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Harmonix has announced the latest addition to its selection of downloadable albums: The Colour and the Shape, the Foo Fighters’ hit 1997 effort which features hit singles “Monkey Wrench” and “My Hero.” If you have only the original Rock Band, you’ll be missing out on ”Everlong” which is already on the disc for Rock Band 2.
For a list of all the songs on the album, and to hear previews of the songs, head over to RockGamer.com’s DLC Central where we’ve got them on tap.
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After a nailbiting 24 hours, we finally received our email with the code to download the 20 additional bonus tracks from Rock Band. You should be receiving yours shortly if you haven’t already. And, in case you’ve forgotten, we’ve got the list of songs below. If you haven’t already registered for your songs, there’s still time and we’ve got the instructions for you right here.
Two items were brought to my attention this morning that I thought I would share. Both had me thinking to myself, “Which music game company really “gets” their audience?”. The first was the amounts of money that were donated to the two presidential political campaigns. The second was two video examples of commercials for the games. I’ll show you both and you can ponder for yourself.
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Hey rockers - we just want to let you know that you’re not alone if you’re watching your inboxes every 5 minutes waiting for the email from Harmonix with instructions on how to pick up your 20 bonus Rock Band 2 tracks. We haven’t either - and we’re checking with the Rock Gods to get any info if there’s going to be a delay.
If you have followed the instructions properly up to this point, you would have already 1) gone to the registration website, 2) entered in your code from the Rock Band 2 CD insert, and 3) replied to a confirmation email that you received shortly after hitting “submit”.
With the above steps complete, the only thing left to do is wait. While we were expecting to receive this email yesterday, there seems to be a delay -but Harmonix confirms that they have “started sending out codes”. We’ll let you know more when we have it.
RockGamer spent the weekend playing music games. With the number of releases that have recently come out, we’ve spent a lot of time covering the game news but not actually getting to enjoy the product. Well that changed, thankfully, but now back to more coverage as we review the AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack. If you’re an AC/DC fan, you’re probably going to want to pick this one up.
Most people were a little confused when the AC/DC announcement came, making the incorrect (or correct?) assumption that this was just additional DLC for Rock Band 2. When specified that the entire track pack was a standalone game, and could be purchased only at Walmart (in the form of a disc - not downloadable), gamers fumed that Harmonix was converting to Activision’s model of making full album DLC the norm, rather than allowing the flexibility of picking and choosing individual songs. However, gamers soon learned that if they purchased the Rock Band branded AC/DC game, they would also receive a code which would make all songs downloadable and therefore playable within Rock Band. All of this is true. So, the question becomes then, why have a standalone game at all?
Regardless of the why, here’s what we found.
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Courtesy of xbox360achievements.org
Xbox AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack
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We Salute You! | 20  |
| 5-Star all the songs on AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack on any difficulty. | ||
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ALLLLLLLL Night Long! | 30 |
| Play through every song on AC/DC LIVE in one session. | ||
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Fifteen Million Fingers | 30 |
| Score 100% notes hit during a Guitar Solo on Expert. | ||
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Let There Be DRUMS! | 25 |
| Score 100% notes hit as a drummer on Expert. | ||
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Oi! Oi! Oi! | 20 |
| Score 100% notes hit as a bassist, upstrums only, on Expert. | ||
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Number One With a Bullet | 25 |
| Score a 100% rating as a vocalist on Expert. | ||
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Yeah, Yeah You Shook Me! | 20 |
| 5-Star “You Shook Me All Night Long” on Vocals or Guitar. | ||
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Done Dirt Cheap | 20 |
| 5-Star “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” on Drums or Vocals. | ||
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Broke the Limit, We Hit the Town | 20 |
| 5-Star on “Thunderstruck” with Guitar or Drums. | ||
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Watch Me Explode! | 20 |
| 5-Star “T.N.T.” on Bass or Drums. | ||
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Secret Achievements
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Back In Black | 10 |
| 4-Starred or better on a song after failing out and choosing “Retry”. | ||
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Secret Achievement | 10 |
| Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. | ||
Courtesy of XboxAchievements.org
Rock Band 2 Achievements
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Solid Gold, Baby! | 25 |
| Gold Star a song | ||
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The Bachman-Turner Award | 25 |
| Maintain deployed Overdrive for 90 seconds | ||
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Flawless Fretwork | 25 |
| Score 100% notes hit as a guitarist on Expert | ||
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Flawless Guitar Solo | 20 |
| 100% a guitar solo on Expert, using only the solo buttons | ||
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Flawless Drumming | 25 |
| Score 100% notes hit as a drummer on Expert | ||
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Flawless Singing | 25 |
| Score a 100% rating as a vocalist on Expert | ||
