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Localised. On PS2. New tracks.

Rock Band has been delayed in Europe until the first quarter of 2008, but will be fully localised for each territory, on both disc and downloadable content. It's also coming to PS2, home of original Guitar Hero success.

The news erupted from the EA Games Convention conference in Leipzig, where Harmonix co-founder Alex Rigopulos took to the stage to detail the much-anticipated title.

Among the highlights was a revelation that 10 new tracks would make the starting line-up for the title, but the price of Rock Band is still to be confirmed.

The ten new tracks are as follows:

Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Deep Purple - Highway Star
The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go
Faith No More - Epic
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Radiohead - Creep
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds
Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
OK Go - Here It Goes Again

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Tejstar #1 5 years ago

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Nooooo.....
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Edwannawonga #2 5 years ago

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Bonus for Guitar Hero III!
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JonFE #3 5 years ago

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That will, at least, prevent some of us Europeans splashing out for both Rock Band and Guitar Hero 3 at the same time.
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AcidSnake #4 5 years ago

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What?!
Oh please no...
No...

Please say that just the on screen texts will be localised, and not the actual songs...
Don't you dare put italian rock into that game!
I'm getting GH III if you try anything stupid like that!...
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Dizzy #5 5 years ago

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Missing XMas? F*cking stupid thinking! This is a perfect game for XMas parties with bored family. No buy.
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mkreku #6 5 years ago

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Rock me, Amadeus!
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Freelancepolice #7 5 years ago

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Quick, travel back in time and accelerate development *somehow*, dizzy won't be able to play drums with his nan at xmas!
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Fernando #8 5 years ago

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NA timed exclusive!
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menage #9 5 years ago

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This will bomb so hard it ain't even funny.
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sanctusmortis #10 5 years ago

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Well, that's going to cost them.

I'll still be getting it to have something that doesn't look like a badly designed child's toy to play it, however, and most importantly, to DRUM.
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Toothball #11 5 years ago

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Yeah, I'll be getting it whenever it comes out. I want to buy the whole band too.
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nickthegun #12 5 years ago

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Heh, I just want them to announce the price.

"IT COSTS HOW MUCH?!?"
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tinodz #13 5 years ago

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The new songs are:

Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter"
Deep Purple "Highway Star"
The Clash "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
Faith No More "Epic"
Smashing Pumpkins "Cherub Rock"
Radiohead "Creep"
Beastie Boys "Sabotage"
Jet "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
OK Go "Here It Goes Again"
Nine Inch Nails "The Hand That Feeds"

http://da rkzero.co.uk/v4/games/news/1280...
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RexRunti #14 5 years ago

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@tinodz

That list of songs alone is better than the offerings of GHII. Sold.
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Eighthours #15 5 years ago

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Did EA talk about the absolutely shocking download speed of the Skate demo? Utterly ridiculous.
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sickpuppysoftware #16 5 years ago

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Possibly a bit pricey
Fun for all the family
Ideal for Xmas
Oh
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RGroenen #17 5 years ago

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The PS3 version should be region free, so import should be an option. I already placed a pre-order at dvdboxoffice. We'll sit and wait.

Edited by 1 at 22/08/07 @ 10:46
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Toothball #18 5 years ago

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Oh yeah, are these ten additional songs, or ten alternative songs?
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Shrub #19 5 years ago

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I'm mainly interested in the drums. Actually what I would really like is to allow a completely "free" drum-along mode. In other words just drum along to the song as you see fit - just for fun. That option could work for the vocals too. But only because both those are the closest to 'real' instruments in terms of interface - so obviously the guitar wouldnt work in that context.
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tonynibbles #20 5 years ago

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PS3 Region free ftw?
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brooza #21 5 years ago

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@tinodz: Well, none of those appeal to me
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mattman #22 5 years ago

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Aren't all PS3 games region-free, anyway? So importing should be an option, albeit probably linked with massive import tax on top of it.
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HiddenAway #23 5 years ago

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Rock Band makes an appearance on the PS2 (apparantly )

Joystiq quotes EA press release
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NewYork #24 5 years ago

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They'd better not be loading it with British music.
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DrDamn #25 5 years ago

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Yep all PS3 stuff is region free.
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dudefella #26 5 years ago

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Let's hope the 360 version will be region free. Why on earth would I want Dutch text, or god forbid, songs in the game? stupid stupid stupid
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Ace_McCloud #27 5 years ago

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Isn't Cherub Rock on GHIII aswell? ...

... and "NOOOO!" and all that hoo haa
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lockload #28 5 years ago

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Guitar Hero FTW

Do people know how big the package is for the drums? may cost a small fortune to import

Edited by 1 at 22/08/07 @ 11:15
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soralapio #29 5 years ago

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Oh God no, not only do we get it later than the damn yanks, we'll also have to endure crap europop
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Kury #30 5 years ago

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Jesus fuck do I not care about localisation.

