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Rock Band Blitz Brings Over The Top Rhythm Action To PSN And Xbox Live This August
Cambridge, Mass. – July 18th, in the year of our Lord 2012 –
Harmonix is excited to announce that Rock Band™ Blitz will be coming
to the PlayStationŽNetwork on August 28th for $14.99 and to Xbox
LIVEŽ Arcade on August 29th for 1200 Microsoft Points™. Rock Band
Blitz takes the popular franchise in an exciting new direction, with
over-the-top and addictive controller-based gameplay – no instrument
peripherals required!
Rock Band Blitz will support the biggest music library in gaming,
fully compatible with thousands of songs already available in the
Rock Band Music Store, as well as tracks exported from Rock Band,
Rock Band 2, and more! Additionally, Rock Band Blitz will ship with
more than 20 songs from music’s biggest artists, including music
from Blink-182, Foster the People, Iron Maiden, and the following
songs that were announced today:
Avenged Sevenfold – “So Far Away”
Fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
Kool & The Gang – “Jungle Boogie”
My Chemical Romance – “Sing”
Note: Family Friendly Gaming has not researched the lyrics in the
songs in this game.
Rock Band Blitz's songs are also immediately compatible with and
playable in Rock Band 3, where players can experience these hits as
a full band, using compatible guitar, microphone, drum, and keyboard
peripherals! For a full list of songs revealed so far, head to
http://www.rockband.com/games/rockbandblitz!
Harmonix has also released its latest video featuring Rock Band
Blitz Project Director Matthew Nordhaus explaining some of the
game’s crazy, game-changing Power-ups: Bottle Rocket, Blast Note,
Flame Note, and Synchrony. Here is a video on it: