The REAL Rock Band 2 tracklist revealed (Rock Band 2)

Cancel your weekend plans from this October until May 2009 – the tracklist for Rock Band 2 has been released, and it’s huge. This is the real tracklist, not some internet fakery, and it comes straight from the source.

Not only that, but you’ll be able to import the songs (both the downloaded tunes and the stuff that came on the actual disc) from the first Rock Band directly into RB2, so you’ll be able to play something like 500 songs rught out of the box. So even without the inevitable new downloadable content, you’re going to be busy for quite awhile. Check it out:

Metallica “most requested” for Rock Band and Guitar Hero (Rock Band)

During a promotional trailer for the band’s forthcoming studio album, Metallica has declared that its music is the “most requested” on both Rock Band and Guitar Hero.

You may remember a few years back that the aging rock chuggers were on the verge of appearing in their very own videogame under the Vivendi / Sierra moniker. The “high action, third person vehicle combat game packed with fully customized vehicles and weaponry, endless terrain and desperate, murderous opponents” was due out in 2005. Metallica was all set to do voiceovers and background music along with an original song for the title.

And the beat goes on (Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1)

In an effort to keep Wii and PS2 Rock Band fans happy (what with the total lack of downloadable songs), Harmonix and MTV Games have put together Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1 – an expansion to suit all your Stone Temple Pilots and Nine Inch Nails needs. The Pack goes on sale July 15 for the hefty sum of $29.99, but in exchange you get 20 songs and the vague assurance that there will be more Track Packs to come. So even if you don’t spring for Volume 1, keep your fingers crossed for Volume 2 – after all, you can’t stop the rock.

Guitar Hero III more than a cockfight (Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock)

Finally Activision does something selfless. From May 2 to May 5, Guitar Hero III will host a charity challenge competition (on easy, medium and hard), benefiting the Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation. Activision will donate $1 to the charity for every participant and $100 for every 1000 points of a challenger’s individual score. The Starlight Starbright Foundation helps sick kids and their families cope with the suffering of illness through family activities and entertainment (these are the guys who put out the celebrity-studded Tuttles Madcap Misadventures game last year).

Guitar Hero III more than a cockfight (Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock)

Finally Activision does something selfless. From May 2 to May 5, Guitar Hero III will host a charity challenge competition (on easy, medium and hard), benefiting the Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation. Activision will donate $1 to the charity for every participant and $100 for every 1000 points of a challenger’s individual score. The Starlight Starbright Foundation helps sick kids and their families cope with the suffering of illness through family activities and entertainment (these are the guys who put out the celebrity-studded Tuttles Madcap Misadventures game last year).

And the beat goes on (Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1)

In an effort to keep Wii and PS2 Rock Band fans happy (what with the total lack of downloadable songs), Harmonix and MTV Games have put together Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1 – an expansion to suit all your Stone Temple Pilots and Nine Inch Nails needs. The Pack goes on sale July 15 for the hefty sum of $29.99, but in exchange you get 20 songs and the vague assurance that there will be more Track Packs to come. So even if you don’t spring for Volume 1, keep your fingers crossed for Volume 2 – after all, you can’t stop the rock.

Guitar Hero III more than a cockfight (Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock)

Finally Activision does something selfless. From May 2 to May 5, Guitar Hero III will host a charity challenge competition (on easy, medium and hard), benefiting the Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation. Activision will donate $1 to the charity for every participant and $100 for every 1000 points of a challenger’s individual score. The Starlight Starbright Foundation helps sick kids and their families cope with the suffering of illness through family activities and entertainment (these are the guys who put out the celebrity-studded Tuttles Madcap Misadventures game last year).