If you’re wondering where the hell those 20 free Rock Band 2 tracks that were supposed to be released on November 4, wonder no longer. They’re coming. Just not, you know, right now.
According to a post by Harmonix’s Sean Baptiste on the official Rock Band forums, codes were going out (via email) last night, slowly but surely. That was yesterday, and today is today. And today the story is a bit different.
“We have hit an unexpected delay with getting the content online with Microsoft and are working diligently with them to get that resolved,” he writes on the forums. “We have suspended sending out the token codes until the content becomes available. Sending out the codes before the content is live will just result in more confusion. We hope to have this resolved in the next 24 hours and apologize profusely for the delay.”
Oh, Microsoft! These bizarre, behind-the-scenes certification delays never get old. We’re always on the edge of our seats. As for the codes going out to PlayStation 3 owners, Baptiste says they’re working with Sony, and should have more information soon.
Interestingly enough, “issue 6” of Harmonix/MTV’s community email “zine” that I received two days ago actually said the songs would be available “early next week.” My guess is that was written last week, but maybe it’s more relevant than I first thought.
My suggestion: Stop whining. Make a setlist with your favorite 20 songs and play it until your ears bleed. Patience is a virtue. But so is whining on the Internet, so do what you want. I’m going to go play Gears of War 2.
Published: Nov 5, 2008 05:02 pm