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Good news for you Wii owners who missed out on DLC for the original Rock Band: Kotaku is reporting that a USA Today story has confirmed that the Wii version of Rock Band 2 will receive the same DLC support as the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions.

"While unannounced, MTV Games has confirmed that the upcoming Nintendo Wii version of ``Rock Band 2'' will offer the same online functionality — i.e. song downloads and Internet multiplayer modes — as the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PS3 versions. The PS2 version, however, will not include online connectivity," says the article.

While this is certainly a good thing for Wii owners, it is still uncertain about whether or not the full array of DLC for the original Rock Band will ever be made available on Wii, though a select number of DLC songs were packaged and released through retail back in July. Keep your fingers crossed.

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Activision has done fairly well at keeping fresh DLC in the channels for Guitar Hero III, and they are looking to keep the trend going, as it was announced today that a fresh track pack will be hitting the PS3 and 360 this Thursday.

Themed around virtuoso guitarists, the new pack will consist of songs by Joe Satriani ("Surfing with the Alien"), Steve Vai ("For the Love of God") and Buckethead ("Soothsayer"), who contributed the finger-blistering "Jordan" to Guitar Hero II.

A price wasn't disclosed, but past packs have cost $6.25, or 500 Microsoft Points.

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If you're playing Rock Band on the PS2 or planning to pick up the Wii version in June and are bummed about not having access to DLC, then don't worry - Harmonix feels your pain. GameDaily has reported that Harmonix and MTV announced today that they will release a collection of the game's downloadable tracks, entitled "Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1," as an individual retail product on Wii and PS2 on July 15. The box will cost $29.99.

MTV told GameDaily that they currently have no further plans to release track packs. "In terms of the possibility of future releases - we are leaving our options open," said a MTV representative.

Hit the jump to view the list of songs included in the pack.

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According to 1UP, the highly anticipated shooter, Ikaruga, in addition to downloadable Poker Smash content, is finally making its way to Xbox Live Arcade this week.

Ikaruga will be available this Wednesday for 800 Microsoft Points whereas the Poker Smash DLC Packs will cost 100 Points each respectively.

 

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Hudson Entertainment has announced the third update for Bomberman Live with the Bomb-Up Pack 3 coming to the Xbox Live network.

Quoth from the press release, the new add-on pack features the following extras:

• Ten New Characters - With new characters like "Shinobi Bomb" the ninja and "Bomb2-D2" the robot, players can customize their in-game Bomberman in even more new ways.
• Two Additional Levels - New arenas include "Cavity Land," a sugary sweet candy land, and the industrial "Robot Factory." Both levels allow users to select any gimmick to use.
• One New Game Mode - In "Friendly Fire," there's no place to hide as you race to get the most frags. Players start with the "power bomb" power-up and hard blocks are replaced by holes, leaving nothing to stop explosions, except Bombermen!
• Two New Leaderboards - Gaze down upon the Bomberman masses from atop two new ranking systems on the Xbox LIVE network. The new leaderboards will track performance on both a weekly and an all-time basis for the new "Friendly Fire" game mode.

The Bomb-Up Pack 3 will be released on December 26 for 250 Microsoft Points.

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Sony's been a bit forthcoming with the Folklore outfit/quest updates, announcing today that it is releasing a holiday-themed add-on pack via the PlayStation Store this week.

The pack includes two new holiday outfits, a Mrs. Claus suit for Ellen and a white trench coat complete with a reindeer sweater and a "festive" beanie for Keats, because defeating Folks should only be done by the stylish.

The update also includes a new folk - Grab Bag - who "takes his enemies down by spreading holiday cheer" as well as a new quest for the duo. Look for the update on Thursday and check out our own review of Folklore here.

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Rockstar has taken some time off from its Manhunt 2 rantings to grace us with some interesting screenshots for its Grand Theft Auto IV. All screens are viewable at the link.

In more pertinent GTAIV news, Gamasutra is reporting that there will be no GTAIV release for Nintendo's Wii console due to the game being "ill-suited" for it (yet Bully is apparently a go, explain that one to me).

In this same fourth-quarter results announcement, Rockstar also confirmed that it will be bringing fresh, exclusive downloadable content to the Xbox 360 version in 2009.

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Those of you who have been sitting around waiting for some Guitar Hero content are in luck! Activision has recently announced that they have a bunch of songs that will be available to download for the holidays. It's good news for Guitar Hero players tired of being left out as their Rock Band brethren secure Foo Fighters packs.

The most popular songs from the DLC include a three-song pack for Guitar Hero 3 which includes "No More Sorrow" by Linkin park, "Sleeping Giant" by Mastadon, and "Pretty Handsome Awkward" by The Used. Unfortunately these songs do not come individually so if you don't like one, you're stuck with it. There will be individual songs available as well, such as"So Payaso" by Extremoduro, "Antisocial" by Trust, and "Erten Was Wir S?en" by Die Fantastischen Vier. The individual songs are hit European tracks. We'll have to see how those turn out to be in terms of success.

Prices have not yet been revealed but they will most likely resemble the prices for packs that were available for Guitar Hero 2. For those of you who can't spend the money for these extra songs or don't want to, a free rendition of "We Three Kings" done by Steve Ouimette will be available. So pickup those guitars, pop in the Guitar Hero CD,and head over to the Playstation Network or the Xbox Live Marketplace this holiday season for some new songs. Sorry Wii owners, news for DLC content for Nintendo's console is still yet to come.

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Rock Band fans rejoice, as the game has received its David Bowie goodness in the form of another downloadable content update. Gamers can purchase the David Bowie song pack for $5.49 (that's 440 MS points) or shell out a mere $1.99/track (that's 160 MS points). The songs include:

David Bowie Pack

• “Moonage Daydream” – David Bowie
• “Heroes” as made famous by David Bowie (cover)
• “Queen Bitch” as made famous by David Bowie (cover)

As usual, the pack should be available on Xbox Live today (if it's not already) and will launch for the PlayStation Store on Thursday. You can view a full listing of impending songs here.

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Harmonix has published a listing of its downloadable content song packs soon to be available for its Rock Band. The game is set to launch on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles on November 20 and follows the successful release of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, its prime competition at release.

The company will sell three-song packs for $5.49 (440 Microsoft points) a piece or $1.99 (160 MS points) a track. Other tracks will carry the $1.99 cost/per with additional music to be released on a weekly basis with some costing a mere $.99 (80 MS points) to $2.99 (240 MS points) a track, though the company states that most will carry the $1.99/per cost.

The three song packs releasing November 20 at $5.49 each are:

Metallica Pack

• “Ride the Lightning” – Metallica
• “Blackened” - Metallica
• “And Justice for All” - Metallica

The Police Pack

• “Can’t Stand Losing You” – The Police
• “Synchronicity II” – The Police
• “Roxanne” – The Police

Queens of the Stone Age Pack

• “3’s and 7’s” – Queens of the Stone Age
• “Little Sister” – Queens of the Stone Age
• “Sick Sick Sick” – Queens of the Stone Age

Hit the jump for a full listing of individual tracks/song packs from Nov 20 - Dec 18.

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