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"Rock Band: Nickelback" was codename for the Rock Band Network

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...in order to "deflect all curiosity" about the project.

Harmonix knew that they had something big on their hands with the Rock Band Network, a public track development system which may produce a huge expansion in content available for the game. So big was it, that in order to keep it under wraps, they had to give it a name that nobody would be interested in.

That's where Nickelback comes in.
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