Cambridge, Mass. – Sept. 21, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced a sale on Rock Band downloadable content for the PlayStation®3 computer and entertainment system to celebrate the October release of Rock Band™3 . From Sept. 21, 2010 until Oct. 4, 2010, select singles, song packs and albums will be available for up to 50 percent off through the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for PlayStation 3, including Megadeth, Avenged Sevenfold, Foreigner, Rise Against, Slipknot, The Offspring, Stone Temple Pilots and more.
“We hope our PlayStation 3 fans enjoy playing these specially-priced songs in Rock Band 2 today, and also in Rock Band 3 in just a few weeks time,” said Paul DeGooyer, senior vice president of music and games for MTV Games. “Rock Band set the standard for downloadable content in music games, and we continue to innovate as we close in on the release of our 2,000th song.”
Available on PlayStation 3 system on sale from Sept. 21 to Oct. 4:
SINGLES
Content: R.E.M., “Losing My Religion”
Sale Price: $0.99
Original Price: $1.99
Content:Flyleaf, “Again”
Sale Price: $0.99
Original Price:$1.99
Content: Avenged Sevenfold, “Bat Country”
Sale Price: $0.99
Original Price: $1.99
Content: The Runaways, “Cherry Bomb”
Sale Price: $0.99
Original Price: $1.99
Content: Anberlin, “Feel Good Drag”
Sale Price: $0.99
Original Price: $1.99
Content: Stone Temple Pilots, “Interstate Love Song”
Sale Price: $0.99
Original Price: $1.99
SONG PACKS
Content: Slipknot 01
Price: $2.99
Original Price: $5.49
Content: Night Ranger 01
Price: $2.99
Original Price: $5.49
Content: Foreigner 01
Price: $2.99
Original Price: $5.49
Content: Rise Against 01
Price: $2.99
Original Price: $5.49
Content: The Offspring 01
Price: $2.99
Original Price: $5.49
Content: The White Stripes 02
Price: $2.99
Original Price: $5.49
Content: Nine Inch Nails 01
Price: $2.99
Original Price: $5.49
Content: Foo Fighters 03
Price: $3.49
Original Price: $6.99
Content: REO Speedwagon/Styx Tour ’09
Price: $5.49
Original Price: $10.99
Content: Creedence Clearwater Revival 01
Price: $9.99
Original Price: $19.99
ALBUMS
Content: Jane’s Addiction, Nothing’s Shocking
Price: $7.99
Original Price: $15.99
Content: Megadeth, Rust in Peace
Price: $7.49
Original Price: $14.99
Content: Pantera, The Great Southern Trendkill
Price: $7.99
Original Price: $15.99
Content: Rush, Moving Pictures
Price: $5.49
Original Price: $10.99
Rock Band provides the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums through the Rock Band music platform, which features more than 400 artists and more than 1,800 tracks via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/music). To date, more than 73 million songs have been sold through the Rock Band Music Store since its launch Nov. 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 without ever leaving the game as they build their own custom Rock Band library.
With Rock Band 3, available Oct. 26 in North America and Oct. 29 in the rest of the world, players will have immediate access to a music library of 2,000 songs at launch,[1] with new content added weekly. Rock Band’s gigantic music library dwarfs that of any other music game on the market.