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Rock Band games to be removed from iOS App Store this month

by Mike Schramm (Jul 24th, 2012)

Despite the fad of plastic instruments coming to a quiet end a few years ago, Rock Band is still a fairly popular brand, popular at parties and on the upcoming downloadable console version called Rock Band Blitz. But at least one part of Rock Band's legacy is going away for good: EA has ...

Rock Band for iOS to remain playable after all

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (May 3rd, 2012)

We had the original story on this waiting in our queue for a couple of days while we hoped EA would answer the question, "Why is an app people paid for being 'shut off' remotely?" Unfortunately we never got an answer. To sum up: EA released Rock Band for iOS way back in 2009, but within the ...

Gameloft says they've got iPhone locked down

by Mike Schramm (Feb 20th, 2010)

Gameloft is one of the bigger iPhone-specific (or at least mobile-specific) game developers out there, and in fact they're so big, they tell Mobile Entertainment that they're not scared of their development partner Ubisoft and other big game developers headed to the iPhone. Ubisoft developed the ...

Call of Duty: World at War Zombies, Rock Band get free versions

by Mike Schramm (Jan 27th, 2010)

Two of the App Store's biggest hits last year have finally dropped free versions of their apps to try out. Of course, odds are probably slim that you haven't played or heard of these two yet, but just in case you were waiting to try them without paying, now is your chance. First up, Call of ...

Use Rock Band drum controller with GarageBand

by Dave Caolo (Oct 29th, 2008)

Here's a fun tip from Mac | Life that describes how to use the Rock Band drum controller with GarageBand. In fact, they describe two set-ups; one cheap and one less so. The cheap setup requires GarageBand, the Rock Band USB drum kit and either the GamePad Companion, JunXion (trial) or the Xbox 360 ...