Rock Band 2 News

Yet another survey for Rock Band 2 has been leaked, and Rock Band 2 will feature Aussie band AC/DC.  This is a huge score for Rock Band 2 as AC/DC is a band that has been highly requested for Rock Band and Guitar Hero but they’ve been elusive thus far.
The survey also mentions that Rock [...]

We mentioned earlier this month that Norwegian band Turbonegro looked like they would be included in Rock Band 2 after an unrelated press release mentioned their inclusion.
The Norwegian site Dagbladet soon caught up with Turbonegro band manager Rune Grønn to look into this a little further.
According to Grønn “it is not yet 100 percent confirmed” [...]

Funcom, the makers of the game ‘Age of Conan’ have let it slip that Norwegian band Turbonegro will appear in Rock Band 2.
This newest Rock Band 2 information comes from a press release from Funcom announcing the soundtrack for ‘Age of Conan’.
Describing Turbonegro in the press release, Funcom mentions that Turbonegro appear in “the game Rock [...]

Gaming site Next-Gen sat down with Rob Kay, design director for Harmonix, and he hinted at some plans for the upcoming Rock Band 2.
When asked whether or not the current Rock Band’s DLC content “make it harder to justify new retail versions”, Kay responded in a way that suggests that the DLC’s you’ve already purchased [...]

Kotaku has a post that says we should expect Rock Band 2 to be released later this year, likely in November.
They say that the information from their “retail buddies” indicates that various databases around the nation are showing a November 2008 release date.
The article also touches on the Bo-Diddley Jupiter guitar for Rock Band 2 we [...]

Joel Selvin, of the San Franciso Chronicle, recently wrote an article regarding the passing of the legendary Rhythm and Blues musician Bo Diddley.
Joel mentions that Rock Band 2 will have the “Billy-Bo” Jupiter guitar, pictured above, which is a signature guitar model from Gretsch that was designed by Bo Diddley.
“He recently joined with Billy Gibbons [...]

Following up on the Rock Band survey we mentioned last month, we’ve got these concept art box shots for you!
Harmonix is conducting more market research it would seem, and these product shots are the latest to come out.
The newest survey asked the following questions;

Indicate which of the two covers below would attract you more if [...]