While the Guitar Hero franchise may have forever won my heart, MTV Games and Harmonix are doing their very best to win it back. The music game developing duo today announced that Grammy Award winning punk band Green Day will be bringing their library of awesome tunes exclusively to the Rock Band franchise. And no, this isn’t going to be a separate Rock Band game that’ll require you to swap discs every time you want to play their music, Green Day’s music will be delivered in the form of some sweet downloadable content.
The first selection of Green Day songs to arrive will be a three-pack of songs from their latest release, 21st Century Breakdown. Arriving on July 7th, the pack will include the tracks 21 Guns, Know Your Enemy and East Jesus Nowhere. Additional Green Day tracks will be announced at a later date.
“Green Day not only rock hard, but are also epic storytellers,” said Van Toffler, President, MTV Networks, Music, LOGO and Film. “Their message and their music have been the voice and sound of this generation. The addition of Green Day is a huge victory for MTV and our audience, and marks another landmark in our efforts to bring the best artists to Rock Band.”
I’m really going to have to start practicing my drums, because Tre Cool is tre good.
Richard Mitchell is a video game addict living in Toronto. He has been gaming for more than two decades, and despite multiple interventions, continues to game today. He has an Xbox 360, a PS3, a Wii, a Nintendo DS, a gaming PC, and a life, and does his best to juggle them all. 