Wired: "On the 25th day of August in the year 1991, rock legends AC/DC mounted the stage at the Monsters of Rock Festival at Castle Donington, in England. Historians tell us that the Rocking that ensued evoked calamities of biblical proportions -- there were no survivors.
We mere mortals will soon be able to relive that performance by way of the AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack, a bauble so unholy you'll only be able to buy it at Wal-Mart or Sam's Club.
The pack contains the entire set list from that historic performance, 18 live master recordings remixed with help from AC/DC's own audio engineers. All the guttural screeching and blistering solos have been refined to the quality of a studio cut, and even the clamoring audience has been included -- if you were at that show you could very well be in there, somewhere, represented as one of the teeming polygonal throng.
Though AC/DC is arguably exactly the sort of rock that the game was originally designed for, there aren't any additions or new features to the game to be found. The songs are represented here in loving detail, with the raw energy and exuberance of the band's stage performance translating well to plastic instruments. But it's all built on the Rock Band 1 engine, so there's nothing new to see here."
Alexander Sliwinski of Joystiq writes:
"The Rock Band Network has gone live on Xbox 360 with a catalog of 105 songs. With over 4,000 registered authors and peer reviewers participating in the program, we're guessing a lot more tracks are in the pipe. Song prices currently range from 80 to 160 ($1 and $2)."
MCV: Conspicuous by its absence in EA's forward planning for the financial year ahead was any mention of the once golden franchise that is Rock Band, leading to speculation that the publisher could be looking to drop its distribution agreement for the game.
Furthermore, with the end of its current deal with developer Harmonix now in site, EA has refused to offer a concrete commitment to extend its current distribution deal with Viacom.
I can't understand you gamers.
First, everybody complains that a numbered Guitar Hero sequel is coming every year and that it is destroying the music game industry.
Now, people are complaining that Harmonix is not releasing a new Rock Band so soon, sticking with our beloved weekly DLCs.
I really don't hope they release Rock Band 3 in 2010. Also, I don't know why Green Day: Rock Band isn't in this year's schedule. Not that I care, of course =P
From Terminal Gamer:
"Here is a list of 10 new ideas that Harmonix should think about implementing in RB3. I'm talking new stuff here, so having songs from RB1/RB2/DLC be exportable to RB3 is a given, as is online multiplayer and some form of career mode. I also tried to think of things that haven't been mentioned before, so as much as we all want it, you won't find "LED ZEPPELIN" anywhere on this list."
I had no idea it was even broken.
Looks like these are ways the game could improve, but I'd hardly say any of these would really 'fix' it. Jukebox would be nice, no pedal is available in Lego RB, and customization will come in time but really I'd like them to keep focusing on the basics/songs.
cool beand b)