Moving Pictures Rock Band DLC paused

  • By TomM_GScom, GameSpot
  • Posted Aug 27, 2008 10:15 am PT

Making music on toy instruments is tough enough on its own, but that goes doubly so when players have nothing to strum along to. Rush fans have learned that the hard way this week, given that the promised full-album download of the prog-rock act's 1981 record Moving Pictures did not make it onto...

Making music on toy instruments is tough enough on its own, but that goes doubly so when players have nothing to strum along to. Rush fans have learned that the hard way this week, given that the promised full-album download of the prog-rock act's 1981 record Moving Pictures did not make it onto the Xbox 360's Rock Band store yesterday.

The good news is that Harmonix is aware of the issue. "Just so you know, we know that Rush's Moving Pictures isn't up yet," said community manager Sean Baptiste on the developer's official Web site. "There is a technical difficulty that is being worked out. I'll alert you when it is all clear." The bad news is that, as of press time, Harmonix had not established a time frame for when the DLC will be available.

Rush's Moving Pictures is the latest full-album download to be added to the MTV Games-published rhythm title. The track pack, which includes such classic rock-radio staples as "Tom Sawyer" and "YYZ," is expected to appear in the PlayStation 3 edition of the game tomorrow.

For more on Rock Band, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

[UPDATE] The Rush full-album DLC for the Xbox 360 is officially going no where in a hurry. "Unfortunately, due to unforeseen technical difficulties, we won't be able to release Rush's "Moving Pictures" this week," said Baptiste in an update to Harmonix' site for the game. "We'll be working on it as hard as we can, but it looks like it could be a couple of weeks to fix."

Baptiste noted that Harmonix will be rearranging its schedule to ensure new content arrives this week. The community member promises to have more information on what songs will be added to the game's downloadable library soon.

69 Comments

  • David_Kniffin

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 10:15 pm PT

    SpeedMan72, yes I think "Breaking The Habit" and "Lying from You" would be very fun to play.

  • David_Kniffin

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 10:11 pm PT

    Xeiphyer, yes I agree that it's very stupid that RB2 comes out for only one console first. Okay, if Microsoft paid to have it that way, fine. More power to 'em. But at least tell us when the PS3 version is coming and not leave us hanging... I want to have a date to look forward too, you know.

  • David_Kniffin

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 10:09 pm PT

    Ahh, not on PSN yet! They have 3 songs by Locksley now available... so are they delaying the release of Moving Pictures for both XBL and PSN now? I live in Japan, and PSN is usually updated by Friday 11:00 am. It's 2:00 pm now. Everything else has been updated and we only have these 3 songs...

  • Xeiphyer

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 8:08 pm PT

    TO GNBFD:

    The Playstation store usually updates on fridays, (Although sometimes thursdays for some reason.) So either way its not out on the PSN yet, however if u actually read the full thing it says:

    "The track pack, which includes such classic rock-radio staples as "Tom Sawyer" and "YYZ," is expected to appear in the PlayStation 3 edition of the game tomorrow." So expect it on PSN tomorrow.

    PS: Anyone think its super stupid that Rock Band 2 comes out on 360 on september 14th or whatever and other platforms dont even have a release date yet? Whats up with that...

  • SpeedMan72

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 7:21 pm PT

    ok then how about some linkin park dlc?

  • gnbfd

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 2:58 pm PT

    Oh ****!
    Well, it wasn't on the PS Store today.

    Well that strikes out having it be a probem with XBL or Achievements. So it's not the 360's fault, it's Harmonix' fault.

    Well, I don't have the game yet anyway, so I can wait

  • Sacred-Snow

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 1:49 pm PT

    Bleh that's too bad...

  • Gamer_152

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 1:22 pm PT

    A couple of weeks? I can only imagine what kind of technical difficulty they have on their hands.

  • raahsnavj

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 12:20 pm PT

    I bet they ran into a snag of a vocalist playing XYZ and getting 100% on expert? Maybe a design decision had to be made to only allow certain parts for certain songs? Other than those I can't think of any other 'technical' snags that could happen.

    I just hope it isn't a 'technical' snag of licensing...

  • BoogieManZero

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 10:11 am PT

    Dang I was really wanting to play those songs and this week would have been perfect for me. Oh well, hopefully something else cool comes out in its place.

  • jstarzyk

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 9:11 am PT

    So this week we are going to get something awful (a la Devo) instead of Rush?

  • Skreb-Masters

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 8:47 am PT

    I understand. Mapping Neil Peart's huge drumkit to 4 pads and one bass pedal will be quite tricky indeed. Shame it had to be Rush that got delayed and not some dross.

  • ohjtbehaaave

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 7:51 am PT

    Come on...i need some Red Barchetta and Camera Eye dammit!

  • djHaQ

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 7:24 am PT

    Again, no word on anything to do with PS3. Way to go, GameSpot.

