Shackler's Revenge Discussion

[bushkarocks!!]

The band are hoping to have 'Shackler's Revenge' as their first single and they are also hoping to have the new album out this year. I know this falls in the 'vague' category but is all I can give right now.

Nonetheless, we have seen Shackler confirmed today as a new song for a very big game. It is big news for the band and it is good to see some old faces returning to the board. Enjoy the moment

I just hope they are planning to release Rock Band 2 on the ZX Spectrum, and for the Commodore Amiga for Jarmo

guess this is why they haven't replied yet they want to be sure it will deffo happen this time

[Smoking Guns]

You fuckers can see the announcement here. I mean hear... whatever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3tS5RYVv2Y&feature=email


Booyah! I got goosebumps.

I think the dude forgot "OH My God", still cool though.

[Giant_Robot]

yey Shackler's Revenge yey

yeyeyeyyeyeyeyeyeyeyey 

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

THIS.....is the greatest birthday present a guy can ask for! 

 

[gnrjanus]

if they hoping to bring out shack as first single.... then do it..don't hope. do!
hope to bring out the album.
don't hope just do...


but positiv...


if shack is on rb2 it is their first single.. so plan 2 release the album plan 3 put the band back together. plan 3 promote. plan 4 partaaaaay plan 5 Tour...

[Scabbie]

Mysteron, I hope I'm not pushing my luck here but I just want to ask one question:

Is there ANY chance that Buckethead might share the stage with GNR at some point?

[mrbucketfoot]

I just hope they are planning to release Rock Band 2 on the ZX Spectrum, and for the Commodore Amiga for Jarmo 

We got a comedian on the boards. 
Thanks for all the updates Mysteron.

[FunkyMonkey]

Microsoft opens up E3 with loud, energetic press conference

Rock Band was also featured prominently in the Xbox press conference.

Rock Band publisher Harmonix's president and CEO, Alex Rigopulos, came onstage to announce several new elements related to the forthcoming Rock Band 2.

Rigopulous said that Rock Band 2 will be released this fall exclusively for the Xbox 360, and that Harmonix has gotten rocker Axl Rose to agree to release a new track from Guns N' Roses' long, long-awaited album, Chinese Democracy, exclusively for Rock Band 2.

In addition, Bob Dylan and AC/DC will both be licensing songs for the game, the first time either artist has done so for video games.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9990517-1.html?hhTest=1

[*Timothy*]

if they hoping to bring out shack as first single.... then do it..don't hope. do!
hope to bring out the album.
don't hope just do...


but positiv...


if shack is on rb2 it is their first single.. so plan 2 release the album plan 3 put the band back together. plan 3 promote. plan 4 partaaaaay plan 5 Tour...

I agree .

Hope is just another set up for failure.

[Olorin]

The band are hoping to have 'Shackler's Revenge' as their first single and they are also hoping to have the new album out this year. I know this falls in the 'vague' category but is all I can give right now.

Nonetheless, we have seen Shackler confirmed today as a new song for a very big game. It is big news for the band and it is good to see some old faces returning to the board. Enjoy the moment 

I just hope they are planning to release Rock Band 2 on the ZX Spectrum, and for the Commodore Amiga for Jarmo 

Here's to hope

The publicity this has got in just a few hours shows just what a good marketing decision this has been. Its a much wiser choice than a movie soundtrack, this game could become a defining moment in games history - even without GN'R it looks very special.

You Could Be Mine was premiered on Terminator 2 for the Use Your Illusions release, that film was a defining moment in movie history and came with huge expectation.

There is something not to disimilar about this move.

[leatherebel]

I'm kinda confused by the "moment of glory" attributed to the gaming companies today. Is this because a new GN'R song will appear on their game or is it because the new version of their game will debut anyway? I think the regular gamer doesn't really care that much. And from the hardcore GN'R fans that haven't alreay played RB, only a few hundred more (at best) would be attracted thanks to this song.

GN'R should care to update their site regardless of where a news re the band is posted (that is if they indeed deem the news important). Not every GN'R fan is a gamer (who would follow press releases about upcoming games) and not every one has the time to check the message boards regularly. In the current situation, if you aren't one of those you wouldn't have heard the news.

