Tag: ROCKBAND2

That's a lot of dollars. Also? A lot of Mötley Crüe. Seriously, people, calm down. As of right now 'Rock Band' has 614 songs on offer, 269 different artists, 11 full albums, more revenue than any other game in 2008, $1 billion total in North American retail sales, 40 million tracks sold, and unhindered wallet access to countless deluded human beings who think they're rock stars. ...

If you love blowing money on gambling and playing 'Rock Band,' March is going to be, like, the best month ever. Casino chain Harrah's is inviting gamers to come and rock (virtually) at 17 of its locations in the US and Canada. The Total Rock, Total Rewards Rock Band Competition is sponsored by MTV Games and begins in March. The weekly competitions will be free to enter. In April, four regional ...

A recent survey conducted by retail giant Guitar Center found that the games 'Guitar Hero' and 'Rock Band' are encouraging players to pick up and learn how to play real instruments, reports Game Daily. According to the survey of 7,000 gamers, 67 percent of those who do not play an instrument plan to learn and 72 percent of those who already play an instrument play more frequently due to the ...

If you're jonesing to get your Rock Band 2 on like we are, you'll be all over these new shots of the game's upcoming controllers that we got all grubby on today at E3. First, the new guitars not only look better, but they will include some welcome hardware tweaks. The new axe includes an optical sensor that will make syncing the game to your display a breeze. Rather than go through that ...

While the original 'Rock Band' is still going strong, Harmonix is already looking towards the next bit of kit that it hopes will be cluttering your place, with it now getting official with Rock Band 2 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This time around, it seems the Xbox 360 will be getting a jump on things with a launch in September, with the PS3 version set to follow "later in the year." ...