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This morning MTV Games finally issued a press release announcing all 83 songs that will be included with Rock Band 3. Word got out a bit in advance about the game’s final setlist — the developers at Harmonix even put out a tongue-in-cheek video that basically confirmed the leaked tracks — but now it’s as official as it gets.

Previously unannounced standouts include “Imagine” by John Lennon, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1″ from The Flaming Lips, Primus’ “Jerry Was a Racecar Driver,” and “Whip It” by Devo. You can read up on the tracklist in its entirety below:
2000s:

•Amy Winehouse, “Rehab”
•At the Drive-In, “One Armed Scissor”
•Avenged Sevenfold, “The Beast & the Harlot”
•Dover, “King George”
•The Bronx, “False Alarm”
•The Flaming Lips, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1″
•HIM (His Infernal Majesty), “Killing Loneliness”
•Hypernova, “Viva La Resistance”
•Ida Maria, “Oh My God”*
•Juanes, “Me Enamora”
•Metric, “Combat Baby”*
•Paramore, “Misery Business”*
•Phoenix, “Lasso”*
•Poni Hoax, “Antibodies”
•Pretty Girls Make Graves, “Something Bigger, Something Brighter”
•Queens of the Stone Age, “No One Knows”
•The Ravonettes, “Last Dance”
•Rilo Kiley, “Portions for Foxes”*
•Riverboat Gamblers, “Don’t Bury Me…I’m Still Not Dead”
•Slipknot, “Before I Forget”
•The Sounds, “Living in America”
•Tegan & Sara, “The Con”
•Them Crooked Vultures, “Dead End Friends”
•Tokio Hotel, “Humanoid”*
•The Vines, “Get Free”*
•The White Stripes, “The Hardest Button to Button”*
1990s:
•Faith No More, “Midlife Crisis”*
•Filter, “Hey Man, Nice Shot”
•Jane’s Addiction, “Been Caught Stealing”*
•Maná, “Oye Mi Amor”
•Marilyn Manson, “The Beautiful People”
•The Muffs, “Outer Space”
•Phish, “Llama”
•Primus, “Jerry Was a Racecar Driver”
•Rammstein, “Du Hast”
•Smash Mouth, “Walkin’ On The Sun”*
•Spacehog, “In the Meantime”
•Stone Temple Pilots, “Plush”
•Swingin’ Utters, “This Bastard’s Life”
1980s:
•Anthrax, “Caught in a Mosh”
•Big Country, “In a Big Country”
•The Cure, “Just Like Heaven”*
•Def Leppard, “Foolin’”
•Devo, “Whip It”
•Dio, “Rainbow in the Dark”
•Dire Straits, “Walk of Life”
•Echo & the Bunnymen, “The Killing Moon”
•Huey Lewis and the News, “The Power of Love”
•INXS, “Need You Tonight”*
•J. Geils Band, “Centerfold”
•Joan Jett, “I Love Rock N’ Roll”*
•Night Ranger, “Sister Christian”*
•Ozzy Osbourne, “Crazy Train”*
•The Police, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”
•Roxette, “The Look”*
•The Smiths, “Stop Me if You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”
•Tears for Fears, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”
•Whitesnake, “Here I Go Again”*
1970s:
•The B-52’s, “Rock Lobster”*
•Blondie, “Heart of Glass”
•Bob Marley, “Get Up, Stand Up”
•Chicago, “25 or 6 to 4″
•Deep Purple, “Smoke on the Water”
•Doobie Brothers, “China Grove”*
•Elton John, “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting”
•Foreigner, “Cold As Ice”*
•Golden Earring, “Radar Love”
•John Lennon, “Imagine”
•Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Free Bird”
•Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody”*
•Ramones, “I Wanna Be Sedated”
•Steve Miller Band, “Fly Like an Eagle”
•T. Rex, “20th Century Boy”
•Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “I Need to Know”
•War, “Low Rider”
•Warren Zevon, “Werewolves of London”
•Yes, “Roundabout”*
1960s:
•Beach Boys, “Good Vibrations (Live)”
•David Bowie, “Space Oddity”
•The Doors, “Break on Through (To the Other Side)”*
•James Brown, “I Got You” (I Feel Good) — Alternate Studio Version*
•The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Crosstown Traffic”*
•The Who, “I Can See for Miles”

With the release of The Beatles: Rock Band coming up next month, the instrument controllers have been players’ major concern: what instrument controllers will work with the game, and what other games will work with the new Beatles-themed guitars and drums. In fact, this has always been a question for players. To that end, Harmonix has compiled a detailed chart informing visitors which instruments are compatible with which titles.

