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Okay, so OMG 'Mr. Roboto' is playable in Band Hero photo

So Activision sent out a Band Hero press release today and was all like, "OMG, Taylor Swift makes her videogame debut, guys!" They go on to say that, not only will she appear in the game, but so will her songs "You Belong to Me," "Picture To Burn," and "Love Story." 
 
We assume that this triple-attack of country-pop songs is as exciting to teeny-boppers as the three Tool songs that appeared in Guitar Hero: World Tour were to mopey, miserable looking dudes with long, greasy hair. Activision says Band Hero is the "the biggest music event to hit living rooms this holiday season," and we agree with that statement... but not because of Taylor Swift (which is old news, BTW OMG).
 
Because, uh, STYX "Mr. Roboto" (also known around the office as "Mr. Effin' Roboto") has been announced as one of the game's playable tracks. The songs joins a bunch of other just-announced tracks that aren't "Mr. Roboto," like some Hillary Duff song and a Kylie Minogue/Robbie Williams duet.
 
You can see the new tracks (along with the previously announced ones) after the jump, but... "Mr. Roboto" guys! 

Newly announced tracks for Band Hero (console):

  • The Airborne Toxic Event - "Gasoline"
  • Big Country - "In a Big Country"
  • The Bravery - "Believe"
  • Cold War Kids - "Hang Me Up To Dry"
  • Counting Crows - "Angels of the Silences"
  • Dashboard Confessional - "Hands Down"
  • David Bowie - "Let's Dance"
  • Devo - "Whip It"
  • Evanescence - "Bring Me To Life"
  • Fall Out Boy - "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
  • The Go-Go's - "Our Lips Are Sealed"
  • Hilary Duff - "So Yesterday"
  • Jesse McCartney - "Beautiful Soul"
  • The Kooks - "Naïve"
  • Marvin Gaye - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
  • Mighty Mighty Bosstones - "Impression That I Get"
  • OK Go - "A Million Ways"
  • Pat Benatar - "Love Is A Battlefield"
  • Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue - "Kids"
  • Styx - "Mr. Roboto"
  • Yellowcard - "Ocean Avenue"

Newly announced tracks for Band Hero (Nintendo DS Lite):

  • The All-American Rejects - "Believe"
  • Boys Like Girls - "The Great Escape"
  • Foo Fighters - "Monkey Wrench"
  • Lacuna Coil - "Our Truth"
  • The Pretenders - "Boots of Chinese Plastic"
  • The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - "You Better Pray"
  • Sublime - "All You Need"
  • Sum 41 - "In Too Deep"
  • The Vines - "Get Free"

Previously announced tracks for Band Hero (console)

  • The All-American Rejects - "Dirty Little Secret"
  • Alphabeat - "Fascination"
  • Aly and AJ - "Like Whoa"
  • Carl Douglas - "Kung Fu Fighting"
  • Cheap Trick - "I Want You To Want Me" (Live)
  • Don McLean - "American Pie"
  • Duran Duran - "Rio"
  • Jackson 5 - "ABC"
  • Janet Jackson - "Black Cat"
  • Katrina and The Waves - "Walking On Sunshine"
  • Lily Allen - "Take What You Take"
  • Maroon 5 - "She Will Be Loved"
  • No Doubt - "Just A Girl"
  • Roy Orbison - "Oh Pretty Woman"
  • Snow Patrol - "Take Back the City"
  • Taylor Swift - "Love Story"
  • Taylor Swift - "Picture to Burn"
  • Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me"
  • Tonic - "If You Could Only See"
  • Village People - "YMCA"

Previously announced tracks Band Hero (Nintendo DS Lite)

  • Avril Lavigne - "Girlfriend"
  • Blink-182 - "First Date"
  • Evanescence - "Call Me When You're Sober"
  • Fall Out Boy - "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"
  • Kaiser Chiefs - "I Predict A Riot"
  • The Killers - "Spaceman"
  • KT Tunstall - "Suddenly I
  • No Doubt - "Excuse Me Mr."
  • P!nk - "So What"
  • Queen - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
  • Queens Of The Stone Age - "No One Knows"
  • Spin Doctors - "Two Princes"

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35 comments | showing # 1 to 35

craigbezzle's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:01
craigbezzle
Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and I'm gonna let you finish---but Rock Band 2 had one of the greatest game soundtracks of all time! Of all time!
pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:09
pendelton21
Wow, that list of console songs is just awful. Just awful.
CypherVR's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:10
CypherVR
this blog comments will have nothing but:

Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and I'm gonna let you finish---(insert better topic here)
13thDragon's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:12
13thDragon
Domo
JamnOnTheOne's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:13
JamnOnTheOne
"Kids" was a great song, back in 2001 (ish). Provided there are two mics and two vocal tracks.

I still don't understand the obsession with "Mr. Roboto" for anything other than pure kitsch-factor. Styx hates the song (except for Dennis DeYoung) and it's the lowest point in their career.
Shadowiii's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:13
Shadowiii
Ok, so in a game focusing on only popular songs from mostly modern bands...there is a Lacuna Coil song? Seriously? Since when are they mainstream?
Don't get me wrong, I love 'em, but it seems out of place. I swear it's just a "me too!" for Rock Band 2 having Our Truth.
The only song that I'd actually like to play is Sugar, We're Going Down. My wife is a huge sucker for Fall Out Boy.
Yeah, this is going to sell a bajillion copies, and I will cry with every one sold. On the plus side, hopefully RB2 will sift through this mess, pull out the best songs, and release us some DLC! We can only hope.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:14
Holyetheline
No Radiohead? I'm sad. :(
kireblade's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:17
kireblade
I'll only be happy if Digital Kanye can interrupt her song.
Ace Flibble's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:21
Ace Flibble
@Shadowiii Lacuna Coil have been in Guitar Hero before, why not Rock Band? Within Temptation and Evanescence have also made it in before. The only surprise to me is that Nightwish haven't gotten in yet.

