John Lennon once said that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus. Take a look at the current gaming charts and you could draw the conclusion that music games are now more popular than The Beatles. Obviously, music games themselves aren’t a new phenomenon, but their current popularity, and specifically that of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, certainly is. …

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Beefjack writes: Where would music games be these days without downloadable content? The continuous stream of new content and gameplay keeping the games new and relevant every week. It’s like if Sonic The Hedgehog or Super Mario Bros were given a selection of brand new levels every week, you’d never really need to buy another game.

With that we’ve come to yet another week full of new tracks for all the best musical games on the market, including tracks from Judas Priest for those who might think there aren’t enough tracks on Rock Band by them already. Eagles Of Death Metal for Guitar Hero and then Lips actually coming away with the best line up….. Well there’s a first for everything.
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MCV: Singstar and Guitar Hero downloads wanted by Official Charts Company
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GamingShogun.com writes: "Today, MTV and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) and Pepsi announced a multi-platform "Drink Up, Rock Out" promotion that will give away thousands of Rock Band® DLC music tracks and games. Music lovers and gamers nationwide will be able to win prizes instantly and will have the opportunity to participate in the first-ever Pepsi Rock Band music video contest…"
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