Ill admit Paramore has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. I've been listening to them since before Riot! made them household names and that Hayley Williams...mmmm...... right... okay... now that im out of hipster mode if you are a fan and are still playing Rock Band then get ready cause three new tracks are coming your way. 

Available May 15th three tracks from "Brand New Eyes" will be available on PS3, 360 and the Wii including "Ignorance", "Brick by Boring Brick" and "The Only Exception." "The Only Exception" will offer pro guitar and pro bass tracks. 

The entire music pack will be available for $5.49 (440 Microsoft points, 550 Wii points) Side note but next gen... please stop with all this "points" nonsense. Just have everything cost what it actually is. Okay rant over

Or you can pick up the songs by themselves for $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points, 200 Wii Points)

and if you are interested in pro guitar or pro bass you can upload for $0.99 USD,  £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU (80 Microsoft Points,100 Wii Points)

Check out the press release for all the details!  [READ MORE]

• Qualcomm partners with developers to attempt the Guinness world record for longest tablet gaming marathon
• Pre-order exclusives announced for The Amazing Spider-Man
• Exclusive retail pre-order bonuses announced for Hitman:Absolution
• Alan Wake's American Nightmare spooking PC on May 22
• Attention commanders, World of Tanks 7.3 update now available
• LittleBigPlanet Vita now accepting beta applications
• MASS EFFECT 3: EMERGENCY FLASH TRAFFIC - URGENT
• It's time to form, recruit, or join a Rockstar Social Club Crew.
• Celebrate Wolfenstein 3D's 20th anniversary
• Starhawk launches onto the PS3!
• Ubisoft wants us to work for Assassin’s Creed 3 gameplay
• Prototype 2 gets sidekick app
• Behold the Ur-Dragon: Dragon’s Dogma’s uber-dragon
• Jason Graves and Kevin Riepl score music for Resistance: Burning Skies
• Emobi Games prepares the world for 2112
• Now Loading: Video Edition - May 9, 2012
• Sad Big Daddy face, BioShock Infinite delayed until February of next year
• Rock Band new releases
• iOS 5.1.1 rolls out to Apple products

Over the last two weeks, Harmonix has been bringing some older classics to Rock Band via DLC.  During the week of 4/24, singles by Eddie Money, rain and Yellowcard (all with full keyboard support) were available for the usual $1.99/160 MS Pts/200 Wii Pts per song.   In addition, yesterday, a three pack of Rage Against the Machine also became available, priced at $5.49/440 MS Pts/550 Wii Pts for the “Rage Against the Machine Pack 01” as well as the usual individual pricing.  Also, three of the six songs have Pro Bass/Guitar upgrade for $0.99/80 MS Pts/100 Wii Pts per song.  Here is the complete list for the last two weeks:


Tracks marked with “O” feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with “X” will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song. [READ MORE]

Several months ago, Activision announced a new Men in Black game...yes, you read that right, a new Men in Black game.  Well, the game will be called Men in Black: Alien Crisis and will be available for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii.  To prepare gamers for the upcoming game, Activision has released a new "Be In Black" video as the start of "training".

• 200,000 Illuminati, Dragon, and Templar initiates now fighting the Secret War
• Competitive gaming is coming to smartphones with the first ever Xperia Mobile Gaming Arena
• Minion Master Alpha 1.0.3a released!
• Worm classes added to Worms: Revolution
• The Testament of Sherlock Holmes launching in September
• Saints Row: The Third Enter the Dominatrix confirmed
• Jeremy's second opinion on Mortal Kombat
• Sanctum Goes Free To Play This Weekend And Includes A Massive 75% Off Sale
• CoD: Blops2 screenshots
• New Lollipop Chainsaw trailer is just as insane as you expect it to be
• Nintendo Download for May 3, 2012
• Bethesda officially announces The Elder Scrolls Online to no one's surprise
• Spirit Tales to stream a...fashion show?

• Black Ops 2 reveal trailer revealed
• Razer casts a red Hex on gaming
• Celebrate May with Hellgate Global events
• We have SSX DLC to give away!
• Bethesda begins teasing Skyrim DLC
• Person 4 Arena tutorial video 1
• Mortal Kombat Vita launch trailer
• Diablo III auction house and Global Play details
• Want To See Yourself In a Bond Game?
• Square Enix Releases New Screens for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
• Time To Get Dirty With The DiRT Showdown Demo Released Today!
• Max Payne 3 Getting Season Pass For DLC. DLC details released
• Botanicula digital and vinyl soundtracks announced
• Black Ops 2 leakage
• Max Payne 3 "After the Fall" cover revealed
• Second developer diary for XCOM: Enemy Unknown goes over the art of the game

4/27/2012

• New MK Vita video shows some of the female kombatants in their klassic skins 
• Get Ready To Bring Down The Lightning. New Planet Side 2 Vehicle Revealed 
• PSA: New Diablo III ad to air during Family Guy this Sunday 
• Indie project Ravaged seeks additional funding
• The World of Tera Is Opening Early For Pre-Order Customers 
• Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm expansion to be shown at MLG Spring Championship 
• Max Payne 3's Xbox 360 case to be heavier than normal 
• Hitman: Absolution screenshots hint at strange bias 
• SSX Retro Eddie trailer 
• Growlanser: Wayfarer Of Time finally hits North American PSP's this Sumer 
• Witcher 2 developer diary discusses new quests, locations, and characters
• Defend your search results against Zergs in latest Google game 
• Valve will let you design your own Portal 2 levels, for science 
• The Wii U will let you buy codes of new full sized games at the store and download the game at home 
• Sony finally shows off All-Stars Battle Royale 