That image above is just for Xbox 360 guitars. The full chart features all platforms and both types of controller. You can pop over to this website to see the thing in full: http://www.rockband.com/compatibility

According to the chart, Beatles will work with every instrument in the Guitar Hero and Rock Band line for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. For those players eager to save dollars and storage space, you can relieve now, as the regular instruments controllers are also compatible.

Taylor Swift will soon be playing in a living room near you. Swift will be making her video game debut this November in “Band Hero.” Due for release in November from Activision for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and DS Lite, “Band Hero” is being developed by NeverSoft, makers of the latest “Guitar Hero” games.

Her songs “Love Story” and “You Belong with Me” from her double-platinum album Fearless will be in the game, along with “Picture to Burn” from her self-titled debut record, which has gone quadruple-platinum.

“Anything that encourages people to pick up an instrument and play, I’m fully behind,” she said in a statement. “And I’m really excited about ‘Band Hero,’ because not only are fans getting to play my songs, but I’m actually in the game.”

“There are so many awesome things that go into being in ‘Band Hero,’ like getting to customize my band to look like my touring band, and it’s so cool for people to feel like they are experiencing one of my concerts,” Swift said. “This is one of the closest things out there to going to see me perform!”

Band Hero will use guitar and drum controllers as the Guitar Hero games do. Among the other music acts already announced to be in the game: the Jackson 5, No Doubt, Lily Allen and The All-American Rejects.

With only about a month to go, Activision has revealed the complete 85-song setlist appearing in their upcoming music game Guitar Hero 5, scheduled for release on September 1. Here’s the tracklist:

3 Doors Down – “Kryptonite”
A Perfect Circle – “Judith”
AFI – “Medicate”
Arctic Monkeys – “Brianstorm”
Attack! Attack! UK – “You And Me”
Band Of Horses – “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands”
Beastie Boys – “Gratitude”
Beck – “Gamma Ray”
Billy Idol – “Dancing With Myself”
Billy Squier – “Lonely Is The Night”
Blink-182 – “The Rock Show”
Blur – “Song 2″
Bob Dylan – “All Along The Watchtower”
Bon Jovi – “You Give Love A Bad Name”
Brand New – “Sowing Season (Yeah)”
The Bronx – “Six Days A Week”
Bush – “Comedown”
Children Of Bodom – “Done With Everything, Die For Nothing”
Coldplay – “In My Place”
Darker My Love – “Blue Day”
Darkest Hour – “Demon(s)”
David Bowie – “Fame”
Deep Purple – “Woman From Tokyo (’99 Remix)”
The Derek Trucks Band – “Younk Funk”
Dire Straits – “Sultans Of Swing”
The Duke Spirit – “Send A Little Love Token”
Duran Duran – “Hungry Like The Wolf”
Eagles Of Death Metal – “Wannabe In L.A.”
Elliott Smith – “L.A.”
Elton John – “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)”
Face To Face – “Disconnected”
Garbage – “Only Happy When It Rains”
Gorillaz – “Feel Good Inc.”
Gov’t Mule – “Streamline Woman”
Grand Funk Railroad – “We’re An American Band”
Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life (Live)”
Iron Maiden – “2 Minutes To Midnight”
Jeff Beck – “Scatterbrain (Live)”
Jimmy Eat World – “Bleed American”
John Mellencamp – “Hurts So Good”
Johnny Cash – “Ring Of Fire”
Kaiser Chiefs – “Never Miss A Beat”
The Killers – “All The Pretty Faces”
King Crimson – “21st Century Schizoid Man”
Kings Of Leon – “Sex On Fire”
Kiss – “Shout It Out Loud”
Love and Rockets – “Mirror People”
Megadeth – “Sweating Bullets”
Motley Crue – “Looks That Kill”
Muse – “Plug In Baby”
My Morning Jacket – “One Big Holiday”
Nirvana – “Lithium (Live)”
Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
No Doubt – “Ex-Girlfriend”
Peter Frampton – “Do You Feel Like We Do? (Live)”
The Police – “So Lonely”
Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde – “Bring the Noise 20XX”
Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure”
Queens Of The Stone Age – “Make It Wit Chu”
The Raconteurs – “Steady As She Goes”
Rammstein – “Du Hast”
The Rolling Stones – “Sympathy For The Devil”
Rose Hill Drive – “Sneak Out”
Rush – “The Spirit Of Radio (Live)”
Santana – “No One To Depend On (Live)”
Scars On Broadway – “They Say”
Screaming Trees – “Nearly Lost You”
Smashing Pumpkins – “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”
Sonic Youth – “Incinerate”
Spacehog – “In The Meantime”
Stevie Wonder – “Superstition”
Sublime – “What I Got”
Sunny Day Real Estate – “Seven”
T. Rex – “20th Century Boy”
The Sword – “Maiden, Mother & Crone”
Thin Lizzy – “Jailbreak”
Thrice – “Deadbolt”
Tom Petty – “Runnin’ Down A Dream”
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “American Girl”
TV On The Radio – “Wolf Like Me”
Vampire Weekend – “A-Punk”
Weezer – “Why Bother?”
The White Stripes – “Blue Orchid”
Wild Cherry – “Play That Funky Music”
Wolfmother – “Back Round”

