
MTV Games is out trumpeting its own horn today by telling anyone who's willing to listen that, to date,
Rock Band has sold over
2.5 million songs as downloadable content. 2.5 million! That's huge! MTV Games even admitted that the rate at which
Rock Band DLC has been gobbled up thus far has exceeded their initial predictions and further proves that video games are quite the viable option for the music industry to generate revenue. So, we're sure you want to know which songs have been downloaded the most. MTV Games says that the three song Metallica Track Pack has sold the most with Foreigner's "Juke Box Hero" being the most downloaded single.
Congrats to
Rock Band on its stellar DLC success as we say keep it coming. You have a winning formula when you offer music DLC that is affordable, master recordings and consistently released. Rock it
Rock Band!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1-18-2008 @ 10:57AM
Jer said...
More Metallica!!!
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1-18-2008 @ 10:58AM
ji3000 said...
shame they don't have a winning formula when it comes to a European release .. boooooooooooooo
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1-18-2008 @ 11:03AM
DjDATZ said...
Congrats MTV and Rock Band!
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1-18-2008 @ 11:10AM
Shawn said...
Congrats Rock Band and all it's contributors. But how about some GHII or GHIII action. Not enough DLC going on their is there.
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1-18-2008 @ 11:21AM
puffin said...
Back in June or July, the GH2 publishers touted how "Hot" their downloads were by citing 200,000 downloads in a little over 3 months.
Fast forward Rockband gets 10x the amount of downloads, from a much smaller user base, in half the time. Good job Harmonix.
Now maybe Activision will pull their heads out of their ass and offer individual downloads of songs for a cheaper price which is what people have been asking for ever since they made those rehashed GH1 packs available.
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1-18-2008 @ 11:40AM
Jolard said...
I have to imagine that Activision and the GH guys are kicking themselves right now. Their DLC plan has been awful, with bundles the norm, and very few available tracks. Rock Band comes out and they are selling gangbusters by providing lots of content and an option to buy the individual songs.
I know I bought 6 or 7 tracks the day I got Rock Band, and I have bought at least 1 song every week since then. I don't see an end in sight. I don't like every song that is released, but they release enough volume and variety that there is usually at least one I want.
That is the winning model. I have both GH 2 and 3, and I bought 1 pack for each of them, neither of which are getting played anymore. Rock on Rock Band!
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1-18-2008 @ 11:42AM
ChromaTick said...
You took the words right out of my mouth!
1-18-2008 @ 12:24PM
baby sea tuna said...
"You took the words right out of my mouth"
That reminds me, where's our Meatloaf track pack?!
1-18-2008 @ 11:49AM
CDN Crockett said...
Wow that'a huge, congrats!
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1-18-2008 @ 11:59AM
dunnypop said...
reasonable prices, good selection, Rock Band owns!
on a side note, I went through $30+ so far on DLC for Rock Band. it's basically my new karaoke machine! More Maiden and Metallica (pre 90's).
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1-18-2008 @ 12:00PM
dunnypop said...
I still remember when Guitar hero 2 stated they will have the most DLC ever... LOL
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1-18-2008 @ 12:20PM
Matt said...
Sweet, Metallica FTW! Can't wait for those full album downloads.
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1-18-2008 @ 1:17PM
MrMuggs said...
The reason they've been successful, unlike Guitar Hero, is that they have content on a regular and steady basis at a reasonable price. They've completely crushed Guitar Hero and I'm so glad that I bought Rock Band. Rock Band is a better game for friends and family plus it's really supporting the community.
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1-18-2008 @ 1:31PM
Loban said...
Sweet, Metallica and Juke Box Hero were the first ones I grabbed. And The Police pack of course. Too bad Juke Box Hero is a cover, that kind of sucks.
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1-18-2008 @ 4:54PM
Andrew said...
Joker and the Thief by Wolfmother on hard on drums is the funnest song to play that I've found in the game.
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1-18-2008 @ 5:14PM
Brian said...
I happily spent about $30 on DLC for Rock Band. I have purchased zero songs for GHIII. If you want to be greedy, you are not getting my $$$. Great Job Harmonix!
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1-18-2008 @ 6:30PM
jake18oly said...
I am one of the many that have been buying downloadable songs for Rock Band. I own Guitar Hero 2 & 3 but could never bring myself to purchase any of their song packs. Something about being able to buy songs individually really makes the dlc more attractive for me.
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2-21-2008 @ 5:12PM
daniel tyrrell said...
64-66 bob dylan music please!!!!!!!!
Or even maybe the white stripes
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