. There's a total of 84 songs that will be on the game disc.

Hit the jump for the full list of songs.

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Q Entertainment, Harmonix Prep Rock Band For Japanese ReleasePosted 4:14pm Mon Jun 02, 2008 by Zach Lott Tags: Rock Band, MTV, Japan

MTV, not satisfied with the mountains of cash that Rock Band has earned them in North America, recently released the game in Europe, but they aren't stopping there. Today they announced that Harmonix plans to partner with Q Entertainment to release a "heavily localized" version of the game in Japan.

GameDaily has reported that MTV revealed a trailer for the localized edition at the 2008 Japanese MTV Video Music Awards in addition to making the American version available at the afterparty.

A release date hasn't been made public yet, but we'll keep you updated.

[gamedaily.com]

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Rock Band's First Downloadable Albums Set For ReleasePosted 4:22pm Fri Apr 18, 2008 by Zach Lott Tags: rock band, downloadable content, mtv

After months of waiting, fans of Rock Band will soon be jamming to full albums, as Harmonix announced today that Judas Priest's "Screaming for Vengeance," which features classic heavy metal tunes like "You've Got Another Thing Comin," will be released on April 22 for the 360 and April 24 for the PS3. The download will cost $14.99, and gamers will also have the option to download the tracks seperately for $1.99 each.

Two more albums were also announced, with The Pixies' "Doolittle" being set for June and The Cars' eponymous debut album arriving in May.

[rockband.com]

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Harmonix Publishes Rock Band's DLC Song ListingPosted 12:10pm Thu Nov 15, 2007 by Shiva Stella Tags: Rock Band, Harmonix, DLC, music, MTV Games, song listings

Harmonix has published a listing of its downloadable content song packs soon to be available for its Rock Band. The game is set to launch on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles on November 20 and follows the successful release of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, its prime competition at release.

The company will sell three-song packs for $5.49 (440 Microsoft points) a piece or $1.99 (160 MS points) a track. Other tracks will carry the $1.99 cost/per with additional music to be released on a weekly basis with some costing a mere $.99 (80 MS points) to $2.99 (240 MS points) a track, though the company states that most will carry the $1.99/per cost.

The three song packs releasing November 20 at $5.49 each are:

Metallica Pack

“Ride the Lightning” – Metallica
“Blackened” - Metallica
“And Justice for All” - Metallica

The Police Pack

“Can’t Stand Losing You” – The Police
“Synchronicity II” – The Police
“Roxanne” – The Police

Queens of the Stone Age Pack

“3’s and 7’s” – Queens of the Stone Age
“Little Sister” – Queens of the Stone Age
“Sick Sick Sick” – Queens of the Stone Age

Hit the jump for a full listing of individual tracks/song packs from Nov 20 - Dec 18.

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Darfur is Dying Relaunches in Three New LanguagesPosted 2:45pm Fri Oct 26, 2007 by Shiva Stella Tags: Darfur, MTV, webgames

Though it's not exactly easy news to start the afternoon with, mtvU (MTV's 24-hour college network) has announced the re-launch of its student-developed Darfur is Dying web-based game in three additional languages - Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish - to help spread the word regarding the genocide taking place in Darfur.

Hit the jump to get the scoop straight from MTV.

[darfurisdying.com]

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GameTrailers Supports MTV In Gamer WeekPosted 4:26pm Fri Nov 24, 2006 by Tim Grube Tags: mtv

TUNE-IN : MTV GAMERS WEEK 2.0 CELEBRATION HOSTED BY GAMETRAILERS

WHAT: MTV’s Gamer’s Week 2.0 Celebration at the Playboy Mansion Presented by GameTrailers took place November 14 in Los Angeles, and GT cameras were there to catch all the action! Bringing together the elite from both the television and gaming industries, GT and MTV hosted the event to commemorate the massive amount of high-quality programming dedicated to gamers across all Viacom brands during Gamer’s Week 2.0.

Hugh Hefner’s hot, live-in girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson of the hit show “The Girls Next Door” stopped by to mingle and party while guests were entertained by the sounds of wildly-popular DJ Vice. Playmates were also on-hand to party “bunny style” and offer guests exclusive tours of the mansion, game room, the zoo and the infamous Grotto.

Take in all the party highlights from the MTV Gamer’s Week 2.0 Celebration at the Playboy Mansion Presented by GT by tuning into “GT Weekly” on Thursday, November 23 at !

WHO: GameTrailers, MTV Networks and the Playboy Mansion

WHEN:Thursday, November 23, 2006 as part of “GT Weekly” (Episode 40)

WHERE: GameTrailers

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