With just under a week to go, I thought it was about time this game got it's own thread.

Platforms: XBOX 360, PS3, PS2
Release Date: November 20th, 2007(December 19th in Canada), December 11th 2007(ps2)
Website: http://www.rockband.com
Price: $169.99

The most anticipated music rhythm game ever, Rock Band brings together Guitar, Bass, Drums, and Vocals for the ultimate band experience. Not only does it feature a setlist(45 main/13 bonus) containing some of the biggest bands of the past few decades , there will also be continuing downloadable content with tons of new songs as well as albums. (and yes, you can buy per-song instead of forced bundles). There will be online quickplay for up to four people, mix and match online and offline however you wish.

"Band World Tour" mode is the insane campaign mode where you create your characters and travel around the globe gaining fans and playing gigs.
Check out the full scoop here:
http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/puzzle/r...result;title;0

I would summarize it but there is seriously so much stuff it's worth reading the whole thing.

There's just been an update on the main website, theres tons of new videos of the character creation and clothing, etc, it's awesome. There is going to be another huge update the day the game comes out that will have all these social networking tools for getting people together to rock, it's gonna be nuts.

Officially announced songs are as followed: (thanks to cezar515 @ official RB forums)

Main Setlist
1960's
(1969, 4:31) Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed - Gimme Shelter

1970's
(1970, 2:50) Black Sabbath - Paranoid - Paranoid
(1970, 2:30) Mountain - Climbing! - Mississippi Queen
(1971, 6:0 Deep Purple - Machine Head - Highway Star
(1971, 8:32) The Who - Who's Next - Won't Get Fooled Again
(1972, 3:25) David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - Suffragette City
(1973, 4:06) Sweet - Desolation Boulevard - Ballroom Blitz
(1974, 5:33) Aerosmith - Get Your Wings - Train Kept A-Rollin'
(1975, 9:49) The Outlaws - Outlaws - Green Grass and High Tides
(1975, 2:10) The Ramones - Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
(1976, 7:47) Boston - Boston - Foreplay/Long Time
(1976, 5:0 Blue Öyster Cult - Agents Of Fortune - Don't Fear the Reaper
(1976, 5:20) Kiss - Destroyer - Detroit Rock City
(1978, 2:50) The Police - Outlandos d'Amour - Next To You
(1979, 4:5 Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' With Disaster - Flirtin' With Disaster

1980's
(1980, 4:33) Rush - Moving Pictures - Tom Sawyer
(1982, 3:50) Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast - Run To The Hills
(1982, 3:06) The Clash - Combat Rock - Should I Stay or Should I Go
(1986, 5:0 Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet - Wanted Dead or Alive
(1988, 4:51) Faith No More - The Real Thing - Epic
(1988, 3:51) R. E. M. - Green - Orange Crush
(1989, 2:04) Pixies - Doolittle - Wave of Mutilation

1990's
(1991, 5:30) Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) - Enter Sandman
(1991, 4:14) Nirvana - Nevermind - In Bloom
(1992, 3:59) Radiohead - Pablo Honey - Creep
(1993, 4:5 The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream - Cherub Rock
(1993, 4:1 Weezer - Weezer (The Blue Album) - Say It Ain't So
(1994, 2:5 Beastie Boys - Ill Communication - Sabotage
(1994, 5:17) Soundgarden- Superunknown - Black Hole Sun
(1994, 2:56) Stone Temple Pilots - Purple - Vasoline
(1997, 2:42) Hole - Celebrity Skin - Celebrity Skin
(1998, 3:3 Garbage - Version 2.0 - I Think I'm Paranoid
(1999, 3:57) Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left to Lose - Learn to Fly

2000's
(2001, 2:33) The Hives - Veni Vidi Vicious - Main Offender
(2002, 3:07) Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf - Go with the Flow
(2003, 3:14) Fall Out Boy - Take This to Your Grave - Dead on Arrival
(2003, 3:33) Jet - Get Born - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
(2003, 2:53) The New Pornographers - Electric Version - Electric Version
(2003, 4:21) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell - Maps
(2004, 3:35) The Strokes - Room on Fire - Reptilia
(2005, 6:15) Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness - Welcome Home
(2005, 3:3 Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth - The Hand That Feeds
(2005, 2:59) Ok Go - Oh No - Here It Goes Again
(2006, 3:40) The Killers - Sam's Town - When You Were Young
(2006, 4:40) Red Hot Chili Peppers- Stadium Arcadium- Dani California

