Rock Band fans rejoice! Rock Band 2 has officially been announced for a fall release.
Fully functional cross-title downloadable content and backward compatible with the original Rock Band, Rock Band 2 promises to…well…rock. This announcement, combined with the recently announced Guitar Hero World Tour, makes me think that rhythm games are here to stay --- and I believe I’m right when I say the monetization model for music is moving to games in a hurry.
Oh, I also just picked up Guitar Hero Aerosmith edition for $99 Canadian. It comes complete with a wireless guitar and a free Aerosmith CD for listening in the car (bundled separately). I’m amazed that these guys can sell millions of these things for $100 a pop.
Think about this --- these old rockers could barely sell CDs for $10, and digital music for .79 cents. Now, thanks to Activision these guys are getting rich all over again!
Now there’s even more justification to never having learned to play a real instrument.
Get practicing, Evy.
1 blogger comments:
Rock Band 2? what about Guitar Hero IV/World Tour???(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero_IV), with drums, bass and mic, etc. Hearing good things, we'll see how it compares to Rock Band...
dk
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