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Gears 2 bonus maps leading antiresale DLC wave

New copies of Epic's anticipated Xbox 360 shooter will come with token for five reworked maps from 2006 original, Rock Band AC/DC track pack, Dead Space, and NBA Live offering similar incentives to first-time buyers.
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- Posted Oct 3, 2008 8:42 pm GMT
Rock Band 2 postlaunch freebie site opens

Registration opens for 20-song bonus DLC that supplements 84-track on-disc setlist for Harmonix's rhythm game; available for 360, PS3, Wii.
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- Posted Oct 1, 2008 6:28 pm GMT
AC/DC subject of first group-centric Rock Band

MTV inks deal with Australian rockers to release first band-based stand-alone product exclusively via Wal-Mart in November; pack's 18 tracks can be added to Rock Band, Rock Band 2; no DLC version planned.
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- Posted Sep 30, 2008 5:51 pm GMT
Wii Rock Band 2 hammers on DLC

MTV Games confirms Nintendo console edition of upcoming rhythm game will include same online features, modes, song downloads of 360, PS3 editions.
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- Posted Sep 29, 2008 6:46 pm GMT
Rock Band 2 for 360 hits the road

MTV Games, Harmonix, and Electronic Arts bid bon voyage to rhythm rocker as they send it to stores for its Sunday launch.
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- Posted Sep 11, 2008 1:07 am GMT
MTV planning Rock Band 2 show?

Craigslist ad looking for four-piece acts to appear in official reality TV competition based on the game.
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- Posted Sep 10, 2008 8:15 pm GMT
Mercs 2 conquers UK chart

EA's open-world shooter blasts into the charts at first place; Too Human slips out of top 10 after one week.
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- Posted Sep 9, 2008 1:10 pm GMT
Rock Band metal nontransferrable to RB2

On-disc tracks from Black Sabbath, Metallica, and Iron Maiden not included in $5 content-transfer process; sequel to feature 20 free downloadable tracks postlaunch.
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- Posted Sep 4, 2008 8:09 pm GMT
Rock Band 2 getting six more DLC albums

Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Megadeth, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and No Doubt lending full track packs to rhythm game "in the coming months."
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- Posted Aug 28, 2008 7:41 pm GMT
Q&A: EA Games' Frank Gibeau, pt. 1

In the first of two interviews, the president of Electronic Arts' most gamer-centric label talks about wooing Grasshopper, landing Epic, and letting internal studios run wild.
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- Posted Aug 23, 2008 2:30 am GMT
Harmonix fine-tuning music creator

Rock Band purveyor says details will emerge soon about "full-on project" that lets players build their own songs a la Guitar Hero World Tour.
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- Posted Aug 22, 2008 9:13 pm GMT
Activision CEO rebukes Warner Music exec

Following record company's call for more royalties, Kotick says comments were not "respectful of how much we've done to bring new audiences into the market."
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- Posted Aug 15, 2008 11:04 pm GMT
Warner Music says game makers need to pay up

Record company CEO says licensing fees paid to the music industry by game companies are "far too small."
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- Posted Aug 8, 2008 12:37 am GMT
Konami sues Viacom over Rock Band

[UPDATE] Japanese publisher claims Harmonix-developed multi-instrument hit violated its "musical rhythm-matching game" patents, reports Bloomberg; MTV responds.
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- Posted Jul 11, 2008 6:22 am GMT
Rock Band 2 suffers song-leak symphony?

ScoreHero forum users may have already sleuthed out 20 songs for Harmonix's just-announced follow-up to hit rhythm game.
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- Posted Jul 2, 2008 8:16 pm GMT
MTV, EA reunite on Rock Band 2

Publishers getting the band back together exclusively for the Xbox 360 in September; arrives on other platforms later in the year.
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- Posted Jun 30, 2008 5:34 pm GMT

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