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No, I'm serious with that headline: your mom is in Rock Band 2

Among the features of the game's expanded Band World Tour Mode is the ability to hire staff as you gain fans by completing gigs. Your default roadie? Your mom, a Carol Brady-like figurehead who offers you support and, as the game puts it, a "200% boost in clean laundry and worried phone calls."

As you progress through the game, you'll be able to hire other staff members, all of which will offer you different bonuses depending on their function. The unpaid intern, Trevor "Brutal" Dent, hates your music, but will net your band more money per gig. Or you can hire a street team, Jason and Sarah Brau, huge fans who will promote your music and help you earn more fans. 

There are 14 different staff members you can hire, many of which I've yet to unlock, like the stylist (Jaime Divine), a documentarian (Cameron), or a publicist (Lurline B. Vermouth). Hey, if any of them don't work out, there's always mom, right?


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P3T3Y's Avatar
P3T3Y at 08/22/2008 14:00
Also would have accepted: Your soiled underwear/underpants/underoos is/are in Rock Band 2.
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 08/22/2008 14:03
I'm loving all of this Rock Band 2 news!
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 08/22/2008 14:09
@Holyetheline:

I'm working with preview code, so more is sure to come as I get deeper in to the game. Done for the day, though. :D
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 08/22/2008 14:11
Rock Band 2 is looking awesome
F Whipple's Avatar
F Whipple at 08/22/2008 14:12
This will just make it awkward when my band picks up groupies
Tactix's Avatar
Tactix at 08/22/2008 14:13
I'm glad my mom is in the game! That laundry's gotta get done somehow!
Phantom Spaceman's Avatar
Phantom Spaceman at 08/22/2008 14:26
groupies ftw
pendelton21's Avatar
pendelton21 at 08/22/2008 14:31
Too bad you can't recreate your own mothers to put in the game.
Technophile's Avatar
Technophile at 08/22/2008 14:38
my mom is kinda hot.
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 08/22/2008 14:41
My mom will be thrilled to know she's finally in a game.
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 08/22/2008 14:43
They showed us this at E3. Did you somehow miss it then, Nick?
michiyoyoshiku's Avatar
michiyoyoshiku at 08/22/2008 14:50
Somebody stole this from me

AND THEY WILL PAY I DID THE YOUR MOM THING in Rock Band long before this....

FEEL MY WRATH HARMONIX FEEL MY WRATH
balth's Avatar
balth at 08/22/2008 15:09
But who washes your mom's dirty laundry once I'm done making it with her?
MrSadistic's Avatar
MrSadistic at 08/22/2008 15:16
milf
Miike's Avatar
Miike at 08/22/2008 15:35
My mom isn't white....
Electro Lemon's Avatar
Electro Lemon at 08/22/2008 16:38
Wait, his name really is Brutal? I thought that was Nick making a joke.
Projectexodus's Avatar
Projectexodus at 08/22/2008 17:13
Mom!?
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ScreamingScarab at 08/22/2008 18:34
Too bad they don't have a "Mom's Choice" setlist of Bee Gees, Michael Buble, Simply Red, and Marvin Gaye. Hey! That rhymed!
Batthink's Avatar
Batthink at 08/23/2008 17:09
They should have radio DJs in that group of helpers.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar
TrailerParkJesus at 08/23/2008 18:47
hilarious
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