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Harmonix and MTV Games added Megadeth’s influential breakout album Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying to the Rock Band catalog of downloadable content on September 16, 2008, for the Xbox 360 and September 18, 2008, for Playstation 3.

The title track to the album is included on the Rock Band 2 disc but the other seven songs were unavailable (until last week, that is). The price for the full album is $10.99 (880 Microsoft Points) or you can get individual tracks for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) each.

With the addition of Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying, there are more than…

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We already know that the late great Jimi Hendrix will not only have his music in the new installation of Guitar Hero: World Tour, but also his likeness. Yet, it seems that Activision isn’t stopping at having just a few songs of the legend in their upcoming title.

Velvet Revolver’s guitarist, Slash, revealed to Rolling Stone that Activision is at work on a Hendrix special edition game similar to what it did with Aerosmith…

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Where TV killed the radio star, video games are helping to revive them. With the success of Rock Band and Guitar Hero, it is fairly interesting to look at the effect these games are having on the credibility of the gaming industry as an intrinsic part of the entertainment industry. An example of this the planned September 2008 re-emergence of the band Guns N’ Roses through releasing a new song in Rock Band 2, one prospectively from fabled and constantly delayed album Chinese Democracy that fans have been anticipating for more than a decade.

It has taken a while for the game industry to be…

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In 1981, Metallica was formed. In 1983, they came out with their first album, Kill ‘Em All. The album also featured the first of what would be multiple lineup changes in their evolution. More than 20 years later, Metallica is still going strong and, much like Aerosmith, are coming out with their first game.

The game is being worked on with the makers of Guitar Hero. A Digital Trends article reported that in a proxy statement submitted to the Security and Exchange Commission, Activision revealed plans for…

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Harmonix and MTV Games have announced the first batch of downloadable content for their highly anticipated upcoming game Rock Band. Beginning on November 20, 2007 fans will be able to download song packs by Metallica, The Police and Queens of the Stone Age, each pack containing three songs.

Each pack has a suggested retail value of $5.49 or $1.99 per individual track (440 Microsoft Points for a pack or 160 per track for the Xbox 360). Additionally individual tracks from Foreigner, Wolfmother and The Runaways, among others, will be also available for $1.99 each (160 Microsoft Points).

Here are the packs and individual songs scheduled for release next week: Metallica Pack: “Ride the Lightning” “Blackened” “And Justice for All” The Police Pack: “Can’t Stand Losing You” “Synchronicity II” “Roxanne” Queens of the Stone Age Pack: “3’s and 7’s” “Little Sister” “Sick Sick Sick” Individual songs: asterisk denotes a cover song “Fortunate Son” - as made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival * “Juke Box Hero” - as made famous by Foreigner * “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” - as made famous by T-Rex * “My Sharona” - as made famous by The Knack * “Cherry Bomb” - as made famous by The Runaways * Joker & The Thief - Wolfmother The developers have announced weekly updates with new packs and individual song coming every week. If they can maintain the game fresh with an updated playlist they will surely have a hit in their hands. I could go on playing Guitar Hero forever if they kept on coming up with new songs. Rock Band is slated for release on November 20, 2007 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and the Wii and on December 18, 2007 for the PS2. 

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