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queen ready to reign over rock band

rock band dlc queen

Now being prepped for Rock Band’s DLC catalogue, from the files of Songs You Grew Up Singing: a ten pack (!) of songs by legendary band Queen, just perfect for your next extremely silly Rock Band party. There’s a chance for everybody to get crazy with their plastic instruments with these songs.

The ten songs slated for…

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October 4th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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lego rock band brings the house down

lego rock band

Just in case you forgot about LEGO Rock Band, there’s a brand new trailer here to remind you, and to educate you on the epic and destructive fun of replacing traditional demolition with rock.

The little scene that takes place during this gameplay clip is amusing, but it’s really the details that stick out to…

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August 18th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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rock band fans, get ready for green day

green day rock band

Rock Band is missing a lot of rock bands that seem like obvious inclusions, and one of them is the longlived band Green Day. But not to fret, fans–the trio is on its way to a set of little plastic instruments near you. The question is, are we getting a full length Green Day game, a…

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June 9th, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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washboard hero: harmonix goes for the country/bluegrass demo

washboard_hero

With the amazing popularity of music and rhythm games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, it was only a matter of time before game companies would release a version targeted to more rural musical tastes. Later this Spring, Harmonix will release Washboard Hero, the newest game in the popular franchise on store shelves across the heartland…

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April 1st, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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rock band guitar string mod kit available for purchase

Rock Band Guitar String Mod by A4AJ

I’m as addicted to Rock Band as the next gaming geek, but I still wish the strum bar on the game’s Fender Stratocaster felt more like a real guitar string. Now you get your hands on a mod kit which will let you swap out the plastic strum bar with an actual metal guitar string.

Originally…

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March 16th, 2008 comments (24) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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rock band on your ipod, sorta.

Rock Band on iTunes

Now you’ll notice that I didn’t say you could PLAY Rock Band on your iPod. But if you’re willing to shell out some serious dough, you can now pick up the entire library of tracks from the hit game over in the Apple iTunes store.

There are currently 74 tracks available in the collection, and at…

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February 15th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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rock band wii confirmed

rock band on nintendo wii

Wii gamers rejoice! It was only a matter of time before it happened. EA has gone on record to say that the insanely popular Rock Band franchise is on its way to Nintendo’s great white console.

In a third-quarter financial conference call today, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello mentioned in passing that Rock Band is currently in…

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January 31st, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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rock band price and release date

Rock Band Logo

It looks like the full version of the highly-anticipated interactive music game Rock Band now has a price and release date.

I was over on Amazon earlier today and came across this product listing:

Listing a November 20th release date, the $199 “Rock Band Collection” for the Xbox 360 and PS3 looks like it’s a…

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July 22nd, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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