Harmonix reveals Rock Band DLC release schedule, prices

Players who plan on finishing Harmonix and MTV Games’ Rock Band (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) really quickly with their mad gamer skills probably already have their eyes on the downloadable content for the game. If that’s the case, then it might be good to know the prices of the songs and songpacks as well as the DLC release schedule for the first five weeks of the game’s launch.

The pricing of the different songs as well as the schedule of downloadable content releases can be found in the full article.

Players who plan on finishing Harmonix and MTV Games’ Rock Band (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) really quickly with their mad gamer skills probably already have their eyes on the downloadable content (DLC) for the game. If that’s the case, then it might be good to know the prices of the songs and songpacks as well as the DLC release schedule for the first five weeks of the game’s launch.

Those who plan on downloading songs have the option of picking up packs of three songs for US$ 5.49 (440 MS Points for Xbox 360 users) or individual songs for US$ 1.99. Harmonix also said that future songs may be sold for as low as US$ .99 (80 points) or as high as US$ 2.99 (240 MS points).

Now that you you know how much the songs will cost, here’s the schedule of releases so you can plan your purchases accordingly:

• Week of November 20, 2007
• Metallica Pack
• Ride the Lightning – Metallica
• Blackened – Metallica
• And Justice for All – Metallica
• The Police Pack
• Can’t Stand Losing You – The Police
• Synchronicity II – The Police
• Roxanne – The Police
• Queens of the Stone Age Pack
• 3’s and 7’s – Queens of the Stone Age
• Little Sister – Queens of the Stone Age
• Sick Sick Sick – Queens of the Stone Age
• Individual Tracks
• Fortunate Son as made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Juke Box Hero as made famous by Foreigner
• Bang a Gong (Get It On) as made famous by T-Rex
• My Sharona as made famous by The Knack
• Cherry Bomb as made famous by The Runaways
• Joker & The Thief – Wolfmother
• Week of November 27, 2007
• David Bowie Pack
• Moonage Daydream – David Bowie
• Heroes as made famous by David Bowie
• Queen Bitch as made famous by David Bowie
• Week of December 4, 2007
• Black Sabbath Pack
• N.I.B. as made famous by Black Sabbath
• Sweet Leaf as made famous by Black Sabbath
• War Pigs as made famous by Black Sabbath
• Week of December 11, 2007
• Punk Pack:
• Rockaway Beach- Ramones
• I Fought the Law- The Clash
• Ever Fallen In Love as made famous by Buzzcocks
• Week of December 18, 2007
• Individual Tracks
• My Iron Lung – Radiohead
• Buddy Holly- Weezer
• Brass in Pocket as made famous by Pretenders

Rock Band is slated for release this November 20.

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Via GameSpot