Today Harmonix announced Rock Band 2: The Opening Act, the sequel to one of the most popular games of 2008 Rock Band.

 

 

 

June 30, 2008 - Rock Band is ready for a comeback tour. Today, Harmonix announced Rock Band 2 is set to ship for Xbox 360 this September and PS3 later in the year. However, the official announcement of Rock Band 2 is sparse on details, so we went straight to Harmonix to learn more. We spoke with Lead Designer Dan Teasdale to get the full scoop on the mega-sequel. Teasdale gave us his thoughts on user-created content, improving accessibility, upgrading last year's model and more.

 

 

 

Read the full article HERE

 

 

 

Some highlights from the article:

 

DLC from RB1 will be playable on RB2 and vise versa

 

claims to have the Best setlist of any music game

 

RB1 instruments are going to work on RB2

 

 

 

new guitar:

 

 

 

 

Rock Band 2 is set to debut at E3 2008. Expect more details and first impressions the week of July 14

 

 

 

Full setlist:

 

# Let There Be Rock" by AC/DC

 

# "Girl's Gone Grey" by AFI

 

# "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette

 

# "Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains

 

# "Ramblin' Man" by Allman Brothers

 

# "Almost Easy" by Avenged Sevenfold

 

# "Shooting Star" by Bad Company

 

# "So Whatcha Want" by Beastie Boys

 

# "E-Pro" by Beck

 

# "Rebel Girl" by Bikini Kill

 

# "White Wedding Pt. I" by Billy Idol

 

# "One Way or Another" by Blondie

 

# "Tangled Up in Blue" by Bob Dylan

 

# "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi

 

# "Hello There" by Cheap Trick

 

# "Uncontrollable Urge" by Devo

 

# "Feel the Pain" by Dinosaur Jr.

 

# "Down with the Sickness" by Disturbed

 

# "Panic Attack" by Dream Theater

 

# "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran

 

# "Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello

 

# "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac

 

# "Everlong" by Foo Fighters

 

# "Shackler's Revenge" by Guns N' Roses

 

# "PDA" by Interpol

 

# "Mountain Song" by Jane's Addiction

 

# "Aqualung" by Jethro Tull

 

# "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World

 

# "Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett

 

# "Anyway You Want It" by Journey

 

# "Painkiller" by Judas Priest

 

# "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas

 

# "Pretend We're Dead" by L7

 

# "Our Truth" by Lacuna Coil

 

# "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park

 

# "My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit

 

# "De-Luxe" by Lush

 

# "Colony of Birchmen" by Mastodon

 

# "Peace Sells" by Megadeth

 

# "Battery" by Metallica

 

# "Where'd You Go" by Mighty Mighty Bosstones

 

# "Float On" by Modest Mouse

 

# "Ace of Spades" by Motorhead

 

# "Drain You" by Nirvana

 

# "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum

 

# "Nine in the Afternoon" by Panic at the Disco

 

# "That's What You Get" by Paramore

 

# "Alive" by Pearl Jam

 

# "Lump" by Presidents of the USA

 

# "Testify" by Rage Against the Machine

 

# "Round & Round" by Ratt

 

# "Give it Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

# "Give it All" by Rise Against

 

# "The Trees" by Rush

 

# "Lazy Eye" by Silversun Pickups

 

# "Today" by Smashing Pumpkins

 

# "I Was Wrong" by Social Distortion

 

# "Teenage Riot" by Sonic Youth

 

# "Spoonman" by Soundgarden

 

# "Cool for Cats" by Squeeze

 

# "Bodhitsattva" by Steely Dan

 

# "Rock'n Me" by Steve Miller Band

 

# "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor

 

# "Chop Suey" by System of a Down

 

# "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads

 

# "Master Exploder" by Tenacious D

 

# "Souls of Black" by Testament

 

# "New Kid in School" by The Donnas

 

# "We Got the Beat" by The Go-Go's

 

# "Alabama Getaway" by The Grateful Dead

 

# "American Woman" by The Guess Who

 

# "Kids in America" by The Muffs

 

