Rock Band Archives

It's going to be a wild ride. Rock Band 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjLr6Qnku80Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Rock Band 4 – Setlist Reveal Trailer | PS4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjLr6Qnku80) The decline of the Western rhythm and music game has been more rapid than many would have liked[...]

With Neustadter and Weber, two writers I deeply admire, stewarding this project, I am so confident that Daisy and her band's journey toward finding their voice will leave just as permanent a mark with viewers around the world as it did with me." – Reese Witherspoon Credit: Penguin Random House Set for release by Penguin Random House in[...]

After the failure of Rock Band 4, publisher Mad Catz Interactive has filed for bankruptcy protections under Canada's Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, with the company's American subsidiary Mad Catz Inc filing for chapter 7 the United States. Preceeding this move, all of the company's directors and officers resigned yesterday. "Regrettably and notwithstanding that for a significant amount of time[...]

Mass Effect gear will now be available in Rock Band 4 so you can live out your dream of being an interstellar rockstar marine What do you mean that's oddly specific? Sure it is, but someone had to have had that dream or we wouldn't be getting the in-game items, now would we? I'm assuming someone had[...]

Courtesy of The Verge Harmonix revealed that Rock Band VR will be available on March 23rd for Oculus Rift Pre-orders are already available for the VR bundle on Amazon, probably ready to hit a Gamestop near you later today. The release date trailer features actual footage of the Rock Band VR gameplay, which is cool but somewhat[...]

Online multiplayer has long been missing from Rock Band 4, being a hugely requested feature from fans as you can imagine. And it's finally coming later this year as confirmed by Harmonix in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=31&v=JcnN5rRteBsVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Rock Band 4 – Synchronous Online Multiplayer Trailer | PS4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=31&v=JcnN5rRteBs) However, there is a[...]

Rock Band 4 on the PC was something that fans had asked for for a long time The port of the game had followed the franchise around for a long time, and alas, Rock Band responded by trying to crowd fund the port on PC to the tune of 1.5 Million on crowd funding site[...]

The cult classic will be returning to a bunch of fanfare, I have no doubt. Getting in on the party, Rock Band 4 has just announced some free and exclusive Psychonauts content In a Tweet, Harmonix revealed that Raz's flying helmet will be free in the Rock Shop There is also a t-shirt to go along with[...]

Although, I don't think many people would have guessed that the technology developer would be teaming up with Harmonix to make Rock Band VR. It was all announced with this little skit which shows the dev team, including Palmer Luckey training to be rockstars with DragonForce It also showed a tiny bit of footage of what[...]

However, if you are feeling like venturing to rocking out, you can soon take a little bit of Fallout with you. On December 8th, Vault 111 suits are being added to Rock Band 4 Best news is, they are free, so why not kit your entire band up like survivors in the wastes? Take a look at[...]

By Joe Cammisa [audio: http://joecam.net/SML/SML-e139.mp3] Monday night is here and it's time for The SML Podcast – Episode 139: Sawrmonix here on Bleeding Cool! Last week may not have had an interview, but this week is jam packed as we have FOUR members of Harmonix joining the show! This week Kris is on a date and Pappy's got BootySplash, so[...]

Rock Band 4 is back today, after taking somewhat of a hiatus It's good to see the music rhythm genre back, and at least in Rock Band 4's case, it is instantly recognisable. This is what this new launch trailer is trading on too Everything here will look instantly familiar, and I think that is what[...]

Rock Band 4 is pretty close to being upon us, and soon we will see if the market is ready for the reintroduction of instrument based rhythm games It's going to be pretty interesting to see play out, after the genre fell apart a few years ago. Finally, we know all the songs we will be[...]

Rock Band 4 is coming back this year, and after going hands on with it, I have to say, it absolutely is what you remember If you miss the franchise, this is that formula with a few extra tweaks for a new generation. The game's setlist is currently growing with each announcement, and I remind you is[...]

Rock Band 4 has been pleasing fans since it was announced adding multiple incentives to invite fans of the rhythm game back What with it being able to use all your Rock Band 3 DLC and old instruments in this revival, Harmonix are really bending over backwards to please fans here. There is one community that[...]

As if the fact that you can import all your previous Rock Band 3 DLC into Rock Band 4 wasn't enough, Harmonix have to pulled another huge feature out of the bag. Despite being Next Gen only, Rock Band 4 will be compatible with older instruments from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 days IGN report[...]

While Rock Band 4 is supposedly going to launch with all the DLC you purchased in Rock Band 3, the game will also hit stores with a its own setlist While Guitar Hero Live has been slowly rolling out its song list, up until now Rock Band's has remained a mystery. That is until now Harmonix[...]

Harmonix are hard at work bringing back their flagship series with Rock Band 4, set to launch later this year The game will let you play with all of your Rock Band 3 DLC, on top of adding new songs to the mix That means you could potentially be starting the game with hundreds of songs ready[...]

We talk leaked Mass Effect 4 details, Star Wars: Battlefront's reveal, Rock Band hitting all the right notes and characters in fighting games who we are not supposed to know exist There is also a lot of Street Fighter 2 quote tomfoolery. Give it a listen: http://s60.podbean.com/pb/3cf26ae8d055b7eaac4e82fa665d81c0/5537a349/data1/blogs60/682909/uploads/Episode36-FMVISBACK-CVG.mp3 You can subscribe to us on iTunes here too if you want[...]

When Rock Band 4 was announced, it came with the news that not only will all your DLC carry over from Rock Band 3, but so might all your old instruments That makes Harmonix's new Rock Band and inticing offer. However, the developer really seems to be bending over backwards to please everyone In an interview[...]

What about Rock Band in VR? When talking to Gaming Insiders, Harmonix's CEO Steve Janiak said that he could see it On the topic of VR, he said: Harmonix prides itself on being at the forefront of new technologies VR is an intriguing frontier, and a great opportunity to fundamentally reinvent how people connect to music. For Rock[...]

There have been multiple times I've wanted a song on Rock Band that just never happened For some reason Untitled 8 by Sigur Ros has never turned up, nor has any Ben Folds (Granted, now the keyboard is out of the next game, that one may be harder.) It seems like there might be hope for me[...]

Rumours of Rock Band 4's release have been circulating for a few weeks, but today those have all been laid to rest That's because they're all true. Harmonix announced that the game is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this year. Crucially though, if you bought tons of DLC songs on Rock Band 3, all your purchases[...]

Bloomberg have reported that a new generation of Rock Band could be on the way According to "a person familiar with the plan", a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One version of the game is incoming from developer Harmonix. There isn't much more to go on it than that Lets remember this is a rumour for now before[...]

I hate them forever. But it's not JUST Mike Mika on the show this week as we are also joined by one of our favorite returning guests Adam Rippon (Dragon Fantasy series, Woah Dave and as luck would have it, Adam and Mike are long time friends who have worked together in the game industry for[...]

Rock Band seems to be showing unexpected signs of life of late Last week, Harmonix unexpectedly added three new songs to Rock Band 3, a game that hadn't been touched in two years The developer mentioned that designing those songs was like riding a bike, no matter how long you are away, you always remember how[...]

It really was a unique flash in the pan that grew up, reached critical mass and then died a quick and silent death, all in the space of 2 or 3 years. However, in a rather obscure bit of news, Harmonix have announced that they are releasing three new songs for Rock Band 3 on January[...]

By Joe Cammisa It was just over a year ago, back on February 18th, 2013, that Harmonix announced they would be ending their weekly DLC releases for their Rock Band titles It was an announcement that many saw coming, but nonetheless was still quite shocking to have confirmed April 2nd marked the final release with the[...]