More details have dropped like a big Dookie bomb on Green Day: Rock Band – the first we’ve heard since the game’s announcement at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards – including a release date.
Besides the video above and screenshots below, we now know that the game will be going Kerplunk onto shelves worldwide on June 8th, 2010 in two different formats. Want some Warning of what to expect? Well then don’t be a Nimrod and hit the jump for details.
Okay, okay – enough forcing Green Day references into the story. Sorry about that. Let’s get on to the details, shall we?
Not only will Green Day: Rock Band be releasing in the standard disc-only format on PS3, 360 and Wii, but there will also be a “Plus” version for PS3 and 360 which comes with the game (in special packaging), six DLC tracks and full song exporting for $10 more ($69,99). What’s especially interesting is that the tracks are specifically mentioned as being forward compatible with the recently announced Rock Band 3! This bodes very well for anyone worried that their DLC collections might not carry forward.
A partial sampling of the game’s 47 tracks were teased, with “Brain Stew”, “Jaded”, “Hitchin’ a Ride”, “American Idiot”, “Wake Me Up When September Ends” and “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” specifically mentioned. Also, any currently owned Green Day DLC from the Rock Band Store would be playable in-game with added vocal harmonies and additional supplemental material.
Speaking of supplemental material, much like The Beatles: Rock Band, Green Day fans will be able to access over 100 collectible images and over 40 minutes of rare interview, outtake and performance footage. Sounds like the kind of deal only an American Idiot would pass up.
Sorry, sorry – it was hard not to squeeze one more in there.
