The Beatles Rock Band: Bigger Than Jesus? Quite Possibly.
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Rabid Beatles fans have been clambering for Beatles tracks on Rock Band since the game first came out, and finally their cries will be answered. On Sept 9th, Beatles Rock Band will officially launch for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Nintendo Wii. Mums the word on a track list so far, but here’s hoping they cover the gambit. What tracks are you hoping to find on Beatles Rock Band? Personally, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for “I Am the Walrus.” Goo Goo Ga joob!
Read the full press release after the jump.
Tags: Apple, Harmonix, MTV Games, News, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Previews, PS3, Rock Band, The Beatles Rock Band, Xbox 360
Gamer News 12.29.08: Hey, Did You Hear?
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…the gaming industry is primed for world domination (mwah-ha-ha!) in the next 3 years? According to research firm, The Diffusion Group, 190 million households worldwide will own a current-gen console by the year 2012. Full story and more tasty facts: Softpedia
…Sony is taking whatever measures they can to cut costs and try to break even on the PS3? Hurting from the loss they have to take on every unit sold, they recently found a way to cut costs of materials by 35%. That seems like a pretty big cut, considering their current cost is $448.73 per unit. Here’s hoping they don’t just jam it full of crappy parts to save a buck. Full story: Yahoo Tech
…you can expect the next Tony Hawk game to be a more “authentic? skating experience” According to Hawk, they will be “rebuilding the whole game” in order to incorporate motion controls, which has been a much-anticipated feature for fans of the franchise. No word yet on the consoles, but I’m thinking it’s a natural fit for the Wii board. Full story: 1Up
…if you have any burning questions to ask Harmonix co-founder, Alex Rigopulos, he will be taking user questions online at the New York Times blog? Check out his bio, and submit a question on Guitar Hero, Rock Band, or how to build your own video game empire at Freakonomics
…Sony’s virtual environment, Home is going a tad far in the censorship department. In addition to the slew of other bugs users have been complaining about, Home, seems to be a little overzealous on the auto-curse word filter, preventing words including, “gay, lesbian, bisexual, Christ, Jew and hello (…starts with hell.) Full story: San Francisco Chronicle
Tags: 1Up, Alex Rigopulos, Diffusion Group, Freakanomics, Guitar Hero, Harmonix, Hey Did You Hear..., News, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, PS3, Rock Band, Softpedia, Sony, Tony Hawk, Wii board, Xbo360, Yahoo Tech
Gamer News 12.10.08: Hey, Did You Hear…
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…Nintendo sold 800,000 Wii’s over Black Friday weekend? The stat accounts for US sales only, and is nearly double the 2007 sales for the console. Full story: Reuters
…it may be awhile before you can download Netflix movies from your PS3? Despite Xbox 360 recently launching Netflix service on Xbox Live, Sony says they have no intention of partnering with Netflix anytime soon, and will instead rely on their current content sources. Full story: Joystiq
…a Mom in the UK is up in arms after a DS game tried to teach her kid curse words? Apparently, the mom purchased Scrabble for the Nintendo DS for her 8-year-old, only to find that while playing, the game’s A.I. was using words like t**s and f*****s. Full story: Daily Mail
…the creator of Rock Band was just awarded a huge fat Christmas bonus? Harmonix was issued a $300 million dollar bonus by parent company Viacom for the overwhelming success of the game. $330M?! That should buy the folks at Harmonix a hell of a lot of stocking stuffers. Full story: Wired
…today marks the 10th anniversary of the Havok engine? The omnipresent engine has appeared in over 200 titles since it was unveiled in 1998. To celebrate, we suggest you settle in with a game of Half-Life, and eat copious amounts of cake. Full story: Kotaku
Tags: Black Friday, Daily Mail, Half Life, Harmonix, Havok, Hey Did You Hear..., Joystiq, Kotaku, Netflix, News, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, PS3, Reuters, Rock Band, Scrabble, Sony, Viacom, Wired, Xbox 360
Gamer News 12.08.08: Hey, Did You Hear…
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…Over half of adults are gamers? In a new study released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, also says that 1 in 5 adults play games every day. Full story: MSNBC
…The Rock Band music library has officially reached 500 titles? Harmonix made good on the promise to add 500 songs by the end of 2008, and did so a full month early. In other RB news, we can’t wait for next week’s release of 13 No Doubt songs from their “The Singles 1992: 2003″ CD. Full stories: Steve Streeting and 1Up
…The Saw video game is looking for a new home? The tough times over at Brash Entertainment have left the game near-complete, but homeless. Hopefully this one will get snatched up quick. Full story: Bloody Disgusting
…There is still an N-64 half-pipe in Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia? I came across this pic of it on Reddit, and it gave me a laugh. Check out image on Fongie.com
…A very creative and technically impressive modder, Ben Heckendorn, created a portable Xbox 360? Although pretty hefty, this little machine looks amazingly cool, and allows you to take your game on the road. Full story and detailed how-to: BenHeck.com
Tags: 1Up, Bloody Disgusting, Brash Entertainment, Harmonix, Hey Did You Hear..., MSNBC, N-64, News, No Doubt, Pew Internet and American Life Project, Reddit, Rock Band, Saw, Xbox 360
Harmonix Offering Up 20 FREE New Tracks for Rock Band 2
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I know what you are thinking: nothing good in life is free. Well, that’s kind of true in this case as well. Yes, Harmonix is offering 20 tracks for Rock Band 2 for absolutely nada, but the tracks are…how can I say this delicately…not exactly #1 hits that anyone has ever f*****g heard of. Still…free tracks = cool, so grab them when they become available on Nov 4th. To get yours, you will need to register at the official site. The full track listing can be found after the jump.
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