Europe Invades Rock Band

To celebrate the release of Rock Band in the Old Continent, Harmonix and MTV Games announced today that next week's DLC features the nine tracks showcased in the Euro version of the game.
EUROPE INVADES ROCK BAND

Blur, Muse, Oasis, Tokio Hotel and More Deepen Rock Band Downloadable Catalog of Hits

Harmonix and MTV Games announced today that the Rock Band™ Music Store is open for business with music from across the pond to coincide with the European launch of the best selling music game. This latest Rock Band download offering is a special collection of singles featuring the nine tracks showcased in the Euro version of the game including some of Europe's heaviest hitters: UK's Blur, Muse and Oasis, German rockers Tokio Hotel, Die Toten Hosen, H-BlockX and Juli, and French natives Les Wampas and Pleymo. In addition to having the best localized European content available to both continents, Harmonix and MTV Games are also giving European users complete access at launch to the entire Rock Band downloadable content catalog of more than 110 songs to date, which includes tracks from some of the greatest U.S. rock bands such as Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Boston, The Grateful Dead, Queens of the Stone Age and more.

Vive le Rock Band!

Each European track will be available in North America for $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360).

Release date:

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 (Xbox LIVE® Marketplace)
Thursday, May 22, 2008(PLAYSTATION®Store)

Tracks:

"Beetlebum" ( Blur)*
"Hier Kommt Alex (Die Toten Hosen)
"Countdown To Insanity" (H-BlockX)
"Perfekte Welle" (Juli)
"New Wave" (Pleymo)
"Monsoon" (Tokio Hotel)
"Hysteria" (Muse)
"Rock N Roll Star" (Oasis)
"Manu Chao" (Les Wampas)
(*indicates cover song)

Price: $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360)

Locations: Xbox LIVE® Marketplace and PLAYSTATION®Network

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

With the addition of these tracks there are now more than 170 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at http://www.rockband.com/dlc). Rock Band continues to fly off shelves and satisfy music fans and gamers’ voracious appetite for rock as more than 10 million downloads have been purchased since its launch on November 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 allows online play and features that expand the boundaries of music gaming. Rock Band downloadable content is playable and integrated into setlists in all game modes including: Solo Tour, Band World Tour, head-to-head competition either locally or online, and from any Quickplay mode. In order to play downloadable content for head-to-head matches or multiplayer online, all players must own the same downloadable track. Downloadable content for the Xbox®360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will be available for purchase via Xbox LIVE Marketplace using Microsoft Points and is downloaded directly to the Xbox 360 hard drive. Downloadable content for the PLAYSTATION(r)3 computer entertainment system's version of Rock Band will be 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. Rock Band is rated "T" for Teen (lyrics, mild suggestive themes) by the ESRB.


Weekly Rock Band Downloadable Content (Week 17)