Man, things have really gotten hot an heavy this week, haven’t they? Just as I was hitting Publish on that last post, Harmonix sent out a press release including launch details for Green Day: Rock Band. Here’s the skinny:
The game hits June 8, for the usual $60/$50 retail price for the standalone disc, depending on your platform. There will also be a special $70 “Plus” package for 360 and PS3 that includes “special packaging, export [code] and six Green Day DLC tracks." Kind of a clever idea, I think.
UPDATE: HMXHenry just updated the release post at the Rock Band forums to note that if you pre-order Green Day: Rock Band through GameStop, you'll get "a token that will allow you to export without paying any additional charge." "We’re committed to pushing for export to build on what is already the largest set list in music gaming," he says, "especially if we can do so in a way that’s beneficial to the early adopters and the most dedicated fans of the RB community."
UPDATE 2: Just realized I never noted what that export code is worth: Without it (or the Plus package) it'll cost you $10 to export all the songs to your hard drive to play in Rock Band 2.
As for more game details? The game will include 47 tracks, but no new revelations here: Only the ones played at last night's performance are listed in the press release. (If you're wondering, the press release seems to treat "Jaded" and "Brain Stew" as separate tracks.)
The release also mentions the game's story mode in passing, saying that "players progress through the story and history of Green Day, gaining access into the band’s media vault, where they can unlock more than 100 collectible images, and more than 40 minutes of rare and unreleased video from interviews, outtakes and performances." So, sounds pretty similar to the Beatles treatment, which is fine by me. Even not knowing much about the Beatles at the time I found a lot of the archival stuff fascinating.
And here's one other detail I find kind of neat: "The six Green Day tracks already available in the Rock Band Music Store ... can be played in Green Day: Rock Band with added vocal harmonies, unique performance visuals, and exclusive archival material." Synergy!
So, tell me: Do you plan to pick this up?
UPDATE 3: Box art and new screens after the break!
UPDATE 4: And very loud video from last night's hootenany, via @strngwys and @RockBandAide.
UPDATE 5: And the official trailer!
Once again: No export on Wii = No get, hopefully RB3 will remedy this, but until then i will not buy this game… just like i passed on Lego Rock Band and the AC/DC Track Pack. Plus 47 Green Day tracks… I like Green Day but really only know their radio played songs, so i would probably end up only playing a handfull of songs off this game anyways.
nope. i am not paying $70 for the 5-6 Green Day songs I want. band specific games need to die a horrible death in 2010.
Absolutely I am. I love Green Day, and contrary to what murph says, band specific games are GREAT when they are treated this way, with export to the platform, and without “guest acts”. Beatles excepted of course.
Now bring me U2 as a band specific, exportable game and I will be in bliss. Just shows Metallica should have gone with Harmonix.
They completely floored me with it being full priced + extra to export. I’m only a passing Green Day fan, and they priced me way out of being interested in picking this up.
My thoughts on single band games being good for the genre when they have full export features is nullified when it costs more than a full game to do.
I might as well buy this one, being a somewhat new Green Day fan (since the American Idiot album). I’d love to discover some of their earlier music.
BJ
eh, by June 8th I will be busy with Mario Galaxy 2 anyways. I just hate how the Wii gets shafted again. I blame the Beatles for delaying the release of RB3 with SDHC support on the Wii. Guitar Hero has really spoiled us Wii users with the SDHC support with exporting/importing
Yes, yes, yes. Love the game idea, love the pricing options. I’ll probably get the bonus game and preorder it at Game Stop.
Note: I consider Green Day my favorite band of all time.
I’ve been planning on getting this since they even rumored about it. I”ve been listening to Green Day since KerPlunk, and cant wait to play this game. 6 bonus songs? Does that mean the 6 songs I have already downloaded are them? Cuz that would suck, but either way, the game looks great! If only ALL of the Band centric games were like this (no filler songs!).
Nate, I’m pretty sure that’s what they mean — if you buy the Plus pack you get a voucher for the six songs that are available in the Library now, with harmonies and animations, etc. specific to GD:RB.
Joe – Yeah, thats kinda what I thought… And that kinda sucks, cuz I already bought the 6 songs. They should just automatically upgrade. Or, can I just re-download? I already bought em once. If I do a redownload, wont the updated ones download then?
Oh, I’m pretty sure you won’t have to buy them again — the impression I got was that if GD:RB sees those songs on your hard drive, it’ll automatically add the harmonies, etc. Here’s what the press release says:
“In addition, the six Green Day tracks already available in the Rock Band Music Store as downloadable content can be played in Green Day: Rock Band with added vocal harmonies, unique performance visuals, and exclusive archival material. “