From: www.businesswire.com
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s
MTV Networks (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), today announced the full track list
for the upcoming LEGO® Rock Band™ game, including songs
from Queen, Bon Jovi, P!NK, Jimi Hendrix and Blur. In addition, the game
will support downloadable content from the massive Rock Band™
Music Store to be played within LEGO Rock Band, while
enabling songs from LEGO Rock Band to be exported on Xbox®
360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft or PlayStation®3
computer entertainment system and available to play across all game
modes in the Rock Band Music Platform.
Filled with chart-topping songs and classic favorites suitable for
family members of all ages, the full track list for LEGO Rock Band
console versions includes:
Fans can extend their LEGO Rock Band experience on Xbox
360 and PlayStation 3 with downloadable content that can be purchased
through the LEGO Rock Band store. Players will have access to all
of the songs in the Rock Band Music Store that have been
identified to be suitable for all ages. Those cleared songs are the only
tracks that will appear within the LEGO Rock Band store for
purchase. The LEGO Rock Band store will continually highlight any
new family-friendly tunes that can be played across the Rock Band
platform as they are released for Rock Band.
Disc export will rely on the technology pioneered by Harmonix to export
tracks from the original Rock Band disc to the music library of Rock
Band 2. Owners of LEGO Rock Band on Xbox 360 and
PlayStation 3 will be able to enter a unique code from an insert in
their game manual into a dedicated website. The website will provide
instructions allowing owners to unlock the export functionality of LEGO
Rock Band. At that point, players will be able to
export tracks from LEGO Rock Band to their
hard drives for play in all game modes of the Rock Band Music
Platform for a nominal export fee of $9.99 (800 Microsoft
Points). An internet connection is required to perform this disc export.
LEGO Rock Band combines the multiplayer music experience
of Rock Band with the fun, customization and humor of the LEGO
videogame franchise to create a unique family-friendly music experience
that allows tweens, teens and parents to experience a wild journey to
rock stardom where they can “Build a Band and Rock the Universe.”
Players will become rockers as they work their way through local venues,
stadiums and fantasy locations on Earth and beyond that mimic the
imaginative settings that the LEGO world offers. Also continuing the
LEGO “build-and-play” gaming experience, gamers can create their own LEGO
Rock Band style as they customize their minifigure avatars, band
and entourage, including roadies, managers and crew. LEGO Rock Band is
compatible with all Rock Band and The Beatles™: Rock Band™
instrument controllers, as well as most Guitar Hero® and other
authorized third-party music video game peripherals and microphones.