Rock Band Rivals Available for Preorder Now

Rock Band has been weekly staple in my home ever since Harmonix sent over my review unit a few weeks ahead of launch. My family and I have had a great time playing the many songs, and the loads of DLC we have since purchased. It’s always nice to get something new, however, which is why we are looking forward to Rock Band Rivals and the new PDP guitars!

Rock Band Rivals will be a standalone digital upgrade for those who own Rock Band 4, but will also be available as a package with the new guitars from Performance Design Products. The units are available to preorder now.

There are two new modes in Rock Band with this update. Here is more from Harmonix and PDP,

Rockudrama is an all new campaign mode and the world’s first playable music documentary. Featuring a mix of live-action video, in-engine footage and classic Rock Band gameplay, Rockudrama dynamically tells the story of your band’s epic, and often hilarious, rise to fame. As players progress through their band’s memorable and winding road to glory, they will be introduced to a series of new venues and character assets that will be unlocked for play across all of Rock Band 4’s gameplay modes.

Rivals mode will introduce the biggest evolution to the Rock Band meta game in the franchise’s history. In Rivals, players will form crews of up to ten people to take on other crews around the world in a structured and ongoing series of unique gameplay challenges. Regardless of skill level, players will be able to make meaningful contributions to the fate of their crew and impact their crew’s weekly rise and fall against their chosen rival groups. Additional details about Rivals mode will be revealed at PAX West this September.

A number of tracks will be offered a preorder rewards, so if you want even more Rock Band greatness, make sure to secure your copy now. Doing so will get you access to:

Bring Me The Horizon – “Happy Song”
Capital Cities – “Safe and Sound”
Eagle-Eye Cherry – “Save Tonight”
The Neighbourhood – “Sweater Weather”
Of Monsters And Men – “Little Talks”
Pharrell Williams – “Happy”
Semisonic – “Closing Time”
Sia – “Chandelier”
Skillet – “Feel Invincible”
Weezer – “King of the World”

For those that preorder a complete kit or jaguar bundle from Amazon, they will receive two additional songs, Maroon 5 – “One More Night” and Matchbox Twenty – “3AM.”

Here are more great preordering bonuses, courtesy of Harmonix and PDP,

Players who pre-order at GameStop will be able to purchase a limited edition of the Rock Band Rivals Wireless Jaguar Bundle with a Charcoal Gray Fender™ Jaguar™ guitar controller exclusively during the pre-order period.

Players who already have hardware and are interested in pre-ordering digitally will also have an opportunity to snag some unique content. In addition to the ten song bonus DLC pack, players who pre-order the Rock Band Rivals Digital Bundle($59.99) will receive an exclusive Cheeseburger Tee in the Rock Band 4 Rock Shop, ensuring that their characters look as delicious as they do stylish.

Existing Rock Band 4 players who pre-order the Rock Band Rivals Digital Download ($29.99) will receive both the ten song bonus DLC pack and the Cheeseburger Tee as well as an exclusive Golden Sword Guitar.