Bonus Songs
(2000, ?:??) Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld - ? - Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld
(2005, 2:51) The Konks - The Konks - 29 Fingers
(2006, 2:54) Flyleaf - Flyleaf - I'm So Sick
(2006, 3:02) The Acrobats - ...Go Down Swinging - Day Late, Dollar Short
(2007, ?:??) Anarchy Club - The Way and the Power - Blood Doll
(2007, 3:39) Bang Camaro - Bang Camaro - Pleasure (Pleasure)
(2007, ?:??) Crooked X - Crooked X - Nightmare
(2007, ?:??) Death of the cool - ? - Can't Let Go
(2007, 2:10) Freezepop - Future Future Future Perfect - Brainpower
(2007, 3:06) The Mother Hips - Kiss the Crystal Flake - Time We Had
(2007, ?:??) Vagiant - ? - Seven
(200?, ?:??) Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives - ? - I Get By
(????, ?:??) Tribe - ? - Outside
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Downloadable Content
Albums
(1971) The Who - Who's Next

* (5:00) Baba O'Riley

* (5:33) Bargain

* (2:12) Love Ain't for Keeping

* (3:41) My Wife

* (6:16) The Song Is Over

* (4:50) Getting in Tune

* (3:42) Going Mobile

* (3:42) Behind Blue Eyes

(1991) Nirvana - Nevermind

* (5:01) Smells Like Teen Spirit

* (3:39) Come as You Are

* (3:03) Breed

* (4:17) Lithium

* (2:57) Polly

* (2:22) Territorial Pissings

* (3:43) Drain You

* (2:36) Lounge Act

* (3:32) Stay Away

* (3:16) On a Plain

* (3:55) Something in the Way



- The new Made In Mexico album

Songs
(1970, 3:15) The Grateful Dead - American Beauty - Sugar Magnolia
(1970, 5:09) The Grateful Dead - American Beauty - Truckin'
(1970, 4:24) The Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead - Casey Jones
(1970, 4:42) The Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead - Uncle John's Band
(1987, 5:50) The Grateful Dead - In the Dark - Touch Of Grey

- 13 More Grateful Dead Songs

(1988, 7:24) Metallica - ...And Justice for All - One

- Some Metallica Songs


Police Pack
(1978, 3:13) The Police - Outlandos d'Amour - Roxanne
(1978, 3:02) The Police - Outlandos d'Amour - Can't Stand Losing You
(1983, 5:04) The Police - Synchronicity - Sychronicity II

QOTSA Pack
(2005, 2:54) Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze - Little Sister
(2007, 3:34) Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris - 3s and 7s
(2007, 3:34) Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris - Sick, Sick, Sick

Black Sabbath Pack
(1970, 6:07) Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath - N.I.B.
(1971, 7:5 Black Sabbath - Paranoid - War Pigs
(1971, 5:05) Black Sabbath - Master of Reality - Sweet Leaf

David Bowie Pack
(1971, 3:1 David Bowie - Hunky Dory - Queen Bitch
(1972, 4:39) David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust... - Moonage Daydream
(1977, 6:07) David Bowie - Heroes - Heroes

Punk Pack
(1977, 2:06) The Ramones - Rocket to Russia - Rockaway Beach
(1978, 2:40) The Buzzcocks - Love Bites - Ever Fallen in Love
(1979, 2:40) The Clash - The Cost of Living - I Fought the Law

Individual Songs
(1969, 2:19) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
(1971, 4:27) T. Rex - Electric Warrior - Bang a Gong (Get It On)
(1976, 2:20) The Runaways - The Runaways - Cherry Bomb
(1979, 4:52) The Knack - Get the Knack - My Sharona
(1980, 3:01) Pretenders - Pretenders - Brass in Pocket
(1981, 4:19) Foreigner - 4 - Juke Box Hero
(1994, 2:40) Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) - Buddy Holly
(1995, 4:36) Radiohead - The Bends - My Iron Lung
(2005, 4:40) Wolfmother - Wolfmother - Joker and the Thief
"Ride the Lightning"--Metallica
"Blackened"--Metallica
"And Justice for All"--Metallica
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go here for all the songs with links to the youtube videos:
http://community.rockband.com/vbforu...ead.php?t=3655
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Price for DLC is currently unannounced but we should be hearing very soon.

