Harmonix and MTV have revealed the entire 84 track set-list that will launch with the upcoming Rock Band 2. Again, still not even a whisper about an Australian release but for the importers, here's a taste of the goods:

1. AC/DC “Let There Be Rock” 1970s
13. Bob Dylan “Tangled Up in Blue” 1970’s
8. Beastie Boys “So Whatcha Want” 1990’s
14. Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” 1980’s
19. Dream Theater “Panic Attack” 2000’s
23. Foo Fighters “Everlong” 1990’s
24. Guns N’ Roses “Shackler’s Revenge” 2000’s
38. Mastodon “Colony of Birchmen” 2000’s
39. Megadeth “Peace Sells” 1980’s
40. Metallica “Battery” 1980’s
52. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Give it Away” 1990’s
56. Smashing Pumpkins “Today” 1990’s
59. Soundgarden “Spoonman” 1990’s
64. System of a Down “Chop Suey” 2000’s
66. Tenacious D “Master Exploder” 2000’s
67. Testament “Souls of Black” 1990’s
73. The Offspring “Come Out & Play (Keep ‘em Separated)” 1990’s

The announcment also confirms that "Owners of the original Rock Band will have the ability to export most of the Rock Band disc tracks and upgrade them into Rock Band 2 gameplay". With the addition of futher planned downloadable content, this will see Rock Band 2's library reaching over 500 songs by the year's end. Now just release it here! Thanks. Read the complete press release for the full set-list.

I've finaly broken down and decided to import from the UK. But I must say that this set seems even better than the original. And to top it all off, apparaently every song is a master track? did I read that right? Awesome songs that are noteworthy just from that preview list alone: 1, 19, 23!, 40, 64, 73. Well done harmonix.

Aces. Now we just need Rock Band 1 to hit our shores!

I think they should make a rule that if they've already used a band in a previous game they should choose something new.

Aces. Now we just need Rock Band 1 to hit our shores!

meh why bother getting the first one? may as well get this then download the tracks from the first game.

lol Chop Seuy, the versus would be so difficult to play/sing.

I'm not sure you'll be able to download the songs from the first one, my impression is that its more along the lines of being able to rip the songs off the first disc onto your hard drive and use them in the second game.

my impression is that its more along the lines of being able to rip the songs off the first disc onto your hard drive and use them in the second game

I think you might be fairly right on that one.

Owners of the original Rock Band will have the ability to....

:yawn:

We weren't good enough to get RB1, so no care.

f*** Rockband

We don't live in a 3rd world nation with no airports. It does not take a year to release stuff here.

jumping on the f*** Rockbandwagon

Your loss

jumping on the f*** Rockbandwagon

Ditto.

Your loss

I'm sure I'll be okay.

I'm sure you will, but alas, you will not rock.

no, we will be guardians of the guitar, they will hunt us, they will pursue us and never give up, we will be the world's guitar heroes

lol Chop Seuy, the versus would be so difficult to play/sing.

Ha - a good workout.

My favourite finger workout on bass is the chorus from Mr Bungle's 'My Arse is on Fire'.

I am debating whether or not to try and bring Rock Band back - unfortunately because of region gayness I'd have to get the PS3 version and I don't have a PS3, which makes things complicated.

Trog do not support encourage or otherwise promote a company that can not release a game in a timely fashion.

Trog do not support encourage or otherwise promote a company that can not release a game in a timely fashion.

So you're not buying anything published by EA ever again? Considering how much stuff they put out these days, thats gonna leave you missing out on a lot of games.

last edited by Khel at 16:21:27 20/Jul/08

How many games has EA released that have taken 12 months to get here ?

Guess Obes won't be playing Warhammer Online, Spore or Mirror's Edge then.

Obes will be all over Warhammer Online like a jew in an oven.

Nah won't be playing Warhammer. Boba's been talking it up for ages. All I see is a s***ty rehashing of an old engine in overdone genre.
Spore looks pretty gay (0 interest in it)
And Mirror's edge ? ... I hadn't even heard of it until someone I had never heard of was writing the story line somehow made news on this site.

ps. I doubt any of those games will take 12 month to be released here.

I think Rock Band now is the Duke Nukem Forever of the "Released, but not in Australia yet" genre

ps. I doubt any of those games will take 12 month to be released here.

I doubt any of those will need a few hundred dollars worth of plastic instruments made to ship with them either. Not trying to excuse whoever's fault the distribution problems are, its obviously been f***ed up, but its their first foray into the fake plastic instrument scene.

Really though, why does it even matter if its not out here? If you wait for it to come out here and buy it you'll be getting ripped off anyway (goes for any game really, not just Rock Band). Import and save yourself pain and dollars.

I hadn't even heard of it until someone I had never heard of was writing the story line somehow made news on this site.