  • mylsd

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 7:07 am PT

    translation, "Rush is just so darn good the computer game can't even keep up!" hehehe

  • barilli71

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 7:05 am PT

    That sucks we have to wait longer. I've been stoked about this since it was announced - oh well, good things come to those who wait I suppsoe

  • dth_dlr

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 6:38 am PT

    at least they are letting us know whats going on, hopefully it will be up soon

  • Killer2401

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 5:03 am PT

    The good news is that it's a technical issue and not a licence issue. You'll get it eventually.

  • macacd

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 3:37 am PT

    Oh well, i can wait.

  • Pete5506

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 1:11 am PT

    dang I want to get this really bad, and I was like WTF when I saw that it was not on live

  • David_Kniffin

    Posted Aug 28, 2008 12:10 am PT

    Neilo_, yes all of your DLC from RB will be compatible with RB2. Also, there will be a process that allows songs from RB disc to be imported to RB2. Not all, but most. And FYI, all future DLC will work with both RB and RB2.

  • Bloodbath_87

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 11:42 pm PT

    A few weeks? Damn.

  • Squishykitkat

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 11:37 pm PT

    Harmonix, its ok, im not mad or disappointed nobody has a perfect run. i mean look at GH.....jk jk dont flame me

  • faceman420

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 11:18 pm PT

    I'm gettin this DLC.

  • joshua6775

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 10:30 pm PT

    This delay gives me more time to try and pass " Sleepwalker" from the Roadrunner pack, my lord is that song a mutha!

  • Neilo_

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 9:50 pm PT

    itsevoultion i think you should keep your opinion to yourself, in a way it shows that everyone here has the same taste, and it obviously must be good since so many people agree. that aside rush is my favourite band, i will for sure be buying rock band with my new 60gb 360. but i have one question, will my downloads carry over to rock band 2, or do i have to buy both? i dont have rb1 yet

  • ItsEvolution posted Aug 27, 2008 9:17 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    ItsEvolution

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 9:17 pm PT (hide)

    I didn't realize how in love with Rush the RB online community is. Kind of sad, in a way.

  • David_Kniffin

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 8:32 pm PT

    Thank God I have it for PS3. Hopefully, the 360 users get something good to hold them over.

  • gnbfd

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 8:01 pm PT

    Wow. The BEST DLC RB will ever get, there's a problem with it lol.
    But I do think it's because of YYZ.

    They can take there time with releasing this though, as long as we get it (and I still need to get the game lol)

  • kmart_43210

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 6:41 pm PT

    I agree with DevilMayAsian. It is extremely surprising that Harmonix managed to make it this far without any technical difficulties. It just sucks that it had to happen on the BEST DLC YET.

  • DevilMayAsian

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 6:35 pm PT

    Seeing as how this is the first glitch in Harmonix's insane promise to release DLC every week, this is very forgivable. They've been at it since the game's release, so I'm not very steamed about it...though, it sucks that the glitch was in the Rush album. =/

  • Somebody89

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 6:06 pm PT

    @nobdow

    Yeah it did but it was a cover.

  • e-EqualsMcp

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 5:14 pm PT

    Well if the technical difficulty is only on the 360 i assume its got something to do with the fact that there are no vocals on YYZ. So maybe the achievement for getting 100% on expert vocals gets unlocked because they dont have to worry about that on PS3(no achievement system but there are trophies so who knows).

  • nobdow

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 5:13 pm PT

    didn't did tom sawyer come with the game?

  • otanikun

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 4:54 pm PT

    Well work on it better, I want moar Rush!

  • Masterdj1992

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 4:43 pm PT

    Eh, theres already millions of other DLC to hold me over till it gets fixed :-)

  • BoogieManZero

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 3:36 pm PT

    Man a couple of these songs I really wanted to play. Figures this is the one Rock Band pack that has difficulties.

  • toolzz360

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 3:15 pm PT

    just save it for the first release for rock band 2

  • BrianEk GameSpot staff member

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 2:31 pm PT

    "Vital Signs"! "The Camera Eye"! "YYZ"! Eeeeeeeeee

  • venomdeo

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 1:49 pm PT

    Some of you really need to learn to read LOL!So go to RockBand.com and read!

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 1:41 pm PT

    Aww, nice... still coming to PSN. I'll be refreshing that PSN Store until I see it on there.

  • gnbfd

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 1:39 pm PT

    YES! It's still coming on PSN tomorrow.
    Now I just need to buy the game...

  • badgerpower1 posted Aug 27, 2008 1:26 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    badgerpower1

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 1:26 pm PT (hide)

    YYZ is going to be awesome. an 11- minute Rush epic (The Camera Eye) in Rock Band EVEN COOLER!!!! Red Barchetta ( still awesome ).... in my opinion this is the best album Rock Band has released so far. for now.....

    psn id: badgerpower1 (add me ONLY if you have the full Rush album and if you play expert guitar/bass (and I mean good playing) I passed the endless setlist on expert drums and singing by myself btw) Rush is awesome!

  • Timma1083

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 1:24 pm PT

    http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74547 Read the last post, Moving Pictures is delayed for PS3 and 360.

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