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E3 Quick Play: Dance Central 2
HANDS-ON E3 2011: Hands on with the new dance game 6 July 2011 10:00 GMT TweetDance Central rocked Kinect players, showing that video games don’t have to be lazy affairs on the sofa. Now as Dance Central 2 gets ready to be released in November 2011, we tracked down the energetic game at E3 in Los Angeles to find out whether...
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Dance Central - quick play preview
Hands-on and first impressions of the new dance game from Harmonix 22 June 2010 10:00 GMT TweetHow good a dancer do you think you are? No really? Enough to strut your stuff and have your entire body tracked and then rated and scored. Well if that sounds like your thing, then Dance Central is likely to be the game for you. We grabbed a hands-on...
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Green Day Rock Band gets release date
Wake me up when 8 June ends 12 March 2010 15:59 GMT TweetHarmonix may have just announced Rock Band 3, but before that arrives there's the small matter of Green Day Rock Band for the company to contend with. The title, which we first heard word of back in December, will be arriving on shelves on 8 June.
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Rock Band 3 confirmed, due Christmas 2010
With "more selective" tracklisting 10 March 2010 15:28 GMT TweetHarmonix looks set to keep on expanding its Rock Band franchise, officially announcing Rock Band 3, which will be coming out in time for Christmas 2010. It'll be created by Harmonix, published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic Arts.
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Harmonix denies Hendrix Rock Band rumours
Legendary guitarist game not in the works 19 February 2010 16:55 GMT TweetDespite what you might have heard, Harmonix is not working on a Jimi Hendrix Rock Band title. Rumours have been creeping around for a few days, with a wide range of websites citing an interview in the LA Times with Hendrix's sister Janie.
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Rock Band Network to enter public beta testing
Harmonix opening UGC store up 19 January 2010 15:47 GMT TweetHarmonix has confirmed that the Rock Band Network will be opening up for beta access imminently. As previously reported on Pocket-lint, the service offers anyone the chance to upload music that they've created and make it purchasable in the Xbox 360...
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Green Day: Rock Band coming in 2010
MTV confirms Beatles follow-up 14 December 2009 12:47 GMT TweetMTV has confirmed that the followup to Beatles: Rock Band will be Green Day: Rock Band. The move follows hints that they'd get a full Rock Band game from singer Billie Joe Armstrong earlier in the year.
A teaser trailer has been released by...
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The Beatles: Rock Band hits million milestone
Success for Fab Four's console career 11 December 2009 9:20 GMT TweetThe Beatles: Rock Band has hit the milestone of 1 million sales across the globe.
The music game, that follows the career of the Fab Four and lets players make-believe play Beatles tunes, was launched across the world on 09/09/09. -
Sgt. Pepper coming to The Beatles Rock Band
Second downloadable album available for 60s rhythm game hit 13 November 2009 16:29 GMT TweetIt was 2 months ago today, that Rock Band let us play, a truck load of Beatles songs, so that we could all sing along. Now may I introduce to you, the pack we've all wanted for years - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band!
Yes, Harmonix and...
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The Beatles Rock Band - Xbox 360 review
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Is this one just for the fans?
6 November 2009 12:00 GMT
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Of all the bands that have a difficult relationship with digital music, The Beatles stand above AC/DC, Metallica and Pink Floyd as the most troublesome. Apple Corps has a long-standing dispute with EMI that prevents the Fab Four's music from being...
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The Who: Rock Band on the way
Beatles follow up due in 2010, claims Roger Daltrey 28 October 2009 11:20 GMT TweetRoger Daltrey, the lead singer in The Who, has revealed that his band will be the stars of the next edition of the plastic-controller music series Rock Band. The singer confirmed the move to the Republican in an interview.
Daltrey, when asked...
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Rock Band gets ten-song Queen pack
Fat Bottomed Girls are coming your way 5 October 2009 11:04 GMT TweetHarmonix has announced a ten-song pack of downloadable content for Rock Band. The songs are all from one band - British rock legends Queen. The pack comprises of:
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PHOTOS: The Beatles: Rock Band art work
Gallery to celebrate the 09/09/09 release 9 September 2009 10:05 GMT TweetToday, as 09/09/09, sees the long-awaited launch of the The Beatles: Rock Band music-themed video game.
To whet your appetite for the new title, here's a brief gallery of character art work and screen shots for the game.
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Ion Drum Rocker - First Look review
FIRST LOOK The ultimate Rock Band accessory? 8 September 2009 12:00 GMT TweetYou've broken your foot pedal again, after stomping through "Ace of Spades" one too many times. Sellotape is holding up your green snare drum, and you're pining for your crash cymbal hits to actually feel like you're battering a sheet of metal.
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Rock Band to replace Karaoke, coming to a bar near you
Forget singing - you want guitar, drums and more 31 August 2009 23:38 GMT TweetAmericans are about to get an alternative to singing "Your so Vain" and "American Pie" this September as Harmonix and MTV Games are hitting the road with Rock Band to promote the game.
Encouraging bars to sign up across the USA, "Rock Band...
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