# "Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated)" by The Offspring

 

# "Alex Chilton" by The Replacements

 

# "Pinball Wizard" by The Who

 

# "Visions" by Abnormality

 

# "Get Clean" by Anarchy Club

 

# "Night Lies" by Bang Camaro

 

# "Shoulder to the Plow" by Breaking Wheel

 

# "Neighborhood" by The Libyans

 

# "A Jagged Gorgeous Winter" by The Main Drag

 

# "Conventional Lover" by Speck

 

# "Supreme Girl" by The Sterns

 

# "Rob the Prez-O-Dent" by That Handsome Devil

RB in general is pretty fun, but I don't see why they'd make a second one at the moment. Too many people already enjoy the first, I doubt they have anything relatively new that would make it a huge seller. Stores are still going out of stock on the first one.

Dowant on that sunburst fender :D

RB in general is pretty fun, but I don't see why they'd make a second one at the moment. Too many people already enjoy the first, I doubt they have anything relatively new that would make it a huge seller. Stores are still going out of stock on the first one.

 

 

 

It still can be just as big of a seller as RB1 because of the backwards compatible controllers allowing people that have purchased RB1 to just get the game disk instead of the whole set.

1 hasnt even come out here yet !!!

 

i have to wait until september for RB1

 

 

 

gotta say that new guitar looks pretty awesome, much less embarrassing to carry than GH

1 hasnt even come out here yet !!!

 

i have to wait until september for RB1

 

 

 

gotta say that new guitar looks pretty awesome, much less embarrassing to carry than GH

 

 

 

Where do you live?

I love Rock Band, I was waiting for this announcement.

 

Rock Band 2 is looking good. I'm definitely going to buy it once it comes out.

I still haven't gotten the original RB.

 

 

 

You guys, what should I do? Should I save up and splurge on RB? Or should I bide my time and wait for Guitar Hero World Tour?

 

 

 

I'm thinking of doing the former, to be honest. RB sounds like a lot of fun. Maybe I could even play with Tip.Iters. :D

1 hasnt even come out here yet !!!

 

i have to wait until september for RB1

 

 

 

gotta say that new guitar looks pretty awesome, much less embarrassing to carry than GH

 

 

 

Where do you live?

 

Australia

Am I the only one that thinks this is a big pile of crap?

 

And they say Bungie milk halo.

Jeez, only a few months after a first release?

 

 

 

This makes them worse than Bungie. I mean, the Halo series went on for too long, but I mean c'mon? a few months after the first is released?

Jeez, only a few months after a first release?

 

 

 

This makes them worse than Bungie. I mean, the Halo series went on for too long, but I mean c'mon? a few months after the first is released?

 

 

 

*over 6months it was first released in September. :P

Jeez, only a few months after a first release?

 

 

 

This makes them worse than Bungie. I mean, the Halo series went on for too long, but I mean c'mon? a few months after the first is released?

 

 

 

 

 

The first one was released in November of 2007, and they have to get it out even earlier now with GH:WT providing competition.

 

 

 

Also, to people not seeing the point of this: They have new Drums and Guitar models, and a rumored 120 on-disc songs. Here are some of the songs that have been rumored thus far:

 

 

 

Testament - "Souls of Black", "Electric Crown"

 

Sublime

 

Bad religion - "Sorrow"

 

Turbonegro

 

Cake

 

AC-DC (OXMRumor, Harmonix Survey)

 

 

 

More Rumors Here

Ok, thats it. I've had it with these mother F'in Rocker games on these mother F'in Systems.

 

 

 

Honestly, after Guitar hero 4 and this, these need to die out. It's worse then FPS games. The same game play, only different songs.

Ok, thats it. I've had it with these mother F'in Rocker games on these mother F'in Systems.

 

 

 

Honestly, after Guitar hero 4 and this, these need to die out. It's worse then FPS games. The same game play, only different songs.

 

O Rly?

 

 

 

Whole new guitar for GH World Tour with the new style of drums.

 

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero_World_Tour

GH:WT I see the point, since it's going to the same Rock Band model and going further and adding the ability to add extra content.

