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Archive for December, 2007

Drumshhh Makes Silencing Rock Band Drums Easy [Peripherals]

smallblack_set.jpgWe've been doing our best to keep the Kotaku readership up to date with the latest and greatest developments in Rock Band drums silencing technologies. First we told you about a hack that used foam and felt head toppers. And then a reader called our bluff and tested it. The idea worked great, but it required, you know, unlaziness.

Now a new company is selling Drumshhh pads specifically for Rock Band drums. Self-adhesive tops comprised of the same foam/felt concoction we've seen others test, Drumshhh pads are ready to stick on your drums out of the box and claim to reduce ambient drum noise by 50%. Plus, they come in four different styles for those looking to sexify their peripherals a bit. We're not sure about what the price will be at this time, but if it's under $10, we'd give it a try.

Drumshhh [via ironicgamer]

Week of December 25th, 2007

Canada Getting “Monster” Rock Band DLC [Rock Band]

canband.jpgSo Canada gets Rock Band a little late. Big whoop. The entire PAL market is also without the game, and don't even have the vaguest of dates to pin their collective hopes on. So quit your whining. To help you quit, you should know that because you're a little behind on the game's DLC, the Canadian Xbox Live marketplace will be playing catch-up, a Harmonix rep posting on the game's official forums:

As of today I am hearing that Microsoft plans on releasing the DLC in Canada on the 20th through the marketplace. I believe this will be a monster release of every song we've put out so far as DLC for the game.
Great! Except...hands up how many Canadians will actually have a copy by tomorrow? That's what we thought.
[Rock Band Forums, thanks Jaemeel]

Week of December 18, 2007

Why Led Zeppelin & The Beatles Aren’t In Rock Band [Rock Band]

lz.jpgRock Band, and to be fair Guitar Hero III as well, have made huge strides since the days of the first Guitar Hero in terms of securing big songs from big bands for their tracklists. But, being the greedy, selfish types we are, the more you give us, the more we want. So it was to be expected that when the tracklists for Rock Band and GHIII were announced, people started wondering. Where's Led Zeppelin? Where's AC/DC? Where are The Beatles? Harmonix's Dan Teasdale knows:

I'm from Australia, so it's part of my citizenship requirements to get as much Acca Dacca into the game as possible. We'd love to get these kinds of mega-famous bands into "Rock Band," but securing licensing and such makes this something that takes a lot longer than other artists.
Ah, so that's why [insert your favourite band nobody else has ever heard of here] isn't in the game. They're too damn popular!
Random 'Rock Band' Questions Answered [MTV] [Image]

Week of December 11, 2007

Week of December 4, 2007

Black Sabbath Pack


“N.I.B.”
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“Sweet Leaf”
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“War Pigs”
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