Rock Band
Country seven-pack on the way.
Guildford, UK. – Dec. 24, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a seven pack of songs from some of country’s biggest stars will be added 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 some of 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, PlayStation 3 System and Wii
“Going Country Pack 02” will feature songs from country greats like Grammy® Award-winners Alan Jackson, Keith Urban and Kenny Rogers, as well as Country Music Association-recognized artists including Shania Twain and Martina McBride. These songs originally appeared in the Country Track Pack and will now be available as downloadable content in the Rock Band Music Store.
Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Dec. 29) and PlayStation 3 system (Jan. 7):
• Alan Jackson – “Good Time”
• Cross Canadian Ragweed – “Cry Lonely”
• Jason Aldean – “She’s Country”
• Keith Urban – “I Told You So”
• Kenny Rogers – “The Gambler”
• Martina McBride – “This One’s For the Girls”
• Shania Twain – “Any Man of Mine”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
These tracks will be available for purchase as “Going Country Pack 02” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks on Wii.
Price: £.99 UK (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
£4.99 UK (880 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Going Country Pack 02”
(200 Wii Points™) per track
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **
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Rock Band 2 is available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Wii system. Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii versions support downloadable content.
Downloadable content for Wii is purchased via the in-game Rock Band Music Store using Wii Points™ purchased through the Wii™ Shop Channel and can be downloaded to the system memory or to an SD card for additional storage. The tracks stream directly from the SD card for seamless play.
With these additions, there are now 1,032 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/music). Rock Band continues to satisfy music fans’ and gamers' voracious appetite for rock with more than 60 million paid downloads since its launch Nov. 20, 2007. The Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks and packs from the vast selection of offerings available to date without ever leaving the game as they build their own custom Rock Band library.
Rock Band and Rock Band 2 are rated "T" for Teen (lyrics, suggestive themes) by the ESRB. Music downloads are not rated by the ESRB.
For more information on Rock Band 2 and Harmonix Music Systems please visit www.rockband.com and www.harmonixmusic.com.
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