Spin-offs Rock Band

lego rock band features lego-style avatars full customization along family-friendly soundtrack.

harmonix , mtv games have worked tt fusion , traveller s tales, developers of various lego-themed video game titles such lego star wars: complete saga, , warner bros. interactive entertainment create lego rock band. game includes songs suitable younger audiences. game includes fun, customization , humor of lego videogame franchise allowing players create own lego-style avatars. game added new super easy gameplay mode in order accommodate younger players. game, released on november 3, 2009 on xbox 360, playstation 3, , wii consoles, supports existing rock band instruments. game able utilize selected existing downloadable content other rock band games have been deemed acceptable game s audience, except on nintendo wii.

harmonix had planned release spin-off of rock band japanese audiences in co-development q entertainment. title, announced in 2008, have featured j-pop music, , have been first us-originated rock music game heavily localized japanese market . japanese artists had expressed interest in venture, such x japan. harmonix has since stated project has been discontinued, have considered inclusion of popular japanese music within rock band s regular downloadable content. alex rigopulos later clarified found difficult license japanese music such release, , had considered both cost of manufacturing , shipping instrument controllers japan, , limited space many japanese players have in homes.

rock band blitz downloadable title in series released xbox 360 , playstation 3 in october 2012. similar rock band unplugged, using gameplay similar frequency , amplitude. game included 25 songs (23 new series, , 2 unavailable export due licensing issues), can use downloaded song in player s library; 25 songs available played within rock band 3. unlike previous games in series, blitz designed use standard console controller, using buttons on controller switch tracks , match notes. single-player game designed numerous arcade elements including number of power-ups make more score attack game previous titles. released alongside game facebook application, rock band world, connected players games, offering challenges , tracking players scores in both blitz , rock band 3.

shortly after release of rock band 3, harmonix began work on rock band sessions. instead of matching notes in main games, sessions have players making own music in songs several of other instrument tracks completed; 1 example given daniel sussman complete bass line atop existing guitar, drums, , vocal tracks. if player opted, have been able allow pre-existing track played instead , provide own music in sections of song. sessions conceived multiplayer title harmonix found having multiple players attempt make own music @ same time chaotic, , instead reworked single-player game, player able work each track separately , bring them in final song. though harmonix had developed working prototype game, found not adapt existing licensed song library , difficult use in future rock band games, , did not feel type of game sell player base @ full price. sessions has been shelved, though of lessons learned used develop rock band 4, , may come title @ later date.

harmonix involved bandfuse: rock legends, released in november 2013, time referred rock band 3.1 .

in 2015, oculus vr announced @ game awards partnering harmonix make virtual reality rock band game rift titled rock band vr, released in 2016. harmonix began work on title in october 2015. game, focused solely on guitar players, uses oculus rift touch controllers in addition headset, 1 attached guitar controller. these provide player first-person view of guitarist on stage reacts player s movements. in demonstration @ 2016 game developers conference, game set player see note tracks located on floor monitors on virtual stage, requiring player down track them, harmonix stated exploring other means provide input. player can engage other actions in vr world looking @ stage elements, such keeping focus on foot pedal, can activate pyrotechnics on virtual stage. game released on march 23, 2017 , shipped 60 songs on release.