That's just cruel.
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Luna-C #31 5 years ago

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hopefully the UK release wont have a myriad of "cool" british indie and pop music and less proper rock music. I really dont want to play the drums along to any "NME thinks its cool so should too" bands. bleh
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Triggerhappytel #32 5 years ago

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Still no announcement on the price. I really don't see the complete package being all that reasonable, otherwise they'd surely have been shouting about it as part of the marketing?!
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Hunam #33 5 years ago

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Epic? Cherub Rock? Creep? (and to a lesser extent, an ok NIN song) I want this now!
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Arwin #34 5 years ago

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It's possible that music games aren't region free on the PS3, due to music licencing issues - we'll see. If it's no problem, I predict a fair bit of importing.
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sanctusmortis #35 5 years ago

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This just went from want to need. Radiohead? Nine Inch Nails? Screw Guitar Hero, I want to drum Creep!
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AwesomeWells #36 5 years ago

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What an awful pick from The Clash's library...I would have danced a merry dance for Complete Control or White Man (In...). But, as it is, meh.
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Monkey_Puncher #37 5 years ago

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Creep? Fucking sweet!
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Ace_McCloud #38 5 years ago

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In answer to my own question: Yes it is. "How interesting, it's not exclusive!?" I hear you all scream...
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Shrub #39 5 years ago

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On the PS2 ? If true, that's great for me - no need to invest in HD TV and new console.
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epic_wanderer #40 5 years ago

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cherub rock, sabotage, Mississippi Queen, paranoid and reptilia are all in both games now, any others I've missed?
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Kazzahdrane #41 5 years ago

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I would have thought the online part of Rock Band is the big selling point for people without �� to spend on all the peripherals, or friends who regularly come over the play. Seems like the PS2 version will be a bit rubbish because of that.
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AcidSnake #42 5 years ago

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Well, but if I recall correctly it will be compatible with the GH guitars...
That would mean I'd have 2 guitars already for PS2...
Just that DLC is a real nice addition...Depending on pricing...
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Darkedge #43 5 years ago

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EPIC!
Woo!
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RexRunti #44 5 years ago

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@brooza

If absolutly none of those songs take your fancy then I would advise against a game called "Rock Band".
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Willum #45 5 years ago

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Rawk on! Glad it's out on the PS2, seems I can keep it on the shelf for a little while longer.
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Yaster #46 5 years ago

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Being on PS2 will help the sales of this brand. GH3 is going to be out on PS3, PS2, 360 AND Wii

If they can get it out on Wii they could destroy GH
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grussbarbar #47 5 years ago

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So there's still no hard confirmation on a Wii version? Surely by now they should see that Wii is a major platform?
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smirny #48 5 years ago

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*OFFICIAL ROCK BAND SONG LIST TO DATE:*

1960s
Rolling Stones �Gimme Shelter�

1970s
The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Mountain "Mississippi Queen"*
David Bowie "Suffragette City"
Black Sabbath "Paranoid"*
Blue Oyster Cult "Don't Fear the Reaper"
The Ramones "Blitzkrieg Bop�
Deep Purple "Highway Star"

1980s
Rush "Tom Sawyer"*
Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead or Alive"
The Clash �Should I Stay or Should I Go�
Faith No More "Epic�

1990s
Foo Fighters �Learn to Fly�
Metallica �Enter Sandman�
Nirvana �In Bloom�
Stone Temple Pilots �Vasoline�
Weezer �Say It Ain�t So�
Smashing Pumpkins �Cherub Rock�
Radiohead �Creep�
Beastie Boys �Sabotage�

2000s
The Hives �Main Offender�
Queens of the Stone Age �Go With the Flow�
The Strokes �Reptilia�
Jet �Are You Gonna Be My Girl�
OK Go �Here It Goes Again�
Nine Inch Nails �The Hand That Feeds�

*Indicates a cover song, all other songs are original master recordings

...this looks firkking awesome!!
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daz_john_smith #49 5 years ago

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I really don't like this localisation nonsense either and apparently it will extend into DLC as well. Why can't we all just get the same songs and then pick exactly what extra DLC we want. I don't want to be denied playing along to certain bands because some guy in a suit thinks its not applicable to our region.
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Keza #50 5 years ago

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I'm confused. Why on earth is everyone so worked up about localisation? All it means is that long-suffering German/French/etc games actually get some of *their own songs* to play to. We'll get our own British version, with out any German rock bands or anything similar to endure.

Excpet, of course, German rock music is f'ing awesome. Plebs.
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neuroniky #51 5 years ago

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NINE INCH NAILS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now just give a DL Downward Spiral and I'll explode out of sheer joy.
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