Rock Band Green Day announced by the band

16 December 2009

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Green Day: Rock Band has been rumored in the past, but it was finally officially confirmed as the next single-artist-centric music title from Activision, MTV Games and Warner Bros./Reprise Records, with the official title of “Rock Band: Green Day”.

The game will be released globally in 2010 for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.

Like The Beatles: Rock Band before it, this new game will focus entirely on Green Day, offering players the ability to experience the band’s most defining albums and “key moments” throughout their storied two-decade history.

“We’ve worked with the Rock Band team in the past year to enable our fans to play tracks from 21st Century Breakdown, and we’re excited to now be working on a game, spanning our entire career,” said Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong. “We want people to fire this up, choose their favorite Green Day tracks, and play along with us as Rock Band avatars so they can feel what it’s like to perform on stage as Green Day.”

Owners of Rock Band 1 or 2 will also be extremely happy to hear that all of the songs included in Green Day: Rock Band will be exportable! This means that, unlike with The Beatles: Rock Band, you can insert the songs from Green Day: Rock Band into your larger overall Rock Band catalog and play them with either Rock Band 1 or 2.

Here is the official trailer and premier video for the game.

“Green Day’s music and explosive live performances transcend age barriers,” says Tom Whalley, Chairman/CEO, Warner Bros. Records. “By partnering with the band and Harmonix, Warner Bros./Reprise is thrilled to help create a Rock Band experience devoted exclusively to their impressive catalog. This game will appeal to fans of all ages, including those who love their recent best-selling albums and those who’ve loved Green Day throughout their long, incredible career.”

“It’s very exciting to work closely with Green Day to create an experience that captures the incomparable sound, look and feel of the band,” said Paul DeGooyer, SVP of Electronic Games and Music for MTV Networks Music Group. “’Green Day: Rock Band’ is yet another example of how music fans can connect with some of the greatest music ever recorded via the Rock Band platform.”

“This game will feel like a natural extension of Green Day and their music that will deepen the fans’ connection to the band and their history,” said Alex Rigopulos, CEO and co-founder of Harmonix Music Systems. “Fans will be able to enjoy some of the greatest songs from the Green Day catalogue in this standalone game or via Rock Band due to full export capability. We are thrilled to work with Green Day to revisit key moments from their career, including their likenesses, content and imagery, through our innovative form of musical interaction.”

This latest Rock Band title aims to encapsulate the spirit and energy of a band that has sold more than 50 million records worldwide and been hailed as one of the best live acts touring today. Green Day has won critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Album for Dookie, Best Rock Album for American Idiot and Record of the Year for their smash hit “Boulevard of Broken Dreams.” Earlier this year, Green Day released their eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown, on Warner Music Group’s Reprise Records. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, as well as on the Rock, Active Rock and Alternative charts, fueled by the alternative radio No. 1 single “Know Your Enemy.”