New Artists Offer Content for 'Rock Band'

Feb 5, 2008 5:40 PM

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Harmonix and MTV Games announced that “All the Small Things” by Blink 182, “Action” by Sweet and “Last Train to Clarksville” by The Monkees are the latest slate of downloadable tracks ($1.99 each) available for the week of January 15, 2008.

In addition to the 58 songs that come packaged with Rock Band, Harmonix and MTV have been offering new downloadable content including packs, full albums and individual tracks. New music is available on a weekly basis. Recent downloadable content that has been offered has included tracks from Metallica and Black Sabbath to The Police and All American Rejects.

Rock Band downloadable content is playable and integrated into setlists in all game modes, including "Solo Tour," "Band World Tour," head-to-head competition either locally or online, and from any Quickplay mode. To play downloadable content for head-to-head matches or multiplayer online, all players must own the same downloadable track. Downloadable content for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system’s version will be available for purchase on the PlayStation Store through the free PlayStation Network and is downloaded directly to PlayStation 3 system's built-in hard drive. Downloadable content for the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft will be available for purchase via Xbox LIVE Marketplace using Microsoft Points and is downloaded directly to Xbox 360's built-in hard drive.

For more information, visit www.rockband.com.




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