November 21, 2008
Rock Band Brings The Killers DLC
to the Music Store
MTV Games and Harmonix add brand
new music from The Killers, classics from Soundgarden and more to the Rock Band
downloadable Music Store catalog
Harmonix and MTV Games announced
today the addition of nine new tracks to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of
downloadable content including brand new material from The Killers’ soon to be
released album Day and Age. On the day of the album’s release Rock Band fans
will be able to purchase the band’s new track “Spaceman” through the Rock Band
Music Store as well as The Killers’ previously released tracks “Mr. Brightside”
and “Smile Like You Mean It.” All three songs will be available for download as
individual Rock Band tracks as well as in a 3-pack. Tracks will join “When You
Were Young” already featured in the Rock Band Music Store catalog.
Alternative band Soundgarden also
offers up more tracks for Rock Band fans including “Jesus Christ Pose” from the
band’s 1991 album Badmotorfinger and “Pretty Noose” from the band’s fifth album
Down on the Upside. Soundgarden’s hit singles “Black Hole Sun,” and “Spoonman”
are already featured in the Rock Band Music Store catalog.
Next week’s DLC offering also
includes a 3-pack from Swedish neo-metal guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen’s latest
album featuring “Caprici Di Diablo,” “Damnation Game” and “Red Devil,” plus the
single “Laid to Rest” from heavy metal band Lamb of God.
Each track will be available
starting November 25, 2008, for the Xbox 360 and for PLAYSTATION 3. Each
individual track will be available for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) or $5.49
(440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for The Killers and Yngwie Malmsteen
3-packs.
Release date: Tuesday, November 25,
2008 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360) and (PlayStation Store)
Tracks:
-
The Killers “Mr. Brightside”
-
The Killers “Smile Like You Mean
It” -
The Killers “Spaceman”
-
Yngwie Malmsteen “Caprici Di
Diablo” -
Yngwie Malmsteen “Damnation Game”
-
Yngwie Malmsteen “Red Devil”
-
Soundgarden “Jesus Christ Pose”
-
Soundgarden “Pretty Noose”
-
Lamb of God “Laid to Rest”
Price:
-
$1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for
Xbox 360) per track -
$5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for
Xbox 360) for each 3-Pack
(All tracks are original master
recordings)
Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for
Xbox 360 and PlayStation Network
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks
are tentative and subject to change **
With the addition of these tracks
there are now more than 450 tracks available to date via disc and download
purchase (complete list of tracks at
www.rockband.com/music).
Rock Band continues to fly off shelves and satisfy music fans and gamers’
voracious appetite for rock with more than 26 million downloads since its launch
on November 20, 2007. The Rock BandMusic Store allows players to preview and
purchase downloadable individual music tracks and packs from the vast selection
of offerings available to date without ever leaving the game as they build their
own custom Rock Band library.
Rock Band and Rock Band 2 allow
online play and features that expand the boundaries of music gaming. Rock Band
downloadable content is playable and integrated into setlists in all game modes.
In order to play downloadable content for head-to-head matches or multiplayer
online, all players must own the same downloadable track. Downloadable content
for Xbox 360 is available for purchase via Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360
using Microsoft Points and is downloaded directly to the hard drive of Xbox 360.
Downloadable content for the PLAYSTATION 3 system’s version of Rock Band is
available for purchase on the PlayStation Store through the free PlayStation
Network and is downloaded directly to PLAYSTATION 3 system’s built in hard
drive.
Rock Band 2 for Xbox 360 and
PLAYSTATION 3 system is now available nationwide and supports all previously
downloaded content. The groundbreaking music platform that forever changed the
face of music video games is committed to taking gaming to the next level with
the evolution of the franchise. Rock Band 2 will be available for additional
platforms later this year.
Rock Band and Rock Band 2 are rated
"T" for Teen (lyrics, suggestive themes) by the ESRB.
For more information on Rock Band 2
and Harmonix Music Systems please visit
www.rockband.com