GameShark | PlayStation 3 | News | Rock Band Gets European Release Date

Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games have confirmed plans to release the music video game Rock Band this spring in the UK. The UK release of Rock Band will be launching on the Xbox 360 beginning on May 23 and will be available for additional platforms later this summer. In addition to the 58 tracks from the North American release, Rock Band will feature nine new tracks spanning German, French and UK hits including:

Blur “Beetlebum” (English)
Oasis “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star” (English)
Tokio Hotel “Monsoon” (English)
Muse “Hysteria” (English)
Les Wampas “Manu Chao” (French)
Playmo “New Wave” (French)
Die Toten Hosen “Hier Kommt Alex” (German)
Juli “Perfekte Welle” (German)
H-Block X “Countdown to Insanity”

Rock Band’s catalogue of over 70 songs to date currently available for purchase and download in the US through the games Music Store will be made available in Europe beginning on Tuesday, May 27th. Each track will be available for 160 Microsoft Points on Xbox 360. Following that date, all new Rock Band DLC will be available simultaneously in the US and Europe on a weekly basis.

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