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Next Greatest Rock Band Title is......LEGO Rock Band?

Queasy

Queasy

Moderator<br>Console Gaming
Press Release - I assume they are going to concentrate on kid friendly songs with LEGO Rock Band and I can see that with the five songs below with maybe the exception of the Pink song.

Which will sell more? Beatles Rock Band or Lego Rock Band?

Did Rock Band just jump the shark?

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games are joining forces with the LEGO Group, Harmonix and MTV Games, a part of Viacom?s MTV Networks (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), to merge two of the most popular videogame franchises with the creation of LEGO® Rock Band®. The unique family-friendly music experience is currently in development by TT Games in partnership with Harmonix, and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game, which will allow families, tweens and teens to experience a wild journey to rock stardom where they can ?Build a Band and Rock the Universe,? will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Wii? home videogame console. LEGO Rock Band for Nintendo DS? will be co-developed by TT Games and Harmonix in partnership with Backbone Entertainment, a Foundation 9 Entertainment studio. All versions are scheduled for release holiday 2009.

LEGO Rock Band combines the multiplayer music experience of Rock Band® with the fun, customization and humor of the LEGO videogame franchise packed with brilliant chart-topping songs and classic favorites suitable for younger audiences, including:

Blur: ?Song 2?
Carl Douglas: ?Kung Fu Fighting?
Europe: ?The Final Countdown?
Good Charlotte: ?Boys and Girls?
Pink: ?So What?

Players will become rockers as they embark on a journey to stardom that the whole family can enjoy as they work their way through local venues, stadiums and fantasy locations on Earth and beyond that mimic the imaginative settings that the LEGO world offers. Also continuing the LEGO ?build-and-play? gaming experience, players will be able to create their own LEGO Rock Band style as they customize their minifigure avatars, band and entourage, including roadies, managers and crew. LEGO Rock Band supports Rock Band instruments, as well as other music game controllers.

?LEGO Rock Band combines two compelling properties and creates an experience that family members of all ages will enjoy playing together as a group,? said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games. ?Harmonix and MTV Games are the world experts in music gameplay, and we?re genuinely thrilled to bring the unique and humor-filled LEGO experience to their Rock Band universe.?

?We?re thrilled to offer another LEGO branded gaming experience that will deliver humorous and social play for families and friends,? said Henrik Taudorf Lorensen, Vice President, the LEGO Group. ?LEGO Rock Band is built around the same values of imagination and family-friendly creative role play that is present in other LEGO videogames. It will deliver innovative new elements of game play that complement the fun of the Rock Band experience.?

?Rock Band is a social game experience that crosses every generation and every genre of rock,? said Bob Picunko, Senior Vice President of Electronic Games for MTV Games. ?Harmonix and MTV Games are big fans of the LEGO game franchise and excited to work with TT Games to develop a new take on Rock Band that focuses on great music and LEGO humor that?s fun for the whole family.?
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Hopefully these songs remain compatible with the current Rock Band platform. If this gets me The Final Countdown in Rock Band, I'm all for it!
 
I'm banking on them making these tracks as DLC for the other versions of the game as well.

Blur: ?Song 2?
Carl Douglas: ?Kung Fu Fighting?
Europe: ?The Final Countdown?

Pretty awesome. Europe would be hilarious to play.
 
Originally posted by: Queasy
Did Rock Band just jump the shark?
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Maybe. If this is an "expansion" like all the million GH games, and you can't incorporate the songs into Rock Band 2, then I would say yes. Because, that would defeat one of the main appeals of the whole "Rock Band as a platform" promise they made.

 
Whoever Lego has working for their PR department is doing a great job...

"George Lucas, you know what would be awesome? Star Wars...but...LEGOS! And why not throw in Indiana Jones into the mix!!"

one year later...

"DC Comics, know what would be awesome...Batman...but...with LEGOS!"

one year later...

"Harmonix, know what would be awesome...lets make a Rock Band game, but instead of people on stage lets use LEGO people!!!"




Up next...

"Rockstar, know what would be awesome. Grand Theft Auto: Legos!!!"
 
Originally posted by: ducci
I'm banking on them making these tracks as DLC for the other versions of the game as well.

Blur: ?Song 2?
Carl Douglas: ?Kung Fu Fighting?
Europe: ?The Final Countdown?

Pretty awesome. Europe would be hilarious to play.
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Yeah, I'll probably end up getting this for my son just for Kung Fu Fighting and The Final Countdown alone.

It's funny to one day hear your almost 7-year old son belting out "IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!" out of the blue.
 
Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: ducci
I'm banking on them making these tracks as DLC for the other versions of the game as well.

Blur: ?Song 2?
Carl Douglas: ?Kung Fu Fighting?
Europe: ?The Final Countdown?

Pretty awesome. Europe would be hilarious to play.
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Yeah, I'll probably end up getting this for my son just for Kung Fu Fighting and The Final Countdown alone.

It's funny to one day hear your almost 7-year old son belting out "IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!" out of the blue.
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MTV may have rated the worst song of all time... but it's going to really tempt me to buy this game.
 
Blatant commercial cash in with no respect to the art form? Check.

Harmonix taking a page out of Neversoft's playbook, not quite. Neversoft's cash ins are based on bands and music, not toys.
 
Originally posted by: BenSkywalker
Blatant commercial cash in with no respect to the art form? Check.

Harmonix taking a page out of Neversoft's playbook, not quite. Neversoft's cash ins are based on bands and music, not toys.
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This stuff isn't up to Harmonix and Neversoft... it's MTV and Activision.

This isn't even being developed by Harmonix, they're doing the Beetles game.
 
Yeah MTV is milking the shit out of the franchise just like Activision did with Guitar Hero.

This is actually worse, GH Metallica was pretty well received by the media and GH Greatest Hits is an awesome idea but I have little hope for LEGO Rock Band, it just doesn't sound like it'll work at all and it'll probably be pretty easy and simplified so kids have more fun with it.
 
Originally posted by: Piuc2020
Yeah MTV is milking the shit out of the franchise just like Activision did with Guitar Hero.

This is actually worse, GH Metallica was pretty well received by the media and GH Greatest Hits is an awesome idea but I have little hope for LEGO Rock Band, it just doesn't sound like it'll work at all and it'll probably be pretty easy and simplified so kids have more fun with it.
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How dare they market a video game to kids!
 
I have no problem with it... it might not appeal to the already established hard core rock band fan.... but nobody is requiring us to buy it. However, my kids already enjoy seeing me play rockband and guitar hero and my daughter loved watching me play (and even playing along with a little bit) the Lego Star Wars game.... I think this sounds like a good family game as opposed to most games for the xbox (i.e. games for ME.. lol). I don't want to see the franchise turn to making everything like this, but I have no issue with them making a game like this. And even if it is a cash grab, who cares... when you have a great product you can get away with that every now and then. That's why they are in business.
 
Originally posted by: ObscureCaucasian
Originally posted by: Piuc2020
Yeah MTV is milking the shit out of the franchise just like Activision did with Guitar Hero.

This is actually worse, GH Metallica was pretty well received by the media and GH Greatest Hits is an awesome idea but I have little hope for LEGO Rock Band, it just doesn't sound like it'll work at all and it'll probably be pretty easy and simplified so kids have more fun with it.
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How dare they market a video game to kids!
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Yeah, I think ultimately this is just the gateway introduction of Rock Band to younger kids. Make it a little easier and goofier with Lego stuff and silly mini-games and the kids will grow up wanting to try the more mature versions of Rock Band. My son wore the crap out of the on SpongeBob song I bought for him yesterday so the market is definitely there.

Check out the LEGO Rock Band Listing from Xbox.com.

* Songs you know and love: Rock out to everything from current radio hits to past favorites the whole family will enjoy.
* LEGO-themed rock challenges: Play killer riffs to destroy a giant robot, summon a storm, and demolish a skyscraper using the power of rock!
* Enhanced customizer: Don't stop with your avatar, customize your whole entourage! Design the band, roadies, and manager just the way you want.
* Build fame LEGO-style: Collect LEGO bricks after each song to build cooler vehicles and move to new venues.
* LEGO rock den: Buy furniture, decorate the walls and customize your band's hang-out as you climb the ladder to rock success.
* Fun for everyone: Turn down the difficulty with an easier skill set option for budding musicians.
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Originally posted by: kabob983
Whoever Lego has working for their PR department is doing a great job...

"George Lucas, you know what would be awesome? Star Wars...but...LEGOS! And why not throw in Indiana Jones into the mix!!"

one year later...

"DC Comics, know what would be awesome...Batman...but...with LEGOS!"

one year later...

"Harmonix, know what would be awesome...lets make a Rock Band game, but instead of people on stage lets use LEGO people!!!"




Up next...

"Rockstar, know what would be awesome. Grand Theft Auto: Legos!!!"
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And after that. Sony, you're done with God of War III, I think we should follow up with some plastic chain blades of death...Lego style!

Vivid, your "actors" are half plastic anyway, I say it's time for the full monty and go totally plastic with your next film!
 
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