 

 

 

Plus, and I may be the only one, but I much more enjoy Guitar Hero III's song list than Rock Band (excluding DLC).

 

 

 

 

 

I may get GH:WT and split the cost with my roomate, it depends on what songs it has. They really need to focus on just "song packs' though instead of entire new games. Doesn't even need to be DLC, just make it something like GH:Aerosmith or some [cabbage].

 

 

 

Unless Rock band 2 has some great new features I certainly won't get it. I admit I've had a lot of fun in the first Rock band with my little brother/sister, but I didn't buy it. :P

We in Europe just got Rock Band! *Sigh* I guess I should wait for this game, that new controller does look nice.

1 hasnt even come out here yet !!!

 

i have to wait until september for RB1

 

 

 

gotta say that new guitar looks pretty awesome, much less embarrassing to carry than GH

 

 

 

Where do you live?

 

Australia

 

 

 

Dam, why does Australia always get games later?

 

 

 

Lionheart these games are meant to draw people into video games, and that's what they've done.

 

 

 

Nardil you have a good point, I would really like to see more focus on the sets of songs. I personally would like to see a Guitar Hero with a bunch of indie artist.

^No they haven't. They have just been big stupid gimmicks that milk the franchise/idea much more than halo and gears combined. there a big bloody con and all they do attract is 10 year old kids that make the experience for people online a lot more horrid.

 

Dam, why does Australia always get games later?

 

 

 

Lionheart these games are meant to draw people into video games, and that's what they've done.

 

 

 

Nardil you have a good point, I would really like to see more focus on the sets of songs. I personally would like to see a Guitar Hero with a bunch of indie artist.

 

 

 

Guitar Hero: Indie?

 

 

 

Could be possible one day, maybe.

 

 

 

Focusing on a genre gives more selection than a band.

i just read today on 1UP that all the disc songs on the first RB will be downloadable for free for RB2.

Wow, and RB didn't even come out that long ago.

 

 

 

I guess they're milking Guitar Hero and Rock Band for all they're worth now..there's a lot of GH games to be coming out. They just released GH: Aerosmith, then they've got GH 4 and the DS one, and there's been rumors of GH: Metallica for 360, PS2/3, and Wii. :geek: And now Rock Band 2?

 

 

 

It's starting to get pretty old now. :shame:

Wow, and RB didn't even come out that long ago.

 

 

 

I guess they're milking Guitar Hero and Rock Band for all they're worth now..there's a lot of GH games to be coming out. They just released GH: Aerosmith, then they've got GH 4 and the DS one, and there's been rumors of GH: Metallica for 360, PS2/3, and Wii. :geek: And now Rock Band 2?

 

 

 

It's starting to get pretty old now. :shame:

 

Point is RB2 ... Was bound to happen ..

 

I caved in and got this game and its bloody epic.

 

Completely different from the guitar hero experince and its aimed at such a bigger group .. And less little prats.

Fortunately, the Rock Band 1 stuff would work with 2, at least.

Wow, and RB didn't even come out that long ago.

 

 

 

I guess they're milking Guitar Hero and Rock Band for all they're worth now..there's a lot of GH games to be coming out. They just released GH: Aerosmith, then they've got GH 4 and the DS one, and there's been rumors of GH: Metallica for 360, PS2/3, and Wii. :geek: And now Rock Band 2?

 

 

 

It's starting to get pretty old now. :shame:

 

Point is RB2 ... Was bound to happen ..

 

I caved in and got this game and its bloody epic.

 

Completely different from the guitar hero experince and its aimed at such a bigger group .. And less little prats.

 

 

 

Yeah, I've played RB. I don't own it, but I played it when my neighbor had it over. It was fun, but not worth $200 in my opinion. The point I'm saying though is that it seems that they're trying to milk the whole music industry and the whole...whateveryoucallit that Guitar Hero (most recently) started. I think they should focus more on DLC for the games instead of releasing new games. And for the people who don't have internet access, maybe discs for $20 or so with DLC?