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  Rock Band, Guitar Hero DLC Rivalry Heats Up
by Chris Remo
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October 17, 2008
 
 Rock Band ,  Guitar Hero  DLC Rivalry Heats Up
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Two announcements today highlighted the ongoing downloadable content showdown between the Rock Band and Guitar Hero franchises, with the former getting a suite of Nirvana tracks in the coming days and the latter to see a series of Oasis updates starting next month.

Next week, Rock Band and Rock Band 2 players on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will have access to a seven-song Nirvana master recording pack that includes the songs "Breed," "Lounge Act," "On a Plain," "Polly," "Something in the Way," "Stay Away," and "Territorial Pissings.”

Each track will sell for $1.99 (190 Microsoft Points via Xbox Live Marketplace), with the bundle deal available for $10.99 (880 Microsoft Points).

Developer Harmonix points out that with one Nirvana track already included in both Rock Band and its sequel, this brings the band's total franchise presence up to nine songs.

Activision and developer Neversoft revealed that Oasis' recent album Dig Out Your Soul will be released for the upcoming Guitar Hero: World Tour some time in 2009.

Leading up to that, however, November 6 will see the release of the Oasis Track Pack for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, making available "Bag it Up," "Waiting for the Rapture," and "The Shock of the Lightning." All three are taken from Dig Out Your Soul.
 
   
 
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Jason Brau
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The use of rivalry in this context is interesting. Rivalry implies a closely contested contest.

Doesn't the Rock Band song library outnumber Guitar Hero's by a ratio of 10 to 1 ?

Sean Parton
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Rivalry doesn't necessarily imply a "closely contested contest". It's more simply thought of as a competition amongst two (or more) parties who accept that they are rivals.

In this case, I would agree that the two companies are in a rivalry, as there are staunch Rock Band supporters, and staunch Guitar Hero supporters. There is no one side that has significantly more fans than the other, and both do attempt to one up each other constantly.

In any case, the competition is good, as it forces both parties to do better to remain competitive, and thus both games get better then if there was a monopoly.

Steve Watkins
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Note on the price - 160 MS Points = $2.00. 190 Points would be $2.375. Yes, 880 points = $11 (nothing ends in .99).

Rivalries are great - exclusivity deals piss people off. I'm awarding Metallica (will they change their name to Corpallica?) - and probably Activision - a middle-finger-salute for not allowing the RB 1 'Enter Sandman' to transfer into RB 2. Petty, very very petty.


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