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Oh, Awesome, Soon You May Perform ‘Bed Intruder’ In Rock Band

10:40AM March 17, 2011 | Owen Good

Antoine Dodson went full meme in late July; his local-news anti-crime rant was autotuned into “Bed Intruder” in early August. The Blue and Gold Marching Machine of North Carolina A&T State University performed it at halftime about a month later, and then Rock Band 3 arrived two months after that. Why has it taken so long for this game and that song to get together? More »


News

Rock Band Network Has Its Plug Pulled On Wii

1:00PM January 15, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Wii owners, there will be no more Rock Band Network songs for you after January 18. Rock Band developer Harmonix said today that it will no longer be supporting Nintendo’s console with new releases. More »


Nintendo

Fallout 3 Tribute Available On Rock Band Store

9:00AM January 1, 2011 | Owen Good

“Vault 101″, the Fallout 3 ballad by nerd rockers Kirby More »


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Rock Band 3 Rings In 2010 With The Man In Black, Old Tracks

9:00AM December 31, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

One of your resolutions for 2011 should probably be “play more Rock Band 3.” Harmonix is encouraging that kind of behaviour with a long list of new additions to its full band music game, including an injection of Johnny Cash. More »


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Rock Band Is Coming Down With Pac-Man Fever In 2011

9:30AM December 16, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Truly terrible arcade-inspired album Pac-Man Fever is coming to Rock Band Network next year, letting Rock Band owners relive the 1982 Buckner & Garcia classic from the comfort of their plastic instruments. More »


In Real Life

Man Vs Massive Rock Band Set List

7:40AM June 19, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Harmonix and MTV brag about their ever expanding Rock Band set list at E3 2010 by printing out the whole thing, now with more Rock Band Network, on a huge wall, with human being included for comparison.


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The Rock Band Network Goes Live With 100 Plus New Tracks

5:20AM March 5, 2010 | Mike Fahey

In January, Harmonix launched the tools needed for artists to publish their songs on the Rock Band Network. Today, the Rock Band Network Store opens to the public, with more than 100 new songs for fans to purchase and play. More »


These Mario Tunes Will Never Make It Onto The Rock Band Network

10:00AM February 9, 2010 | Mike Fahey

These custom Mario 64 music tracks from YouTube user TheGrinz might never make it past the Rock Band Network’s copyright violation checks, but they’re still impressive as hell. More »


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The Rock Band Network’s Very Naughty Words

3:40AM January 21, 2010 | Mike Fahey

The Rock Band Network has gone into beta, with a comprehensive guide to offensive content that features a list of “very naughty words”, such as “Anusdrill”, “Paedophile” and “God”. We’ve reproduced the list here, so be warned – this post is extremely NSFW. More »


Rumour: Rock Band Network Launching Tomorrow?

4:00PM January 19, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

MTV’s Rock Band Network, an ambitious program aimed at letting “anyone” upload a song to the game’s store, may be launching as early as tomorrow, according to the Wall Street Journal. More »