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Blink 182, Sweet And The Monkees Offer Downloadable 'Rock Band' Content

January 15th, 2008 4:58pm EST Post a comment Add to My News

Fulfilling the commitment to fans to offer new downloadable content every week, Harmonix and MTV Games announced today that "All the Small Things" by Blink 182, "Action" as made famous by Sweet and "Last Train to Clarksville" as made famous by The Monkees are the latest slate of downloadable Rock Band tracks available for the week of January 15, 2008.

In addition to the 58 songs that come packaged with Rock Band, Harmonix and MTV have been offering a robust calendar of new downloadable content including packs, full albums and individual tracks to satiate the desire for constantly refreshed Rock Band™ content. New music is available on a weekly basis. Recent downloadable content that has been offered has included tracks from iconic rock artists from all genres from Metallica and Black Sabbath to The Police and All American Rejects.

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 Playstation®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. 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 Xbox 360's built in hard drive.

Release dates are Tuesday, January 15, 2008, (Microsoft) and Thursday, January 17, 2008 (Sony); and each track will be sold for $1.99. Get them at the Playstation®Network and Xbox Live® Marketplace!