New tracks for Rock Band 3 and Dance Central confirmed

Today MTV Games confirmed new tracks for both Rock Band 3 and Dance Central, and it looks like there’s a little bit for everyone! Rock Band 3 tracks: ·       Marilyn Manson – “The Beautiful People” ·       Filter – “Hey Man, Nice Shot” ·       Foreigner – “Cold As Ice” ·       Def Leppard – “Foolin’” ·       The B-52s – “Rock Lobster” ·       Tears For Fears – “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” Dance Central tracks: ·       Snoop Dogg – “Drop It Like Its Hot” ·       Salt-N-Pepa – “Push It” ·       Young MC – “Bust A Move” All of the tracks will be the master recordings. I have to admit I’m personally pretty excited for Marilyn Manson and B-52s for Rock Band!

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“Rock Band” goes even more multilingual with downloadable tracks from Juanes

Next week, Harmonix’s Rock Band is introducing its first downloadable tracks in Spanish – six songs from Latin American superstar Juanes, who has several Latin Grammys under his belt, as well as multiplatinum sales worldwide. “I am thrilled to be the first Spanish-language artist in Rock Band,” Juanes said. “I’m excited for my fans to connect with the songs right in their living rooms and to bring Latin Music to new fans as well.” The six tracks span Juanes’ full career, and are all original master recordings. Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system (July 27): Juanes – “A Dios le Pido” Juanes – “Fíjate Bien” Juanes – “Gotas de Agua Dulce” Juanes – “La Camisa Negra” Juanes – “Mala Gente” Juanes – “Yerbatero” (unveiled at the World Cup this year) Pricing: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per track $9.99, £4.99 UK, €7.99 EU

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Harmonix’s “Rock Band 3″ pre-order bonuses announced

Harmonix announced their Rock Band 3 bonuses today for everyone who chooses to pre-order the game, which impressed quite a few people at E3 last month (our staff included). This installment will include 83 songs and be compatible with all previous Rock Band peripherals, as well as some third-party instruments. (Mad Catz is the official peripheral manufacturer for RB3.) Unlike a lot of games, Rock Band 3 has pre-order bonuses for multiple stores – not just GameStop. Here’s what you can get if you order the game in time for its October 26, 2010 (shipping simultaneously worldwide) debut: GameStop: If you reserve Rock Band 3 for PS3 or 360 at your local GameStop, you get three songs (sorry, nothing for Wii and Nintendo DS): “Burning Down the House” by Talking Heads “My Own Summer” by Deftones “Blue Monday” by New Order Amazon: If you prefer to do your pre-ordering through

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E3 2010: Rock Band 3

Bridging the Gap between Rocker and Gamer... Really!

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7 Players, including Keyboardist in “Rock Band 3″

Harmonix has announced the next installment of their Rock Band series, which will feature over 1,500 songs at release. There will also be support for other Rock Band titles (Rock Band, Rock Band 2, downloaded tracks, track packs, LEGO Rock Band, and Green Day Rock Band to name a few). Here’s a preview of the tracklisting: 2000s: Metric, “Combat Baby” Rilo Kiley, “Portions for Foxes” Them Crooked Vultures, “Dead End Friends” The Vines, “Get Free” The White Stripes, “The Hardest Button to Button” Phoenix, “Lasso” Ida Maria, “Oh My God” Juanes, “Me Enamora” 1990s: Jane’s Addiction, “Been Caught Stealing” Smash Mouth, “Walkin’ on the Sun” Spacehog, “In the Meantime” Stone Temple Pilots, “Plush” 1980s: Dio, “Rainbow in the Dark” Huey Lewis and the News, “The Power of Love” Joan Jett, “I Love Rock and Roll” Night Ranger, “Sister Christian” Whitesnake, “Here I Go Again” The Cure, “Just Like Heaven” Ozzy

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USA Today Releases “Rock Band 3″ Info, Video

“The main focus of Rock Band 3 development was on finding new ways to experience the music, and actually doubling down, if you will, on an investment in compelling gameplay.” That’s what Daniel Sussman, Harmonix project director, had to say about Rock Band 3 in a video released to accompany a blog post from USA Today last night. It’s a pretty tall order, but if what we see here is any indication, they’ve got a good start. 83 new songs are part of the game’s allure. Not to mention increasing your virtual band’s tally to seven members – guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, main vocals and two harmony vocals – and refining the gameplay. Of course, seven players means that you might need another USB hub – and heck, another television to see all those note streams clearly – but it seems like it’ll be worth it. Of particular note is

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Harmonix Proves There’s a Reason to “Become a Fan” of Things on Facebook

See! There’s a reason to be a fan of something on Facebook! Rather than…oh, I don’t know, sending out a press release, Harmonix chose to announce Rock Band 3 today to more than just the media. Everyone that is a fan of the series on Facebook got a simple little update today on their News Feed. Meaning that when I checked Facebook just now, I wasn’t fooling around. I was working. Thanks for the update, Harmonix! We can expect the game out during the “holiday season.” (Yay, I can sing Lady Gaga and everything on this new disc as well. It’s a win-win.)

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