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Rock Band 2 manual details bonus DLC, Rock Band song transfer works smoothly
Click to embiggen When the official announcement finally came last week that Rock Band 2 would release today on Xbox 360, one little bullet point on the press release about an additional 20 free DLC songs nagged us. Looking at the back of the Rock Band 2 manual now, we still have no idea what the DLC is, but we do know how we're going to get it. Going to the site listed in the image above currently gives this message: "Please check back in a few days for the opportunity to enter your Registration Code and sign up to receive the Bonus Downloadable Tracks." We've been told by Harmonix the tracks will release later this year.Also, while we're on the subject, transferring the original Rock Band tracks to the sequel is really as simple as purchasing the license. No muss, no extra fuss.
New Rock Band Store reminds us full albums are still 'coming soon'
One thing we noticed when perusing over these hawt new pics of the in-game Rock Band music store was a listing for "Albums (Coming Soon)." Downloadable albums are something we've heard about since July 2007, with Nirvana's Nevermind and The Who's Who's Next cited as the first contenders. When contacted for a statement, a Harmonix spokesperson told us, "No ETA yet - expect an announcement soon." For now, all we can recommend is you download the patch later this week and ogle at the inaccessible Albums tab, dreaming of the day when the text goes from light grey to white.%Gallery-18743%
Rock Band music store rockin' consoles this week
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gaming_news/In_game_Rock_Band_Music_Store_coming_this_week'; At some point this week Harmonix will finally launch the Rock Band music store, a fully integrated shop allowing players to preview and purchase tracks without ever leaving the comfy confines of the game. Songs in the store will provide a difficulty metric for each instrument and the DLC can be organized by artist, genre, difficulty and year of release.Harmonix tells us that this is the "only patch planned" at this time, so players looking to streamline their multiplayer registration experience or do Band World Tour online are gonna have to sit tight. Also, be sure to continue checking with us every Friday for the latest Rock Band DLC announcements with Rock Band Weekly.%Gallery-18743%
