Gadgets and Video Games

The rhythm-based games developer has apparently filed for several hip-hop and rap song licenses, indicating something a bit funkier and perhaps a bit fresher is in the works. Scripts may be flipped. We really don’t know.

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Harmonix requests licensing from Timbaland, other non-rock stars

Hey, Rock Band aficionados! Are you ready to spend your hard-earned Microsoft Points, Wii Points or good old-fashioned cash money on tracks which you’ll never be able to play without injuring your tender, fragile metacarpals? Brace your bones — the Music Store is about to get a healthy dose of Megadeth , in the form of the outfit’s 1990 album “Rust in Peace.” Or, as it’s more commonly known, “The one with ‘ Hangar 18 ‘ on it.” The nine-track album will be available for $14.99 (1200 , bundle not available on Wii), and can also be purchased piecemeal for $1.99 (160 , 200 Wii Points) per track. In addition, the Who’s “Super Bowl S-mashup” medley will be made available on Sunday after the big game for $1.99 (160 , 200 Wii Points). Check out all the songs included in next week’s update after the jump. Continue reading Rock Band Weekly: Megadeth’s ‘Rust in Peace,’ The Who mashed-up Rock Band Weekly: Megadeth’s ‘Rust in Peace,’ The Who mashed-up originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:30:00 EST.

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Rock Band Weekly: Megadeth’s ‘Rust in Peace,’ The Who mashed-up

Next week’s Rock Band Weekly update puts country stars on the road again, yup, they just can’t wait to get on the road again. So, this is the part where I confess that I know little to nothing about the artists featured in the next update.

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Rock Band Weekly: Chesney, Gentry, Flatts, Evans, Adkins & Willie Nelson

When playing the God of War games, we’ve often wondered, “If Kratos’ unflagging rage could be assigned a flavor , what flavor would it be?” Finally, that question will be answered by Mountain Dew and 7-Eleven, which are collaborating on the next advancement in frozen sugar-drink technology: The Kratos Fury Slurpee . We know that sounds like the kind of thing we’d make up for comedic effect, but we assure you, it’s berry real. You can pick up a tall, refreshing cup of Fury (which includes nonconsumable codes for DLC armor and other content) starting February 1, at which point you’ll learn that Kratos’ anger actually tastes like a pleasant mix of blackberries and lime — and the blood of a freshly-slain Gorgon . But, yeah, mostly just blackberries and lime

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God of War III Slurpee tastes like Kratos’ fury; it’s delicious

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We didn’t have to wait long to find out about Nintendo’s two mystery Wii games . Xenoblade , as we guessed before, is the new name for Monado: Beginning of the World , the RPG by Monolith Soft, creators of Xenosaga .

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Nintendo’s ‘The Last Story’ is new Mistwalker RPG; Xenoblade is Monado

MTV Games has confirmed that Harmonix is working on Green Day: Rock Band . The reiteration follows the widespread misinterpretation of a Demiurge Studios designer’s personal blog post , specifically this line: “Not included in the [VGA] announcement was the fact that Demiurge Studios was working on Green Day: Rock Band .” A spokesperson for the publisher told Joystiq in a statement, ” Green Day: Rock Band is being developed by Harmonix in partnership with Demiurge, MK12 and others.” This is not Demiurge’s first time working with Harmonix on Rock Band : the studio had also previously worked on the Rock Band Country Track Pack and the Rock Band Metal Track Pack . Harmonix cooperatively developing Green Day: Rock Band with Demiurge, MK12, others originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Initially scrapped from the main game due to time constraints, Battle of Forli seems like an acceptable casualty in Ubisoft’s war to complete Assassin’s Creed 2 . Considering the grandeur of Ezio’s quest, it’s easy to see why this man got left behind — or woman, rather. In a significant upgrade from her brief role as glorified gondola tutorial, Caterina Sforza assumes the role of leader and custodian of Forli, the drab, melancholy settlement that acted as a rest stop on the way to Venice in Assassin’s Creed 2 . Ezio’s unacknowledged meddling with 15th-century history proves to be the biggest draw of this DLC subplot, even though most of his participation involves putting sharp things through soft spots. Continue reading Review: Assassin’s Creed 2: Battle of Forli (DLC) Review: Assassin’s Creed 2: Battle of Forli (DLC) originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:25:00 EST

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[ Image credit: Jaymiek ] In the latest issue of Edge Magazine , Harmonix head Alex Rigopulos and Neversoft project director Brian Bright both speak out regarding the current state of rhythm-music gaming. As you might imagine, neither developer thinks that the genre is flatlining. In fact, Rigopulos even believes that “future music games will exceed the sales success of the last generation.” Surprisingly, though, while each heads up their own approach to the genre, the two seem to be in near-direct agreement on the next step for their franchises

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Rhythm game devs: genre hasn’t peaked, user-generated content is key

If you’ve been tinkering around with the Rock Band Network song programming tools , turning your heartfelt ballads into batches of multicolored gems, you’ll be able to place your work in front of an audience for the first time today. Harmonix is launching an open beta of the platform at some point this evening, which will allow musicians with a Rock Band Creators account to publish their songs, and peer-review the work their fellow artists have contributed. Of course, we won’t be able to download the songs until the platform officially goes live — which Harmonix recently informed Destructoid wouldn’t be until “we accrue a good base of content, though we’re already really excited by what we have in the pipeline.” If you were curious about what that pipeline currently looks like, we suggest checking out this Harmonix forum post , which compiles all the bands who’ve shown interest in Rock Band -ing their ditties. Rock Band Network open beta begins tonight originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .

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Rock Band Network open beta begins tonight