![]() ![]() Harmonix, for its part, doesn’t see it that way. But within the gaming community, the game didn’t seem to deliver the Rock Band renaissance that fans might have been hoping for. Bringing most of the Rock Band library’s 2,000-plus songs to a new console generation is undoubtedly an impressive feat, especially when you consider Rock Band 4’s high level of compatibility with old instrument controllers. Having said that, the general consensus around Rock Band 4 seems to be that it was a safe sequel - especially when compared to its direct competition, the starting-from-scratch experience that was Guitar Hero Live and its out-there Guitar Hero TV component. ![]() The company has also been adding support for importing songs from the previous Rock Band titles. So far, Harmonix’s updates to Rock Band 4 have generally consisted of adding back in elements from previous games, such as the June update’s Practice Mode, or bringing in new features geared toward the hardcore player base, like last December’s introduction of Brutal Mode. It would be hard to say that Harmonix didn't achieve those goals - Rock Band 4 arrived in October as a stripped-down game that delivered on the core of the Rock Band experience, and the studio released free content updates on a roughly monthly basis from December through June. ![]() When Harmonix unveiled Rock Band 4 to the world in March 2015, the studio said it had two primary objectives for the project: to make the game a platform that would receive continual updates, and to bring the series back to basics, with a focus on playing with your friends in a room. The add-on contains two parts: a goofy new story-based career mode, and, in a first for the series, an asynchronous multiplayer offering that's both cooperative and competitive. Like any good expansion, Rock Band Rivals is about giving players more of Rock Band 4, as well as a better Rock Band 4. While convincing people to pony up for new features is a tall order, Harmonix may be up to the task. Harmonix announced Rivals last month during E3, but didn’t provide any details on what the $29.99 expansion would contain. Now, the studio and co-publisher Performance Designed Products are set to release Rock Band Rivals, which will be the game’s first paid expansion when it arrives this October. Rock Band 4 debuted in October, and developer Harmonix spent more than six months after the launch adding features new and old to the game in free updates. ![]()
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