Mötley Crüe Releases New Single Through Rock Band
Rock Band scores a first with liberally umlauted rockers
The Crüe
Ageing rock monsters Mötley Crüe have released a brand spanking new single through MTV Games', Harmonix's and Electronic Arts' Rock Band.
The news is certainly a coup for Rock Band in its ongoing challenge to Guitar Hero's rock 'n' roll gaming throne. There has been much rumbling about the revenue streams opened up by gaming to the music industry, but this is the first time a band has gone so far to launch a single through a game.
The track in question is dubbed Saints of Los Angeles and comes from the Mötley Crüe's forthcoming album. It will set US gamers back $0.99 (£0.50) or 80 Microsoft Points, depending on their console of choice. It's available now over Xbox Live. It will find its way onto the PlayStation Network on April 17th.
Alas, it won't be available as a download to Wii owners come the game's June 22nd US release on Nintendo's platform due to the decision not to provide Rock Band DLC on the console.
On other platforms, however, more than 6 million songs have been downloaded for Rock Band.
Whether the move, or anything else EA can throw at us, will be enough to convince UK gamers to tear themselves away from Guitar Hero III is a big question facing the publisher right now. It could well be facing an uphill struggle in convincing UK console owners to fork out a whopping £180 if they want to buy Rock Band with all its peripherals.
The news is certainly a coup for Rock Band in its ongoing challenge to Guitar Hero's rock 'n' roll gaming throne. There has been much rumbling about the revenue streams opened up by gaming to the music industry, but this is the first time a band has gone so far to launch a single through a game.
The track in question is dubbed Saints of Los Angeles and comes from the Mötley Crüe's forthcoming album. It will set US gamers back $0.99 (£0.50) or 80 Microsoft Points, depending on their console of choice. It's available now over Xbox Live. It will find its way onto the PlayStation Network on April 17th.
Alas, it won't be available as a download to Wii owners come the game's June 22nd US release on Nintendo's platform due to the decision not to provide Rock Band DLC on the console.
On other platforms, however, more than 6 million songs have been downloaded for Rock Band.
Whether the move, or anything else EA can throw at us, will be enough to convince UK gamers to tear themselves away from Guitar Hero III is a big question facing the publisher right now. It could well be facing an uphill struggle in convincing UK console owners to fork out a whopping £180 if they want to buy Rock Band with all its peripherals.
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deleted 16 Apr 2008 15:31
1/2
£180 = no buy :( as with the recent O2 annoucement i could buy an iphone for that price now.
Spanky2090 22 Apr 2008 16:21
2/2
Well it makes no difference to me as i have waited and saved up for this game for ages. I had saved up for it when i heard it was gonna be released before Christmas but obviously that was only released in the US and not the UK due to Peripheral problems.
Of course i am a bit miffed that it costs so much but at the same time at least the downloaded songs cost practically nothing. I mean 80 points (£0.50) is nothing (Guitar Hero III downloads were down right ridiculous).
Of course i am a bit miffed that it costs so much but at the same time at least the downloaded songs cost practically nothing. I mean 80 points (£0.50) is nothing (Guitar Hero III downloads were down right ridiculous).