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Bring the system down with System of a Down DLC for Rocksmith 2014
Grab a brush and put (on) a little makeup, because you'll want to look your best when you're rocking the house with new System of a Down songs available for Rocksmith 2014. Three songs - "B.Y.O.B.," "Toxicity" and "Aerials" - are now available to System of a Download on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Each song costs $2.99 when purchased individually, or $7.99 when bundled together. Hey, isn't there a pretty popular System of a Down song being left out here? Ubisoft, why'd you leave "Chop Suey" on the table? You wanted to? [Image: Ubisoft]
Serj Tankian composing the beats behind Morning Star
Morning Star, the first mobile FPS from Alex Seropian and Tim Harris' studio, Industrial Toys, will feature a full musical score from System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian. Seropian and Harris are pretty serious about their premiere, and this sounds like part of that effort to make a truly hardcore mobile game."We've been big fans of Serj's for quite some time," Seropian says. "The opportunity to collaborate with him on Morning Star gave us a way to take the game to a whole new level. We knew his score would be unique, but it's his ability to interpret a scene or gameplay element and come up with something that makes it moodier, more dramatic or just more awesome that's really got us pumped."Tankian, a self-described poet and political activist along with his musical duties, composed the music in the above trailer, for those interested in a teaser."I'm really enjoying working on Morning Star because it gives me the ability to create new musical worlds to complement the new visual worlds in the game," Tankian says. "Though most of the gameplay will be action-oriented cues, the stunning artwork and static scenes have inspired unique sounds unheard before."
Rock Band Weekly: R.E.M., System of a Down, Buffalo Springfield, The Vapors
Eclecticism, thou art next week's Rock Band DLC. The selection of individual tracks includes fun party songs like R.E.M.'s "Man on the Moon" and The Vapors' "Turning Japanese."
New Rock Band Unplugged footage is chopping suey
We've already seen a trailer for Harmonix's portable rock star simulator Rock Band Unplugged, but if you want to see gameplay footage of a full playthrough of one of the title's tracks, consider your desire fulfilled. YouTuber Shadowneji02 somehow managed to get his hands on the game, and uploaded his performance of System of a Down's "Chop Suey." We've got said performance posted after the jump -- it might be a tad NSFW, as the player's band is puzzlingly composed of skimpily dressed femme-rockers. Creepy.The video further enforces the feeling that Harmonix's debut title Frequency should feel very, very flattered by the upcoming PSP Rock Band adaptation. It also makes it that much more difficult for us to wait for this bad boy to hit store shelves June 9.
Rck Band Weekly: CreFest Pack 2, System of a Down
Next week's Rock Band DLC brings another serving of tracks from Crüefest, with all songs being offered at $1 apiece. There's also a couple tracks from System Of A Down for your DLC consideration.Crüefest Pack 2 (240 / $3) "Face Down In The Dirt" - Mötley Crüe (80 / $1) "Rescue Me" - Buckcherry (80 / $1) "Life Is Beautiful" - Sixx AM (80 / $1) Individual songs: "B.Y.O.B." - System Of A Down (160 / $2) "Toxicity" - System Of A Down (160 / $2) Videos for these songs can be found after the break. The tracks will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.