[Allman]

Azoff has made a career working for "difficult" bands, I mean if The Eagles can make a record of new material after 26-some years Gn'R must be able to deliver a song for Rock band 2....

Thx Mysteron for the updates this past week, highly appreciated.

[Mr. Nik™]

if they hoping to bring out shack as first single.... then do it..don't hope. do!
hope to bring out the album.
don't hope just do...

this is a role matter: band hope... label do.... so, you must talk with Universal

[Will]

It is big news for the band and it is good to see some old faces returning to the board.

Including you.

This is good news indeed. I'm looking forward to rocking to some new GN'R in a video game.

[Olorin]

I'm kinda confused by the "moment of glory" attributed to the gaming companies today. Is this because a new GN'R song will appear on their game or is it because the new version of their game will debut anyway? I think the regular gamer doesn't really care that much. And from the hardcore GN'R fans that haven't alreay played RB, only a few hundred more (at best) would be attracted thanks to this song.

GN'R should care to update their site regardless of where a news re the band is posted (that is if they indeed deem the news important). Not every GN'R fan is a gamer (who would follow press releases about upcoming games) and not every one has the time to check the message boards regularly. In the current situation, if you aren't one of those you wouldn't have heard the news.

New York Times, MTV, Rolling Stone are all reporting it. This perculates through to other media outlets such as music magazines, national tabloids etc. Its only hours since this was announced, word will spread far beyond forum users and gamers before this game is actually released.

[SLCPUNK]

You Could Be Mine was premiered on Terminator 2 for the Use Your Illusions release, that film was a defining moment in movie history and came with huge expectation.

There is something not to disimilar about this move.

It sure did, I remember that.

[Bandita]

I'm kinda confused by the "moment of glory" attributed to the gaming companies today. Is this because a new GN'R song will appear on their game or is it because the new version of their game will debut anyway? I think the regular gamer doesn't really care that much. And from the hardcore GN'R fans that haven't alreay played RB, only a few hundred more (at best) would be attracted thanks to this song.

GN'R should care to update their site regardless of where a news re the band is posted (that is if they indeed deem the news important). Not every GN'R fan is a gamer (who would follow press releases about upcoming games) and not every one has the time to check the message boards regularly. In the current situation, if you aren't one of those you wouldn't have heard the news.

OK, I beg to differ.

I went on Google News and typed in Rock Band 2 and got over 6000 articles.

Now you are saying that if they updated the official site that more people would know?

Who would even know to look there besides diehard fans?  Not to mention, we don't even go there because the site never gets updated.

Games are what's hot.  Especially these games.

Why do you care if it's about the release of a new game or about GNR?  One is only helping the other and vice versa.

[Ulises]

I don't really see why they need to reiterate what we already know to be true?

I would think this is a HUGE moment of glory for those companies.

Exactly.


We got confirmation that a new song will appear in one of the most anticipated games of the year and people are still "waiting" for an update?




/jarmo

Try to understand...we're Guns N' Roses' fans. Have news is not a common thing

[Bandita]

I'm kinda confused by the "moment of glory" attributed to the gaming companies today. Is this because a new GN'R song will appear on their game or is it because the new version of their game will debut anyway? I think the regular gamer doesn't really care that much. And from the hardcore GN'R fans that haven't alreay played RB, only a few hundred more (at best) would be attracted thanks to this song.

GN'R should care to update their site regardless of where a news re the band is posted (that is if they indeed deem the news important). Not every GN'R fan is a gamer (who would follow press releases about upcoming games) and not every one has the time to check the message boards regularly. In the current situation, if you aren't one of those you wouldn't have heard the news.

New York Times, MTV, Rolling Stone are all reporting it. This perculates through to other media outlets such as music magazines, national tabloids etc. Its only hours since this was announced, word will spread far beyond forum users and gamers before this game is actually released.

Exactly, this news is EVERYWHERE.

[pilferk]

Yup, on my dvr.

I didn't see (well, HEAR, really) any actual music footage.

Just the announcement and the gnr logo....

But I recorded the entire G4 presentation of MS's press conference AND have the 1 hour wrap up recording tonight.

Is there any way you could put this up online? Did they use the old or recent logo?

I can try to burn it to DVD over the next day or so.....it was the skull with top hat logo, with guns.