The first DLC song lists for Rock Band were leaked today. That is kinda ridiculous, don’t you think? I mean, the game hasn’t even come out yet and there is already DLC set up.

But, what worried many when they saw the DLC list, was that it showed bundled songs. It also listed singles, but, early on, it appeared that you had to purchase the bundled songs in groups of three. Thankfully, 1up.com has confirmed with MTV that you can purchase the songs individually or bundled. Suffice it to say that…er…rocks.

Guitar Hero III, on the other hand–which already has DLC out for both PS3 and 360–still only has songs purchasable in 3 packs. Yeah, it sucks. But, what sucks even more is that people are buying it. Bitching only goes so far, it’s the power of the purse that matters.

Though personally I am still in the boycott Rock Band camp–due to their stupid bundle only option–I can appreciate that they aren’t screwing the consumer with the online content. Now, if they would only sell the individual fucking instruments…..

Chufmoney

So the interwebs were awash with the good news Activision doled out yesterday in regards to Guitar Hero 3, which would be a list of new songs. While by no means final, so far we’re seeing some great new tunes, including what appear to be master tracks from Weezer, the Beastie Boys, the Smashing Pumpkins, and it would appear there’s even some master track lovin’ from the Rolling Stones. Which is awesome. I was worried about Harmonix’s departure from the Guitar Hero series because of their heritage as musicians. This background led to varied, well thought out set lists for their games and they managed to get bands to contribute that otherwise likely never would have. Neversoft thus far seems to be doing a pretty good job at convincing artists to give up the goods. They’ve even thrown in some Muse.

What I don’t see people mentioning much is this little gem located in Activision’s press release:

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