New title from hmx confirmed: Rock Band Blitz

[MourganDespana]

It said it will be out this summer.

Last time I checked, June 25th is in the Summertime.

[Cipher_Peon]

Will the exported songs have Pro Upgrades?

[topdrawer]

i remember suggesting the addition of gamepad play in RB to expand more to casuals that may not want to buy a controller and i was called stupid.

[AndreasBoPetersen]

Looking at this as some sort of "bridge" between RB3 and whatever the next one has calmed my nerves a bit. Going into the announcement, all I wanted was something resembling the tour mode in RB1 and 2. Seeing as how that's not what I got, I got really freaked out, and my mind jumped to "THIS IS HOW ROCK BAND WILL BE FOREVER?!" I realize that this is a tool to make the DLC for the franchise more accessible, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It is actually a really smart move.

All I can hope is that we get some sort of comment like "Hardcore fans of Rock Band shouldn't be scared because the instrument RB game isn't done forever." That's all I need. Or an XBLA game that is just called Rock Band: Real Tour Version Game that only has a tour mode in it.

[MagicMurderBag7]

Last time I checked, June 25th is in the Summertime.

I know. I meant that it might be out on that day.

[mikeyts]

Wasn't there a way to play guitar charts with a pad in RB2?

[rkbdgurl]

If my memory serves me, HMX, stated in their initial hints, that this would benefit the RB community.
I see this as a win/win. New songs=YEAH!!! Yet another facet of Rockband, and for those who can't afford peripherals, they can still enjoy the game.

I can see a lot of the kids in my family getting into this big time. A neat way to enjoy music....loud, fast, and challenging.Yep...I like it.

Of coarse, I will never give up playing RB with all my instruments. But I think it has a lot of potential....looking forward to hearing more about this.

Ok, maybe I sound like a fanboy-girl, but I think anything that keeps RockBand going strong just makes good marketing sense. HMX Rocks!

[GNFfhqwhgads]

i remember suggesting the addition of gamepad play in RB to expand more to casuals that may not want to buy a controller and i was called stupid.

Yeah, and they still haven't done it. This is 'adding a regular controller' as much as Unplugged, 3 DS, LEGO DS, and iOS did.

[samjjones]

Will the exported songs have Pro Upgrades?

Not to be facetious...but why would they embed pro mode stems into RB Blitz packaged songs?

[GNFfhqwhgads]

Not to be facetious...but why would they embed pro mode stems into RB Blitz packaged songs?

Because the songs instantly work in RB3, so they're already in an RB3-readable format within the download?


The better thing to say is, "lol updating 25 songs in one week lol."