So glad it’s over, and this upcoming game launchs on PS3, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360.

The two hip-hop stars Jay-Z and Eminem are collaborating once again, not for a new album, but for a new rhythm game releasing this fall, the Renegade Edition of DJ Hero.

Named after the Jay-Z and Eminem song of the same title, DJ Hero Renegade Edition will include an exclusive CD two-pack with unreleased tracks from both artists, as well as a premium turntable controller with a convertible stand.

Several mash-ups have already been revealed for the final game:

 ”Feel Good Inc.” by the Gorillaz vs. “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye
 ”Jayou” by Jurassic 5 vs. “Rockit” by Herbie Hancock
 ”Shout” by Tears for Fears vs. “Pjanoo” by Eric Prydz
 ”Bustin Loose” by Chuck Brown vs. “Time of the Season” by the Zombies (DJ Shadow Mix)
 ”All Apologies” by Nirvana vs. “Give It to Me Baby” by Rick James (DJ Shadow Mix)
 ”Let’s Dance” by David Bowie vs. “Jack of Spades” by KRS One (DJ Shadow Mix)

No word yet on how much will this special edition cost. But it won’t be low-priced with the standard version already priced at an arguably steep $119.99.

Shirley Manson, actress and lead singer of the alternative rock band Garbage, will appear as a playable character in the upcoming Guitar Hero 5. As fans of the band may have guessed, Garbage’s contribution track to Guitar Hero 5 will be their breakthrough single “Only Happy When It Rains”, originally featured in their self-titled Grammy award-winning debut album released back in 1995. In the behind the scenes video below, Shirley said: “I really love Guitar Hero. I’m thrilled to be one of two girls in it. They did a scan of my face then I had to put on this weird suit, it was super-freaky.” Here’s some screenshots.

Launching this September, Guitar Hero 5’s entire set list is available from the start, featuring hits from more than 80 artists and bands, including The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, Kings of Leon, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Vampire Weekend, plus more than 25 artists from a variety of music genres that will be making their music video game debuts. Guitar Hero 5 will be released for the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2.

For those who haven’t picked up a Guitar Hero game in some time, I believe that this will significantly added to your interest in Guitar Hero 5.

Guitar Hero controller

Michael Jackson was the “King of Pop”, and his songs have come through the world. And soon you’ll get the chance to sing with your beloved idol in your beloved Wii game. Recently, video game publisher Konami has announced that they will develop a version of “Karaoke Revolution” for Nintendo’s Wii featuring songs from the Jackson 5. The company said it has secured the rights to such titles as “I’ll Be There”, “ABC”, and “I Want You Back” for use in a “Revolution” update set for release this fall. It was with this band Michael Jackson scored his first number one hit by singing lead vocals on “I Want You Back”. At the time, Jackson was aged just 11.

“Revolution” with J5 features an expanded multiplayer mode to create karaoke parties with friends or develop a solo singing career. The songs will come from the Jacksons’ master recordings, and the title will have numerous custom options for the performance venues as well as the in-game characters.

So, prepare yourself a good set of karaoke microphone for this new game to sing with the “King of Pop”!