Green Day: Rock Band dated

By Tom Bramwell Published 11 March, 2010

So close to drowning but I don't mind.

MTV and Harmonix have announced that Green Day: Rock Band will be released for PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 worldwide on 8th June.

The game nobody's calling GDRB features 47 tracks, three-part vocal harmonies similar to the Beatles game, and unlockable band-related material including over 40 minutes of video from interviews and performances.

Songs on the soundtrack include "Brain Stew", "Jaded", "Hitchin' A Ride", "American Idiot", "Wake Me Up When September Ends" and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams". Better have Burnout...

All 47 tracks can be exported to play in Rock Band 1, 2 and the forthcoming third instalment, while the six songs already available as DLC on the Rock Band Music Store will work in GDRB, complete with added vocal harmonies and other exclusive material.

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Comments (27) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • crazyhorse174 #1 2 years ago

    If this was the 'innovation' they were talking about for future Rock band releases, then count me out.

  • darleysam #2 2 years ago

    I.. may just have to cave and get this.

    edit: and now I have 'Having A Blast' stuck in my head.
    Just please raid Insomniac and Dookie for songs.
    And avoid Basked Case.
    Edited by 2 at 11/03/10 @ 14:19

  • JahB #3 2 years ago

    Guitar Hero Metallica? biggest metal band ever, makes sense
    Rock Band Beatles? massively influential pop/rock band that started it all, makes sense

    Rock Band Green Day? punk band turned emo, wtf?

  • insincere_dave #4 2 years ago

    This is a fairly major plunge in artist quality we're taking here... Beatles to Greenday... what's next in this current trajectory, Rock Band McFly?

  • wizlon #5 2 years ago

    Yeah, I may well cave and get this, especially since you can export all the tracks. Would still like to see the track list first though, after all it may have all of 21st Century Breakdown on it *shudder*

  • RobotRocker #6 2 years ago

    Keep it pre-American Idiot and we can talk.

    I want The Grouch damnit.

  • insincere_dave #7 2 years ago

    "If this was the 'innovation' they were talking about for future Rock band releases, then count me out. "

    They're hardly claiming it as being innovative when they clearly say the features are from Beatles Rock Band. RB3 is where all the proper new stuff will makes its debut.

  • el_pollo_diablo #8 2 years ago

    Can someone give me a nudge when Rock Band: Faith No More comes out please?

  • mingster #9 2 years ago

    This makes me want to cry its so sad.

  • RobotRocker #10 2 years ago

    This is a fairly major plunge in artist quality we're taking here... Beatles to Greenday... what's next in this current trajectory, Rock Band McFly?

    Quality, yes. But Green Day are probably in the top 5 most popular bands in the world at the minute and are one of the biggest touring bands. This game is going to bring in the green (sic) more than the Beatles did.

    RB seems to be the hot ticket at the minute anyway. Lady Gaga DLC arrives next week y'know.

    Can someone give me a nudge when Rock Band: Faith No More comes out please?

    I would do unspeakable things for Angel Dust to be released as DLC. UNSPEAKABLE.
    Edited by 1 at 11/03/10 @ 14:34

  • Sir_TimAlot #11 2 years ago

    if it has Burnout and SHE i'm buying it, its my money leave me alone......

  • sarcasmoidosis #12 2 years ago

    It'll take a lot of self control not to buy this. 47 tracks...

    Get a grip, man!

  • Nemesis #13 2 years ago

    It'll only use 3 buttons though.....

  • Fletche #14 2 years ago

    "Can someone give me a nudge when Rock Band: Faith No More comes out please?"

    What he said

  • Malek86 #15 2 years ago

    "All 47 tracks can be exported to play in Rock Band 1, 2 and the forthcoming third instalment"

    Yeah, but will it be the RB2 method (you buy a key from the marketplace) or the LRB method (you need a unique code)? Because if it's the former, I can just rent the game and save me a lot money.

  • wizlon #16 2 years ago

    From Joystiq:

    "Oh, and if you're looking to export these tunes, worry not: all 47 tracks are fully exportable to a console hard drive and playable in Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and the recently announced Rock Band 3. The export fee is $9.99 via Xbox Live or PSN."

    OUCH, that's a lot of dough for the export. However:

    "A special edition Green Day: Rock Band Plus will also come to Xbox 360 and PS3 for $69.99 and includes fancy packaging, an "export" feature (we assume, a voucher to export the disc tracks to the hard drive) and the six previously released Green Day DLC tracks."

    Some pre-orders of the normal version will also bundle the export code for free too.

  • Scuzz #17 2 years ago

    Nemesis made the exact joke I was going to. Well played sir.

  • Jonny5Alive7 #18 2 years ago

    Green Day have more accessible songs than the likes of Metallica I would say, theres a good chance this will sell better than other specific band oriented games that there have been.

  • Toothball #19 2 years ago

    Green Day might not be the best band ever or anything, but I spent enough time listening to them as a teenager to be looking forward to this.

    @wizlon

    Good to know about the special edition. I'd have been doing the export anyway, but don't have any of the rest of the DLC so that'll probably be a good deal.

  • Markusdragon #20 2 years ago

    This time (early March) last year, Warner Music and Harmonix were <a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/03/ warner-music-and-mtv-in-licensing-stalemate/>reported ly in a stalemate</a>. I can only imagine that this is part of the reconciliation, thus allowing for a decent selection of Warner Music tracks in Rock Band 3.

  • stampax #21 2 years ago

    Really cant understand people questioning this release - JahB (3rd poter) - are you not aware of how many records they have sold? Or how many people go to their gigs?

  • DrStrangelove #22 2 years ago

    Great, on my birthday they release a game about the worst band ever, and GT5 is still far away.

  • SimonM7 #23 2 years ago

    I'm not so much confused about this coming out as I am about... I dunno. Just the way they're treating it I guess. The announcement felt like a total non-event, the visual style is piggybacking on the Beatles look (which seemed purposely done to suit Beatles) and it just seems like a huge parenthesis in the Rock Band line of games. That's what's confusing.

    I mean if they don't want the Rock Band name associated with the kind of "stick a suffix on it and ship it out!" shenanigans GH/Acti's been up to they would do much better to actually show they care. Beatles could've had cynics frowning (and some people frowned anyway but they were just normal assholes) but Harmonix convincingly showed that it was very much a thoughtful, thorough, faithful representation of a great band in a great music game.

    Seems odd that they wouldn't ensure the same thing with this.

  • RobotRocker #24 2 years ago

    Seems odd that they wouldn't ensure the same thing with this.

    Its developed by Demiurge studios using the RB engine with some co-operation by Harmonix (Audio and note charting). They are doing the same role as Lego RB where the meat of it was by TT Fusion. MTV does own the Rock Band name and they can do what they like with it and if Harmonix doesnt want to play along too much, it's their initiative. Admittedly, it does look "Sell Out"-ish but MTV Games have been bleeding money badly and Harmonix had to let 40 members of staff go before Christmas.

    Think of it as the Metal Machine Music of the Rock Band line. Its probably going to be extremely well done and fun to play but its an obvious contractual obligation and will pay for what the company needs for Rock Band 3 and whatever ventures in the future.
    Edited by 1 at 11/03/10 @ 20:57

  • NHDave #25 2 years ago

    Green Day sucks.........

  • aphexstwin #26 2 years ago

    i would love a drumkit where the yellow pad doesnt die (for both gh and rb) and a full iron maiden or even nwobhm game to play aswell. none of this 40odd track larky, i want it stacked, like rb2!

  • andywilkie35 #27 2 years ago

    Day 1 purchase for me, no question.