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Rock Band 3

Platform(s): Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Genre: Rhythm
Developer: Harmonix
Release Date: Oct. 26, 2010 (US), Holiday 2010 (EU)

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Rock Band Music Store To Get Country Mega Pack

by Rainier on Nov. 4, 2011 @ 7:41 a.m. PDT

Featuring an 83-song set list and access to far more music than ever before, as well as innovative new gameplay modes and instruments, Rock Band 3 will change the way fans think about and play music games.

The Rock Band 3 disc soundtrack contains 83 of the best bands from around the world, including bands that have never appeared in a music game, as well as support for existing Rock Band tracks (Rock Band and Rock Band 2 discs, downloaded songs, track packs, AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack, LEGO Rock Band and Green Day: Rock Band).

Additionally, Rock Band 3 will give players immediate access to a music library approaching 2,000 songs by launch, with new content added regularly. Rock Band’s gigantic music selection dwarfs that of any other music game on the market.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii

Country music fans have plenty to celebrate about, as a whopping 21 hits come to the Rock Band Music Store on November 8th!

Broken up into four jam-packed collections, there’s something for everyone, whether you’re a fan of modern country greats or legendary performers of the past. From the award-winning duo Sugarland’s Billboard hit “Settlin’” to Merle Haggard’s 1968 hit, “Mama Tried,” these are tunes country fans won’t want to miss.

For those who want it all, the “Country Mega Pack” features all of these great hits for one low price! Get all 21 tracks for $19.99 USD, £9.99 UK, €14.99 EU (1600 MS Points, 2000 Wii Points), a significant savings on our most exciting collection of country hits yet! These tracks were previously available as part of the retail-only Country Track Pack 2 disc, and are now available as downloads for the first time with keyboard support!

All songs will feature harmonies, Pro Drums, and keyboards, unless otherwise noted. Additionally, a Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrade for Trace Adkin’s “Ride,” off of his 2006 album Dangerous Man, will also be available.

Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PS3 (Nov. 8th, 2011):

  • “Going Country Pack 05”
    • o   Chely Wright – “Single White Female” (RB3 Version)
    • Laura Bell Bundy – “Giddy On Up” (RB3 Version)
    • Reba McEntire – “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” (RB3 Version)
    • Shania Twain – “Party for Two (with Billy Currington)” (RB3 Version)
    • Sugarland – “Settlin’” (RB3 Version)
  • “Going Country Pack 06”
    • o   Billy Currington – “That’s How Country Boys Roll” (RB3 Version)
    • Darryl Worley – “Awful, Beautiful Life” (RB3 Version)
    • Gary Allan – “Man of Me” (RB3 Version)
    • George Strait – “TWANG” (RB3 Version)
    • Johnny Cash – “Ring of Fire” (RB3 Version)
    • Justin Moore – “Backwoods” (RB3 Version)
  • “Going Country Pack 07”
    • o   Darius Rucker – “Alright” (RB3 Version)
    • Dierks Bentley – “Sideways” (RB3 Version) O
    • Keith Urban – “Kiss a Girl” (RB3 Version)
    • Lady Antebellum – “Perfect Day” (RB3 Version)
    • Luke Bryan – “Rain Is a Good Thing” (RB3 Version)
    • Merle Haggard – “Mama Tried” (RB3 Version) O
    • Trace Adkins – “Ride” (RB3 Version) X
  • “Going Country Pack 08”
    • Dwight Yoakam – “Intentional Heartache” (RB3 Version)
    • Jason Aldean – “Crazy Town” (RB3 Version)
    • Rascal Flatts – “Summer Nights” (RB3 Version)
  • “Country Mega Pack”
    • Contains all of the above tracks for one low price!

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PS3 November 9th)

The tracks will be available for purchase individually on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song. Tracks marked with “O” do not feature keyboard parts, but do support harmonies and Pro Drums when played in Rock Band 3.