It sounds like you might not understand how the news promotion thing we do occasionally works and that it scares and enrages you! ; let me know if you need it explained! We covered it way back when it was announced as well, just as an FYI.

Really though, why does it even matter if its not out here? If you wait for it to come out here and buy it you'll be getting ripped off anyway (goes for any game really, not just Rock Band). Import and save yourself pain and dollars.

Yeh, I can see being annoyed with buying it if/when it finally comes out in AU, but at least this way dollars are going to the game and bypassing the whole annoying Australia-gets-reamed part.

After looking into importing though, at least with the 360 its going to be about the same amount even if you bought it here. That is if you can even find a place that will ship the damn thing to you. The drum package is nearly impossible to find anywhere that ships to australia. Every site i've found says "cannot ship outside the US". I've been forced to look on ebay and would really prefer not to go that route. I just want the drums and the UK game, and already that seems to = around 300 via ebay T.T. Anyone know a site that will ship the drums? Not worried much about shipping.

EDIT - Also woo 666 posts

last edited by DM at 02:22:59 21/Jul/08

Trog, it doesn't scare or enrage me.

It annoys me that instead of being a "Australia's Gaming News" service where you put hard questions of interest to Aussie gamers to these companies. You will happily promote products that actively participate in "Australia-gets-reamed".
It's pretty easy, reviews need only include 2 extra fields
Rockband
Release schedule 0/10
Comparitive Price 2/10


It obviously annoys you that we get over charged and underserviced.

Oh yeh right, like anyone has ever listened to me when i've told them what would be best for them to do!! If they had maybe we'd all be playing games without gay online ranking systems that shipped standard with dedicated servers and great mod tools and thus heaps of awesome community-created content, just like we did back in the old days. /me sheds a tear.

I hardly see how me buying a game in the US that I actually want to play and bringing it back into the country is reaming Australia; if anything I'm reaming them even harder because they would have made 2x as much off me if I'd bought it in .au anyway. I'm with Khel on this one; I appreciate your point but the more money they have the more likely they're going to make more efforts next time.

Also, Steve and I asked everyone even remotely con-f***ing-ected to Rock Band where the f*** it was and why it wasn't here. They totally understand the situation, they totally realise its completely f***ed, and they're totally working their asses off to try and correct it. Whether that will actually happen is, of course, another story, but here's hoping.

Also, Steve and I asked everyone even remotely con-f***ing-ected to Rock Band where the f*** it was and why it wasn't here. They totally understand the situation, they totally realise its completely f***ed, and they're totally working their asses off to try and correct it. Whether that will actually happen is, of course, another story, but here's hoping.

Did anyone give any details about exactly what the problem is and what they're doing to fix it or was it just vague and possibly token hot air?

I hardly see how me buying a game in the US that I actually want to play and bringing it back into the country is reaming Australia; if anything I'm reaming them even harder because they would have made 2x as much off me if I'd bought it in .au anyway. I'm with Khel on this one; I appreciate your point but the more money they have the more likely they're going to make more efforts next time.

I've noticed you have tried to be as green as you can. Why do you try to be green ? Why do you try to conserve water ? .. I mean you're just one person how the f*** is that going to help.

If they are making a nice big fat juicy profit why would they change their practices ?

And I appreciate you asking the questions. Shame its not on the front page. Next to the playlist ...

(That said if it were me in the US, I'd be struggling to not buy the instrument kit ... )

Have to disagree with that point of view. I don't think it's as simple as a one person can't make a difference argument.

Not importing rock band isn't going to send a message to anyone.

If you import it, that just looks like a US or Euro sale to them and just adds to the game's sales figures, which if anything, can only help make it seem more worth their while to ship Rock Band or Rock Band 2 to our relatively minuscule market.

Also, not buying the game out of protest might impact the publishers bottom line, but it also affects Harmonix, who would have had zero control over whether EA/MTV released it in Australia or not.

Did anyone give any details about exactly what the problem is and what they're doing to fix it or was it just vague and possibly token hot air?

There is still no official response. I got a couple of different explanations (note: none from anyone even remotely related to EA or Harmonix), the most reasonable of which was that the logistics of shipping the boxes around Australia and storing them were just too complicated to be dealt with easily due to the size/weight of the carton. This made it an all-new challenge and would have put the price up near the $450 mark, which probably would have incited riots if they'd tried to do that.

who would have had zero control over whether EA/MTV released it in Australia or not.

Its a successful franchise. They have control because EA can see the dollars.

And shipping is bolloks. If us as individuals can do it for less then that (if you can find someone willing to do it), then I am sure they can manage alot less then that with a few dozen containers on a ship.

Not importing rock band isn't going to send a message to anyone.

I agree... sort of ... except now trog might come back and say "Rockband is great" and as an offical AGN person that would certainly do nothing to discourage the piss poor effort that has been the Rockband release in Australia (whoever is to blame which aparently is no one ... maybe its the consumers...).