Anyone remember the rumoured "Rock Band: Nickelback"?

**sk84life293** · Joined: 14 Oct 2007 Posts: 811 Location: My place

A while ago, rumor began circulating that Nickelback was considering inclusion into a rhythm game after initially bashing our beloved Rock Band and Guitar Hero series', saying something along the lines of

**TehBanStick** · Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 2709

How clever.
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**RadioDuke** · Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 614

I remember reading the NY Times article back when the RBN was first announced. Now that I think about it, I don't remember ever seeing it discussed here. Just on the official forums.
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**CCDaDon** · Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 88 Location: Chicago

I'm pretty sure that the "quote" in the NY Times article was a joke by the author of the article, and not really from a HMX rep.

I'm also pretty sure that those Nickleback rumors were in reference to Nicklebacks Rhythm Game debut in the form of DLC for GH:WT.

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**Prophet** · Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 772 Location: Snalbans, VT

I, for one, find this fucking hilarious! It's sooo funny that they used everyone's "hatred" (for some reason I can't comprehend--I actually like Nickelback but w/e) of the band to fend off anyone from probing for details. I greatly applaud HMX for using this to their advantage.

And as it turns out, RB:"Nickelback" is gonna be awesome.

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**b.vicious** · Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 2075 Location: Internet

lol i read the title and thought to myself "OH GOD PLEASE DON'T BE TRUE!".

now that i've read the OP, rack up another epic win for hmx, not only successfully hiding RBN, but bashing a crappy band at the same time =D
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**LaserAntigrav** · Joined: 20 Apr 2008 Posts: 615 Location: South of Heaven

I applaud you, Harmonix.

This is genius.
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**SpellcasterX** · Joined: 06 Apr 2008 Posts: 1301 Location: ...Here?

So what are the odds we'll be getting Nickelback on RBN now :P
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**005** · Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 1283 Location: Dallas

I like how Harmonix's founder bashes Nickelback, when "generic modern rock" has been a good chunk of the company's DLC over the past few years. The Nickelback hate bandwagon is stupid. Yes, they are bad. But many many other bands are just as bad.

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**TerminX13** · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Posts: 991

I remember seeing this a while back.

If it's true, it ticks me off to no end. I knew there were a lot of a-holes on the Internet ready to bash Nback left and right, but Harmonix? I'd have thought they were better than that. :c

And I personally don't understand all the hate. They had some great songs (Just to Get High, Side of a Bullet, All the Wrong Reasons etc), it's just that they never released them as singles for some reason.. only the crappy ones were singles (Except Burn It To the Ground, that one's alright).
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