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NMS08: Rock Band 'bonus' simply PS3/360 dregs
The mystery of our Rock Band's "bonus" tracks has been solved -- and the songs are nothing you haven't seen before, especially if you've been following the available DLC for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the title. Here's your extra content, Wii owners. Merry freakin' Christmas. "Dirty Little Secret" - The All American Rejects "Roam" - The B-52's "Don't Look Back in Anger" - Oasis "Roxanne" - The Police "Rockaway Beach" - The Ramones %Gallery-19119%
Neuromonics Oasis quiets the ring in your ears, won't stop the voices
Do you have a constant, annoying ringing in your ears? If you're like us, you probably suffer from at least a mild form of tinnitus. Whether it's from exposure to massive jet engines, or just listening to Reign in Blood one too many times, you probably wish there was some way to stop the incessant noise. Well, a company called Neuromonics may be able to help, using an audio player which alternates a mixture of white noise and music to train your brain to ignore the ringing. The player gradually reduces the level of the white noise, and after six months of treatment, patients can use the device as needed. This kind of relief doesn't come for free, however, as counseling and the unit will cost you $3,000 to $6,000, and you probably won't be able to get your insurance to pay for it.[Via Medgadget]
Rock Band takes comfort with Oasis DLC
As foretold by Xbox.com, this week's Rock Band downloadable content flew in by jet from the UK and is prepped and ready to be purchased by DLC enthusiasts. Oasis makes its Rock Band debut with an all new "Oasis Track Pack" featuring three songs from those shaggy haired Brits including "Don't Look Back in Anger", "Live Forever" and "Wonderwall". And, as always, if you suffer from Oasis commitment issues, you can purchase each track separately for the standard 160 Microsoft point price tag. Get all the details of detailed'ness on the new Oasis Rock Band DLC after the break. Gallagher FTW!
Rock Band Weekly: An Oasis of music
Barring any major change out of spite that the rest of January's Rock Band downloadable songs were revealed last week, we're pretty confident that the Oasis Pack will hit the consoles on their respective days. As we still get asked this question, let's review DLC availability days: Rock Band DLC is Tuesday for Xbox 360 and Thursday for PS3. Don't look back in anger at us, those are the days chosen by the overlords. In honor of this week's Rock Band DLC please implement some over-the-top sibling rivalry before downloading and playing any of the songs.Oasis Pack (440 MS points/ $5.50) Don't Look Back in Anger (160 MS points/ $2) Live Forever (160 MS points/ $2) Wonderwall (160 MS Points / $2) Check out our wonderwall of videos after the break in the hopes of making informed downloading decisions.
Xbox.com lists Rock Band DLC through January: Oasis, Smashing Pumpkins and more
Stealing the thunder out of Harmonix's weekly Rock Band downloadable content announcement, Xbox.com has listed the rest of the month's DLC. Week of Jan. 22: Oasis Pack (440 MS points/ $5.50) Don't Look Back in Anger (160 MS points/ $2) Live Forever (160 MS points/ $2) Wonderwall (160 MS Points / $2) Week of Jan. 29: Progressive Pack (440 MS points/ $5.50) Siva - Smashing Pumpkins (160 MS points/ $2) Working Man - Rush *Cover* (160 MS points/ $2) Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial) - Coheed and Cambria *Cover* (160 MS Points / $2) Barring any unforeseen hiccups, we're assuming that the songs will be available on PSN as well. We'll be sure to remind you of the DLC with our Rock Band Weekly posts over the next couple Mondays.[Update: Looks like someone at Microsoft jumped the gun on the announcement a little bit and they've pulled everything that hadn't been announced already (they neglected to update their intro paragraph though). Never fear, former Joystiqer Jared Rea linked us to a screenshot on his blog to cast away any lingering doubts as to the one-time existence of the information. Behold!]
Diner Dash, Oasis and other casual titles coming to console networks
PlayFirst, makers of many well-known casual titles, and Hudson entertainment are teaming up to bring those games to consoles for "digital download" in 2008. Although everyone received the awkwardly worded press release this morning, GamingTalkHQ bothered to put two and two together -- so kudos to them. Basically it means that games like Diner Dash, Oasis, Chocolatier, Mystery of Shark Island will all eventually be made available on either Xbox Marketplace or PSN, the press release kinda skips over that part.If we had to guess, we'd probably say XBLA, only because Hudson already has a relationship with Microsoft and just made available the enjoyable Bomberman Live. Then again, these are casual games and are designed for a solitary experience, putting it on any of the console services shouldn't be too hard. Although, don't ever think to mock these casual games, Diner Dash has made so much money we shudder at the mere utterance of that title. There's nothing stopping these games from being just as popular on XBLA or PSN at the right price.[Via X3F]
Oasis, Diner Dash coming to XBLA?
According to GamingTalkHQ, PlayFirst has announced a partnership with Hudson in which it will make some of its popular games available on "digital download services for console systems" starting next year. The first game planned in the deal is the very popular Diner Dash. Other games featured in the deal include Sandscript, Zenerchi, Mystery of Shark Island, Oasis, and Chocolatier. We can attest to the addictive nature of PlayFirst's games, as we've just wasted the last hour playing Oasis while "researching" this post. While Xbox Live Arcade is not specifically mentioned, it's a safe bet that we'll see these titles there next year. After all, we imagine that Bomberman Live is already giving Hudson a nice return.
