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MTV EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag What Sgt. Pepper's looks like in The Beatles: Rock Band 7 In case you own The Beatles: Rock Band and for some reason don't know what Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sounds like, Harmonix, MTV Games, and Apple Corp. would like to remind you. That'... Rock Band DLC: AFI and The Bangles (Update) 15 If you thought that The Beatles: Rock Band downloadable content that was announced earlier today was the only time I'd be writing about Rock Band DLC today, you're wrong. Thank god, because serio... Sgt. Pepper's to hit The Beatles: Rock Band next week 17 Next week, the second full album by The Beatles will be available for download for The Beatles: Rock Band, Harmonix/MTV Games/Apple Corp. announced today.  The Beatles' 1967 record, Sgt. Pep... Here, have some random Spongebob Rock Band DLC 38 Last Friday, we passed along information about this week's Rock Band Music Store update, which included The White Stripes, Kasabian, and The Damned. Well, surprise -- there's more.  Today, t... Ten Minute Taste: LEGO Rock Band 18 Earlier today, I gave you a taste of Band Hero, and proceeded to bare my soul to the Internet as I tried to convince everyone (and myself) that it's okay to like Maroon 5 songs. How many band ga... Why yes, Rock Band is coming to iPhone/iPod Touch 4 So of course Rock Band is coming to the iPhone (and iPod Touch), right? This October, you can tap away on Apple's little touch-screen to 20 songs, with music from Blondie, the Smashing Pumpk... Rock Band DLC: Electric Six, Alanis, The Racontuers 20 The wait for the klezmer 8-pack continues, with next week's Rock Band Music Store selections featuring music from The Raconteurs, Alanis Morissette, Electric Six, and The Flobots. For your perusa... Upcoming Pearl Jam DLC for Rock Band priced 12 We already knew that Pearl Jam's upcoming album, Backspacer, is coming to rock band in its entirety. But Harmonix and MTV Games have officially announced it today, and after shouting "OLD!&q... Review: The Beatles: Rock Band 127 As the ending credits rolled on The Beatles: Rock Band -- set to the sounds of actual, archived studio chatter from the Fab Four -- our Xbox 360 controller went into sleep mode. Yes, the credits ... The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition bundle dwarfs my cat 44 Like The Beatles itself, the box that houses The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition is startlingly huge. The package arrived last week while I was in Seattle for the Penny Arcade Expo, and s... Rock Band Bar Nights: The future of music gaming? 13 A few days ago, Harmonix and MTV Games announced its "Rock Band Bar Night" initiative, the goal to provide tools bar owners to host their own Rock Band nights around the United States. ... Rumor: LEGO Rock Band tracks exportable, DLC leak extravaganza 18 Wired's Chris Kohler has worked some magic, coercing from a high-level Harmonix source information that you're not supposed to know about the future of the Rock Band series... one day before Guit... MTV Games guaranteed rights holders $10 mil for Beatles use 5 MTV Games and parent company Viacom spent some major cash for you to be able to play Rock Band as The Beatles.According to the LA Times, Viacom has promised rights holders a minimum of somewhere ... One instrument songs for Rock Band Network? Go for it! 15 In the comments our Rock Band Network preview, Destructoid reader Xzyliac had an interesting question. "Do you know if Harmonix is requiring four tracks for every song?" ... Preview: Rock Band Network 26 Last month, Harmonix unveiled Rock Band Network, an upcoming service that will allow musicians to get their songs into Rock Band and actually make cold, hard cash by doing so. It’s a ground... Rock Band DLC: Tom Petty, Billy Idol, and more 21 Next week's Rock Band Store update finally brings Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" -- a song far better than "White Wedding" (yes, I said it) -- to the game. Additionally, Tom Petty ... GC 09: Beatles album DLC details, Nirvana, more to Rock Band 42 At gamescom today, Harmonix CEO and co-founder Alex Rigopulos revealed that tracks from Queen, Nirvana, Tom Petty, Iggy Pop, The White Stripes, Pantera, Talking Heads, Korn, and The Rancontuers w... Preview: The Beatles: Rock Band 40 The dog days of summer have arrived, which means that the September 9th release of The Beatles: Rock Band draws ever closer. Information about the game has been coming from a variety of sources; ... Pearl Jam's new album available in Rock Band upon release 14 On September 20, Pearl Jam will release its latest record Backspacer, the band's ninth album. Because we're not a music blog, you may wonder why we think you should care. Well, that's becaus... Rock Band DLC: Next week Spinal Tap is gonna rock you next week 17 For those of you a bit disappointed by the Spinal Tap releases on the Rock Band Music Store a few weeks ago, this is for you. Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that a ton of Spinal Tap, inclu... HMX: 'Beatles: Rock Band is the Brian's Song of videogames' 14 While at MTV yesterday to see a near-final build of The Beatles: Rock Band, I asked Harmonix PR guru John Drake to elaborate on something I’d heard from community manager Sean Baptiste duri... Former America's Next Top model contestant eyes Rock Band Network 21 First thing this morning, I’m looking at the title of this press release and trying to figure out why I know the name – Sarah Vonderhaar. The release tells me that the “up-and-c... Preview: The Beatles: Rock Band (Vocal Trainer) 25 Vocal harmonies are something that many gamers have wanted to see in Rock Band since the franchise’s inception. So what better place is there to introduce the feature than in a game with th... Harmonix reveals 15 more The Beatles: Rock Band songs 31 We’ve known for a while that The Beatles: Rock Band will feature 45 of the legendary band’s songs on the game disc, but at E3, Harmonix -- those dirty, dirty teases -- chose to only t... Rock Band DLC: Kings of Leon, Rancid, Rise Against, Lush 19 Looks like you won't need to wait until September to use your plastic instruments to rock out to Kings of Leon's "Sex on Fire," included in Guitar Hero 5. Harmonix and MTV have announce... You're cheap: 'Still Alive' free on Rock Band Unplugged 13 The Rock Band Unplugged music store on the PlayStation Portable is updating today, bringing the total available tracks for download up to 19. While that pales into comparison to the 700-plus song... Rock Band DLC: Seriously, 'Hammer Smashed Face' OMG (update) 42 Okay, so since the release of the first Guitar Hero back in 2005, I've been saying, "Can we get some Cannibal Corpse up in this piece? Specifically, 'Hammer Smashed Face'?" I said it mo... Motley Crue, Dream Theater and more rock Rock Band Unplugged 8 Did you forget that your copy of Rock Band Unplugged had a Music Store? Harmonix and MTV Games didn’t! Today, it announced that four new tracks are available to download right now, for a $1... Rock Band DLC: Foreigner, more Vans Warped Tour stuff 9 Harmonix decided to pull the veil off of next week’s Rock Band downloadable content a bit early, revealing it in the latest issue of the digital Rock Band Community Zine. And here you go:Fo... MTV True Life to cover game addiction, wants you 30 Bitching about MTV is pretty much something everyone loves to do except for tween girls, but to be honest ever since Singled Out there's been a show on there that I'd watch, and now that there ar... Full Rock Band Country Track Pack track listing revealed 22 In before “OMG, it’s called 'Rock' Band, not 'country' band LOLZ.” Say what you will, but the country music genre is one of the most popular in United States. And with that, mor... Review: Rock Band Unplugged 16 For the life of me, I’ll never understand why Harmonix’s Frequency and Amplitude weren’t commercial hits. The titles featured a solid and fun beat-matching mechanic, and were bo... OLD: Green Day track pack coming to Rock Band 36 We knew it. Really, we did. But now Harmonix and MTV Games (along with Warner Bros./Reprise) have announced that a Green Day track packs will be made available for Rock Band, starting on July 7. ... Harmonix not-so-subtly hints at Green Day in Rock Band 27 Regardless of your opinion of Green Day’s music, I think it’s safe to say that their songs (especially, say, Dookie-era stuff) would be pretty damn fun to play in Rock Band. Personall... E309: Behind the scenes with The Beatles: Rock Band 26 Apparently -- and this is news to me, really -- The Beatles are kind of a big deal. Something about shaping rock n' roll history, according to reliable Internet sources like Wikipedia. I suppose ... E3 09: The Beatles: Rock Band has the best intro ever 27 Raise your hand if you want to have your mind blown first thing this morning. You do? And you, in the back, as well? Good -- Harmonix is more than happy to oblige, providing us with the most surr... E3 09: First look at The Beatles Rock Band with your eyes 16 It was hard for me to not make some kind of "Magical Mystery Tour" reference in the title of this post, because that's exactly what The Beatles Rock Band seems to be. Mysterious in that... Rock Band Unplugged ships, still street dated for June 9 7 Color us confused when this morning, Harmonix and MTV Game shot out a press release this morning saying that Rock Band Unplugged had shipped to stores this week. Previously, we had been told that... Rock Band DLC: Ministry, The Zombies, The Cranberries 17 Harmonix and MTV have announced next week’s Rock Band Store update, with a chance for a theme completely missed. See if you can figure it out: Ministry – “Cuz U R Next”Min... Full Rock Band Unplugged track list revealed 10 Harmonix and MTV Games have announced the full track list for Rock Band Unplugged, the upcoming PlayStation Portable title set to hit stores on June 9. The 41-song set list will be a mix of track... Rumor: Green Day tracks headed to Rock Band 59 As if MTV Games and Harmonix don't have enough problems with the leak of the