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Rock Band

Green Day three-pack among next week's downloads.

Cambridge, Mass. – Dec. 11, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of songs from Green Day, as well as tracks from 30 Seconds to Mars and All-American Rejects, will be added next week 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

As previously announced, Green Day will bring three more tracks from 21st Century Breakdown to the Rock Band Music Store as downloadable content next week. The three pack of songs will include, "Christian's Inferno," "Last of the American Girls," and "¡Viva La Gloria!".

Also coming to Rock Band next week are more tracks from 30 Seconds to Mars and All-American Rejects. “This is War,” the single from 30 Seconds to Mars’ new album of the same name, which was released in the United States Dec. 8, will be added to the Rock Band Music Store, joining “Attack” and “The Kill,” already available for Rock Band. All-American Rejects also offer up another track to Rock Band with “Gives You Hell,” adding to the four tracks the band already has available in the Rock Band platform. Both bands are currently touring the United States.

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Dec. 15) and PlayStation 3 system (Dec. 17):

• Green Day – “Christian’s Inferno”

• Green Day – “Last of the American Girls” +

• Green Day – "¡Viva La Gloria!" +

• 30 Seconds to Mars – “Kings & Queens”

• 30 Seconds to Mars – “This is War”

• All-American Rejects – “Gives You Hell”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Green Day Pack 02” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks on Wii. Tracks marked with a “+” are also available in the family-friendly LEGO Rock Band Music Store.

Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track

$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Green Day Pack 02”

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track

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

Website Links:

For more information, please visit:

Rock Band Website

Green Day Website

30 Seconds to Mars Website

All-American Rejects Website

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 Storeusing 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.

There are now 1,019 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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LEGO Rock Band video game (excluding LEGO assets) © 2009 Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and the Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. © 2009 The LEGO Group. Rock Band is a trademark of Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

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