LEGO Rock Band announced, first screens here

LEGO ROCK BAND: A new game is coming in 2009 that combines Rock Band with LEGO. First screens and details here! For more, check out GamePro's upcoming June issue which features new screens and exclusive info on LEGO Rock Band.

LEGO Rock Band announced

Be sure to check out the upcoming June issue of GamePro Magazine which features breaking information and new screens of LEGO Rock Band!

SEE: New HD screens of LEGO Rock Band!

LEGO Rock Band, a game that combines Harmonix's best-selling music series (Rock Band, Rock Band 2) with Traveller's Tales' LEGO video game franchise (LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Batman, LEGO Indiana Jones) is coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, and DS.

The game, which features such songs as "Kung Fu Fighting" and "The Final Countdown," is being co-developed by the two studios and is scheduled for a Holiday 2009 release.

Here is the official press release announcing LEGO Rock Band:


WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, TT GAMES, THE LEGO GROUP, HARMONIX AND MTV GAMES ANNOUNCE LEGO(r) ROCK BAND(r)

Rhythm Based Music Game Snaps Together Best-Selling Franchises to Create Fun Family-Friendly Experience for All Ages

Burbank, Calif. - April 21 2009 - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games are joining forces with the LEGO Group, Harmonix and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), to merge two of the most popular videogame franchises with the creation of LEGO(r) Rock Band(r). The unique family-friendly music experience is currently in development by TT Games in partnership with Harmonix, and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game, which will allow families, tweens and teens to experience a wild journey to rock stardom where they can "Build a Band and Rock the Universe", will be available for the Xbox 360(r) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION(r)3 computer entertainment system and Wii(tm) home videogame console. LEGO Rock Band for Nintendo DS(tm) will be co-developed by TT Games and Harmonix in partnership with Backbone Entertainment, a Foundation 9 Entertainment studio. All versions are scheduled for 2009.

LEGO Rock Band combines the multiplayer music experience of Rock Band(r) with the fun, customization and humour of the LEGO videogame franchise packed with brilliant chart-topping songs and classic favourites suitable for younger audiences, including:

Blur: "Song 2"
Carl Douglas: "Kung Fu Fighting"
Europe: "The Final Countdown"
Good Charlotte: "Boys and Girls"
Pink: "So What"

Players will become rockers as they embark on a journey to stardom that the whole family can enjoy as they work their way through local venues, stadiums and fantasy locations on Earth and beyond, that mimic the imaginative settings that the LEGO world offers. Also continuing the LEGO "build-and-play" gaming experience, players will be able to create their own LEGO Rock Band style as they customize their minifigure avatars, band and entourage, including roadies, managers and crew. LEGO Rock Band supports Rock Band instruments, as well as other music game controllers.

"LEGO Rock Band combines two compelling properties and creates an experience that family members of all ages will enjoy playing together as a group," said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games. "Harmonix and MTV Games are the world experts in music gameplay, and we're genuinely thrilled to bring the unique and humour-filled LEGO experience to their Rock Band universe."

"We're thrilled to offer another LEGO branded gaming experience that will deliver humorous and social play for families and friends," said Henrik Taudorf Lorensen, Vice President, the LEGO Group. "LEGO Rock Band is built around the same values of imagination and family-friendly creative role play that is present in other LEGO videogames. It will deliver innovative new elements of game play that complement the fun of the Rock Band experience."

"Rock Band is a social game experience that crosses every generation and every genre of rock," said Bob Picunko, Senior Vice President of Electronic Games for MTV Games. "Harmonix and MTV Games are big fans of the LEGO game franchise and excited to work with TT Games to develop a new take on Rock Band that focuses on great music and LEGO humour that's fun for the whole family."

THE VERDICT by Patrick Shaw Patrick Shaw's Avatar Wow--what a strange marriage. I love both series, so I'm stoked to play LEGO Rock Band. I'm just not sure what to expect. It'd be cool if you could build your own instruments with LEGOs, say a guitar in the shape of a werewolf or gorilla.

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Toneman

Guitar shaped like a werewolf or gorrila? Lay off the weed Shaw... 4/20 is over LOL.

WildChild126

Talking about milking something to death. From a marketing/sales perspective its pure genius all the pawns will flock to this and fork over their cash because god forbid we stop making Rock Band or Lego games and move on to something original and new. Matter of fact why don't we up the anti and make this a Tony Hawk Lego Rock Band featuring the Zombies of Resident Evil with Special guests the Mario Brothers and Sonic the Hedge Hog.

Fastthumbs227

wtf
just another point to the theory that all game developers want is your money, not your love

The_LightShow

Wait wait wait, let's just stop for one minute people. Are we sure the Gamepro staff is sober? After all, National Pot Day was yesterday, as such, can we be sure they aren't still a little stoned, created this wierd article, and posted it, and are now laughing at us?

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