PlayStation Portable game Rock Band Unplugged some two weeks before its release. Now, the same people who simply could... Yee haw! Retail Rock Band Country Track Pack announced 27 Retailers like GameStop have been listing it for awhile now, but Harmonix and MTV Games have just revealed the retail-based Rock Band Country Track Pack for a July 21 release for PlayStation 3, X... Pearl Jam Live Rock Band project slated for 2010 11 If the entirety of Pearl Jam’s classic album Ten being playable in Rock Band wasn’t enough for you, sleep well knowing there’s a hell of a lot more on the way. It appears there&... Jerry Bruckheimer Games is a thing, executives announced 6 You read that right – Hollywood big-shot producer Jerry Bruckheimer is getting into the videogame industry. In association with MTV Games, the producer has announced the two executives who ... The Week in Rock Band DLC: Social D, Steely Dan, more 17 Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that eight tracks will be available for download on the Rock Band store next week. That takes the total number of songs out of the coveted “666” ... ESRB spills the beans on two more Rock Band Unplugged tracks 9 It won't be long before Rock Band Unplugged hits retail, but we're still in the dark on the game's final 41-track set list. The ESRB, hard at work at making sure we know when sexual and drug... Week in Rock Band DLC: Jane's Addiction's Nothing's Shocking 12 Say it with me: "It's about God damned time." Revealed as downloadable content last freakin' year, the classic Jane's Addiction album Nothing's Shocking is coming to Rock Band as downlo... Is this the first video of The Beatles: Rock Band? [update] 23 On Friday night, the opening night of the 2009 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, headliner and rock legend Paul McCartney thrilled the crowd with a marathon set that lasted nearly two a... Pre-order The Beatles: Rock Band, get into special club 11 A bit late to the game, MTV Games and Harmonix shot us an email today detailing the contents of the $249.99 The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Bundle. After shouting "OLD!" at our m... Preview: Rock Band Unplugged 25 Back when Harmonix revealed the first Rock Band, we had a chance to go to its offices to check it out a few months before it was released. It looked great -- the guitar formula that they had perf... The Week in Rock Band DLC: Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy 16 Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that more Guns N' Roses is coming to Rock Band next week! Chinese Democracy, the 64-times-delayed album that finally hit shelves late last year, is coming to... Rock Band not ruled out for the DS, but could it be LEGO? 7 With the Rock Band franchise already successful on multiple consoles and finally making its way to the PlayStation Portable this June, where's the love for Nintendo's handheld? In an interview wi... Rock Band Unplugged trailer, tracks, PSP bundle announced 25 Following a GameStop "leak," Harmonix and MTV Games have officially revealed and announced the first details for the upcoming PlayStation Portable title, Rock Band Unplugged.Available o... Does this GDC presentation 'b-slide' confirm LEGO Rock Band? 8 Not long ago, we laughed at the rumors of LEGO Rock Band. The idea was simply too absurd to consider. Or is it? When GDC producer Think Services posted up an early version of Dan Teasdale's ... Rock Band/Star Trek promotion is not an April Fools' joke 12 When a press release hit our inbox with the header "MTV Games and Paramount Pictures Take STAR TREK and Rock Band 'Where No Man Has Gone Before'," we swore it had to be an April Fools' ... Retail art reveals first tracks from Rock Band Unplugged 18 Retailer GameStop recently updated their listing for Rock Band Unplugged with box art. Good for them! Even better, they're all like "view back of the box," which reveals all kinds of ju... The Week in Rock Band DLC: Toby Keith, beer for his horses 17 Those lamenting the lack of modern country music in Rock Band (there are people like that, right?), worry no more -- next week's store update brings not one, but six Toby Keith tracks to the musi... Happiness is a warm game! The Beatles: Rock Band releasing on September 9 42 Are you sitting down? If not, you might want to change that before you read this. According to a newly-minted Web site, the Rock Band game featuring the music of The Beatles -- now officially tit... CES 2009: MTV and Sony partner to bring 'Rock of Love Bus' to PSN 16 MTV and Sony have announced a blockbuster deal to bring MTV programming to the PlayStation Network. The information was first given during Sony’s press conference at CES. We’re sure t... Beatles game confirmed by MTV and Apple Corps 43 As we predicted in yesterday's rumor, a Beatles game is coming out of the partnership between Apple Corps and MTV. A conference call between these companies and Harmonix confirmed it as press lis... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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