Rock Band DLC and Pricing

[Thrashdragon]

The first batch of Rock Band's downloadable content. All songs will also be available singly, so if you only want one song in a pack you don't have to buy the whole thing (unlike Guitar Hero). Songs will range in price from $.99 to $2.99, with most songs costing $1.99. Packs of three songs are $5.50. This is slightly cheaper than Guitar Hero, and the ability to buy a single song is an outstanding decision by Harmonix.


Metallica Pack
"Ride the Lightning"--Metallica
"Blackened"--Metallica
"And Justice for All"--Metallica

The Police pack:
"Roxanne"
"Synchronicity II"
"Can't Stand Losing You"

Queens of the Stone Age pack:
"3s and 7s"
"Sick Sick Sick"
"Little Sister"

Black Sabbath pack:
"N.I.B." (cover)
"Sweet Leaf" (cover)
"War Pigs" (cover)

David Bowie pack:
"Moonage Dream"
"Heroes"
"Queen Bitch"

Punk pack:
"Ever Fallen in Love" by Buzzcocks (cover)
"I Fought the Law" by The Clash
"Rockaway Beach" by The Ramones

Single Songs:
"Fortunate Son" by Credence Clearwater Revival
"Juke Box Hero" by Foreigner
"My Sharona" by The Knack
"Cherry Bomb" by The Runaways
"Bang a Gong" by T-Rex
"Joker and the Thief" by Wolfmother
"Brass in a Pocket" by Pretenders
"My Iron Lung" by Radiohead
"Buddy Holly" by Weezer

This game is going to be huge. Amazon stopped taking preorders months ago, and EB/Gamestop stopped taking them a few days ago. The old Metallica songs are all great, and there are a bunch of other real gems in there, but I think the ultimate drunken Rock Band song has got to be Jukebox Hero. "That one guitar.."

[juneau]

Just need a Muse pack now. :D

[Premonition]

EBGames: Rock Band won't be restocked until next year


Rock Band is going to be a hot ticket this year, and since Ben is handling the review, I have to buy mine like a civilian. I just got off the phone with the EBGames and GameStop stores here in town and discovered an interesting fact: The Rock Band bundle is going to be very?VERY?hard to come by this holiday season.


I preordered Rock Band the day before Guitar Hero 3 was released, and that has turned out to be a good move. I called up my local EB (staffed by cool people, defying the stereotype) to check and see if they were doing a midnight release. Apparently EB/GameStop corporate has canceled the midnight launch parties at a number of stores. Many locations are only going to get enough units to cover their preorders and then...

...no more units until next year.

When I contacted another local GameStop, they told me the same thing and informed me that they were only allowed to sell four preorders for the whole store. They, as well, are expecting no additional Rock Band bundles until next year.

We made a few more calls in other areas of the country and there are still some stores having midnight launches, but everyone expressed doubts about restocks. If you're serious about getting the game, make the calls to your local stores, and get there early.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/11/14/rock-band-may-be-harder-to-acquire-than-the-wii-was-last-christmas


Could rockband be a limited stock issue? Sounds like ebgames arent going over board with it. But it could be just hear say to spark hype as well.

[Thrashdragon]

It's the manufacture of the peripherals that are slowing it down. They can't get enough made to meet the demand. Most places taking preorders now are saying they can get it delivered by mid-to-late December at the earliest. It is going to get completely crazy once people start playing it at friends' houses and word of mouth starts to spread...that's how Guitar Hero got so big. I'm glad I preordered mine a long, long time ago.

Juneau, you are absolutely right...and since Knights of Cydonia was in GHIII, there's hope. I picked up Black Holes and Revelations the other day and love it. :2thumbs: