MUMBAI: US music broadcaster MTV has announced that its music video game Rock Band continues to fly off shelves and satisfy music fans and gamers as more than 6 million game levels based on songs have been purchased since its launch in November.
With a weekly stream of downloadable content since launch and an offering of over 70 songs available for purchase to date, Rock Band has gone six times platinum featuring a diverse selection of artists ranging from classic rock to emerging acts.MTV SVP of DVD, gaming and audio Paul DeGooyer says, “Thank you to the music lovers who have helped Rock Band reach an incredible milestone of over six million purchased downloads at such an early stage.
“The success of Rock Band downloadable content to date firmly reinforces our vision and its potential as a platform for music discovery. By empowering players with the ability to customise their Rock Band library with a rapidly growing selection of rock artists and songs on a weekly basis and adding great new features such as the in-game music store, we are thrilled to give fans more ways to enhance and enjoy their Rock Band experience.”
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As an ever-evolving platform for players to experience music, Harmonix and MTV Games also announced the release of a software update which features the new in-game Rock Band Music Store. This new feature allows Rock Band players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks and packs from the vast selection of offerings available to date without ever leaving the game as they build their own custom Rock Band library.
The Rock Band Music Store has a user-friendly interface to streamline and enhance the music shopping experience and will be available via a free download through the Xbox Live and Playstation Network this week. Accessible from the main menu, the Music Store now lets one view, purchase, and sort all downloadable songs tracks by artist, song title, genre, albums, pack.
Also included in the Rock Band software update are additional game features that address many of the popular requests by the gaming community. Access to Xbox Live or the Playstation Network is required to download the Rock Band feature update. Users will be prompted to accept the Music Store
software update automatically when starting Rock Band while connected to Xbox Live or Playstation Network.
MTV adds that Rock Band allows online play and possesses features that expand the boundaries of music gaming. Rock Band downloadable content is playable and integrated into setlists in all game modes including: solo tour, band world tour, head-to-head competition either locally or online, and from any quickplay mode.
In order to play downloadable content for head- to-head matches or multiplayer online, all players must own the same downloadable track.