Price: 

  • $8.49 USD, £4.39 UK, €6.59 EU (680 Microsoft Points, 850 Wii Points) for “Going Country Pack 05”
  • $9.99 USD, £4.99 UK, €7.99 EU (800 MS Points, 1000 Wii Points) for “Going Country Pack 06”
  • $10.99 USD, £5.99 UK, €8.99 EU (880 MS Points, 1100 Wii Points) for “Going Country Pack 07”
  • $5.49 USD, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 MS Points, 550 Wii Points) for “Going Country Pack 08”
  • $19.99 USD, £9.99 UK, €14.99 EU (1600 MS Points, 2000 Wii Points) for “Country Mega Pack”
  • $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per song
  • $2.00 USD (200 Wii Points) per song
  • $0.99 USD (100 Wii Points/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

Without further ado, here is the entire, jaw-dropping Rock Band 3 setlist:

2000s:

  • Amy Winehouse, “Rehab”
  • At the Drive-In, “One Armed Scissor”
  • Avenged Sevenfold, “The Beast & the Harlot”
  • Dover, “King George”
  • The Bronx, “False Alarm”
  • The Flaming Lips, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1”
  • HIM (His Infernal Majesty), “Killing Loneliness”
  • Hypernova, “Viva La Resistance”
  • Ida Maria, “Oh My God”*
  • Juanes, “Me Enamora”
  • Metric, “Combat Baby”*
  • Paramore, “Misery Business”*
  • Phoenix, “Lasso”*
  • Poni Hoax, “Antibodies”
  • Pretty Girls Make Graves, “Something Bigger, Something Brighter”
  • Queens of the Stone Age, “No One Knows”
  • The Ravonettes, “Last Dance”
  • Rilo Kiley, “Portions for Foxes”*
  • Riverboat Gamblers, “Don't Bury Me...I'm Still Not Dead”
  • Slipknot, “Before I Forget”
  • The Sounds, “Living in America”
  • Tegan & Sara, “The Con”
  • Them Crooked Vultures, “Dead End Friends”
  • Tokio Hotel, “Humanoid”*
  • The Vines, “Get Free”*
  • The White Stripes, “The Hardest Button to Button”*

1990s:

  • Faith No More, “Midlife Crisis”*
  • Filter, “Hey Man, Nice Shot”
  • Jane’s Addiction, “Been Caught Stealing”*
  • Maná, “Oye Mi Amor”
  • Marilyn Manson, “The Beautiful People”
  • The Muffs, “Outer Space”
  • Phish, “Llama”
  • Primus, “Jerry Was a Racecar Driver”
  • Rammstein, “Du Hast”
  • Smash Mouth, “Walkin’ On The Sun”*
  • Spacehog, “In the Meantime”
  • Stone Temple Pilots, “Plush”
  • Swingin’ Utters, “This Bastard’s Life”

1980s:

  • Anthrax, “Caught in a Mosh”
  • Big Country, “In a Big Country”
  • The Cure, “Just Like Heaven”*
  • Def Leppard, “Foolin’”
  • Devo, “Whip It”
  • Dio, “Rainbow in the Dark”
  • Dire Straits, “Walk of Life”
  • Echo & the Bunnymen, “The Killing Moon”
  • Huey Lewis and the News, “The Power of Love”
  • INXS, “Need You Tonight”*
  • J. Geils Band, “Centerfold”
  • Joan Jett, “I Love Rock N’ Roll”*
  • Night Ranger, “Sister Christian”*
  • Ozzy Osbourne, “Crazy Train”*
  • The Police, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”
  • Roxette, “The Look”*
  • The Smiths, “Stop Me if You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”
  • Tears for Fears, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”
  • Whitesnake, “Here I Go Again”*

1970s:

