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Tracks from Kool & The Gang, Shinedown, and Tears For Fears Come to the Rock Band Music Store

On March 19th, tracks previously available as part of Rock Band Blitz will be made available for download as singles in the Rock Band Music Store! These tracks include Kool & the Gang’s “Jungle Boogie,” Shinedown’s “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom),” and Tears for Fears’ “Shout.” An optional Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrade will be available for “Jungle Boogie”!

Players can still pick up the controller-based arcade rhythm action of Rock Band Blitz on PlayStation®Network for $14.99 and Xbox LIVE Arcade for 1200 Microsoft Points™. Rock Band Blitz comes with the above songs, along with 23 more hit tracks, all fully compatible with a full band and instruments in Rock Band 3!

Available on Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation®3 system on March 19th, 2013

  • Kool & the Gang – “Jungle Boogie” O X
  • Shinedown – “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)” O
  • Tears for Fears – “Shout” O

These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system March 20th.

These tracks will be available for $1.99 each on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and $2.00 on Wii. Tracks marked with “O” feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with “X” will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song. For more information about Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrades, visit our support section. Rock Band 3 Pro Mode requires Rock Band Pro-compatible instrument controllers.

To discuss this DLC, please visit the official discussion thread in the Rock Band forums.

For more information about the future of DLC, specifically the end of new weekly releases on April 2nd, check this announcement and FAQ as well as the associated discussion thread.