Activision has announced the track list exclusive to the DJ Hero Renegade Edition version of the game. This special edition will include a 2-CD pack that features music by Jay-Z and Eminem. The DJ Hero Renegade Edition is aimed at the hardcore wannabe mixer, complete with a premium Renegade turntable controller and a hard shell [...]

To promote the upcoming release of Double Fine Productions’ Brütal Legend, a three-pack from the soundtrack will be available at the Rock Band music store next week. If you’re lucky you may even be able to get it for free.
At least one person so far is excited. “These are three great songs that totally capture [...]

Finally! Everyone’s been waiting for the day they could somehow rock out to Metallica and play with their Legos at the same time, and that day has come. Lego Rock Band is another iteration of the Rock Band franchise to be released alongside the Beatles edition this fall. Players will jam to their favorite tracks [...]

If you’ve seen Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, you know how epic those films were. You may ask yourself, “Self, how much more awesome can those films be?” Well, try watching it with a full orchestra performing the score live.
On October 9 and 10, Howard Shore’s Academy Award-winning score from the film [...]

The highly anticipated The Beatles: Rock Band will be getting a little help from their friends in terms of promotion. Brick-and-mortar electronics megachain Best Buy is planning a few events on September 9th, the game’s release date. Not to miss a chance for self-promotion, Best Buy will also be giving away 50 one-year memberships of [...]

EA has released its Achievement and Trophy List for Brütal Legend. It looks like a pretty sick list. There are 50 Achievements and 51 Trophies available for your collecting pleasure.
Incidentally, the “Six Degrees of Schafer” Achievement/Trophy is earned when you play with or against Tim Schafer during multiplayer mode. Interestingly, once you play Tim — [...]

Activision just announced that the late Nirvana frontman and unofficial Generation X spokesman Kurt Cobain will be making an appearance in Guitar Hero 5, making him one of five artists who will be making an in-game, digital appearance.
“Kurt Cobain is one of the most recognizable frontmen in rock ‘n’ roll history and it’s an honor [...]

Yesterday we heard rumors buzzing (substantiated by a description on DirecTV’s online schedule that was quickly pulled down) that Ozzy Osbourne would be making an appearance at this year’s BlizzCon. Today Blizzard has indeed confirmed that our favorite stammering, incomprehensible rocker will not just appear at the August 21-22 event, but will headline the closing [...]

EA and Double Fine Productions have released the full soundtrack for the litigatious-attracting Brütal Legend, which will feature 75 metal bands including Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Rob Zombie, and Motörhead.
The game, due October 16th, revolves around roadie Eddie Rigs (voiced by Jack Black), who stumbles into the world of metal and apparently has to conjure [...]

In anticipation of the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of the This is Spinal Tap rocku-mockumentary, the original sountrack is being released on Rock Band next week. The Spinal Tap track pack features 11 songs from the movie and six brand new songs as well. The songs have been re-imagined for Spinal Tap’s latest [...]