Rock Band
Sell Your Original Tunes on the Rock Band Network
If you've got a real band but spend your downtime playing your console's instruments as well, why not make some money off all that button mashing and submit your original songs for purchase through the Rock Band Network Music Store? Now open for public beta testing, the Rock Band Network gets you a ton of exposure to players all around the world who are looking for new tracks in the online store. Want to talk numbers?
How I'd Wire: The Music Lover
If someone you know can't go more than a few minutes without diving back into their MP3 player, has a constant soundtrack playing in their heads, or is as obsessed with music news as you are with gadgets, then check out a few ways I'd wire the geeky music lover this year.
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You Rock Guitar Brings Your Gaming to Life
OK, so how many times have you bragged to a group of friends that you beat your all-time high score on Guitar Hero after a monster jam session, only to be blasted for not learning to play a "real" instrument? Yeah, I've been there too, friend. Now you can take your rock prowess from the console and blend it with actual chord knowledge with the You Rock guitar.
Sgt. Pepper Headed to the Rock Band Music Store Tomorrow
September was a big month for The Beatles in the gaming world when The Beatles Rock Band hit the market. I went crazy over it during a sneak peek at E3, and was not disappointed when I got my own copy. Although The Beatles have not always been so chummy with tech, times are a-changing as Sgt.
Spend $20 at Old Navy on Black Friday, Get Lego Rock Band!
The Black Friday fun has just begun! To get the ball rolling, I've just learned that when you spend $20 on Nov. 27 at Old Navy stores across the country, you'll get a free copy of Lego Rock Band (retail value is $44)!
Daily Tech: Sony Introduces the L, X, and CW Series Vaios
- The sleek and slim new Sony Vaios are here, priced from $800 to $1300 — CrunchGear
- That pretty white BlackBerry Bold we always see Kate Hudson using will soon be hitting shelves — Gizmodo
- Here's how you can share files between a Mac and PC — Unplggd
- These affordable and fun games are guaranteed to keep you entertained on your iPhone — Green Pixels
- There's a pretty good chance Rock Band will be coming to the iPhone — Joystiq
- It's giveaway and game time on GeekSugar! Be sure to log in and play our Best Video Game Ever bracket! — GeekSugar
Queen's Rock Band Song List Is Released
The addition of Queen to my SingStar disc collection certainly helped take my SingStar parties to a whole new level — and I'm not just talking about the high notes! Well did you know that Queen is also making its way onto Rock Band? That's right, on Oct.
Is Flight of the Conchords Coming to Rock Band?
Last Sunday during the Primetime Emmy Awards, red carpet host Chris Harrison jokingly asked Flight of the Conchords duo Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement if they had any plans for a Flight of the Conchords debut on Rock Band.
A serious-sounding Bret leaned forward into the microphone and said, "We have three songs on the next Rock Band." A lot of people think he's joking, but I detected a note of seriousness.
Our Review of Beatles Rock Band, Clooney Has a Naked Man Fan, and Using Facebook Instead of 911?!
Beatlemania returns today as The Beatles: Rock Band hits stores, and we're here with GeekSugar's review of the hotly anticipated new game! Plus, watch cute clips of George Clooney's indecent proposal and David Beckham with his family on Ellen. All that plus two Australian girls who got lost and instead of calling the police, they updated their Facebook statuses to get rescued.
Get a Peek at the New Rock Band Network
As if there wasn't already amazing upcoming Rock Band news, there's more: the next big breakthrough coming soon is the Rock Band Network, which will allow you to convert any recorded song to be used in Rock Band play.
Being able to convert songs won't be free — it'll cost about $160 and be a very technical process, Harmonix warns. The network will be available for Xbox 360 users, and then later to PS3 users, and it's geared toward songwriters who can also code.
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