4/28/2012

• Steam Weekend Deal: MW3
• Nintendo announces first annual loss in 30 years
• Intel for 007 Legends to show up on Facebook 
• Heroes of Ruin looking good in multiplayer 
• League of Legends joins Major League Gaming Pro Circuit 
• Rayman Legends Wii U Concept Trailer Shows Off Gameplay 

4/29/2012

• NVIDIA unleashes the beast in the GeForce GTX 690

• Risen 2 launch trailer unleashes a Kraken 
• Two new characters announced for Dead or Alive 5 
• Star Wars: The Old Republic expands to Europe and the Middle East 
• Ahoy Mateys! Port Royale 3 Trailer Released! 
• Series signature 1191 pistol returns in Max Payne 3
• Liberation Front featured in End of Nations trailer 
• Mortal Kombat: Mileena live action trailer
• Bethesda working on new horror title codenamed "Zwei." 
• This time when tanks roll into SE Asia it's a good thing
• Blast Your Enemies Away In Gas Guzzlers: Combat Carnage Coming Next Week. 
• Million Dollar Challenge Finals will be on Spike TV 
• New Gameplay Trailer for Battlefield 3 DLC Map 
• EA Sports hosts pre-draft party for NCAA 13
• New Characters and Voice Actors Revealed for Hitman: Absolution
• Don't blink! MechWarrior Tactics teaser out now 
• MLG releases details for the first Fighting Game Arena on April 28th 

• Turbine releases 5 year anniversary developer diary for Lord of the Rings Online
• Klassic Kombat skins trailer
• Darksiders II Avatar collection on Xbox Live
• New screens of upcoming MMO Line of Defense
• Max Payne 3 system specs and digital pre-order details for PC
• QuakeCon 2012 pre-registration begins tomorrow
• Now Loading for the week of April 22, 2012: Revenge Edition

• Max Payne 3 system specs and digital pre-order for PC 
• Serious Sam 3: BFE now available on Mac
• Pre-order bonuses revealed for Steel Battalion Heavy Armor 
• Batman: Arkham City to get GOTY edition
• Spirit Tales open beta gets pushed back a couple of weeks 
• MechWarrior Tactics Developer Roundtable
• Risen 2 gets a new release date for consoles 

I missed last week’s Rock Band Network update, so I wanted to get last and this week’s new releases posted to keep the information flowing.  For the two-week period, we saw 15 new Xbox 360 tracks and ten PS3 tracks hit the service. There appears to be a nice mix to the genres, but I did want to point out that if you are a fan of Dream Theater, then you may want to check out “No Holy Man”, which features the bands front man James LaBrie on vocals.

Xbox 360 RBN Released on Thursday, 4/12/2012
• Charlie Drown - "Love Dragons" (160 MSP) - Metal
• Kandia - "Into Your Hands" (160 MSP) - Metal
• Weebl's Stuff - "Amazing Horse" (80 MSP) - Novelty
• Mada - "Sleek Peak" (80 MSP) – Pop/Dance/Electronic
• Eden's Curse ft. James LaBrie - "No Holy Man" (80 MSP) - Prog
• Mystakin - "Heroism" (80 MSP) - Prog
• Less Than Jake - "Younger Lungs" (160 MSP) – Reggae/Ska

Xbox 360 RBN Released on Thursday, 4/19/2012
• Heart Pharmacy - "California" (160 MSP) – Aternative
• Anarchy Club - "Riddle Me This" (80 MSP) – Metal
• Halcyon Way - "IndoctriNation (2x Bass Pedal)" (80 MSP) – Metal
• Dante's Dream - "Gamers Unite" (80 MSP) – Pop/Dance/Electronic
• Raggedy Angry - "Take Me Home" (80 MSP) – Pop/Dance/Electronic
• Sherryce and DJ Jounce - "Ooh La La" (160 MSP) – Pop/Dance/Electronic
• Close Your Eyes - "Keep the Lights On" (160 MSP) – Punk
• Seven Day Sonnet - "Farewell to Good Days" (160 MSP) - Rock

PS3 RBN Released on Tuesday, 4/17/2012 (North America)
• Powerman 5000 - "Do Your Thing" ($1.99) - Nu-Metal
• Rishloo - "Scissorlips" ($0.99) - Prog
• Sunny Side Up - "Welcome to the Skalocaust" ($0.99) - Reggae/Ska
• Anarchy Club - "King of Everything" ($0.99) - Metal
• Anarchy Club - "Für Immer Verloren" ($0.99) - Metal

PS3 RBN Releases for Tuesday, 4/24/2012 (North America)
• Blackguard - "Firefight" ($1.99) - Metal
• Machinae Supremacy - "Rocket Dragon" ($1.99) - Metal
• Miracle of Sound - "Gordon Freeman Saved My Life" ($0.99) - Pop-Rock
• Rishloo - "Keyhole in the Sky" ($0.99) - Prog
• Rishloo - "Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun" ($0.99) – Prog

As always, here is the Harmonix disclaimer/explanation for the disparity in song quantities available between the Xbox 360 and PS3.

• The Chief returns on November 6 (Halo 4)
• Nintendo Download for April 19, 2012
• Shake those martinis in 007 Legends
• Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection #1 now available to all gamers on the PlayStation Network
• Square Enix Reveals "Hope News Times" for HITMAN: ABSOLUTION
• Spirit Tales introduces a new Sweetheart System
• Grimlock trailer and screens
• World of Warplanes: Fighters
• Prey 2 not canceled

As the title says, Activision Blizzard has announced that Content Collection #1 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is now available to all gamers on the PlayStation Network.  Content Collection #1 includes the new multiplayer maps Liberation, Piazza, Overwatch, and Black Box along with the Special Ops Missions Black Ice and Negotiator.