ROCK BAND™ BRINGS LOCKSLEY TRACKS TO DOWNLOADABLE MUSIC STORE CATALOGUE
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of up and coming rock band Locksley to the Rock Band™ Music Store catalog of downloadable content. Recognized by Rolling Stone as one of the “25 Best Bands on MySpace,” the Brooklyn-based Locksley contributes a 3-pack of songs from their 2007 album Don’t Make Me Wait including title track “Don’t Make Me Wait,” “All Over Again,” and “She Does.” Each track will be available for $.99 per track (80 Microsoft Points) for one month or the 3-pack for $2.99 (240 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for one month. Prices good until October 29, 2008, when they return to the regular price point of $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track or the 3-pack for $5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360).
Release date: Friday, August 29, 2008 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®Store)
Price: $.99 (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track*
$2.99 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the three-pack*
(All three tracks utilizes original master recordings)
(* Prices are for a limited time only)
Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®Network
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
With the addition of these tracks there are now more than 200 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase. Rock Band continues to fly off shelves and satisfy music fans and gamers' voracious appetite for rock with more than 21 million paid downloads since its launch on November 20, 2007. The Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks and packs from the vast selection of offerings available to date without ever leaving the game as they build their own custom Rock Band library.
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 Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft is available for purchase via Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360 using Microsoft Points and is downloaded directly to the hard drive of Xbox 360. Downloadable content for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system's version of Rock Band is 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.
On June 30, Harmonix, the world's premier music video game company in the world, and MTV Games, announced the release of Rock Band 2 coming this September and it will support all previously downloaded content. The groundbreaking music platform that forever changed the face of music video games is committed to taking gaming to the next level with the evolution of the franchise. Rock Band 2 will make its debut on Xbox 360 and be available for additional platforms later this year. Rock Band is rated "T" for Teen (lyrics, mild suggestive themes) by the ESRB. For more information on Rock Band and Harmonix Music Systems please visit www.rockband.com and www.harmonixmusic.com.
