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Cambridge, Mass. – March 1st, 2013 – Harmonix today announced that tracks from All-American Rejects, Blink-182, and Red Hot Chili Peppers are headed to the Rock Band™ Music Store of downloadable content for …
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Cambridge, Mass. – October 7th, 2011– Harmonix today announced that a 3-pack from pop punk rockers Blink-182 and a classic single from The Clash will be available beginning October 11th …
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Cambridge, Mass. – September 9th, 2011– Harmonix today announced that a 3-pack of hits from modern alt-rockers Weezer and a classic single from Janis Joplin will be available beginning September …
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Cambridge, Mass. – July 15th, 2011– Harmonix today announced that a 6 pack from Soundgarden will be available beginning July 19th in theRock Band 3 Music Store of downloadable …
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Cambridge, MA – Jan. 12, 2011 – With a wave of their 10-gallon hats, Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc.(NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced …
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Cambridge, Mass. – Dec. 10, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a 12 pack of some of Billy Joel’s greatest songs, featuring awesome piano parts and some …
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Cambridge, Mass. – Oct. 8, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that songs from The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s classic album, Are You Experienced, will be added next week …
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Ah, but what is the 2000th song? Well, the release on October 12 is “Are You Experienced?” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The official 2000th song will be the title …
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I was able to see a demo of Rock Band 3 at E3. Besides adding new songs, Rock Band 3 also adds a keyboard as a new instrument and …
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You probably saw these pics in our floor show gallery posted below. I just wanted to pull this out to show you all what the hardest guitar controller looks like.

Editors Note: WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

New York – March 11, 2010 – Multi-platinum selling and Grammy® Award winning group Green Day, along with  Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), and Reprise / Warner Bros. Records today announced that Green Day: Rock Band™, the full standalone music video game experience that celebrates Green Day’s historic career and genre-defining albums will launch worldwide June 8, 2010, for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Wii™ system from Nintendo.

Green Day: Rock Band allows players to step onto the stage and into the shoes of Green Day, the multi-platinum, Grammy® Award-winning band that jump-started the punk-pop revival and has continued to pave the way for American rock music into the 21st century. Taking on the likenesses of Green Day members Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool, players progress through the story and history of Green Day, gaining access into the band’s media vault, where they can unlock more than 100 collectible images, and more than 40 minutes of rare and unreleased video from interviews, outtakes and performances.

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ROCK BAND KICKS OFF 2010 WITH PAUL McCARTNEY, BLINK-182, THE RAMONES AND THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS!

Cambridge, Mass. – Dec. 30, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of songs from Paul McCartney’s new live album, a three pack of songs from Blink-182 and singles from The Psychedelic Furs and The Ramones will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

These artists are among the more than 390 bands currently available through the Rock Band platform. With more than 1,000 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation3 System and Wii

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London, Thursday 1 October 2009: Multi-platinum international star, Katy Perry, is set to host the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), the news was revealed today by MTV Networks International (MTVNI), owned by Viacom Inc (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).    The only artist ever to be asked to host two successive shows in the 15 year history of the MTV Europe Music Awards, Katy will bring her trademark energy and enthusiasm to the stage as the event broadcasts live on MTV from the O2 World, Berlin on Thursday 5 November at 9pm CET.  The 2009 EMAs are sponsored by Sony Ericsson, MTV Games / Harmonix’s The Beatles™: Rock Band™and Dell.

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Cambridge, MA – August 13, 2009 — Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks, (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced plans to release Rock Band^® Metal Track Pack^™, a thrashtastic standalone disc that will be available October 13, 2009 at retail stores nationwide for the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION^®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation^®2 computer entertainment system and Wii^™ system from Nintendo. The suggested retail price for Rock Band Metal Track Pack is $29.99.

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Wii Back-Catalog Additions

Additionally, tracks from Blink-182, Damone, KISS and Weezer, as well as back-catalog tracks from Fratellis, Pat Benatar, Steve Miller Band and Thin Lizzy will be available Aug. 11 in the Wii Rock Band Music Store. These tracks come from the catalog of Rock Band music already released to owners of Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system. With the addition of these tracks, there are now more than 575 tracks in the Wii Rock Band Music Store.

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Cambridge, Mass. – July 24, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that summer tour mates Weezer and Blink-182, as well as also-touring KISS, will have three packs …
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Cambridge, Mass. – May 11, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games announced today a massive array of new tracks coming this week to the Rock Band® Music Store catalogue of downloadable content for the Wii™ system, including 25 hit songs from artists like Silversun Pickups, Duran Duran, The Pretenders, Mötley Crüe and many more.

As previously announced, Wii Rock Band 2 owners will also gain access this week to three tracks from Social Distortion, two tracks from Disturbed, two tracks from Steely Dan and singles from Elvis Costello and The Replacements.

British post-punk pioneers Siouxsie & The Banshees offer three tracks to Wii music fans including “Hong Kong Garden,” from Once Upon A Time: The Singles (1981), “Kiss Them for Me,” the lead single from the band’s tenth album, Superstition (1991) and “The Killing Jar,” from Peepshow (1988).

Indie rockers Locksley offer up three tracks this week with “All Over Again,” “Don’t Make Me Wait” and “She Does,” all featured on the band’s 2007 album Don’t Make Me Wait.   Plus, rising indie rockers Silversun Pickups make their way into the Wii Rock Band store with “Melatonin” and “Well Thought Out Twinkles” from Carnavas (2006).

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