Rock Band

Sgt. Pepper coming to The Beatles Rock Band

It 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 Apple Corps. have...

Rock Band is still not profitable, says Viacom

Viacom has admitted that its Rock Band series is still not making any cash - on the contrary, it's losing the company money. Viacom's chief financial officer, Tom Dooley, admitted in a quarterly earnings report that "Rock Band was a negative contributor to margins in...

The Who: Rock Band on the way

Roger 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 about Beatles: Rock...

Altec Lansing launches Stage-Gig speaker

Let's be honest here - TV speakers are a bit weedy. Unless you've got a meaty pair of speakers hooked up to your television, odds are that you're not getting the best sound experience out of your games console, particularly when it comes to music games like Rock Band...

Rock Band now available in App Store

Exactly as rumoured, Rock Band for the iPhone has now appeared in the App Store. EA made the app official shortly after the game was spotted in a mobile showreel for the company, and it's now available in the App Store for £6 or $10, depending on which side of the Atlantic...

Tekken and Rock Band coming to iPhone

Both EA and Namco appear to be planning iPhone versions of their popular video game franchises - Rock Band and Tekken, respectively. Both games are in development, with Rock Band seeming to be the one that'll be appearing first.

Rock Band is already available...

Rock Band gets ten-song Queen pack

Harmonix 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:

Another One Bites the Dust, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, One Vision, Fat Bottomed Girls, I Want...

PHOTOS: Iggy Pop turns up in Lego Rock Band

Iggy Pop is to make an appearance as a Lego Minifig in the forthcoming Lego Rock Band, abs and all.

Gamers will be able to play the music legend and "rock out" to everything from current radio hits to past favourites the whole family will enjoy.

PHOTOS: Guitar Hero 5 launches with marathon record attempt

Activision is attempting a world record for the launch of Guitar Hero 5 across Europe today. A 24-hour continuous party play marathon is taking place as we speak in France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Holland and at HMV Oxford Street in the UK with the challenge to get through...

PHOTOS: The Beatles: Rock Band art work

Today, 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.

The Limited Edition Premium...

Rock Band to replace Karaoke, coming to a bar near you

Americans 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 Bar Nights," promises...

Harmonix says no to Beatles SingStar

Harmonix, the company behind The Beatles: Rock Band has issued a denial that the company is working on a SingStar version of the game.

"MTV Games and Harmonix have the exclusive rights to create music games based on The Beatles per our exclusive partnership...

SingStar: The Beatles on the way

EA is expected to announce that it will be releasing a Beatles version of its SingStar game within days of The Beatles: Rock Band going on sale.

The news, leaked at games conference GamesCom in Germany to gaming industry mag MCV, suggests that EA is hoping...

VIDEO: Beatles Rock Band

Want to know all the latest details on the new Beatles Rock band due out in September? Thought you did.

Duncan strolls down to the UK preview of Harmonix's new edition of Rock Band featuring the songs of The Beatles and gets an exclusive interview with Jonathan...

VIDEO: Man plays all four Rock Band instruments at once

You're going to want to see this. A chap called Alex has worked out how to get through the Ramones' Blitzkrieg Bop on Medium difficulty playing all four instruments himself.

He doesn't honestly "rock" the song - the vocals are a little on the timid side and...

Music charts to include videogame downloads?

The Official Charts Company has announced that it's considering the possibility of including sales of tracks in Guitar Hero, Rock Band and other music-based video games in the singles charts.

That would mean that anytime someone buys a track in one of the games,...

Paul McCartney's Rock Band bass revealed

As you know, The Beatles: Rock Band is on the horizon, and dated for the 9 September - less than 4 months away.

As a result, we're starting to see more details coming out about the game, including all of the special edition controllers, which we've brought...

Instruments start to appear on Beatles Rock Band site

We know that "The Beatles: Rock Band" will go on sale on 9 September 2009, but what's not known yet is full details of the game's content, including instruments to be included.

Harmonix promised "a limited number of new hardware offerings modelled after instruments...

Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock announced

Harmonix has announced the Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock, a bundle of 20 more tracks to help you expand your Rock Band music library.

Developed in the US for the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 and Wii, the Track Pack will be compatible with both Rock Band and Rock...

The Beatles: Rock Band to launch 09/09/09

The forthcoming Beatles-themed music game has been given a name and a launch date, fans of the Fab Four will be delighted to hear.

Harmonix, the developers behind the game, has revealed that "The Beatles: Rock Band" will go on sale on 9 September 2009 - so...

Rock Band 2 dated for PS3, PS2 and Wii in Europe

Harmonix has announced that Rock Band 2 will eventually see a European release for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Wii in the next few months.

While these consoles have had this privilege for some time in America, the game has been an Xbox-exclusive this side...

Sandisk launching Rock Band 2-branded SD card

SanDisk has announced a Rock Band 2-branded SD gaming card, designed to help Nintendo Wii gamers expand the storage capacity of their console.

While gamers wait for a better solution from Nintendo themselves, gamers can only save content such as downloaded games...

Couple arrested in Christmas Day fight over Wii

A Nintendo Wii console may have been top of many people's wish lists this Christmas, but one man in the States certainly wasn't happy when he unwrapped his on Christmas day.

Police had to be called to a residence in Boston on Christmas Day, after Heath Blom,...

Rock Band 2 Wii DLC delayed until 2009

Wii-gamers in the States are getting pretty fed up with delays from Harmonix, first with delays of Rock Band 2, and now with delays on its DLC.

The game was eventually released on Nintendo's platform on 18 December. Three months after the other versions were...

Rock Band gets a trio of festive tracks

Rock Band is chipping in to help your festive mood with a special Rock Band 2 Christmas song pack, as well as a couple of Foo Fighter tracks as well.

The Christmas song pack is made up of "Hanukkah Blessings" by Barenaked Ladies (also seen in the Lips festive...