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Second Hit Of Grateful Dead Coming To Rock Band [Harmonix]
kotaku.com - 1/24/2009
Second Hit Of Grateful Dead Coming To Rock Band [Harmonix]
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The downloadable content for Rock Band keeps on truckin', with a second bowl full of Grateful Dead tracks due to hit the game's music store starting January 27th. What can Dead Heads look forward to?...

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Rock Band May Have 5,000 Songs This Year, says MTV
gamedaily.com - 1/28/2009
Rock Band May Have 5,000 Songs This Year, says MTV
— gamedaily.com — 5,000! MTV apparently will be adding thousands more songs to the Rock Band platform this year. We suggest you start sending in your requests to Harmonix now. (more) Rock Band May Have 5,000 Songs This Year, says MTV

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accessories.us.dell.com - 1/21/2009
Electronic Arts Rock Band 2 (software only) : XBOX 360 : Home & Home Office
— accessories.us.dell.com — Crank it louder, and live the music game experience of your life with Rock Band ™ 2 from Electronic Arts ™ . Take your band on an expansive and immersive world tour—in person or online—and continue your rock and roll fantasy. You can vicariously jam ... (more) Electronic Arts Rock Band 2 (software only) : XBOX 360 ...

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Media Coverage: The Press Responds
gamedaily.com - 1/23/2009
Media Coverage: The Press Responds
— gamedaily.com — Media Coverage catches up with three journalists who caught heat this month, including a Forbes writer who called Rock Band a "knockoff." Here's their side of the story. (more) Media Coverage: The Press Responds

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Our Favorite Kotaku Posts This Week [Roundups]
Gizmodo — It's the weekend, which means we're going to break out our 360s and get some Left 4 Dead action on. That, and it's time to catch up on Kotaku's game news you maybe have missed. • Ashcraft almost chokes his baby • More Grateful Dead for Rock Band - Call me a woman, but I want some Coldplay up on Rock Band already. • Square Enix's bringing a puzzle game to Xbox Live • Yahoo Auctions doesn't like people selling R4 Nintendo DS homebrew carts (Nintendo doesn't either) • Ubisoft, a major publisher, ...

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