HEAD TO NASHVILLE WITH ROCK BAND™ COUNTRY TRACK PACK™
Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers, Shania Twain and More Join the Rock
Band Platform July 21, 2009
developer of music-based games, and MTV
Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks, , along with
distribution partner Electronic Arts
Inc., today announced plans for a July 21, 2009 North American
release of
Rock Band™ Country
Track Pack™ for the Xbox 360® video game
and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 and
PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, and Wii™
system from Nintendo.
“Rock Band
loves country music too, and these tracks are among the most fun to
play of any we’ve released to date,” said Paul DeGooyer, Senior Vice
President of Electronic Games & Music for MTV Networks Music Group.
“We’ve received a ton of requests from fans to bring more country to
the game, and our artist partners responded. We’re very excited to
be able to offer this set, featuring some of the greatest songs ever
recorded.”
Rock Band
Country Track Pack is a standalone software product that
allows owners of
Rock Band®
and
Rock
Band®2
to keep the party going with 21 songs from an
outstanding mix of country artists, including Kenny Chesney,
Alan Jackson, Shania Twain, Rascal Flatts and the legendary
Kenny Rogers. Many of the tracks will be exclusive to the
Rock Band Country Track Pack
disc for a limited time before joining the
Rock Band®
Music Store as downloadable content. Additional
artists and songs from the track list will be announced in the
coming months.
In addition,
Rock Band Country Track Pack, like all
Rock Band software, is compatible with all Rock
Band instrument controllers, as well as most Guitar
Hero® and other current third party video game instrument
controllers. Fans who buy the Rock Band
Country Track Pack for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3
system can play directly from the disc or download the songs
onto their consoles’ hard drives through a free offer with
Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network or the
PlayStation®Network. Once downloaded, the songs
will automatically appear in the player’s custom Rock
Band library and can be integrated into setlists and
played in all game modes. With more than 660 tracks
available in the Rock Band music catalogue and
regular releases of downloadable content every week,
Rock Band Country Track Pack is yet another
way music-lovers can continue to expand and customize their
music libraries.
First
Confirmed Songs for ROCK BAND COUNTRY TRACK PACK:
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Price: $29.99 MSRP
franchise is the ultimate platform for music fans and gamers to interact
with music like never before. The game challenges players to put
together a band and tour for fame and fortune – all while learning to
master lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals. Featuring the most master
recordings of any music game ever by the world’s biggest rock artists,
the Rock Band music catalogue includes tracks that span every
genre of rock, ranging from alternative and classic rock, to heavy metal
and punk.
Rock Band™
Country Track Pack™ is rated “E10+” for Everyone
10+ with a descriptor of Lyrics by the ESRB.
Rock Band and
Rock Band 2 are currently available for Xbox 360,
PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation 2 systems and Wii.