Also announced today was plans of bringing the experience outside of the game with exclusive merchandise

http://kotaku.com/gaming/rock-band/r...ion-322329.php

"We're going to be able to export to your web pages, and from there you'll be able to take your band avatars, pose them, create album covers with your band logo and different scenes with your avatars. And then you'll be able to turn that into real world stuff. For example, figurines based upon your Rock Band avatars, t-shirts with your fake band's album art and your tour dates on the back from your accomplishments within the game, bumper stickers, old records, things like that. Really cool real-world merchandise based on this fictitious band that you've created in the game."

This was from a recent interview with Alex Rigopulos of Harmonix,

some other interesting tidbits include "That said, we have insanely ambitious plans in this area and we do plan to get literally hundreds of songs in the first year alone, expanding to what I hope is thousands of songs in the years that follow."

"One possibility that we?re actually considering is releasing our own authoring tools out freely into the world, such that if you?re a band and you and your three friends are in your bedroom or garage making music, and no major label will even give you the time of day but you believe in your music, you can actually produce a game level yourself and send it to us for publishing on the game servers or distributing to your friends. So that?s a possibility, user generated game content, this could explode the productive capacity of content for the platform."

source: http://www.oxmonline.com/article/fea...-oxm-interview
:O

Anyone else picking it up? Maybe we can get a polycount jam session going [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

UPDATE:
Looks like DLC pricing has been announced.
5.49 for 3 song bundles, individual songs 1.99 each.
Songs will be 99c to 3$ in the future, with most being 1.99

Metallica DLC pack also announced:
"Ride the Lightning"--Metallica
"Blackened"--Metallica
"And Justice for All"--Metallica

source: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6182927.htm...estnews;title;0

Good list of tunes

under a week to go if you're in america. Canadians have to wait until december 19th or so

yeah, sorry. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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Haha, yea, that is totally lame. That's why me and one of the guys at work have decided to drive down for one of the midnight launches in the states just over the border. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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under a week to go if you're in america. Canadians have to wait until december 19th or so

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Haha, yea, that is totally lame. That's why me and one of the guys at work have decided to drive down for one of the midnight launches in the states just over the border. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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That was me. Sorry about that guys.

Any word on the game getting released without hardware? I just keep hearing prices with equipment, but I'm not interested in the other instruments (right now)... and not having a wireless guitar sucks :/

how much are the downloadable songs/albums?

well they are releasing it with hardware only for now, i've heard they may release it as the stand alone game eventually

mishra: you can get the game by itself on the 20th, but you won't be able to get the drums, mic, guitar, etc by itself until feb of next year

i read an article/interview the other day with one the producers or something and in it he said after you finish the world tour mode it unlocks an event called "Endless Setlist" where you play through all the songs back to back. [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

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mishra: you can get the game by itself on the 20th, but you won't be able to get the drums, mic, guitar, etc by itself until feb of next year

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yep. You can definitely just buy the game alone when it comes out, and the GH controllers ARE compatible. I hear rumors that the regular xbox mic works too but most sources have said no...


and fuck yeah, endless setlist is going to be awesome, 6+ hours of rocking non stop! /passes out.

ah ok sweet.