  • The B-52’s, “Rock Lobster”*
  • Blondie, “Heart of Glass”
  • Bob Marley, “Get Up, Stand Up”
  • Chicago, “25 or 6 to 4”
  • Deep Purple, “Smoke on the Water”
  • Doobie Brothers, “China Grove”*
  • Elton John, “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting”
  • Foreigner, “Cold As Ice”*
  • Golden Earring, “Radar Love”
  • John Lennon, “Imagine”
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Free Bird”
  • Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody”*
  • Ramones, “I Wanna Be Sedated”
  • Steve Miller Band, “Fly Like an Eagle”
  • T. Rex, “20th Century Boy”
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “I Need to Know”
  • War, “Low Rider”
  • Warren Zevon, “Werewolves of London”
  • Yes, “Roundabout”*

1960s:

  • Beach Boys, “Good Vibrations (Live)”
  • David Bowie, “Space Oddity”
  • The Doors, “Break on Through (To the Other Side)”*
  • James Brown, “I Got You" (I Feel Good) – Alternate Studio Version*
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Crosstown Traffic”*
  • The Who, “I Can See for Miles”

*Songs available on Rock Band 3 for Nintendo DS

Rock Band 3 allows players to create and save setlists and share them with friends, both in-game and through RockBand.com. New song filters make it easier to find the types of songs fans want to play and hide the songs they don’t, while a built-in song recommendation system will suggest tracks from Rock Band’s colossal music library, based on personal fan preference.

In addition to guitar, bass, drums and solo vocals, Rock Band 3 adds three-part vocal harmonies that were introduced with The Beatles: Rock Band and, for the first time ever, a keyboard peripheral to the band. Up to seven players can rock together for the ultimate social gaming experience.

Rock Band 3 empowers players to develop actual musical skills through the fun of fully scalable Rock Band Pro gameplay. Fans can dive in on Easy to try out basic skills and work their way up to Expert for real mastery.

  • Pro Drums supports three expansion cymbals, with gameplay differentiation between toms and cymbals.
  • Pro Keys features pitch-accurate keyboard performance across a two-octave range, displayed on an easy-to-read keyboard track.

The Rock Band 3 Squier by Fender Stratocaster Guitar Controller is a fully functional, full-sized, electric guitar with strings that also functions as a game controller for Rock Band 3’s innovative Pro mode gameplay. Its revolutionary technology will allow gamers and music lovers around the world to experience the immediate joy of playing guitar through the fun and accessibility of Rock Band gameplay.

Rock Band Pro, which incorporates more realistic instrumental performance information into gameplay, including string and fret information on guitar, differentiated cymbal and tom notation for drums, and full pitch-accurate gameplay for keyboards. Rock Band Pro is available in all modes of Rock Band 3, and features tutorials and a variety of difficulties, including Easy, meaning that real instrument performance is within reach of any player, no matter their experience level.

The Rock Band 3 Squier Stratocaster uses technology built into the neck and fingerboard of the guitar to track finger positions in real time. The guitar also transmits strum data for the six individual strings, allowing the game to give feedback to players as they make the leap from rhythm game rocking to real world skills. Players can unplug from the fun of Rock Band 3 and plug directly into an amp to rock for real.

For the casual player, Rock Band 3 has great new party modes that allow fans to get rocking with friends quicker than ever, including party shuffle and persistent drop-in/drop-out and difficulty selection from any gameplay screen. For the serious player, the revamped Career Mode features 700+ goals and rewards and seamless leaderboard integration for an endlessly deep campaign experience. Rock Band 3 also adds a suite of social networking tools to the game so fans can engage friends and fellow rockers over Facebook, Twitter and more. Whether players want to jump in for a quick song or take their band to the top, Rock Band 3 has a mode for everyone.

Rock Band 3 will ship simultaneously worldwide and will be compatible with all Rock Band and The Beatles: Rock Band peripherals, as well as most third-party instrument and microphone controllers. Mad Catz is the official peripheral manufacturer and distributor for Rock Band game controllers.

Rock Band 3 will ship in North America for the Wii/PS3/Xbox 360 ($59.99), and NDS ( $29.99).


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