Green Day: Rock Band Message Board

It seems Viacom's striking fewer sour notes this year, with operating profits up $789 million -- good for 14 percent -- in its Media Networks division (the umbrella its video game business is under). According to the mega-corp, gains are due in part to lower losses from the Rock Band franchise.

You know, we dinged Green Day: Rock Band for being a less lavish production than its Beatles-based predecessor, but it seems that (from a big picture perspective at least) the scaled-back approach and getting out of the instrument biz is paying off.

Do you like Green Day? Do you like Rock Band? OK good, we're done here.

Featuring 47 tracks, including full Dookie, American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown albums.

Kerplunk: A Play in One Act

Lights up. We're in a mid-size sedan somewhere near the middle of the country where friends Seth and Frank are road-tripping to an annual combination conference and competition for the best air guitarists, air drummers and karaoke singers: The Ruby Bridge Concertition.
Seth: [polishing off the last bite of a drive-thru roast beef sandwich] Some guys are just in it to pick up chicks at the bonfire or to meet C-Diddy, but the one thing I really can't wait for?
Frank: The Concertition?
Seth: Hell yes, The RB Concertition! Hours and hours of every decent air musician on the planet rocking until their air calluses bleed? Don't mind if I do. I always liked it when they did a bunch of different bands, but the all-Beatles thing last year? Ho-lee shit, that made a believer outta me.
Frank: Dude, didn't I tell you? I saw a rehearsal for this year's show! If you thought The Beatles thing was sick, wait until you see what they've got this year. All night and all morning you're going to be feasting your fingers on the one ... the only -
Seth: Tell me!
Frank: GREEN DAY!
Seth: [a long pause] ... What, are you f**king with me?

If you’re going to play Green Day: Rock Band, you’re probably a big fan of Green Day. Are you a big enough fan to make a recreation of one of Billie Joe Armstrong’s guitar? If so, you can find the step-by-step process at the link below.

A portion of a GamePro review… Unless you absolutely cannot stand their songs, this is one case where we’ll recommend you check your music pretensions at the door and just have fun, because after all, isn’t that what music is all about?

Game demo set to hit Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network.

The demo for Rock Band: Green Day has a little something extra.

EA Showcase interview with Producer Alan Moore.

Frozen in time.

#dlc Although a producer said earlier there will be no additional DLC for Green Day: Rock Band - giving a rather sophisticated, creative reasoning for the decision - the band's drummer sounds certain there will be more tracks coming via download. More »

So, you not only want to play Green Day: Rock Band, you want to be the best at playing Green Day: Rock Band? You want some metric by which to measure your Billie Joe-bility against that of your friends and colleagues? MyGamerCard recently got its hands on the list of Achievements for the game -- which will presumably double as the Trophies, though we don't yet know which precious metals each task falls under. Check out the full list of trials posted after the jump!

#harmonix Point of clarification: The tracklist for Green Day: Rock Band revealed this weekend included six songs labeled "DLC." These have always been available for Rock Band 2. A producer says there won't be any additional tracks released for this game. More »

Check out "Jesus of Suburbia" and "Hitchin' a Ride."

We hope that Dookie, American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown are your favorite Green Day albums, because that's all you're getting in Green Day: Rock Band. Speaking to Plastic Axe, Rock Band project lead Chris Foster revealed that Green Day won't receive any DLC beyond the 21st Century Breakdown tracks that are already available on the Rock Band store. According to Foster, Harmonix has crafted "sculpted experiences for every single song" complete with specific animations. Unlike the dreamscapes of The Beatles: Rock Band, the work that's been done on other tracks can't simply be reconfigured for Green Day.

As such, Foster said that the team decided instead to focus on rounding out 21st Century Breakdown with the already available tracks, which will feature their own motion capture, assets and bonuses that fully tie into the game. Maybe not the best news, but it's not like the band sings about the boulevard of fulfilled dreams, does it?

[Via 1UP]

Setlist to feature songs from the iconic punk band's career including three standout albums: Dookie, American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown.

#rockband Entertainment Weekly was given first dibs on the track list for Green Day: Rock Band More »