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Flawless Groove | 25 |
| Score 100% notes hit as bassist, up-strums only, on Expert | ||
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Comeback Kid | 15 |
| Defeat the last player that defeated you over Xbox LIVE in either Score Duel or Tug of War. | ||
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Victory! | 15 |
| Defeat a player in either Score Duel or Tug of War. | ||
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Band Savior | 20 |
| Be a savior three times during a single song | ||
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Overdrive Overdose | 25 |
| Achieve an 8x Band Multiplier | ||
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Hello Cleveland! | 20 |
| Deploy Vocal Overdrive 4 times in a single song | ||
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Million Point Club | 25 |
| Earn more than 1,000,000 points in a single song. | ||
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You’re Hired! | 10 |
| Hire a staff member | ||
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Needs more Umlauts! | 10 |
| Make a band logo | ||
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The San Dimas 4th Annual Award | 15 |
| Compete in a Battle of the Bands event | ||
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You Killed the Radio Star | 15 |
| Make a music video in World Tour | ||
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Clothes to the Edge | 20 |
| Buy over $100,000 worth of items from the Rock Shop | ||
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Along for the Ride | 10 |
| Beat an instrument-specific challenge while playing another instrument | ||
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Challenge Novice | 10 |
| Complete either 25 challenges on Medium, 10 challenges on Hard, or 5 challenges on Expert | ||
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Challenge Master | 15 |
| Complete 25 Challenges on Hard Difficulty or 10 Challenges on Expert Difficulty | ||
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Challenge Savant | 25 |
| Complete 25 Challenges on Expert Difficulty | ||
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The Final Countdown | 15 |
| Unlock an Impossible Challenge | ||
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Groove Assassin | 20 |
| Beat the Impossible Bass Challenge | ||
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Lord of the Strings | 25 |
| Beat the Impossible Guitar Challenge | ||
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Stage Igniters | 25 |
| Beat the Impossible Band Challenge | ||
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AN-I-MAL!!! | 25 |
| Beat the Impossible Drum Challenge | ||
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Virtuoso | 25 |
| Beat the Impossible Vocal Challenge | ||
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West Coast Performer | 10 |
| Play a set on the West Coast of North America | ||
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Heartland Performer | 10 |
| Play a set in Middle America | ||
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East Coast Performer | 10 |
| Play a set on the East Coast of North America | ||
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God Save the Band | 10 |
| Play a set in the United Kingdom | ||
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Western Europe Performer | 10 |
| Play a set in Western Europe. | ||
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Eastern European Performer | 10 |
| Play a set in Eastern Europe | ||
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Worldwide Sensation | 25 |
| Gain access to every venue in the world | ||
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Road Dog | 30 |
| Play in every venue in the world | ||
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One Million Fans | 30 |
| Reach 1 million fans in World Tour | ||
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Open Road | 20 |
| Win a Bus in World Tour | ||
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Got Wheels | 20 |
| Win a Van in World Tour | ||
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Jet Setter | 20 |
| Win a Jet in World Tour | ||
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Beat It! | 10 |
| Complete all beats at 60 BPM or higher or half of the beats at 140 BPM or higher | ||
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The Beat Goes On | 20 |
| Complete all beats at 100 BPM or higher or half of the beats at 180 BPM or higher | ||
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Fill Me In | 10 |
| Complete all fills at 60 BPM or higher or half of the fills at 140 BPM or higher | ||
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Fill Legend | 20 |
| Complete all fills at 100 BPM or higher or half of the fills at 180 BPM or higher | ||
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Secret Achievements
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Buy a Real Instrument Already! | 35 |
| Beat an “Impossible” Challenge with all players on Expert Difficulty | ||
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Rock Immortal Inductee | 20 |
| Joined the Rolling Stone Rock Immortals list | ||
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Vinyl Artist | 20 |
| Finished the Endless Setlist 2 in World Tour on Medium | ||
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Gold Artist | 30 |
| Finished the Endless Setlist 2 in World Tour on Hard | ||
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Platinum Artist | 50 |
| Finished the Endless Setlist 2 in World Tour on Expert | ||
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The Bladder of Steel Award | 25 |
| Completed the Endless Setlist 2 without pausing or failing. | ||
RockGamer had previously reported that we would have an Election Week special from Rock Band in the form of downloadable content from the Presidents of the United States. Well on top of that, PLUS the twenty free songs that you can download next week, Harmonix has thrown in two extra singles for a triple play. For only 99¢ (80 XBox pts) you can also download new tracks from Hinder and Fall Out Boy.
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