Portal Song Coming To Rock Band!

If you still haven't played the amazing game, Portal, (part of the fantastic Orange Box Collection) you need to get off your ass and go buy it. You get, Portal, Half-Life 2, and Team Fortress II. At any rate, the very funny parody song, Still Alive, (see above) that plays at the end of Portal will be added to the massive list of DLC for Rock Band. Not ETA or price was given but I'll bet this one will be freebie.

Rock Band DLC: 12-18-07

Today's Rock Band DLC
Individual Tracks - 160
"My Iron Lung" by Radiohead
"Buddy Holly" by Weezer
"Brass in Pocket" as made famous by The Pretenders*

You Wanted Your Wii So Bad, Now Go Play With It.

Who know how they get stats like this but Nielsen has posted some interesting gaming related stats:

Video Game Console Usage April-November 2007
1. PS2 42.2%
2. Xbox 13.9%
3. Xbox360 11.8%
4. Gamecube 7.1%
5. Wii 5.5%
6. PlayStation3 2.5%
7. Other 17.1%

Now with the PS2 dominating (it helps when you've been around for 10+ years) overall it's no surprise that it would have almost 50% usage. But when you look at "next-gen" specifically the Xbox 360 is running away with the crown.

This chart goes to prove my point in this 'console war' even more. The Wii even with it's pent up demand and mass apeal, it little more than a gimmick when people get it home. It's fun for a few weeks or even a few months maybe, but as soon as the newness where's off you get tired of flailing your arms around playing Wii Tennis all by yourself...

The PS3 is a great system with no good games. The three best reviewed games for the PS3 (Rock Band, Oblivion, and CoD4) are also Xbox 360 games, and guess what? The 360 versions all came out earlier than there PS3 counter-parts, with more features, more online components, and even better reviews. Other than Uncharted and Ratchet & Clank, there are no PS3 exclusive that came out this holiday to help the PS3 through the Christmas season.

So it's no surprise to me that the 360 comes out a head in playtime these last few months. With the ability to rent (HD) movies, buy TV shows, buy classic and new Arcade games, stream video, pictures, and music from you computers to the 360, watch HD DVD's, and download free demos of over 90% of all the Xbox 360 games, it's no wonder that Xbox 360 has been keeping people attention.

Not to mention exclusive games like: Halo 3, Mass Effect, Gears of War, Forza Motorsport 2, and Bioshock, that you can't play anywhere else.

Rock Band DLC: Punk Pack. 12-11-07

Here's this weeks new Rock Band content, more songs I don't know... How about some Maroon 5 guys?

Today's Rock Band DLC
Punk Pack - 440
"I Fought the Law" by The Clash
"Rockaway Beach" by The Ramones
"Ever Fallen in Love" as made famous by Buzzcocks*

Individual Tracks - 160
"I Fought the Law" by The Clash
"Rockaway Beach" by The Ramones
"Ever Fallen in Love" as made famous by Buzzcocks*

Rock Band's DLC This Week: Black Sabbath.

Today's Rock Band DLC
Black Sabbath Pack - 440
"N.I.B." as made famous by Black Sabbath*
"Sweet Leaf" as made famous by Black Sabbath*
"War Pigs" as made famous by Black Sabbath*

Individual Tracks - 160
"N.I.B." as made famous by Black Sabbath*
"Sweet Leaf" as made famous by Black Sabbath*
"War Pigs" as made famous by Black Sabbath*

All of these songs are by a cover band, but we all know that cover bands can be quiet good...

To Many Games...

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Halo 3, Guitar Hero 3, Rock Band, Bioshock, Assassin's Creed, Call Of Duty 4, Mass Effect, and those are just for the 360!

Get Ready For Rock Band.

Since there is now four components (mic, drums, guitar, and bass) the screen has to be divided up. The words are up top for the singer to read from with some handy visual keys to tell you what key to sing in and how long to hold a note.

The standard guitar is on the left, Guitar Hero style, with the bassist all the way on the right.

The drummer gets placed right in the middle of the people rocking out the guitars, just as he/she would on a real stage. In case your wondering, the orange line in the drums section is for the foot pedal.

Harmonix has yet to say if when you're playing online with friends if you will only see your particular music note section or if you'll still see all four. All I gotta say is, I can't wait for some four player co-op Rock Band (and maybe in that other game too...)

Rock Band Rocks Out.

This is how you can expect to be rockin' out in a few months when Rock Band drops in October, I call drums!