Rock Band Adds AFI Five-Pack and The Bangles

November 13, 2009

ROCK BAND ADDS AFI FIVE-PACK AND THE BANGLES

Also, tracks from Dead Kennedys and Sleater-Kinney for Rock
Band Unplugged!

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a five pack of
tracks from AFI and a single from The Bangles will be added next week to the
Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment
system and Wii™. Tracks from Dead Kennedys and Sleater-Kinney will be available
for download next week for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP®.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 System
and Wii

Rock Band is delivering more tracks from punk outfit AFI with
a five pack of songs to join “Girl’s Not Grey” and “Miss Murder,” which are
already available on the Rock Band platform. “AFI Pack 01” features three songs
from the group’s eighth studio album, Crash Love, released Sept. 29, including
“Beautiful Thieves,” “End Transmission” and “Medicate;” as well as “Love Like
Winter,” from Decemberunderground, and “The Leaving Song, Pt II,” from Sing the
Sorrow.

“Walk Like an Egyptian,” the 80s staple from The Bangles, will
also be available in the Rock Band Music Store next week.

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Nov. 17) and PlayStation 3
system (Nov. 19):

  • AFI – “Beautiful Thieves”
  • AFI – “End Transmission”
  • AFI – “Love Like Winter”
  • AFI – “Medicate”
  • AFI – “The Leaving Song, Pt II”
  • The Bangles – “Walk Like an Egyptian”+

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “AFI Pack 01”
as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as
individual tracks on Wii. Tracks marked with a “+” are also available in the
family-friendly LEGO Rock Band Music Store.

Price: $1.99 USD, .99 UK, ç1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for
Xbox 360) per track

$8.49 5.25 UK, ç6.59 EU (680 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360)
for “AFI Pack 01”

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per track

Rock Band Unplugged Tracks for PSP®System

Rock Band Unplugged fans will enjoy the addition of Dead
Kennedys’ “California ber Alles”and Sleater-Kinney’s “You’re No Rock’n’Roll
Fun” to the 57 tracks already available via the Rock Band Unplugged in-game
music store for the PSP system.

Tracks available for Rock Band Unplugged (Nov. 19):

Dead Kennedys – “California ber Alles”
Sleater-Kinney – “You’re No Rock’n’Roll Fun”

Price: $1.99, .99 UK, ç1.49 EU per track on the PSP system

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject
to change. **

Rock Band 2 is available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system,
PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Wii system. Xbox 360,
PlayStation 3 system and Wii versions support downloadable content.

Downloadable content for Wii is purchased via the in-game Rock Band Music
Storeusing Wii Points™ purchased through the Wii™ Shop Channel and can be
downloaded to the system memory or to an SD card for additional storage. The
tracks stream directly from the SD card for seamless play.

There are now 949 tracks available to date via disc and
download purchase (complete list of tracks at
www.rockband.com/music
).  Rock Band continues to satisfy music fans’ and gamers’ voracious
appetite for rock with more than 60 million paid downloads since its launch Nov.
20, 2007. The Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase
downloadable individual music tracks and packs from the vast selection of
offerings available to date without ever leaving the game as they build their
own custom Rock Band library.

Rock Band and Rock Band 2 are rated "T" for Teen (lyrics,
suggestive themes) by the ESRB. Music downloads are not rated by the ESRB.