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Rock Band Unplugged<\/em> takes center stage today as Harmonix, EA and MTV Games have officially pulled the curtain back on the first PSP edition in the popular Rock Band<\/em> franchise.<\/p>\n

Rock Band Unplugged<\/em>, in collaborative development by Harmonix and Backbone Entertainment, is set for a simultaneous launch across North America and Europe on June 9th at a retail price of $39.99. Sony has also announced plans to celebrate the US launch with a Rock Band Unplugged<\/em> PSP Entertainment Pack, a $200 bundle including the game a Piano Black PSP system, a voucher to download Jack Black’s School of Rock<\/em> from the PlayStation Store, and a 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo.<\/p>\n

In Unplugged<\/em>, your hands alone will be the peripherals as you tap on the D-pad and face buttons to cycle back and forth through individual track lines for each instrument — lead\/bass guitars, drums and vocals — and work to keep each instrument in rhythm through “traditional beat match gameplay.” So yes, it is somewhat similar in style to Harmonix’s classic PS2 music games Frequency<\/em> and Amplitude<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In terms of content, Rock Band Unplugged<\/em> will feature World Tour, Band Survival and Warm Up modes, in-depth character customization, 40+ master-recordings to play to, and a PSN-powered in-game store for purchasing additional DLC song packs. Of the PSP’s 40 tracks, nine will also be platform exclusive, but only for a limited time before they eventually wind up as DLC on other platforms. Those nine “exclusive” tracks include the following:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 3 Doors Down – “Kryptonite”
\n\u00b7 AFI – “Miss Murder”
\n\u00b7 Alice in Chains – “Would?”
\n\u00b7 Audioslave – “Gasoline”
\n\u00b7 Black Tide – “Show Me the Way”
\n\u00b7 Blink 182 – “What’s My Age Again”
\n\u00b7 Freezepop – “Less Talk More Rokk”
\n\u00b7 Jackson 5 – “ABC”
\n\u00b7 Tenacious D – “Rock Your Socks”<\/p>\n

Sony has additional info and the game’s first trailer up on the PlayStation blog. Follow the accompanying link to check out their post.<\/p>\n

New Limited Edition Rock Band Unplugged Entertainment Pack<\/a> [PlayStation.Blog]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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