I lol'd pretty hard at this (quote from NY times article)

[The_El_Gringos]

The Rock Band Network is so potentially consequential that Harmonix went to great lengths to keep its development secret, including giving it the unofficial in-house code name Rock Band: Nickelback, on the theory that the name of the quintessentially generic modern rock group would be enough to deflect all curiosity

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/ma...ewanted=2&_r=5

[jgosh]

lol

[MrFruitLord]

I lol'd.

[trg007]

I wish that had been leaked and misinterpreted by gaming news sites as an actual plan for a Nickelback game, because it would've been funny to see these forums explode.

[LuigiHann]

I actually remember seeing that phrase a couple of times while that must have been in development... I think people just immediately dismissed it as a joke

awesome

[NakedFeckers]

So, we're not getting an exclusive Nickelback game? And to think I had $60 with nothing to spend it on. I know I speak for everyone when I say there is little difference between Nickelback and The Beatles...I got a good laugh out of the article.

[Ultimatum]

My respect for the NY Times just went up.

[EricTheUnicorn]

OMFGLMFAOLMFAO. win.

[OrdealByFire]

that's pretty old...

but yes, it is funny.

[GNFfhqwhgads]

This was all NYT, too, Harmonix never actually did this.

NYT is just that awesome.