Video Games Update 5: Rock Band 2 is coming!

Rock Band 2 is being announced today by Harmonix Studios, it is set to debut on the Xbox 360 in September 2008 and on the PlayStation 3 and other relevant platforms later this year. One of the highlights is the cross-title downloadable content compatibility.

Rock Band 2 will be released on the Xbox 360 first, and although details are sparse, it is known that the peripherals and songs provided in the weekly downloadable content for the original Rock Band will still work with Rock Band 2, so you don’t have to throw those guitars and drums out or clear those songs.

“As far as Harmonix is concerned, there’s no difference between “Rock Band 1 DLC” and “Rock Band 2 DLC” – we’re just releasing awesome songs every week onto the Rock Band platform, all of which are playable by the Rock Band titles that support DLC.” - Dan Teasdale, Harmonix Studios

As for the downloadable songs, all future titles will work with the current downloadable content, so that Rock Band’s downloadable songs can work with Rock Band 2 as well as all future titles. In a nutshell, it means that weekly downloadable content are released for Rock Band as a series.

It has also been revealed that Rock Band 2 will feature all master recordings on disc. Many major improvements can be expected for online gameplay and a more “party friendly” set-up will also be available in Rock Band 2.

Other features that were mentioned include a World Tour feature, wireless guitars, band and player customization and user-created songs. A several new modes will also be announced soon.The full set of details will be announced over at E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) 2008.

For more details, read IGN’s interview with Harmonix Studio’s Dan Teasdale here. Be sure to be stay tuned for more information on some of the hottest games such as Rock Band 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, Metal Gear Solid 4, Call of Duty 5 and Diablo 3 in our E3 2008 coverage next month! Cheers!

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