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Rock Band 3 will be the recipient of three new tracks next week from Foreigner and Nightwish.

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Harmonix has announced an eclectic mix of tracks will be available for Rock Band 3 next week. The tracks are rom Whitesnake’s Still of the Night, Cutting Crew’s (I Just) Dies in Your Arms, and Hoobastank’s Crawling in the Dark. The tracks can be yours com August 7, and all contain keyboard support, and the Cutting Crew single contains Pro Guitar and Bass options. The tracks will land in Europe for PSN August 8. Maybe I can finally get my Mom to play RB3 with me if I pick up the Whitesnake track. She had the hots for David Coverdale when I was a kid. Might still. I’ll have to ask.

EA has announced it will remove both Rock Band and Rock Band Reloaded from the App Store next week on July 31. Users can re-install purchases if synched to iCloud, and users will still be able to play the titles locally. The games are being pulled due to the licensing agreement with Harmonix ending. Thanks, EG.

Harmonix has announced singles from The All-American Rejects, Mudvayne, and Rise Against will be released for Rock Band 3 next week. The tracks will run you the usual, plus an additional amount for tracks with Pro Guitar and Bass upgrades on PS3, 360, and Wii. Here’s what will be available: The All-American Rejects – “Gonzo”; Mudvayne – “Happy?”; Rise Against – “Satellite”. The tracks will be available on July 3, unless you are a PS3 user in Europe, in which case you can download them on July 4.

Harmonix has announced tracks from five-time Grammy winner Carrie Underwood will land on the Rock Band store next week for Rock Band 3. Called the Carrie Underwood Pack 01, tracks include Before He Cheats, Cowboy Casanova, and Good Girl. The first two offerings contain keyboard support, while the later has the option of added Pro Guitar and Bass upgrades. The tracks will run you the usual, and will be available for PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii June 26.

Harmonix has announced tracks from Cracker, Florence + the Machine, and Midnight Oil will be released for Rock Band 3 next week, June 5. Tracks from the aforementioned artists are: Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now), Dog Days are Over, and Power and the Passion, respectively. Each track will run you the usual on PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360. Pro Guitar and keyboard information can be found through the Rock Band Blog.

EA’s confirmed it won’t kill Rock Band iOS after users were sent a message that said the game would come to an end at the end of this month.

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Users who own the Rock Band iOS app have received notice that the game will “no longer be playable” after May 31 via pop up message when loading it up. While EA has yet to officially respond to the matter, and its seems a bit odd that someone would no longer be granted access a purchased game and the purchased DLC, The Guardian notes EA shuttering of the game is “not an isolated example.”

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Time to get out the spandex and tease your hair to high heaven: Cinderella will make their Rock Band debut next week on April 24. The following tracks can also be purchased in a pack for $5.49: Nobody’s Fool, Shelter Me, and Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone). All contain keyboard support, while the later offering also supports Pro Guitar and Pro Bass. Individual songs will run you $1.99 each with an extra $0.99 for the Pro upgrade on PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360.

Harmonix has announced a Slayer three pack will arrive on the store next week for Rock Band 3. The tracks are: Raining Blood, South of Heaven, and Seasons in the Abyss. Raining Blood will have the option of Pro Guitar and Bass. Slayer Pack 01 will run you $5.49 or individually for $1.99 on Xbox 360 and PS3 and $2.00 on Wii.

As promised, Harmonix has unveiled its latest title, the downloadable one-man-band simulator Rock Band Blitz.

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Harmonix has said it doesn’t have any plans to stop releasing weekly content for Rock Band.

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Singles from Everclear, Good Charlotte, and Mastodon will hit Rock Band 3 next week on March 6 for PS3, Wii and Xbox 360.

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Rock Band 3 players are sure to be scratching their heads at a couple of the offerings on slate in the Gold Star My Heart Pack next week, starting with one of the “most requested” songs for the series: Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.”

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Harmonix has announced Bush tracks will be made available for Rock Band 3 on February 7 for PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360. The tracks are from the band’s 1994 debut, Sixteen Stone, and the DLC consists of the following tracks: Everything Zen, Comedown, and Machinehead. The tracks will be made available for PS3 the following day in Europe, as part of the weekly PSN update. Each will run you the normal rate, and for an extra $0.99 you can upgrade the song Machinehead to Pro bass and guitar. A track pack will be made available for $5.49.

Harmonix has announced two tracks from The Edgar Winter Group’s album, They Only Come Out at Night, and two from Korn will be released for Rock Band 3 next week. The tracks are: Free Ride, Frankenstein, Freak on a Leash, and Falling Away from Me. The former tracks from Winter contain keyboard support, with the later containing Pro Guitar/Pro Bass as well. Each track will run you the usual price on PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 come January 17.

Harmonix has announced that a three-pack of Canadian prog-rockers RUSH will be made available on PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 December 13. Track include: Fly by Night, Caravan, and The Spirit of Radio (Live). Also to be made available are the singles Rebel Love Song from Black Veil Brides and A Warrior’s Call from Volbeat. Each track will run you $1.99, with an additional $0.99 for Pro tracks. More information is available on the Rock Band Blog.

Harmonix has announced that Queen is returning to Rock Band with nine new songs for Rock Band 3.

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In a video celebrating the fourth birthday of the Rock band franchise, Harmonix staffers admitted to qualms about going head-to-head with a franchise they’d created.

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Little did you know, that all those times you looked at the clock and it was 11:11, the cosmos was preparing itself for the Dragonborn. Because the day of reckoning is now upon us, little else is happening. Regardless, there’s still enough to warrant a shorts post.

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