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Free DLC for Rock Band 2 Revealed

by Jared Rosenberg - October 23, 2008, 12:01 pm EDT
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Wii owners will be able to download 20 new songs for free to their copy of Rock Band 2 upon its release.

Harmonix and MTV Games have unveiled the 20 songs that owners of Rock Band 2 will be able to download for absolutely no cost. Players will be able to download the songs from the in-game Rock Band music store to either the Wii's internal flash memory or an SD card. A wide variety of up-and-coming artists from around the world will be represented in the 20 downloadable tracks.

The Free Downloadable Tracks for Rock Band 2:

ArtistSong
X JapanI.V.
UnderoathDesperate Times, Desperate Measures
Tickle Me PinkThe Time Is Wrong
Thenewno2Crazy Tuesday
ShaimusLike a Fool
Semi-Precious WeaponsMagnetic Baby
Opiate for the MassesBurn You Down
Lesley RoyI'm Gone, I'm Going
The Len Price 3If I Ain't Got You
KutlessThe Feeling
Hollywood UndeadYoung
The Ghost HoundsAshes To Fire
EndeverafterI Wanna Be Your Man
DealershipDatabase Corrupted
The Cocktail SlippersGive It To Me
The ChevellesGet It On
The CabBounce
Between the Buried and MePrequel To The Sequel
Authority ZeroNo Regrets
The 88Sons and Daughters


Rock Band 2 for Wii is expected to be released before the end of the year.

MTV Games and Harmonix Announce 20 Free DLC Tracks Available to Rock Band® 2 Owners on November 4th

Emerging Artist Lineup Includes All Genres of Rock Including Underoath, Hollywood Undead, Opiate for the Masses, Lesley Roy, Between the Buried and Me and more!

CAMBRIDGE, MA – October 22, 2008 – Harmonix, the world's premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) announced details today regarding 20 free DLC tracks that will be made available to Rock Band 2 owners starting November 4, 2008. The lineup ranges across all genres of rock from up-and-coming artists that the industry has recognized as new to thriving rock bands with a quickly growing fan base.

"The Rock Band platform is an unparalleled destination for music discovery – offering a broad cross section of rock, from iconic rock artists to emerging bands," stated Paul DeGooyer, MTV's Senior Vice President of Electronic Games & Music. "With the addition of the 20 new songs we're announcing today, owners of Rock Band 2 will have the ability to experience music from over 100 artists - ranging from the acts they already know and love to up-and-coming bands we think they will like."

Featuring artists across the globe from the US, United Kingdom and Australia to Norway, Japan and Ireland, the 20 free DLC tracks are available exclusively to Rock Band 2 owners and can be accessed by using the DLC redemption code located within the game's retail packaging.

20 Free Rock Band 2 DLC Set List:

Artist Song


The 88 "Sons and Daughters"


Authority Zero "No Regrets"


Between the Buried and Me "Prequel To The Sequel"


The Cab "Bounce"


The Chevelles "Get It On"


The Cocktail Slippers "Give It To Me"


Dealership "Database Corrupted"


Endeverafter "I Wanna Be Your Man"


The Ghost Hounds "Ashes To Fire"


Hollywood Undead "Young"


Kutless "The Feeling"


The Len Price 3 "If I Ain't Got You"


Lesley Roy "I'm Gone, I'm Going"


Opiate for the Masses "Burn You Down"


Semi-Precious Weapons "Magnetic Baby"


Shaimus "Like a Fool"


Thenewno2 "Crazy Tuesday"


Tickle Me Pink "The Time Is Wrong"


Underoath "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures"


X Japan "I.V."

Rock Band 2 features the largest music catalogue of any music-based videogame to date. The 20 free tracks listed above combined with the 84 tracks already available on the game disc make for a total of 104 songs on the Rock Band 2 soundtrack, which features an unrivaled blend of classic and new artists including AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Motörhead and more! With the addition of complete and immediate backwards compatibility for songs purchased from Rock Band's ever-expanding online music store and the ability to export most songs from the original Rock Band disc, the Rock Band music library will feature more than 500 songs by year's end.

The Rock Band online music store recently surpassed 25 million paid downloads since the game's launch in late November 2007. With more than 400 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/dlc), the massive Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks, packs and albums from the vast selection of offerings available as they build their own custom Rock Band library.

Downloadable content for Xbox® 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft is available for purchase via Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360 using Microsoft Points and is downloaded directly to the hard drive of Xbox 360. Downloadable content for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system's version of Rock Band is available for purchase on the PlayStation®Store through the free PlayStation®Network and is downloaded directly to PLAYSTATION 3 system's built in hard drive. Downloadable content for the Wii™ home videogame console from Nintendo is available for purchase through the in-game Rock Band music store using Wii points that can be purchased through the Wii Shop Channel. Additional storage in the form of an SD card may be necessary for Rock Band track downloads to the Wii system.

Rock Band 2 is rated "T" for Teen with descriptors of lyrics and suggestive themes by the ESRB.

For more information on Rock Band 2 and Harmonix Music Systems please visit www.rockband2.com and www.harmonixmusic.com.

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