Rock Band 4

[Freude am Fahren]

I really miss the practice mode. Learning certain parts of difficult songs is really hard when you can't just try that part and slow it down. But allegedly it's on its way. As are setlists, which I also miss, especially since you can't just select one of your album downloads to play straight through.

Also, I'd love a PC version.

[Tom Servo]

This week's DLC is just opening up the pre-order bonus songs to people who didn't pre-order. $1.99 per song, or $14.99 for the whole pack of 30. Most (all) of the songs are by bands that have current or former Harmonix employees in them. A lot of them were on previous Rock Band games too, so this really isn't particularly exciting.

Anarchy Club - Blood Doll
Anarchy Club - Get Clean
Bang Camaro - Pleasure (Pleasure)
Bang Camaro - Push Push (Lady Lightning)
Bang Camaro - Night Lies
Lodger - Blanks
Breaking Wheel - Shoulder to the Plow
Count Zero - Shake
Death of the Cool - Can't Let Go
DnA's Evolution - The Heist
Father Octopus - Blink
Freezepop - Brainpower
Freezepop - Get Ready 2 Rokk
Freezepop - Less Talk More Rokk
Freezepop - Super Sprode
Giant Target - Signs
Honest Bob and the Factory to Dealer Incentives - I Get By
Honest Bob and the Factory to Dealer Incentives - Entangled
Megasus - Megasus
Speck - Conventional Lover
Symbion Project - Synthesized (Inside Your Mind Mix)
That Handsome Devil - Rob the Prez-O-Dent
The Acro-brats - Day Late Dollar Short
The Main Drag - A Jagged Gorgeous Winter
The Main Drag - Don't Let Me Down (Slowly)
The Main Drag - What's Your Favorite Dinosaur?
Tijuana Sweetheart - No Mercy
Tijuana Sweetheart - Seven
Tijuana Sweetheart - Trash Candy
Tribe - Outside

[Tom Servo]

Setlists reportedly coming this week.

[Tom Servo]

Setlists are definitely out. Also noticed that in career mode your overdrive no longer carries over between songs, presumably because they let you post leaderboard scores from there now. Main menu has been shaken up a bit too, now the default choice is to just go and play a song.

At any rate, new DLC as well, and it's making me feel old because I don't know who any of these people are.

The Weekend - The Hills
Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out
DNCE - Cake by the Ocean

[Tom Servo]

4/18 - *sigh*....Justin Beiber

* Boyfriend
* Love Yourself
* Sorry

[Tom Servo]

On a more positive note, Harmonix saw a thread on Reddit and had the idea implemented about a week later. The store now has a "Last Call" section that lists songs that will soon be removed from the store.

[Tom Servo]

Only know the 4/25 DLC, nothing's appears yet for 5/2.

* The Romantics - What I Like About You
* Lamb of God - Red Neck
* Weezer - Dope Nose

[Tom Servo]

Just got this email, with the "fuck yeah" news that an e-kit adapter is coming this fall!

"Hey gang,

This month, you can expect to see tracks from the following artists:
* Deep Blue Something
* Hozier
* Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
* Twisted Sister
* Warrant

In case you missed our barrage of (amazing) announcements from PAX East, here's a quick recap of what's to come for Rock Band 4 in 2016:

* May: Battleborn characters and double-kick pedal support.
* June: Practice Mode!
* Summer: Pause on monthly updates in anticipation of the fall expansion pack.
* Fall: Music Library Enhancements, ION and E-Kit adapter, and the expansion pack (details TBD!).
* Holiday: Synchronous Online Multiplayer

More news is heading your way at E3 -- we'll be diving into more detail about our fall expansion pack, as well as some cool new features that haven't been announced yet. As always, stay tuned for the latest and greatest from Rock Band on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!"

All good stuff!

[Tom Servo]

Also of note, the May Update patch notes

• New Rock Shop Items
  
  • 2 new playable characters from Battleborn available in the Rock Shop!
    
    • Thorn
    • Miko
• Double Kick Drum Pedal Support
  
  • 'nuff said.
• General Bug Fixes
  
  • Fixed an issue related to Drum Fills and the slop window
  • Fixed an issue where the arm of the bassist goes right through their own body
  • Fixed freezing of a vocalist animation during an instrumental part of a song
  • Fixed a game crash going into the Big Rock Ending on "Warriors of Time" on Expert Guitar
  • Fixed sound FX issues with the Add/Remove sound while in Setlists
  • Fixed issue with the background music slider in the Options Menu
  • Reduced the volume of shouting audio on the "Take Requests" screen
  • Fixed a game crash when loading a saved Setlist
  • Fixed camera issue on vocalist's face
  • Fixed a game crash before the Big Rock Ending in "Heroes" as made famous by David Bowie
  • Fixed an issue where scores disappear when pausing and resuming quickly in the middle of a drums Big Rock Ending

[Tom Servo]

I can't think of the last time I saw only two songs for a weekly DLC announcement.

5/9 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

• Don't Do Me Like That
• Learning to Fly