Rock Band 4’s weekly DLC drops are coming to an finish. Harmonix mentioned Wednesday the upcoming batch of latest songs on January 25 would be the recreation’s final. Though all different reside companies will stay lively, the developer plans to offer full consideration to the Rock Band-like Fortnite Pageant, a rhythm recreation inside Epic’s digital world.
Product supervisor Daniel Sussman waxed nostalgic about Rock Band 4’s spectacular eight-year run of latest tune drops every week. “Taking an extended look again, I see the Rock Band DLC catalog as an enormous achievement in persistence and dedication — over time we’ve cleared, authored and launched practically 3,00zero songs as DLC and properly over 3,00zero if you happen to embody all the sport soundtracks,” he wrote in an announcement weblog put up. “That’s wild.”
Sussman says Harmonix is dedicated to defending its licensing, promising that bought content material will stay obtainable. He provides that each one the sport’s different reside companies, together with Rivals and on-line play, will proceed as traditional. There simply gained’t be any extra new music for the rhythm recreation, which arrived in 2015 with 65 tracks.
Fortnite Pageant, launched in December, is a rock god stage within the standard battle royale title. It has the benefit of being free: You don’t should pay a few bucks to satisfy your goals of jamming out to “Seven Nation Military,” The Cranberries’ “Zombie” or Bel Biv Devoe’s “Poison.”
Rock Band 4 instrument assist is on its technique to Epic’s digital stage. “In case you are a fan of the rhythm recreation class, Fortnite Pageant is the place to be; and with assist for RB4 devices coming, this isn’t the time to hold up your guitars simply but…”
Harmonix is tight-lipped about its remaining tracks, nevertheless it guarantees thematic relevance. “We deliberated lengthy and exhausting about the best way to body the final blast of RB DLC of this period,” Sussman defined. “The final two weeks will function some tear jerkers that sum up our emotions about this second. We thanks on your dedication to and keenness for this glorious recreation.”
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