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i read an article/interview the other day with one the producers or something and in it he said after you finish the world tour mode it unlocks an event called "Endless Setlist" where you play through all the songs back to back. [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

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christ, I hope you can save in the middle and continue later :/

no, but you can pause.

lol, yeah, my wife will love that [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Sweet vids on their website. I've been super psyched about this game since I did some freelance work on it a while ago. Was super into GH2. I don't have a 360 yet though [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I'd buy one right away, but Harmonix dropped the ball with the peripherals. I'd prefer just buying the game separate and two guitar controllers... Even if I bought the bundle, I'm still one guitar short if the GF wants to play along (which she will). Oh well... I'll probably just wait until February and get the 360 and rockband with 2 controllers! I don't get to be cool like everyone else in November [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] *bitch/whine/moan*

new info guys, check the bottom of the first post [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I really feel like they're dropping the ball on this whole wireless thing. It really seems like they'd be able to work something out with MS to get a deal on it. To be honest, I would get Rock Band with the guitar (or other hardware) if it came with wireless. Instead, I'm going to be buying GH3, just for the wireless guitar... then buying Rock Band (game only). I honestly feel it's going to be the better of the two :/

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I really feel like they're dropping the ball on this whole wireless thing. It really seems like they'd be able to work something out with MS to get a deal on it. To be honest, I would get Rock Band with the guitar (or other hardware) if it came with wireless. Instead, I'm going to be buying GH3, just for the wireless guitar... then buying Rock Band (game only). I honestly feel it's going to be the better of the two :/

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but then you are missing out on drums and vocals.. which are the main attraction of this game, not to mention playing all the parts as a band...

It's hard for me to believe many people buying this don't already have GH3 or at least GH2, you CAN use those guitars.

That guitar + RB bundle = full set.

for those without one already, GH3 is worth buying, and even if you don't want to, they do sell the other 360 guitars separate, so there you go - full set. It's not like you need solo buttons or effect switches for bass.

Wireless is great, but it's definitely not a necessity. Plus theres a hub, so being far away isn't a problem.

That's what I was getting at... I have to buy GH3 so I can have the wireless guitar. I knew you mentioned before that the guitar's were compatible, that's the only reason I'm buying GH3 (after xmas). But that's a lot of investment. I have GH2, so I have a wired guitar, but I recently relocated my 360 into a closet with the rest of my electronics. My TV is mounted on the wall, and I don't want my electronics laying around on the living room floor. So yeah, the wireless is a big deal to me.

Also, while the other pieces would be cool, the drums and vocals are not the main attaction for me. Am I going to play them all at once? I do want to get them eventually, but to be honest, I'm hoping a wireless version comes out later for that equipment. I would like to have them so my kids can join me (since they love GH also).

I am excited about the game though... I like the set list better and it definitely looks like its going to be a better quality game. I'm not a big fan of the song pricing though :/ It matchs the crappy GH pricing, but with the addition of individual songs.

I played it a bit at best buy. The game looks good. my biggest complaint is the controller buttons, they're too big, very easy to activate a button accidentally when shifting your hand position between cords. The art is definitely distinct from GH3. A lot more MTV than Metal.

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I'm not a big fan of the song pricing though :/ It matchs the crappy GH pricing, but with the addition of individual songs.

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well, it's actually like 15% cheaper or so, plus you get more content per song.. and yeah, individual song purchases are bad ass as well instead of forced bundles. Five days!!

I actually think the song pricing isn't bad at all! Especially since most of the tracks are original recordings, the packs make sense, the you can buy songs individually... meaning you get the songs you want. The price is cheap considering all fun you'll have playing them.

About the guitars... I have GH2 for the PS2, I don't have a 360 yet LOL. So I'd have to buy a 360, rock band, and GH3, just to have 2 controllers... and honestly I think the rock band controllers look way cooler... plus you get buttons at the base of the neck as well (you don't on the GH3 controllers). The drums and mic aren't the main attraction. My gf and I both want to play on the guitar controllers... I already have electronic drums to bang around on, and I don't feel like singing... so really, buying the bundle just gives me useless equipment. I'm still psyched about the game and want to play it, but I'll probably be waiting until the guitar is sold seperately so that I can get everything I want.

problem with the rock band guitars is they apparently are not compatible with guitar hero, yet the guitar hero controllers are compatible with rock band.

Don't know if that's intentional within the GH3 or a console issue that might be fixed. hopefully it's something that can be fixed