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Eighteen tracks from the band's back catalogue heading to MTV/Harmonix's upcoming title as DLC...
Recently pushed into 2008 for Europe, MTV and Harmonix have today confirmed the latest group to sign up to Rock Band's Downloadable Content - Grateful Dead. Picking eighteen tracks from the group's back catalogue stretching back over thirty years, Grateful Dead follows both The Who and Nirvana, two bands that are set to release whole albums for the game.
"Grateful Dead's unique fusion of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, and jazz challenged traditional musical boundaries and pushed the limits of creativity to produce a signature sound that is undeniably their own," stated Paul DeGooyer, MTV's Senior Vice President of Audio, Home Video and Electronic Games. "With an enormous legion of fans all over the world, Rock Band will give players a chance to interact with the music of these beloved rock pioneers and experience what Grateful Dead did best - jam from the depths of their souls."
"Grateful Dead, with their 30-year career and their timeless music, are the perfect addition to Rock Band," says Mark Pinkus, Rhino's Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing, Custom Product & Sync Licensing. "It's going to be a blast playing along to songs ranging from the Dead's earliest hit 'Truckin'' to their final hit 'Touch of Grey.' I'm confident that Rock Band will be instrumental in introducing kids to the magical music of Grateful Dead."
Rock Band is due to hit Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2 during the first quarter of 2008.
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Added:Sun 17th Aug 2008 02:27, Post No: 56
Sure it's great that they've put out an update disc for the PS2 but the songs selected are mostly crap compared to the packs you can download with the PS3! WTF?!
Added:Sun 11th May 2008 19:02, Post No: 55
Oh, good. I was hoping we could start seeing additional game discs for this franchise on the PS2 (since we can't do the downloads thing like the 360 or PS3). Love that they've gotten the rights to use Teenage Lobotomy, too!
Added:Thu 01st May 2008 17:18, Post No: 54
Yeah its releasing in UK the 23.may so im gonna import it.I live in Norway and i think the game is a VERY good game.Im gonna buy the Boston pack;)Anyways i have xbox 360 so im lucky:D
Added:Tue 22nd Apr 2008 01:32, Post No: 53
the drums, guitar, vocals, and expecialy bass are all easy however rock band has kickass songs with kickass graphics making it a little thing called "fun"
Added:Mon 14th Apr 2008 16:52, Post No: 52
I can see alot of ebay shops setting up just importing Rockband to the EU, they will make loads, people get it cheaper and quicker. At the full price EA wants for it the game is a dead duck in the EU.
Added:Sun 13th Apr 2008 06:38, Post No: 51
Activision is being really stupid about all of this. I am betting they are thinking that this kind of game is just a fad or something and is hoping to control the market as much as they can. All I can say about that is look at the whole IBM vs Mac issue. Mac went propriatary on all hardware and software while IBM remained open. Until recently 95% of PC sales were IBM compatable, and the software companies that were making games for the IBMs were raking in the cash. Anytime you make such a limiting thing to the consumer they will move on to a more versatile option. The next game that comes out that will work with any and all previously made guitars, mics (American Idol, Sing Star), drums and whatever else, is going to be the winner. Then Activision will be firing whoever made the decision to keep the patch from going thru.
Added:Fri 11th Apr 2008 21:47, Post No: 50
US rockband plays on PS3 fine... it's region - free gaming on the PS3. I know this cos I bought Rockband from the States... total cost including shipping and VAT (from customs) and extra postage was just under £130.... cheaper than all this rip off prices we have to pay in the UK.. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THAT????? NO body ever answers that question.
Added:Thu 10th Apr 2008 15:06, Post No: 49
No shortage of peripherals? Perhaps because it's a rip off
Added:Tue 25th Mar 2008 22:12, Post No: 48
Excellent news about this for the wii. trouble is how much is this one gonna set us all back? and will it be packaged with all the periferals?? Hope that the current guitair hero guitar controller is compatable otherwise this may push the price up too much. anyone got any ideas???
Added:Thu 28th Feb 2008 01:11, Post No: 47
I was extreamly dissapointed, I bought both and its really is bad. They win I paid down my 60 bucks for the rockband extra guitar that will be out in april. Bad activision..bad!