Anyway. Mr Roboto, YMCA and Kung Fu Fighting? I'm sold.
dj-anon's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:24
dj-anon
I'm sorry but Beyonce's video was the best ever.
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:29
Tarvu
If you connect a controller and hammer all the buttons you can provoke a Kanye West interruption.
MasterBalls's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:29
MasterBalls
I'm very happy for you Activision, and imma let y'all finish, but the Beatles were the best music game characters of all time. Of all time.
Arch649's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:33
Arch649
That joke is PLAYED people. PLAYED!! Anyway Taylor Swift looks blind in that picture.
stevetothepast's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:35
stevetothepast
comment about kanye west interrupting taylor swift
Kif 's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:47
Kif
Gonna buy this, make a Jeffster band and FREAKING OWN THIS SONG!!
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 12:49
MrSadistic
Taylor Swift is the greatest musician of our time.
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 13:10
PappaDukes
@mrSadistic - no, she's the greatest musician of your time.
DarkMagic56's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 13:11
DarkMagic56
Yo Taylor Swift, I'm happy for you, and I'mma let you finish, but Kanye West would be the best playable character of all time. OF ALL TIME!!!
Blasto's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 13:15
Blasto
Alright, screw you for that Tool crack Nick. I'll have you know that I wash my luxurious hair everyday, diiiiiick!
DanGale's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 13:18
DanGale
I'm going to grab a riot shield now to cover myself but I actually think Taylor Swift is quite good. In fact, so much so that I always wanted to play her songs in Guitar Hero (or Rock Band). Look at number five in my past blog as proof.

I'm so jealous of Band Hero right now.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 13:27
brainderailment
Why is Kanye NOT in that header image?
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 13:29
Xzyliac
Dammit this game has a few tracks that oughta be in RB.

@Aceflibble
I think what he means is this game is very pop, Top 40s oritented. Plus this isn't Rock Band. Also Lacuna Coil has three songs last I counted in RB. One on disc and two playable.

@DanGale
After the Kanye debacle I gave Swift a try and she's definitely my new guilty. Shhh! Don't tell anyone! I hang out with pretentious music snobs and they'll cut me if they find out.
seltzermx's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 13:42
seltzermx
You can't make fun of Kylie Minogue. She's a breast cancer survivor, you know.
DanGale's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 13:55
DanGale
@Xyliac

Brothers!
Fusiontr's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 14:00
Fusiontr
Man this setlist sucks major ass.

BUT STYX!!!
Shadowiii's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 14:31
Shadowiii
@Ace Flibble, Xzyliac

Yeah, that's what I meant. They are very metal (like the other bands you mentioned...and I love them all too), which REALLY seems out of place for me here. This seems more like "Kids Bop" and "Now That's What I call Music!" oriented instead of stuff college students listen to.
But I completely 100% agree on Nightwish; I've been wanting it forever. Get me some Wishmaster and Amaranth (maybe End of All Hope) and I'll be set for life. They also need Within Temptation on Rock Band...
Loogibot's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 15:53
Loogibot
@Nick: What are ya talking about, I don't even have long greasy hair :(

Anyways, it looks like I'll be skipping on this one. There's a distinct lack of Metal here. I'll stick to Gh5, Rb2, and RB:The Beatles for my plastic instrument music enjoyments.
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 15:59
atastysammich
Spoiler: He's KILROY! KILROY! Kilroy! Kilroy.
Ikey Heyman's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 16:32
Ikey Heyman
I'm not going to get this, but hell yes, Mr. Roboto.
Prof Doctor's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 17:42
Prof Doctor
Damn! They put In a Big Country in the crap "hero" game. Man I LOVE that song. Rest of the set list is pretty shit. (Pretty meaning there's another couple good songs)
Hopeless Savage's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 18:59
Hopeless Savage
There was this story in EGM about one of the designers (when it was just Guitar Hero, and Harmonix was still in charge of their own fucking franchise) melting down because some of the other dudes pranked him by saying the publisher was demanding they add Avril Lavigne to the game.

Taylor Swift, Fallout Boy, Jesse McCartney, and Hilary Duff?
Look at the rock that was brought in Guitar Hero II and tell me this is okay. How did we get here?
RaunchyBulbasaur's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 19:26
RaunchyBulbasaur
Band Hero is probably one of the most retarded titles I've ever heard.
wolverine's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 21:07
wolverine
Hope Band Hero has Kayne West to interrupt Taylor Swift....

I miss the cool Guitar Hero... like Guitar Hero 2 BEST SET LIST EVER!

Metallica was ok... but everything else after Guitar Hero 2 has been all sappy and pop oriented... with one or two gems not worth shelling money for.
Modern Robot's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2009 00:15
Modern Robot
Lol, my cousin finally gets into a videogame along with her band.
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2009 06:21
Jon B
Nintendo DS Lite

Teeheehee.

Aren't half of these tracks on Rock Band already? I know that the.. um, two that look even remotely interesting are.
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