The unofficial Rock Band thread.

[firehawk12]

I think it was confirmed that in Europe it's not tied to one company.
I still have no idea if it's Walmart only in Canada. Such a pain in the ass if it is.

 

[Hermiod]

^Walmart own Asda so if it's going to be tied to one company, if we get it at all, it'll be them.

 

[firehawk12]

Well, the thing is that AC/DC is exclusive to Walmart in the US... that's probably partly how this deal came to fruition. Is that the case in Europe?

 

[Hermiod]

^As I said, we don't know that we'll even be getting this extra game. We don't even have a date for Rock Band 2 yet.

 

[firehawk12]

Well, is their new CD exclusive?

 

[Hermiod]

Oh, I see, I wasn't aware of that.

I can't see the CD version of Live at Donington anywhere but a DVD of the concert is available from the usual places.

 

[Aragorn]

Rock Band 2 the Stars?

 

[TheBrew]

Oh lord...

 

[firehawk12]

That's the advantage of being owned by a media company... you get a whole show built around your game.

 

[Aragorn]

Downloads for the week of 10/19:

Nirvana 7-Pack
Breed
Lounge Act
On a Plain
Polly
Something in the Way
Stay Away
Territorial Pissings

ALBUM: $10.99 (880 points)
PER TRACK: $1.99 (160 points)

 

[Brikar99]

Well, is their new CD exclusive?

The new AC/DC album is a Walmart exclusive, and it was apparently the band's decision for the Rock Band pack to be the same way.

 

[firehawk12]

Yep, but I don't know if that's the case in Europe... or even in Canada.

I find it odd though. I hesitate to buy The Who pack but for some reason I really want the AC/DC songs.

 

[Aragorn]

So there's a cymbal pack coming for the Rock Band 2 drums that allow you to expand the drum set. But the only ones I can find are from MadCatz. Is there no Harmonix first-party cymbal pack?

 

[TheBrew]

I believe that is the first-party pack as they are licensed Harmonix products.

 

[firehawk12]

Yeah, I don't think they're doing their own cymbals.

 

[Aragorn]

So do you know what the one-cymbal, two-cymbal, three-cymbal add-ons are each supposed to offer?

 

[firehawk12]

I imagine the idea is that you can use those in lieu of hitting the pads. As far as I know, Guitar Hero: World Tour won't recognize them.

 

[Aragorn]

Well, while I was hoping for the best, to be perfectly honest this was exactly what I was expecting out of Harmonix....

The 20 free downloadable songs for Rock Band 2:

The 88 - "Sons and Daughters"
Authority Zero - "No Regrets"
Between the Buried and Me - "Prequel To The Sequel"
The Cab - "Bounce"
The Chevelles - "Get It On"
The Cocktail Slippers - "Give It To Me"
Dealership - "Database Corrupted"
Endeverafter - "I Wanna Be Your Man"
The Ghost Hounds - "Ashes To Fire"
Hollywood Undead - "Young"
Kutless - "The Feeling"
The Len Price 3 - "If I Ain't Got You"
Lesley Roy - "I'm Gone, I'm Going"
Opiate for the Masses - "Burn You Down"
Semi-Precious Weapons - "Magnetic Baby"
Shaimus - "Like a Fool"
Thenewno2 - "Crazy Tuesday"
Tickle Me Pink - "The Time Is Wrong"
Underoath - "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures"
X Japan - "I.V."

 

[TheBrew]

Wow, I haven't heard of any of these guys.

 

[firehawk12]

I'm happy. This is like their bonus song section I guess.

Any idea when they're supposed to be available?

Ah, Nov 4, along with the Presidents of the USA pack... and technically, the AC/DC pack.
Still no word on whether or not Canada is stuck with Walmart when it comes to the AC/DC thing though. Yuck.